Title: WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 8 servings

5 oz White chocolate
3 Egg yolks
4 T Sugar
1/3 c Frangelico
2 T Lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
2 Clear gelatin sheets
1/4 c Water
3 c Heavy cream; whipped

In the top of a simmering double boiler place the white chocolate and melt
it. Keep it warm.
In the top of another simmering double boiler place the white chocolate
and melt it. Keep it warm.
Add the melted chocolate to the egg yolk and stir it in.
In another small saucepan place the gelatin and the water. Heat them
slightly and mix them together so that the gelatin is totally dissolved.
Let the mixture cool to room temperature. Add it to the
egg-yolk-chocolate mixture and stir it in well.
Carefully fold the whipped cream into the mixture. Place the mousse in
the refrigerator for 1 hour, or until it is firm.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Title: GENERAL TAO CHICKEN
Categories: Chinese, Poultry
Yield: 4 servings

10 oz Chicken legs – bite sized
1 tb Minced fresh ginger
2 Scallions – 2 inch lengths
1 tb Minced garlic
2 tb Dried chilli peppers – whole
2 tb Sugar
2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 ts Rice vinegar
2 tb Cornstarch
1/4 c Chicken stock
1 ts Sesame oli
2 c Soya oil for cooking
Marinade
1 Egg white
1 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Soy sauce

1. Cut chicken into pieces no larger than 3/4 inch
square. Combine marinade
ingredients in large bowl. Add chicken pieces and
set aside for 2
hours. Add 2 T cornstarch to chicken stock, store
in refridgerater. 2. In a deep pot, heat oil to 350 F.
In a basket, or slotted spoon, lower
several pieces of chicken into the oil. Fry until
chicken becomes
crisp (1 to 2 minutes) and test meat to ensure
doneness. Continue doing
several pieces at a time until all are cooked. 3.
In a wok, on high heat, reheat 2 T reserved oil. Add
prepared ginger,
scallions, garlic, and chilies. Stir to prevent
burning. Add the cooked
chicken pieces, still stirring quickly. 4. Add
sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, stock/cornstarch mixture
and stir until
thick. Remove from heat, stir in sesame oil, and
place on serving dish.
Serve with steamed rice.

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Popularity: 4% [?]

CHARCOALED SQUID – PLA MUK YANG *

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Thai Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Whole Squid
2 tb Fish Sauce (Nam Pla)
1 tb Soy Sauce
—–SAUCE—–
6 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1 tb Chopped Cilantro Leaves
1 tb Chopped Onion
3 tb Fish Sauce (Nam Pla)
3 tb Lime Juice
1 tb Palm Sugar

The aroma of charcoal broiling squid to perfection attracts customers to
the street stalls of many of the cities and small towns in the southern
region of Thailand. The flavor would be enhanced by any number of dipping
sauces.
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Cut open the squid and remove the entrails, leaving the tentacles intact.
Remove the skin.

Place on a rack and charcoal-broil for 2 minutes on each side. Brush with
the combined fish sauce and soy sauce during broiling to add color and more
flavor.

Mix together the sauce ingredients and pour into a bowl. Cut the cooked
squid into 1 inch pieces and serve with the dipping sauce.

From: Thailand The Beautiful Cookbook. Typed by Syd Bigger.

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Title: Onion Vetha Kozhambu
Categories: Vegetables, Vegetarian, East indian
Yield: 4 Servings

Lemon-size tamarind;
-soaked in 1 cup water
Pearl onions/shallots;peeled
2 Dried red chilli pods
1 1/2 ts Sambar powder
1 1/2 ts Rice flour; mixed with a
-little water for thickening
Salt; to taste
Mustard (seasoning)
Chana dal (seasoning)
Curry leaves (seasoning)
1 pn Hing
2 tb Oil

Warm oil. Season with mustard , chana dal and curry powder. Saut‚
peeled onions till translucent. Add squeezed out extract of tamarind.
Throw the sambar powder, salt and hing in. Let simmer till onions are
cooked. Add dissolved rice flour water for thickening. Stir and wait
till it simmers again a couple of minutes. Remove.

Variations:

Tomatoes with chick peas makes a delicious vatha kozhambu. Add some
slit green chillies if you would like to spike it up. Other
suggestions are diced sweet potato, diced butternut squash, daikon
(Chinese radish), drumsticks (available fresh in Indian stores or
canned, pre-cooked) all on their own.

U15297@uicvm.bitnet (Shyamala Parameswaran)

MMMMM

Popularity: 3% [?]

‘Mediterranean’ Bean Soup

Recipe By : Modern Maturity, March/April 1995
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups and Chowders Beans and Legumes

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil — (1 to 2)
1 large onion — coarsely chopped
2 medium carrots — peeled and chopped
1 large garlic clove — crushed
2 cups dried beans — soaked drained
8 cups boiling water — (8 to 10)
1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 bay leaves
1/4 cup Italian parsley (plus more for garnish) — chopped
salt — to taste
freshly ground black pepper — to taste
croutons for (optional) — for garnish
green olive oil (optional) — for garnish

In heavy 3-quart stockpot or soup kettle heat extra-virgin olive oil; saute
onion, carrots and garlic until vegetables are soft but not browned, 10-15
minutes. Add drained beans and boiling water to stockpot; add thyme, bay
leaves and parsley. Cover and cook over low heat, adding boiling water
occasionally if necessary, 1 1/2 – 3 hours or until beans are soft (cooking
time varies with age of beans). When beans are soft add salt and pepper.

For thicker soup remove about 1 1/2 cups of beans, puree in food processor or
blender, and return to pot. For thinner soup add hot water (or crushed canned
tomatoes with juices). Correct seasonings. Transfer soup to tureen or
individual bowls. Garnish with chopped parsley or croutons and drizzle with a
good green olive oil. Makes 8 servings.

Notes: This recipe can be adapted to almost any kind of bean (cannellini,
Great Northern, anasazi, _pinto_, pinquito, etc. are all possibilities). From
an article on the Mediterranean diet in the March-April 1995 issue of Modern
Maturity magazine. Uploaded to the CompuServe Cooks Library on 5/13/96 by Lon
Hall.

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JEREMY RIFKIN’S BLACK BEAN SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetarian Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 c Black beans
4 md Onions — coarsely chopped
Peanut oil
1 lg Green pepper — chopped
4 lg Garlic cloves — finely
–chopped
1 t Cumin
1 t Oregano
1/2 ts Dried mustard
2 c Tomatoes, fresh — peeled,
–chopped for use OR
1 1/2 c Tomatoes, canned
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste

Soak the beans in water overnight. Next day, in a
large pot, simmer beans in 5 cups of water 1 hour or
more, until tender. Meanwhile, pour a small amount of
oil in a frying pan and saute the onions, green pepper
and garlic until tender. Add the seasonings.

When vegetables are browned, add them to the soup pot
along with the tomatoes and cook another half hour.
Add water if the soup is too thick. Before serving,
add the lemon juice. Serve soup with a plate of corn
chips, guacamole, and a fresh green salad.

Recipe by Carol Rifkin, Jeremy’s wife

Greenhouse Crisis Foundation/ MM by Dianne
Smith/DEEANNE

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Nearly Instant South American Tomato and Scallion Soup

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : All Ready Soups,Stocks Chowder
Tomatoes

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 cups roughly chopped tomatoes
1 bunch sliced green onions — (or more)
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar — (or rice vinegar)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Toss together. Let sit around in the fridge for awhile. Serve. Feeds four
or so.
Copyright 1995, Merrill Shindler
GIGAPLEX HOMEPAGE My favorite Recipe for the Totally Inept
MC formatting by bobbi744@acd.net ICQ# 12099532

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Title: CHINESE: BEEF SHREDS WITH GREEN PEPPER
Categories: Main dish, Chinese, Vegetables, Pork, Ethnic
Yield: 6 servings

1 lb Flank steak
2 md Bell peppers
1 Clove garlic
4 tb Peanut oil
1/4 ts Salt
SAUCE:
1/4 c Stock
1 ts Thin soy sauce
1 ts Chili paste with soybean
1 ts Sherry wine
1 1/2 ts (approx) thin cornstarch
-paste

Preparation: Remove membrane from flank steak. If it
is a thick slab of meat, slice with grain into thin
sheet about 1/4″ thick. Slice across grain into
matchsticks about 2 1/2″ long. Halve and core bell
pepper; scald pepper halves until color turns bright
green; plunge in cold water to stop cooking process.
Slice pepper thinly to match cooked meat. Peel and
quarter garlic clove; add to peanut oil. Mix sauce
ingredients.

Stir-frying: Heat wok as hot as possible. Add garlic
and 1/2 the oil; stir; remove garlic when it browns.
Add salt to oil; stir. Add half of flank steak; toss
and stir briskly to coat with oil and prevent
scorching of meat. When meat begins to shrivel, remove
to platter. Rinse wok; reheat; add rest of oil.
Stir-fry remaining meat. Add peppers, sauce, other
beef; toss briskly for about 1 minute until sauce
evaporates. Serve.

Garnishing note: Time and inclination permitting,
deep-fry about 12 shrimp chips. Arrange on serving
platter around beef and peppers.

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Popularity: 6% [?]

MUSSELS A LA PORTUGUESE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 kg Mussels
4 ea Shallots chopped finely
1 ea Garlic clove chopped
2 tb Olive oil
3 ts Butter
2/3 c Dry white wine
1/3 c Water
3 ts Finely chopped parsley
2 ea Fresh thyme sprigs or
-pinch of dried thyme
2 ea Bay leaves
1/2 ts Ground black pepper
125 ml Fresh cream
1 x Extra chopped parsley
1 x Lemon quarters

Wash the mussels under running water, and remove all
traces of mud, seaweed and barnacles. Remove
beards (the rough fury part around the mussel). If
mussel shells are cracked or broken, discard them. If
any mussels are slightly open, tap sharply, and if
they don’t close, discard.

Gently fry the garlic and shallots in olive oil and
butter until transparent but not coloured. Add wine,
water, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, pepper and mussels.
Pour cream over the top. Cover pan , bring to boil and
steam over a high heat for about 4 minutes, shaking
pan constantly. The shells will open as the mussels
cook.

Serve as soon as the shells open. Serve in deep bowls
like mixing bowls, garnished with chopped parsley and
lemmon quarters.

Don’t forget a large spoon to scoop up the juice.

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MIXED BEAN SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/3 c (heaping) Pinto beans
1/3 c (heaping) Great Northern
1/3 c (heaping) Red beans
1/8 c (heaping) Kidney beans
1/8 c Small white beans
1 tb Black beans
1/4 c (scant) Garbanzo beans
1 tb Blackeye peas
2 tb Split peas
1/3 c Lentils

Total beans: about 2 cups for each recipe…Serves 10

Experiment with combining your own favorite bean
varieties.. mix them up!

Place in large pan, cover with water, soak, rinse
well, then add 2 qts. water and 1/2 lb. lean ham,
cubed. Simmer slowly 2 1/2 hours.

ADD: 1 large onion, chopped; 1 large can tomatoes; 1
Tsp. chili powder; 1 clove garlic, chopped;
salt/pepper to taste. Simmer another hour or until
done. Before serving, add 1/2 cup red wine; 1/2 cup
chopped parsley.

Nutritional Analysis per serving: 201 calories; 15.7 g
protein; 2.2 g fat (l0% calories from fat); 28.7 g
:carbohydrate; 12.5 mg cholesterol; 7.2 fiber; 816 mg
sodium. Exchange: 2 starch; 1 1/2 oz. lean meat.

Copyright IDAHO BEAN COMMISSION P.O.Box 9433…Boise,
Idaho 83707

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