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Truffled Taleggio and Mushroom Pizza
By polloazul
Put a large heavy baking sheet (17 by 14 inches) on lowest rack of oven, then preheat oven to 500°F
- 1 lb pizza dough, thawed completely if frozen
- 1 ⁄2 lb sliced mushrooms
- 3 ⁄4 lb cold Taleggio or Italian Fontina, rind discarded and cheese sliced
- 1 tsp white truffle oil
Spinach & garlic parmesan rice
By polloazul
If you’re using leftover rice, start by heating it up
- 1 1/2 cups cooked Basmati rice
- 1-2 cups baby spinach, loosely packed
- 1 small clove garlic, mashed
- 2 Tbls. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Freshly cracked black pepper
Onion and Olive Enchiladas
By polloazul
Anaheim and pasilla chiles combine in a puréed sauce for these Cal-Mex—style enchiladas, filled with cotija chee...
- 10 dried Anaheim or New Mexican chiles, stemmed
- 6 dried pasilla chiles, stemmed
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 5 tbsp. flour
- 2 tbsp. cider vinegar
- 2 tsp. dried oregano
- 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 10 6" flour tortillas
- 12 oz. cotija cheese
- 1 (6-oz.) can large pitted black olives, drained and roughly chopped
CREAMED CORN
By polloazul
Cut corn from cobs (reserve cobs) and put in a large saucepan with water, butter, 1 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper
- 12 ears corn, shucked
- 2 cups water
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
Cakebread Cellars's Peppered Venison Loin
By polloazul
For the venison: 1. Rub the venison with 2 tbsp
- For the venison:
- 1 venison loin, trimmed of fat and silverskin, about 1 lb.
- 4 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tsp. coarsely cracked black peppercorns
- 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
- For the sauce:
- 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1/2 lg. yellow onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 celery rib, coarsely chopped
- 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 Granny Smith apple, diced (no need to core)
- 1 c. Cakebread Cellars zinfandel
- 1/2 c. ruby port
- 3 c. chicken stock
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp. fresh huckleberries or frozen wild Maine blueberries, thawed
Dak Gomtang (Korean Chicken Soup)
By polloazul
Place the cleaned chicken in a stock pot large enough to hold the chicken and 10 cups of water (6 - 8 quarts)
- 1 whole chicken (3 - 4 pounds)
- 10 - 12 garlic cloves
- 1 small piece ginger
- 1/2 medium onion
- 2 - 3 scallion white parts
- 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppers (optional)
- 10 cups of water
- 3 scallions, finely chopped to garnish
- salt and pepper to taste
Borrachitos
By polloazul
Rum Balls: To toast nuts: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place the oven rack in the center of th...
- Toppings:
- 1 1/2 cups (150 grams) toasted pecans, finely chopped (hazelnuts, walnuts, or almonds can be used)
- 1 1/4 cups (125 grams) finely crushed vanilla wafer cookies
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) confectioners sugar (powdered or icing)
- 2 tablespoons (15 grams) cocoa powder (Dutch processed or regular unsweetened)
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup (or liquid glucose syrup, golden syrup, or honey)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) rum
- Confectioners (powdered or icing) Sugar
- Finely chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds or pistachios)
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Melted Chocolate (Dark or White)
Slow-Roasted Pork with Glazed Orange Slices
By polloazul
COOK TO COOK Why recipes still call for pork loin as a celebration roast we can't imagine
- 6 6- to 7-pound 7-pound boneless pork shoulder or Boston butt, well marbled
- 1 1 1 1 generous teaspoon whole cloves, or 1 level teaspoon ground
- 1 1 1 1 generous teaspoon whole allspice, or 1 level teaspoon ground
- 1 1 1 1 generous teaspoon coriander seed, or 1 level teaspoon ground
- 1 1 1 1 generous teaspoon black peppercorns, or 1 level teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 1/2-inch 2 1/2-inch 2 stick, broken, or 2 teaspoons ground
- 1 1 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 6 6 6 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/8 1/8 1/8 cup good-tasting extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/8 1 1/8 1/8 cups orange juice
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups dry red wine
- ROASTING AND FINISHING
- 2 2 2 tightly packed tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1 1 thin-skinned orange, such as Valencia, Temple, or Hamlin, unpeeled, sliced into thin rounds
Slow-Cooked Hoisin Pork Wraps with Peanut Slaw
By polloazul
Rub the trimmed pork shoulder all over with salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- 6 pounds pork butt, trimmed of thick fat
- Salt and pepper
- 6 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1 large piece fresh ginger, about five inches long
- 1 bottle hoisin sauce (12-15 ounces)*
Sopa de pescado de mi madre
By polloazul
Pelar y picar la cebolla, las zanahorias y el puerro sin la parte verde, y separar cada cosa en dos mitades
- 1 ,5 kg. de cabeza de rape, a poder ser con algo de carne (¡y sin el hígado!)
- Otros despojos de pescado (opcional, si al pescadero le sobran)
- 2 cebollas grandes
- 400 gr. de zanahorias
- 1 puerro pequeño
- 2 dientes de ajo
- 4 cucharadas de tomate frito, a poder ser casero
- 2 rebanadas de pan de barra
- 2 ramas de perejil
- 1 hoja de laurel
- 1 ,5 litros de agua mineral
- 100 ml. de vino blanco seco
- 1 cucharada de mantequilla
- Aceite de oliva
- Pimienta negra en grano
- Sal