Couscous Des Legumes

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beans

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Onion — coarsely chopped
4 Garlic cloves — chopped
2 To 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Paprika
1/2 teaspoon Curry powder
1/2 teaspoon Coriander
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric
1/4 teaspoon Powdered cloves
1/4 teaspoon Ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon Ground dried ginger
3 Tomatoes — chopped (canned
-OK)
6 cup Broth of choice
1 sm Sweet potato, peeled — cut
-into 1 or 2-inch chunks
1 sm Carrot, peeled — cut into
1/2 -inch slices
1 md Or 2 smallish new potatoes
-cut in chunks
1 sm To medium turnip, peeled
-cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 Head green cabbage — cut
-into chunks
-Handful green beans
-trimmed — cut into 2-inch
-lengths — or 1/2 cup
-frozen green beans
2 Zucchini, trimmed — cut into
3/4 -inch slices or chunks
1 Green pepper, stemmed
-seeded — cut into strips
1 cup Cooked — drained chick-peas
-(canned OK)
2 cup Couscous grains
2/3 cup Raisins
3 tablespoon Butter
1 To 2 tablespoons orange
-flower or rose water

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until softened, then stir in spices and
cook a few moments to bring out the flavors. Add tomatoes, broth, sweet
potato, carrot and potatoes. Simmer for 15 minutes, then add remaining
vegetables and simmer another 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
Add chick-peas and remove from heat.

Combine couscous and raisins in a large bowl or saucepan.

Remove 2 cups of the broth from the vegetable stew and bring to a boil,
pour it over the couscous and raisins, cover, and let stand for 10 minutes.
Add butter and fluff with a fork.

To serve: Mound couscous on a platter, then sprinkle with orange flower or
rose water, and ladle on vegetables and broth. Serve immediately.

Serves 6.
Marlena Speiler writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 6/24/92.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Scallops and Pears with Fettucine in a Garlic Cream Sauce

Recipe By : Seafood, Pasta and Noodles
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pasta Scallops
Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 pound lemon-pepper pasta — cooked
6 cloves garlic — sliced
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 pound sea scallops — halved
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 whole pear — cored sliced
1/4 cup heavy cream
4 sprigs lemon verbena
2 tablespoons fresh ginger juice
pepper — to taste
*****GARNISH****
lemon wedges
lemon verbena sprigs

Saute garlic in butter and sesame oil over medium heat until it just star
ts to become translucent, about 2 minutes. Add scallop slices and saute,=
stirring or shaking pan frequently until scallops become white and opaqu
e – about 2-3 minutes. Remove scallops and set aside.

Cook FETTUCINI about 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, using the same pan as for scallops, turn heat to high and add
wine and lemon juice. Cook until liquid reduces by about half. Stir in
pear, cream, lemon verbena and ginger juice. Cook briefly to thicken sau
ce slightly and blend flavors. Stir in scallops and heat through. Remov
e lemon verbena and adjust seasonings.

Pour sauce over FETTUCINI and toss gently, coating pasta evenly and keepi
ng scallops and pears on top. Serve hot.

NOTES : Ginger root can be juiced with a garlic press after being grated.=
A piece 1″ X 2″ yields approximately 1 tablespoon.

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Per serving: 339 Calories; 22g Fat (62% calories from fat); 20g Protein;
11g Carbohydrate; 91mg Cholesterol; 193mg Sodium

Popularity: 2% [?]

Title: Herb Marinated Grilled Vegetables
Categories: Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

3/4 c olive oil
1/4 c red wine vinegar
1 ts fresh rosemary; chopped –
1/2 ts dried rosemary
1 ts fresh thyme leaves — or
1/2 ts dried thyme
1 ts fresh basil; chopped — or
1/2 ts dried basil
1 ts fresh oregano; chopped –
1/2 ts dried oregano
1 tb garlic — minced
1/2 ts salt
Ground black pepper
—–VEGETABLES-
2 lb assorted vegetables
1 left whole if small or cut
1 in half

Marinade – whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl. Arrange the
vegetables in shallow dish or plastic container, pour the marinade
over them, cover and refrigerate for 2 hrs. Prepare a grill. Remove
the vegetables from the marinade (reserve marinade). Grill the
vegetables 6″ away from the heat source until they are tender,
brushing them with the marinade as they cook. Cooking times will vary
according to the vegetables.

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Popularity: 9% [?]

Title: CHOCOLATE CUPS WITH RASPBERRY MOUSSE
Categories: Desserts, Holiday
Yield: 4 servings

—————————–FOR CHOCOLATE CUPS—————————–
8 oz Semisweet chocolate
Balloons, small

——————————RASPBERRY MOUSSE——————————
2 c Raspberries;fresh or frozen
-you may substitute mango,
-strawberries or kiwi for
-flavour colour changes
1/4 c Sugar
1 c Whipping cream

Melt 8 oz to 1 lb semisweet chocolate in heavy pot over low heat. Blow up
as many balloons as cups you need. Use small balloons and don’t blow them
up very big (Anne’s note: in accompaning picture, they are about the size
of an apple.) Dab a little melted chocolate onto a wax paper lined cookie
sheet. Dip bottom of balloon in melted chocolate and sit on cookie sheet.
Refrigerate until hard. Repeat for remaining balloons. If cups are very
thin, dip again. When the chocolate has hardened, snip the top of the
balloon with scissors and pull out gently from cup. Discard. Fill cups with
chocolate mousse or raspberry mouse for Valentine’s Day or fill with ice
cream. Here is a possible filling: Puree raspberries in food processor with
sugar. Whip cream until stiff. Fold in raspberry puree.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Title: Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts and Mushrooms
Categories: Main dish, Vegetables, Chinese
Yield: 4 servings

250 g Bean sprouts
10 Dried mushrooms
4 Green shallots
2 T Oil
1 Garlic
1 T Oyster sauce
2 ts Light Soy Sauce
2 ts Dry sherry
2 ts Cornflour
1/4 c Water

Soak mushrooms in boiling water 20 minutes; drain. Remove and discard
stems, chop caps finely. Wash and drain bean sprouts, slice shallots
diagonally. Heat oil in wok, add garlic, mushrooms and shallots, stir-fry
1 minute. Add bean sprouts, toss through, add sauces, sherry and blended
cornflour and water. Stir-fry until mixture boils and thickens.

Compiled by Imran C.

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Popularity: 3% [?]

Title: No-Cook Tofu “Cheesecake”
Categories: Cheesecakes, Vegan, Cheese/eggs, Lo/no-fat
Yield: 8 servings

———————————–CRUST———————————–
2 c Wheat-nugget cereal*
1/3 c Apple juice conct.;thawed

———————————-FILLING———————————-
2 lb Firm Tofu
3/4 c Honey
1 ts Vanilla;1/2 if Watkins
1/4 ts Cinnamon (optional)

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1 1/2 c Sliced fruit of you choice

* Grape nuts cereal works well in the crust. Or use a granola-type cereal
from a natural food store, but be sure to choose a variety that is low in
fat.

Crust: Place cereal or granola in a food processor with a metal blade.
Process until coarsely ground.
Place ground cereal in a bowl; add apple juice concentrate and mix well.
Press into a 9-inch pie plate. Set aside

Filling: In a large bowl, mash together tofu and honey. Add vanilla and
cinnamon, if desired. With electric mixer, beat mixture until fluffy.
Spoon into crust and smooth out the top. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and
refrigerate until serving time. (The longer the cheesecake chills,
the firmer it will be and the richer it will taste.)

Topping: Just before serving, arrange fruit over the top of the
cheesecake. (Pictured with rasberries arranged on top.) Serves 8 to 10

Per serving: 306 cal; 12g prot; 4g fat; 62g carb; 0 chol; 322mg sod.

From May 1990 Vegetarian Times page 38 Article by Mary McDougall
Formatted to MM by J.Duckett1 (Kat) From the collection of Sue Smith,
S.Smith34, Uploaded June 16, 1994

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Popularity: 2% [?]

Crepes Di Godiva

Recipe By : Giuseppe Manco, Quisiana Trattoria, New York
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Godiva

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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Crepes:
1 large egg
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter — melted
1/4 cup Godiva Liqueur
3/4 tablespoon sugar

Pastry Cream:
5 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 teaspoon orange zest
7 tablespoons flour
2 2/3 cups milk — scalded
3/4 cup Godiva Liqueur — divided
whipped cream as needed
strawberries for garnish
fresh mint leaves for garnish

For the crepes, combine the eggs and flour in a blender and blend until
smooth. Gradually add the milk until fully mixed. Pour in the butter,
Godiva Liqueur and sugar; stir, cover, refrigerate and allow to rest for
two hours. For each crepe, pour 2 tablespoons (1 oz) of batter onto a
lightly greased 8-inch non-stick saute’ pan and tilt to cover the bottom
of the pan. Cook on medium-high heat until the edges are light brown,
turn over and cook for one additional minute. Stack the crepes with wax
paper between each, cover and refrigerate. Yields approximagely eight
crepes. For the pastry cream, beat the egg yolks, sugar, and orange
zest in a mixer, add the flour and mix until smooth. Gradually add the
milk and 1/2 cup of Godiva Liqueur until blended. Pour into a saucepan
and bring to a boil; boil for four minutes, stirring constantly. Remove
from heat and stir in the remaining Godiva Liqueur. Strain the pastry
cream into a bowl, cover and refrigerate. Yields one quart. To serve,
fill each crepe with 1/2 cup pastry cream, fold it in half and garnish
with whipped cream, strawberries, and fresh mint.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Title: SAI WO DUCK B1
Categories: Chinese, Poultry, Main dish
Yield: 4 servings

1 md Duckling, dressed
Soy sauce; for duckling
2 Stalks celery
1 Whole green onion
4 Thin slices ginger root
5 Chinese black mushrooms,
-presoaked
2 Pieces dried mandarin orange
-peel (size of a half-dollar)
-presoaked
5 Thinly sliced pieces
-bamboo shoots
10 Star anise seeds
1 1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Sugar
1 ds Pepper
1 ts MSG (optional)
1 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Soy sauce
Chinese parsley
Vegetable oil (for frying)

————————–GARNISH————————–
Loose lettuce leaves

This dish will require a good deal of time to prepare
but will turn out well.

Rub soy sauce over duckling. Boil enough oil to cover
the bird in large deep-fry pan. Add duck, fry until
entire bird is well-browned. Remove, drain on
absorbent toweling. Use sharp cleaver to slash duck
from breast to lower belly. Don’t cut through bone.
Place duck in pan, stuff cavity with celery, onion,
ginger root, black mushrooms, orange peel, bamboo
shoots, anise, 1 tsp. salt, sugar, pepper, MSG.
Distribute evenly. Place on platter, elevate in a
steamer. Cover, steam for 2-1/2 hrs. Make sure water
is replenished as it evaporates. Remove platter, allow
duck to cool. Discard all ingredients except bamboo
shoots mushrooms. Save all juices for gravy.
Carefully remove wings legs. Gently separate flesh
from carcass with hands, starting from slash keeping
skin intact.

Be sure not to make any more holes in skin, to keep
bird in its natural shape.(Carcass will make good
soup.) Spread duck, meat side up, on a deep platter.
De-bone the legs, place w/ wings. Spread mushrooms
bamboo shoots on duck meat. Replace in steaming
utensil steam again 20 minutes. Remove. Line large
serving platter with lettuce leaves. Turn platter with
duck upside-down so that duck rests on leaves, skin
side up. Pour cooking juices into saucepan. There
should be 2 cups liquid. Bring to boil, on high heat.
Add cornstarch, 1 tbs. soy sauce, 1/4 tsp. salt. Stir
continuously until gravy thickens. Pour gravy over
whole duck. Garnish with Chinese parsley serve
immediately.

Chopsticks are recommended.

Temperature (s): HOT Effort: DIFFICULT Time: 04:00
Source: KAN’S Comments: GRAND ST., SAN FRANCISCO
Comments: WINE:WAN FU WHITE WINE

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Curried Parsnip Soup (Pressure Cooked)

Recipe By : Cooking Under Pressure by Lorna J. Sass; copyrighted 1989
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups And Stocks

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 pounds slender parsnips
3 tablespoons sweet butter — or
oil
2 teaspoons finely minced fresh ginger (up to 3 tsp)
1 tablespoon mild curry powder
4 stalks celery — cut in 1/2″ slices
4 cups vegetable stock or bouillon — or
chicken stock or bouillon
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
salt — to taste
1/2 cup heavy cream — optional

serves 4-6

Peel, trim and cut the parsnips into 1/2-inch slices. Cut large tops into 2-3
chunks. (Your should have about 4 cups of chopped parsnips.)
Heat the butter in the pressure cooker. Add the ginger and curry powder, stirr
ing constantly for 5 seconds. Add the celery, and stir to coat with the butter
. Add the parsnips, stock, oats, and salt to taste, if desired. Lock the lid
in place and over high heat bring to high pressure. Adjust heat to maintain hi
gh pressure, and cook for 6 minutes. Let the pressure drop naturally or use a
quick-release method. (follow manufacturer’s instructions) Remove the lid, til
ting it away from you to allow any excess steam to escape.
Puree all or part of the soup in a blender or food processor. Reheat, stirring
in cream if desired. Adjust seasonings and serve.

Note: Rolled oats add a creamy richness to the soup; if you wish it richer sti
ll, stir in a bit of heavy cream just before serving.

Note: For an informal meal, puree half of the soup, leaving some parsnip chunk
s intact for texture.

Creamed Variation: the soup becomes more elegant if you puree the whole batch.

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Popularity: 3% [?]

STRAWBERRY PASTRIES WITH VANILLA CUSTARD

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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6 Sheets, frozen puff pastry
– dough, thawed
4 tb Powdered sugar
2 pt Strawberries
—–VANILLA CUSTARD—–
1 Vanilla bean
1 c Half-and-half
3 Egg yolks
2 tb Granulated sugar
1/2 c Whipping cream

1. Roll each sheet of dough out to about 12-by-6 inches. If desired, sift
powdered sugar over counter before rolling. Cut each sheet into 4 even
pieces.
2. Cover baking sheets with waxed paper. Place dough on prepared sheet.
Prick with a fork. Sift powdered sugar over dough. Refrigerate for 30
minutes.
3. Bake dough at 425 for about 5 minutes. Increase temperature to 450 and
bake for another 3 to 5 minutes until pastries are light, golden and
puffed. Let cool on wire rack.
4. Split vanilla bean open lengthwise. Place in a heavy saucepan. Add
half-and-half. Bring to a boil. Cook over medium-low heat for about 10
minutes. Remove vanilla bean.
5. In a bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add a
little hot half-and-half, whisking. Pour this mixture back into saucepan.
Bring to a boil, whisking constantly until thick and creamy. Do not boil
or custard will curdle.
6. Remove custard sauce from heat. Beat until smooth. Whip cream until
soft peaks form. Add to vanilla custard. Spread over half of the baked
pastries. Cover with sliced strawberries. Top with second half of
pastries. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve.

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Popularity: 22% [?]