BORANI ESFANAJ (SPINACH-YOGURT SALAD OR DIP)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Ethnic Salads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Onion, chopped
4 Cloves garlic, chopped
1 To 2 tbsp butter
1/2 To 1 tsp tumeric
1/2 To 1 tsp cayenne pepper (or
-a generous dash tabasco
-sauce)
1/2 ts Curry powder
1 t Cumin
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1 pk Frozen chopped spinach,
-defrosted, or 2 bunches
-fresh spinach,
Cooked and chopped.
1 c Plain yogurt

This spinach and yogurt dish is Persian in origin, The yogurt is redolent
with both musky and sweet spices complementing the slightly tart taste of
the spinach. Borani Esfanah is enjoyed as an appetizer, side dish, or dip
to spread on bread. Though untraditional, the hot pepper flavoring adds
zip. Accompany with French bread, or pita; or, for a more tactile
experience, tear off pieces of warm, soft flour tortillas and scoop up the
savory mixture.

salt

1. Saute onion and garlic in butter until soft. Add spices and cook a few
minutes to rid them of any rawness

2. Mix in spinach, yogurt, and salt to taste.

RECOMMENDED WINE:

Drink a slightly sweet Gewutztraminer or California riesling (German
rieslings fade at the spicy assertion of this dish).

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Popularity: 40% [?]

Title: Lamb in Cook Pot
Categories: Chinese, Lamb, Ceideburg 2
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 lb Lean, boneless lamb from
-leg or shoulder
2 oz Cellophane noodles
1/4 lb Fresh spinach
1/4 lb Celery cabbage
1/4 c Soy sauce
1 Tb sesame-seed oil
1 Tb dry sherry
1/2 Tb brown sugar dissolved in
-1 tb boiling water
1 tb Peanut butter thinned with
-4 tb boiling water
1/8 ts Pepper
1/2 Tb mashed red bean curd
4 c Chicken stock fresh or
-canned
1 Finely chopped scallions
1/2 ts Chopped garlic
1/2 Tb finely chopped peeled
-ginger root
1/8 c Finely chopped parsley

I picked up a nice little Mongolian fire pot at a sale this weekend.
That makes two that I have now. The other is a highly polished brass
museum piece that I never use for cooking because it’s such a hassle
to clean up. This one is smaller and, with the exterior parts being
made of a matte finish aluminum, much easier to keep clean. This is
the kind you’d see in a Chinese or Japanese place and is just the
right size for two to four diners. This one also has a neato
adjustable grate to control the heat.

I found this recipe stuffed inside the pot. It was hand-typed. The
amounts called for in it would be too much for the little pot I found
it in, but is sounds quite good and is probably authentic. You
generally don’t find Nam Yuey (red bean curd cheese) called for in
Westernized recipes. The pot is a neat touch, but this can be made
just as effectively in a fondue pot or in a sauce pan on a tabletop
burner++in anything that gets the broth hot enough to cook the
ingredients.

Freeze lamb for 2 or 3 hours for ease in slicing. Cut against the
grain into paper thin slices. Then cut slices into 2 x 2 inch
pieces. Cover cellophane noodles with 1 cup warm water and soak for
30 minutes. Drain and cut into 6 inch lengths. Wash spinach leaves
under cold running water and pat dry with paper towel. Arrange on
platter along with noodles. Trim greens and root ends of the cabbage.
Separate into stalks and wash thoroughly. Cut each stalk into small
pieces and drop into pot of boiling water. Take out in 2 minutes,
dry and place with spinach and noodles. Combine soy sauce,
sesame-seed oil, sherry, brown sugar, peanut butter pepper and bean
curd. Mix thoroughly, then take 1 tablespoon of the sauce and put
into each of 4 bowls. Reserve the rest and place in small bowl.

Preheat your broiler to its highest point. Place 8 to 10 charcoal
briquettes side by side in baking pan lined with heavy aluminum foil
and place under broiler. Heat for 10 to 15 minutes until white ash
forms on briquettes. Transfer to funnel of cook pot with tongs. Put
fireproof (asbestos) mat on table and place cook pot on it. Bring
chicken broth to a boil then pour it into the cook pot. Give each
person a plate of lamb and a soup bowl. Drop the scallions, garlic,
ginger, and parsley into the boiling stock. Each person cooks own
lamb with fondue fork and then dips it into sauce in soup bowl.
Extra sauce is also placed on table.

When the lamb has been used, ladle a little of the remaining stock
into each bowl. Add the noodles and vegetables in the remaining
stock in the cook pot, for a minute or two then ladle with broth into
bowls as another course.

Makes 4 servings.

Source++Hand typed recipe stuffed inside Mongolian fire pot.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; March 9 1993.

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Popularity: 2% [?]

Title: FENNEL NICOISE
Categories: Salads, Side dish, Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

3 lg Heads Florence fennel
— (Finocchio)
2 md Onions
2 Garlic cloves
5 tb Olive oil
1 lb Tomatoes
1/4 pt Dry white wine
1 pn Thyme
Salt pepper

Trim the fennel cut each head into quarters. Boil in salted water
for 10 minutes drain very well.
Chop the onions garlic finely. Heat the oil saute them until
they rae golden soft. Add the fennel stir well over low heat.
Skin the tomatoes, remove the seeds, chop the flesh roughly add to
the saute mixture.
Add the wine, thyme, salt pepper. Stir well, cover simmer for 1
hour. Put into a serving dish chill before serving.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

Creole Garlic and Shrimp Appetizer

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Creole Appetizers

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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***** NONE *****

1/2 c Butter or margarine,softened

2 tb Minced fresh parsley

1 tb Minced shallots (heaping)

4 Cloves garlic,minced

1/4 ts Paprika

1/8 ts Cayenne pepper

1/8 ts Salt

2 ts Pernod

1/2 ts Lemon juice

1 1/2 lb Shrimp,shelled and deveined

Flour

Olive oil

1/2 Juice of lemon

3/4 c Dry white wine

1. Cream butter with wooden spoon for several minutes.

2. Add parsley, shallots, garlic, seasonings, Pernod and 1/2 teaspoon lemon

juice; mix well and set aside.

3. Coat shrimp with flour.

4. Heat olive oil in large skillet; shake flour from shrimp and add shrimp

to skillet.

5. Saute shrimp very quickly, about 3 minutes; when they start to turn

pink, cook them on other side.

6. Drain oil from skillet.

7. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice and the wine and shake pan briefly over heat,

about 1 minute.

8. Add reserved garlic butter and toss shrimp quickly with wooden spoon.

9. When butter is melted, serve shrimp immediately.

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Popularity: 9% [?]

Title: MINT BLOSSOM PIE (WITH MINTED APPLE SLICES)
Categories: Pies
Yield: 6 servings

1 Envelope unflavored gelatine
2 tb Cold wuter
1/2 c Thick applesauce
3/4 c Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1 pk (8 oz.) marshmallows
1 1/2 c Whipping cream
1/4 c Lemon juice
1 Baked 9 or 10-inch pie shell
Few drops green food
-coloring
3 Drops peppermint extract

Light ans airy as spring itself! The glistening apple garnish puts this
billowy pie in the glamour class.

Minted Apple Slices

Soften gelatine in cold water. Heat applesauce, sugar, salt, and
marshmallows over low heat, stirring frequently until marshmallows melt.
Remove from heat and add softened gelatine to hot mixture, stirring until
dissolved. Chill until partially congealed. Beat until fluffy. Beat
whipping cream until fluffy. Add lemon juice gradually and beat until
stiff. Fold into beaten gelatine mixture. Pour one-half of mixture into
baked pastry shell. Tint remaining filling light green with few drops green
food coloring and add peppermint extract. Spoon green layer carefully over
light layer. Chill until congealed. Garnish top of pie with Minted Apple
Slices. Serve.

Minted Apple Slices: Core and pare 2 medium firm apples. Cut each into 8 or
10 slices. Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon peppermint
extract, and few drops green food coloring in pan. Bring to boil and add
apple slices. Simmer until apples are transparent, about 5 minutes, turning
once. Cool in syrup. For a sophisticated touch, add 2 tablespoons creme de
menthe to the syrup as it cools. Drain apples on absorbent paper. Arrange
on pie.

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Popularity: 17% [?]

COLD CUCUMBER SOUP – NAING KUK

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Korean

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 md Cucumbers
2 tb Light Soy Sauce
1 1/2 tb White Vinegar
1 tb Chopped Green Onions
1/2 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Chili Powder
1 1/2 ts Sesame Oil
5 c Chicken Stock
2 ts White Sesame Seeds

Peel the cucumbers and slice very thinly. Place in a
dish and add the soy sauce, vinegar, green onions,
sugar, chili powder and sesame oil. Set aside for 1
hour, then add the chicken stock.

Toast the sesame seeds in a small pan over medium heat
until they turn golden and begin to pop, then grind
finely.

Transfer the soup to a tureen and sprinkle on the
sesame seeds. Serve at room temperature or slightly
chilled.

Typed by Syd Bigger.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

Title: MARISCADA – BRAZILIAN FISH STEW
Categories: Fish, Brazilian
Yield: 10 servings

12 Clams
1 lb Mussels
2 tb Pure olive oil
1 Large onion, diced
2 Large ripe tomatoes, peeled,
Seeded, coarsely chopped
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Sprig fresh cilantro, minced
Salt black pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
Pinch of saffron threads
4 lb Fresh codfish fillets, cut
-into serving-size pieces
1 lb Jb shrimp, peeled, deveined
1/2 lb Fresh crabmeat, picked over
-for cartilage

Clean the clams by scrubbing them thoroughly with a wire brush,
removing any beard or barnacles. Then place them in a large pot
with 1 gallon of water or enough to cover, and 1/3 cup salt. Allow
the clams to remain for 20 minutes during which time they will
expel the sand inside. Continue this process, changing the water at
least two more times. The mussels are cleaned in a similar manner,
but you must leave them in the water for at least 2 hours. Throw
away any clams or mussels that float or are not tightly closed.
Heat the olive oil in the bottom of a large, heavy saucepan over
medium heat. Add the onion, tomatoes, garlic, coriander, salt,
peppers, and saffron and cook, stirring, until the onions have
softened, but are not brown. Add the fish and shellfish to the onion
mixture. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to
low and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the shellfish open. Discard
any clams or mussels that do not open. Serve hot.

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Popularity: 6% [?]

Tiramisu – Balducci’s in New York City

Recipe By : Jason McDonald
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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24 Ladyfingers, Toasted In A
– 375 Degree Oven 15 Min.
2 c Espresso Coffee — Cooled
6 Eggs — Separated
6 tb Sugar
1 lb Mascarpone
2 tb Marsala Wine
2 tb Triple Sec
2 tb Brandy
2 tb Orange Extract
8 oz Bittersweet Chocolate — Finely Chopped

Arrange the ladyfingers on a plate and lightly soak them with the cooled
espresso. Put half of the soaked ladyfingers in one layer in a rectangular
serving dish. While the ladyfingers are soaking, beat the egg yolks with
the sugar until the yolks turn pale in color. Add the mascarpone, the
liquors, and the extract, and stir gently.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with a wire whisk until they are
stiff. Gently fold the whites into the mascarpone mixture.

Use half of this mixture to make a layer on top of the ladyfingers in the
serving dish. Sprinkle with half of the chopped chocolate. Repeat the
procedure with another layer of soaked ladyfingers, the mascarpone mixture,
and chocolate. Cover with tin foil and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
before serving.

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Popularity: 9% [?]

RUSSIAN TEA

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beverages Russian

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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6 tb Orange-Pekoe tea
4 Whole cloves
1/2 c Sweet cider
1/2 ts Red food coloring
2 qt Boiling water
Sugar, honey or strawberry
-jam

Steep tea, cloves, cider, food coloring in the boiling
water for 10 minutes. Strain all the bits out and
sweeten with sugar, honey, or jam.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Title: BAKED APPLES
Categories: Desserts, Fruits
Yield: 6 servings

6 lg Baking apples
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Nutmeg
12 tb Brown sugar
1 1/2 ts Butter

1. Wash and core apples, then remove a 1 inch strip of
peel around the middle of each apple.

2. Place apples in a 2 quart square baking dish.

3. Mix sugar, and spices in a small bowl.

4. Fill center of each apple with mixture and dot with
1/4 ts. butter.

5. Add enough water to baking dish to cover the bottom
of the dish.

6. Bake uncovered, at 350ø until apples are tender.
Baste with glaze occasionaly.

Serve warm, covered with some of the baking glaze and
real whipped cream.

*** 1/2 c of raisins can be added to the sugar and
spice mixture. ***

Tip: McIntosh or Granny Smith apples are great for
this.

From the kitchen of Lois FLack.

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Popularity: 8% [?]