Preparation: Cut lamb across grain in slivers about 2″ long. In bowl, sprinkle lamb with salt & cornstarch; rub into meat; add sherry. Marinate lamb for 15 minutes. Trim & cut scallions in 2″ pieces. Halve, core & slice bell pepper into slivers to match lamb. Combine stock, soy sauce, sugar and vinegar; reserve. Cooking: […]
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Fantastic Pork Fajitas
Slice pork across grain into 1/8″ strips. Marinate pork strips in garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, orange juice, vinegar and hot pepper sauce for 10 minutes. Heat heavy skillet or griddle until hot. Add the tablespoon of oil, onion, green pepper and pork strips; stir fry until pork is no longer pink, about 3 ~ 5 […]
Lemon Tagliatelle
1. Cook the tagliatelle according to instructions until al dente. Drain thoroughly. 2. Place the yoghurt in a small pan with the remaining ingredients. Bring to the boil then pour onto the pasta, stir well to coat and serve at once. Serve with the Spring Vegetables in a parcel.
Soufle Vanilias (vanilla Souffle)
Melt butter. Slowly add flour, and blend it in with a wooden spoon. Put the sugar into a pot with the milk and heat to scalding but do not boil. Remove from the heat and pour into the flour; stir quickly to make a thick cream (this may be returned to the heat for a […]
Pesto Sauce, Winter Style
Peel and cut up the garlic cloves. Rinse the parsley and remove the stems. Shake dry. Add everything to the blender in the order given. Blend on HIGH until the sauce is smooth. Refrigerate, covered, until needed. This makes enough sauce for 2 lbs of pasta or 8 servings. NOTES: You will need extra grated […]
Redfish Courtbouillon
Scale and gut fish; rinse well and pat dry. Make roux with salad oil and flour; add onions and shallots and brown. Add garlic, green peppers, tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, celery, parsley, water, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Simmer in heavy iron skillet for abt. 1 hr. Place fish in rectangular pyrex baking dish […]
Rio Grande Valley Spanish Rice
In hot bacon grease, cook 1 1/2 Cups rice til golden brown. Add seasonings, chopped pepper and onion, and tomato sauce. Pour all this into boiling water. Reduce heat, cover and cook 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat, leave covered and let steam a few minutes. Doubles nicely
Pure Di Olive Nere (black Olive Paste)
Put all the ingredients in a blender or in a food processor & blend. You may leave the paste chunky or proceed to make a smooth paste. Leave to mellow for several hours before serving. The olive paste will keep for weeks under a 1/4″ layer of olive oil in a tightly covered container kept […]
Crisp German Meatballs
Combine sausage & onion in a lg pan; cook til sausage is browned, stirring for it to crumble. Drain well. Stir in kraut & 2 T breadcrumbs. Combine c. cheese & next 4 ingredients in lg bowl; add sausage mixture, stirring well. Cover & let stand for 2 hrs. Combine mayo & mustard; set aside. […]
Satay Sauce
A MIXTURE 3 lg Chili peppers; chopped fine 3 Shallots; chopped fine 2 cl Garlic; chopped fine 2 sl Galanga; chopped fine B MIXTURE 1 tb Lemon grass; chopped fine 1 tb Coriander seeds 1/4 ts Ground mace 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon —C MIXTURE— 2 c Coconut milk 1 1/2 c […]
