Archive for December, 2007

New Years Wined Pork Leg with Mustard

Ingredients:

1 leg of pork, with fat and boneless
2 cups mustard
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups coca cola
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup cornstarch dissolved in water
4 heads garlic, garlic cut by half
1 stick margarine, melted
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Insert garlic parties within the entire leg.
Bath leg with all the ingredients, except the cornstarch.
Cover the leg with aluminium foil.
Bake at 120°C (240°F) overnight.

Remove from heat.
Place the sauce in a saucepan, reduce by half, and thicken with cornstarch.
Serve leg with the sauce.

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New Years Coconut and Macadamia Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups precooked rice
2 cups water
2 cups macadamias
1 1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup coconut milk
3 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp chopped onion
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp chopped mint
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Fry onion in the hot oil.
Add rice and stir.
Add 1 cup water, chicken broth, coconut milk, salt and pepper.
Cover and cook over medium heat.

Melt the butter and add the macadamias.
Add to the rice macadamias, herbs and grated coconut.

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New Years Cheese and Pistachios DIP

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cheese grinded
1/4 cup parsley
8 oz sour cream
3 tbsp green sauce
2 tbsp cilantro
1 tbsp oregano
1 tbsp pistachio
1 chopped onion

Preparing:

Mix the sour cream with cheese and green sauce.

Process cilantro with oregano, pistachio and onion.
Add sour cream mixture and process.
Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

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New Years Cabbage and Carrot Salad

Ingredients:

8 cups shredded cabbage
1 cup carrot, cut into strips
1/2 cup coconut flakes, dry
1/3 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 peppers, cut into strips
3 tbsp oil
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp finely chopped onion
1 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
Lemon gores

Preparing:

Cook onion in oil.
Add cabbage, carrots, coconut, cilantro, chili, sugar and salt.
Cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.

Add the lemon juice.
Serve with lemon wedges and chopped peanuts.

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New Years Pork in Chocolate and Tamarindo Sauce

Ingredients:

6 pork loins
125 g tamarind
1 cup seedless prunes
1 cup red wine
3 garlic cloves
4 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp orange marmalade
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cloves
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Marinate pork loins with garlic, mustard and oil.

Boil for 5 minutes the tamarind with prunes and wine.
Remove from the heat, remove the seeds of tamarind, liquefy and sift.
Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Cover with plastic the pork loins with the sauce and let stand for 2 hours.

Place pork loins in a pyrex without grease, cover with aluminum and bake at 175°C (350°F) for 30 minutes.

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Christmas Rompope Drink

Ingredients:

1 liter of milk
2 cups cream
2 cups dark rum
1 cup brandy
1 cup icing sugar
11 eggs separated
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp nutmeg

Preparing:

Combine milk, vanilla and 1/2 cup icing sugar.
Allow to boil and reserve.

Beat the egg yolks with nutmeg and slowly add hot milk.
Cook the mixture to low heat, stirring with wooden spoon.
Sift the mixture, cover with plastic and refrigerate all night.

Beat the egg whites until peaks form.
Add 1/4 cup icing sugar.

Whip the cream in another bowl cold, until you get whipped cream, and add the rest icing sugar.

Combine the cold milk with rum and brandy.
Add the whipped cream in surounding form then the egg whites and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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Christmas Pork Loin with Onion

Ingredients:

1 loin of pork for 1 1 / 2 k
3 onions chopped
1 1/2 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup cream
1/4 cup mustard
6 garlic cloves, chopped
3 tbsp white wine
1 tbsp flour
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp ground rosemary

Preparing:

Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).

Cook pork in the butter and oil on both sides, remove from pan and reserve.
Cook onions in the same pan.
Add the white wine and let boil.
Incorporate the chicken broth, garlic, rosemary, cumin and let boil.

Mix flour, cream and mustard, apart.
Add to the pan, stir and let simmer.

Place the pork loin in a baking tray and bathe with the sauce.
Bake for 2 hours, lined paper aluminum.
Remove from the oven and let the meat stand for 1 hour before serving.

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Christmas Eggplant with Tsatziki

Ingrdients:

2 eggplants, thinly sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
Sal and pepper

Tsatziki:
4 scallions, finely sliced
3/4 cup natural Greek yogurt
1/2 cucumber, finely chopped
3 tbsp chopped fresh mint
1 garlic clove chopped
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Preheat the grill.

Mix the yogurt with the cucumber, te scallions, garlic, mint, salt and pepper.
Cover with plastic wrap and leave to chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Brush the eggplant with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Cook the eggplant over hot coals for 5 minutes on each side.

Serve with the Tsatziki.

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Roman Christmas Lamb

Ingredients:

600 g lamb
50 g black olives, pitted and halved
2/3 cup red wine
2/3 cup vegetable stock
6 canned anchovy fillets
4 garlic cloves
3 springs thyme, stalks removed
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp sugar

Preparing:

Cook the lamb with the oil and butter for 5 minutes.
Grind together the garlic, thyme and anchovies to make a smooth paste.

Add the red wine and vegetable stock to the lamb.
Stir in the garlic paste and sugar.
Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
Stir the olives into the sauce and mix to combine.

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Christmas Smoked Turkey Focaccia

Ingredients:

6 ounces sliced turkey
5 ounces provolone or mozzarella cheese
4 ounces salami
1/3 cup chili pepper
1/4 cup sliced hearts of artichokes
1/4 cup choppes olives
1/4 cup Italian dressing
1 focaccia bread
Lettuce Leaves

Preparing:

Put on a layer of focaccia lettuce, turkey, salami, and cheese.
Combine pepper, olives, artichokes and dressing.
Add the dressing on the cheese and place another layer of focaccia.
Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.

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