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- Rec.Food.Recipes Digest #118
- Wed 01 May 1991
-
- M: Chicken Makhani (Ajay Shah)
- SPV: Garlic Soup (Katherine Astels)
- OV: Pasta Sauce (Katherine Astels)
- OV: Breakfast Casserole (L.A.Z. Smith)
- M: Chinese chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic (Soprano)
- M: South Indian Fish Curry (Ajay Shah)
- M: Mediterranean-Style (Carol Miller-Tutzauer)
- M: Rosemary Chicken (Carol Miller-Tutzauer)
-
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- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 CHICKEN-MAKHAN M "22 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "CHICKEN MAKHANI" "Bombay Taj recipe for Chicken Makhani"
- .KY INDIAN CHICKEN
- .IH
- .IG "2 lbs" "chicken (bony)" "900 g"
- .IG "1 cup" "yogurt (dahi)" "225 ml"
- .IG "1 in" "piece of ginger" "2.5 cm"
- .IG "8" "cloves garlic"
- .IG "2 Tbls" "lime juice"
- .IG "4 in" "stick of cinnamon" "10 cm"
- .IG "8" "cloves"
- .IG "8" "cardamoms"
- .IG "10" "black peppercorns"
- .IG "1 Tbls" "oil"
- .IG "2.25 lbs" "tomatoes" "1 kg"
- .IG "1 tsp" "dried fenugreek leaves"
- (optional)
- .IG "1 Tbls" "white pepper powder"
- (essential)
- .IG "1 oz" "cream" "25 g"
- (optional but recommended for a touch of class)
- .IG "1 lb?" "butter" "450 g"
- (You can get away with
- .AB "0.6 lb" "270 g"
- if this is too much)
- .IG "" "salt to taste"
- (if you use yellow butter, then scale down the salt accordingly. If you use
- white butter, then you will need more salt)
- .IG "" "coriander (cilantro)"
- (optional topping)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Clean chicken and remove the skin.
- .SK 2
- Make a smooth paste of yogurt, garlic, ginger, lime juice, cinnamon,
- cloves, cardamoms, peppercorns and the oil. Marinate the chicken in
- this for 6 hours.
- .SK 3
- Bake the chicken in a preheated oven for 10 minutes at
- .TE 250 130 .
- Put it aside.
- .SK 4
- (It kind-of makes sense to finish steps 1-3 before starting this step).
- We need to get a tomato sauce. Cut tomatoes, put 'em in a pan (no
- water) and boil. When the quantity has dropped by half, strain through
- a fine sieve. What comes out of the sieve is the tomato sauce. (This
- is hard work with a clumsy sieve).
- .SK 5
- Take a pan, start heating the sauce, add the butter. When the butter
- is melted, add the white pepper powder, salt, fenugreek leaves and cream.
- .SK 6
- Mix the chicken pieces into this sauce. You may like chopped coriander
- (cilantro) as topping. Serve hot. This works best with good rice
- (i.e. basmati).
- .NX
- If you don't like struggling with chicken bones, this recipe works perfectly
- with boneless chicken. You need to estimate how much boneless chicken to use:
- I guess
- .AB "2 lbs" "900 g"
- of chicken is around
- .AB "1.25 lbs" "560 g"
- of boneless chicken.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- pretty high.
- .I Time:
- 30 mins. + 6 hours marinading.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Ajay Shah
- (213)734-3930
- ajayshah@alhena.usc.edu
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 GARLIC-SOUP-1 SPV "22 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "GARLIC SOUP" "With lost of garlic and croutons"
- .IH "6 servings"
- .IG "3" "HEADS garlic"
- .IG "3 Tbls" "olive oil"
- .IG "7.5 cups" "water" "1.7 l"
- .IG "1/8 tsp" "saffron"
- .IG "" "pepper"
- .IG "3" "slices whole-wheat bread, cubed"
- .IG "" "olive oil"
- .IG "2 Tbls" "finely chopped fresh parsley"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Break garlic cloves from heads. In a small bowl, cover garlic cloves
- with boiling water. Let stand 3 mins. Peel. If cloves are big, cut
- in half.
- .SK 2
- In a large saucepan, heat 3 tbsp olive oil. Add garlic cloves. Cook
- 2-3 mins. Add water and saffron. Season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer 1 hr. Cool. In blender, process soup in batches until smooth.
- .SK 3
- In a medium skillet, fry bread in olive oil until crisp and brown.
- Reheat soup. Pour in warm bowls. Top soup with croutons. Sprinkle
- with parsley.
- .NX
- Per serving: 225 kcal/3g protein/19g fat/12 g carbohydrate/3g fiber
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 1 hr. 20 mins.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Kate Astels P.O. Box 835
- Internet: 880039a@AcadiaU.CA
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 PASTA-SAUCE-2 SV "22 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "PASTA SAUCE" "A garlic and oil pasta sauce"
- .IH "serves 4"
- .IG "\)14 cup" "olive oil" "55 ml"
- .IG "15" "large garlic cloves, chopped"
- .IG "\)14 tsp" "hot red pepper flakes"
- .IG "\)12 cup" "finely chopped fresh parsley" "110 ml"
- .IG "" "salt"
- .IG "" "lots of freshly ground black pepper"
- .IG "\)14 cup" "freshly grated Parmesan cheese" "55 ml"
- (I leave this out and it tastes great)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Heat oil in skillet. Add garlic, pepper flakes, and parsley and cook
- until garlic is tender, about 4 mins. Stir in salt and pepper and toss
- with hot pasta in a serving bowl. Mix in cheese, if used.
- .NX
- Recommended pasta:
- .AB "\)34 lb" "340 g"
- spaghetti or spaghettini
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- very easy.
- .I Time:
- 10 mins.
- .I Precision:
- no need to measure.
- .WR
- Kate Astels P.O. Box 835
- Internet: 880039a@AcadiaU.CA
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 BREAKFAST-CAS2 OV "21 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "BREAKFAST CASSEROLE"
- Here's a possibility for an easy casserole dish. It makes a good brunch or
- light lunch, or even, with salad, a simple supper. You prepare it ahead, and
- just bake it about a half hour before mealtime.
- .PP
- This is a "pattern" recipe, in that you can vary the ingredients depending on
- what you have on hand and what you like.
- .IH "About six servings"
- .IG "1 lb" "bulk or link sausage"
- (slice up the links)
- .IG "4" "slices fresh bread (any kind)"
- .IG "1 cup" "shredded cheese" "225 ml"
- (such as cheddar or swiss)
- .IG "6" "eggs"
- .IG "2 cups" "milk" "450 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "dry mustard"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "" "dash pepper"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- In a large skillet, brown and drain the sausage.
- .SK 2
- Grease a
- .AB "9x13x2 inch" "23x33x5 cm"
- baking dish. Tear the bread into 1 inch pieces
- and arrange them evenly in the dish. Spoon the sausage over the bread
- and sprinkle with the shredded cheese.
- .SK 2
- Beat together the eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper and pour it over
- the mixture in the baking dish. Cover and refrigerate several hours or
- overnight.
- .SK 3
- Bake in a preheated
- .TE 350 180
- oven for 30-40 minutes, or until set.
- .NX
- The recipe can be easily doubled, in which case you should put it in a larger
- baking dish and allow a little longer baking time.
- .SH Variations:
- Substitute browned corned beef hash or diced ham for the browned sausage.
- Add raw or sauteed onions or mushrooms and/or chopped, cooked potatoes.
- .PP
- For a meatless version, replace the sausage with chopped raw broccoli or
- spinach. The spinach version is particularly elegant if you use a combination
- of swiss and feta cheese and add chopped green onions and a touch of tarragon.
- Thawed, well-drained frozen spinach works fine.
- .PP
- Different cheeses or breads will give the dish a different character.
- .PP
- Because you put it together the night before, this is a great choice for a
- company brunch. Pop some refrigerator biscuits in the oven with it. Make a
- fruit salad and some Mimosas or Bloody Marys, and you're all set.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 1 hr. + refrigerating time.
- .I Precision:
- no need to measure.
- .WR
- L.A.Z. Smith
- leah@smith.uucp
- leah@smith.chi.il.us
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 CHICKEN-GARL-1 M "22 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "GARLIC CHICKEN" "Chinese chicken with forty cloves of garlic"
- .KY CHINESE CHICKEN
- The following recipe is taken from "365 Ways to Cook Chicken" by Cheryl
- Sedaker. (This is a wonderful cookbook for those who like to eat chicken and
- are looking for new ways to prepare it.)
- .IH "serves 4"
- .IG "2 Tbls" "butter"
- .IG "1 Tbls" "olive oil"
- .IG "1" "chicken, cut up"
- .IG "40" "garlic cloves, unpeeled"
- .IG "\)12 tsp" "dried thyme"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "\)14 tsp" "freshly ground black pepper"
- .IG "2 Tbls" "lemon juice"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 350 180 .
- .SK 2
- In a large Dutch oven or kettle, melt the butter in the olive oil. Add
- the chicken pieces and cook until golden on all sides (approximately 5
- - 10 minutes).
- .SK 3
- Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. Add the garlic and stir until
- it is coated. Sprinkle garlic/chicken mixture with the remaining
- ingredients and add \)14 cup of water. Cover tightly and bake for 1 \)12
- hours.
- .SH "COMMENTS (dfw@needle.bellcore.com - Doris Woods)"
- I want to thank the person who posted the recipe for Garlic chicken. Had it
- this weekend. It was the best roast chicken we ever had. Being my usual
- experimental self, I adjusted the recipe somewhat to the following:
- .PP
- Instead of 40 cloves I used 30 and added fresh chopped chives and 1 garden
- fresh onion (small).
- .PP
- Rub the outside of the chicken with olive oil and a garlic clove, and sprinkle
- rosemary and fresh chopped sweet basil on top. Add 2 sprigs of fresh Fennel.
- (Couldn't help it, it's growing all over my yard).
- .PP
- Place in foil roasting pan and cover with foil. Leave a little space on top.
- Turn the BBQ Grill up high till very hot then turn down to med. Place a brick
- or something on grill to keep chicken from burning on the bottom. Put chicken
- in and bake for about 2 hours or until done. The last half hour remove foil
- and baste till it browns.
- .PP
- It was very tender and very tasty.
- .PP
- (By the way, I used the cloves for garlic bread, excellent suggestion).
- .PP
- \fBNote\fR There was a lot of juice from it so I ended up draining it every time
- I checked on it. Skimmed the fat and froze it for stock.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 1 \)34 hours.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Lydia M. Uribe
- uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 FISH-CURRY M "23 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "SOUTH INDIAN FISH CURRY"
- .KY FISH INDIAN
- This is from the Taj at Madras and if you like fish and coconut, absolutely
- delicious.
- .IH
- .IG "2 lbs" "pomfret"
- (I've done it with pomfret. It's supposed to work with salmon, cod, sole or
- mullet)
- .IG "2 cans" "coconut milk"
- .IG "pinch" "of turmeric"
- .IG "0.5 tsp" "cumin seeds"
- .IG "3" "medium onions"
- .IG "2 in" "piece of ginger" "5 cm"
- .IG "6" "green chilies"
- .IG "4" "large tomatoes"
- .IG "1 tsp" "vinegar"
- .IG "3 Tbls" "butter"
- (ghee is better, ghee == clarified butter)
- .IG "" "salt to taste"
- .IG "" "coriander (cilantro) leaves"
- (optional)
- .PH Preprocessing:
- .SK 1
- Chop onions and tomatoes.
- .SK 2
- Make a paste of the turmeric, cumin, ginger and chillies.
- .SK 3
- Clean and cut the fish into sensible pieces.
- .PH Algorithm:
- .SK 1
- Heat the butter/ghee. Put in the onions, tomatoes and the spice-paste.
- Fry for 15 minutes.
- .SK 2
- Add the salt and one can of coconut milk. Cook for five minutes.
- .SK 3
- Put in the fish. Mix well and then put the vinegar and the last can of
- coconut milk.
- .SK 4
- Bring to boil and remove from heat. Serve with rice. The garnishing is
- strictly optional and to taste. Garnish with coriander leaves, onion and
- tomato slices and lemon wedges.
- .NX
- The same recipe can be done with chicken and lamb as well.
- .PP
- The original recipe called for one fresh grated coconut or 2 \)12 cups of
- dessicated coconut. The milk of the coconut is extracted in two stages and
- are added in place of the cans of milk in the recipe above. The coconut is
- added in the ghee with the onions and the spice paste in the initial frying
- stage to make a richer gravy.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- rather high.
- .I Time:
- 45 mins.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- Ajay Shah
- (213)734-3930
- ajayshah@alhena.usc.edu
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 CHICKEN-MED M "24 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "CHICKEN MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE"
- .KY CHICKEN
- Original recipe, c. 1991 by Carol Miller-Tutzauer.
- .IH
- .IG "1" "fryer, cut up"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "\)12 tsp" "pepper"
- .IG "4 Tbls" "olive oil"
- .IG "2 Tbls" "garlic, minced"
- .IG "1" "large tomato, chopped"
- (or 5 Tbls tomato paste)
- .IG "2" "cans chickpeas, drained"
- .IG "2" "cans chicken broth"
- (approximately
- .AB "3 \)12 cups" "785 ml" )
- .IG "2" "lemons (juice of)"
- .IG "1 Tbls" "oregano"
- .IG "2" "bay leaves"
- .IG "" "hot cooked rice or pasta"
- (fresh spinach fettucine is excellent)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Combine salt & pepper and rub over chicken pieces. Using a dutch oven
- over medium-high heat, brown chicken pieces in olive oil. Reduce heat
- and remove chicken to plate.
- .SK 2
- Saute garlic in leftover oil for about 30 seconds over medium heat. Add
- tomatoes and saute until they begin to collapse, about 3 minutes. (If
- using tomato paste saute for about 30 seconds til mixed well with garlic).
- .SK 3
- Add remaining ingredients and return chicken to pan. Simmer uncovered
- until liquid is reduced and chicken is tender, about 30-45 minutes.
- .SK 4
- Adjust seasonings by adding more salt & pepper, if necessary. Serve on
- hot cooked rice or pasta.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 1 hour.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- riacmt@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu
- Carol Miller-Tutzauer
-
-
- .RH REC.FOOD.RECIPES-#118 CHICKEN-ROSEMA M "24 Apr 91" 1991
- .RZ "ROSEMARY CHICKEN"
- .KY CHICKEN
- Original recipe, c. 1991 by Carol Miller-Tutzauer.
- .IH "serves 4"
- .IG "1" "fryer, cut up"
- .SH "Seasoning mixture:"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt"
- .IG "\)12 tsp" "pepper"
- .IG "1 tsp" "paprika"
- (or cayenne pepper, if preferred)
- .IG "2 tsp" "dried rosemary"
- crushed in palm of hand (see note, below)
- .PP
- .IG "4" "cloves garlic,"
- minced
- .IG "\)12 cup" "margarine" "100 g"
- .IG "" "water"
- .AB "(2 Tbls" "30 ml"
- then
- .AB "\)14 cup" "55 ml" )
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Cut up chicken, if necessary. Combine seasoning mixture ingredients
- and set aside. Chop garlic and set aside.
- .SK 2
- In a non-stick frying pan, melt the margarine over medium-high heat and
- brown chicken pieces. Once browned, reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle
- about half of the seasoning mix over chicken pieces, turn chicken pieces,
- and sprinkle with remaining half of seasoning mix. Add garlic to pan and
- saute over medium heat until garlic and rosemary are pungent (you will
- smell them!).
- .SK 3
- Transfer chicken and pan drippings to a shallow baking dish. Rinse pan
- with a bit of water (about 2 Tbls) to get drippings and pour over chicken
- in baking dish. Bake (uncovered) at
- .AB 350 180
- for 30 minutes.
- .SK 4
- At end of baking time, add some water (about
- .AB "\)14 cup" "55 ml"
- ) to baking dish and
- gently shake dish back and forth (like you would pop popcorn) to make kind
- of "au jus." Serve chicken with a bit of the juice drizzled on top.
- .NX
- This recipe can be made with any herb you like. Rosemary is best in my
- opinion, but I have also made this with thyme, oregano, and tarragon. All of
- these were very good.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 1 hour.
- .I Precision:
- measure ingredients.
- .WR
- riacmt@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu
- Carol Miller-Tutzauer
-