Puree the tomatoes in a food processor. Set aside. Then puree the fish with the coconut milk. Put tomatoes, blended fish and coconut milk, curry paste, fish soy, and lemon juice in a soup pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh coriander […]
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File Gumbo Lafayette
Thaw okra and saute in Beef-Frye drippings or veg. shortening for 10 min. stirring occasionally. Add onions, celery, and garlic and cook abt. 5 min. more. Stir in flour. Add hot water, stirring constantly, and cook until slightly thickened. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, and by leaf and cover. Simmer for additional 20 min. on low […]
Preserved Lemons
If you wish to soften the peel, soak the lemons in lukewarm water for 3 days, changing the water daily. Quarter the lemons from the top to within 1/2″ of the bottom, sprinkle salt on the exposed flesh, then reshape the fruit. Place 1 tb. salt on the bottom of a sterilized one-pint mason jar. […]
Creamy Chick-pea Soup With Dukkah
-FOR SOUP – 1/4 cup sesame seeds 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts 3 tablespoons coriander seeds 2 tablespoons cuminseed 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 medium onions, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped fine 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound dried chick-peas, picked over 5 cups chicken broth 6 cups water plus additional for thinning soup 2 bay leaves […]
Pineapple Fried Rice
CAREFULLY CUT OFF and save the pineapple top, leaving about 1-inch of the pineapple under the leaves. Scoop out the inside fruit leaving the skin of the pineapple whole to use as a bowl for the fried rice. Coarsely chop the pineapple meat. Soak the dried mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes until they […]
Hot Pepper Chicken
1. Cut chicken meat in sheets away from breast bone, slice into squares of 1×1″. Dredge in a mixture of corn starch and salt on a piece of wax paper. Allow pieces to dry individually on wax paper about 20 minutes. 2. Remove seeds from fresh peppers. Coarsely cut into strips. Reserve. 3. Mix sugar, […]
Baccala Alla Bolognese
Put the cod in a deep dish, add cold water to cover, and let it soak for 2 days in the refrigerator in order for it to “plump” up and change the water several times. Rinse and dry the fish and cut it into 2-inch chunks. Dredge the fish in the flour, shaking off the […]
Ignacio Blancos Roasted Vegetable Gazpacho
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a roasting pan, combine tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, onions, garlic, and olive oil. Roast until eggplant is tender, stirring occassionally, about 30 minutes. Turn mixture into a bowl and add vinegar, salt, pepper, water, and bread. Refrigerate and let sit several hours or overnight. In a food processor or blender, […]
Sausage Sauce
Saute onion and garlic in oil. Discard garlic. Add sausage meat and brown. (discard some of the grease if it looks too fatty)Add tomatoes and wine and simmer for 1 hour. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer another 15 min. This is great over polenta topped with cheese. It`s also great over pasta. […]
Passover Taiglach
SYRUP 1 lb Honey 1/2 lb Sugar 1/2 tb Ginger 1/2 lb Walnuts, chopped Beat eggs well. Add fat and just enough meal to form a soft dough. Roll with hands on board sprinkled with meal, into long strips of finger thickness. Cut in 1/2 inch length pcs. Bake for 10 min. at 350 F. […]
