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Poached Salmon with Chive Gravy

Salmon Ingredients

  • 1 kgs salmon
  • ½ cup wine (preferrably white)
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 mid-size onion (sliced)
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Chive Sauce Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
  • 1/4 cup yogurt
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Salmon Instructions

  1. In a skillet, on low heat, add wine, water, and onions;  bring the mixture to a simmer.
  2. Add salmon fillets, skin-side down on the skillet. then cover and cook to desired doneness.
Sauce Instructions
  1. Combine chives and remaining ingredients in a small bowl.

Serve the salmon with the chive sauce and some freshly ground black pepper.

Quick Notes

Good with some chilled white wine.

Variations

you can replace chive with dill and parsley if not available.

Cooking time (duration): 15

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: dinner/supper/lunch

Culinary tradition: Scandinavian

My rating:5 stars: ?????

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Posted: April 5th, 2010
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Stoli (TM) Cream Pasta

Ingredients

  • 500 grams tagliatelle pasta
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1/3 cup Stoli (TM) vodka
  • 1-1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 200 grams baby shrimps (pre-cooked and frozen)
  • 200 grams fresh mushroom (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
  • 100 grams parmesan cheese (grated)
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Add salt, olive oil, and cook according to the package directions al dente.
  2. In a skillet melt the butter over medium heat. Add garlic, fresh mushroom, grated black pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Raise the heat to high, add Stoli (TM) and cream and simmer till the mixture is slightly reduced. Drain well your cooked pasta. Add it to the skillet and keep tossing. After few minutes, add your shrimps and keep cooking, until the shrimps and pasta have absorbed most of the sauce and are tender.
  4. Stir in the parsley and lots of parmesan cheese.

Quick Notes

Serve with some chilled rose wine

Variations

Add Gorgonzola or blue cheese to the sauce to give it a tangy kick.

Cooking time (duration): 20

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: USA (Nouveau)

My rating:4 stars: ?????

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Posted: April 3rd, 2010
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Steak con Arroz Negro y Pesto

Summary: Emperor’s forbidden taste revisited

Steak Ingredients

  • 4 beef sirloins
  • 3 tbsp fresh black pepper

Rice Ingredients

  • 2 cups black rice
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp salt

Pesto Ingredients

  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves
  • 3 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
  • salt and fresh black pepper to taste

Steak Instructions

  1. In a small plate put, grate some black pepper, (or a mix of black, red and white pepper if available).
  2. Dip the sirloin edges with the peppers.
  3. In a grilling pan or BBQ grill, cook them to your taste.

Rice Instructions

  1. Rinse the rice for 10 minutes in cool water.
  2. In a boiling pot with a tight-fitting lid, add black rice, water, olive oil and salt.
  3. Bring the rice to a boil, and cook for about 20 minutes.
  4. When Craters appears, turn off the heat and put between the pot and the lid a soft cloth and let it rest for another 10 minutes.

Pesto Instructions

  1. In a food processor, add garlic, basil leaves, pine nuts, and a dash of salt and pepper to the bowl of the processor. While processing, drizzle in olive oil until you get a smooth puree.
  2. Add parmesan cheese and mix it with the rest. If the pesto is too thick add some water to it.

Serving Instructions

  1. In a large plate, put some black rice.
  2. Add pesto ready sauce on top or around it.
  3. Place a sirloin steak aside.

  1. Enjoy!

Quick Notes

Serve with some crisp matured red wine.

Variations

You can prepare the same recipe with chicken filet marinated with some white wine before 2 hours at least

Cooking time (duration): 70

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: Valencian

My rating:4 stars: ?????

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Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping

Ingredients

  • Potato Mixture:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 kgs fresh sweet potatoes , boiled, drained, peeled and mashed (or 6 cups)
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    1/2 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg and allspice

    Topping:

  • 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, cut in small pieces

    For garnish:

  • 12 pecan halves

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 180 C (or 350 F).
    Grease a shallow 2 liters baking dish.

    Potato Mixture:

  2. Beat eggs in a large bowl.
  3. Stir in potatoes until blended.
  4. Add remaining ingredients; mix well.
  5. Spread evenly in prepared baking dish.

    Topping:

  6. Mix sugar, flour and nuts in a medium-size bowl.
  7. Work in butter with hands until well blended. Bake 60-70 minutes until topping is browned and bubbling.
  8. Garnish with pecan halves.

Cooking time (duration): 90

Diet type: Vegetarian

Number of servings (yield): 12

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: USA (Southern)

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★

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Mona’s Curried Chicken

Ingredients

  • 600 grams chicken breasts (boneless and skinless )

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 onions
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 ginger root (small piece and peeled)
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 dried red chilies
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 5-10 cardamom pods – seeds only, discard shells
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • chopped fresh coriander leaves (cilantro)

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken breasts into chunks.

  2. Chop spices and garlic in blender, along with tomato sauce, water and finally add yogurt and pulse to mix.
  3. Sauté chicken pieces in oil and then add onions, continue cooking till onions are transparent and tender and chicken is reasonably well-cooked.
  4. Pour spice mixture over the chicken and onions and bring to a boil, stirring well.
  5. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally until chicken is tender for about 45 minutes.
  6. Add lemon juice, and garnish your curried chicken with fresh coriander leaves.

Quick Notes

serve with rice aside.

Cooking time (duration): 70

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: Indian (Southern)

My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆

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Posted: December 3rd, 2009
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Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients

  • 1 kgrams beef steak cut into thin strips

  • All-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms(preferred fresh)
  • 1 beef broth
  • 1 mushroom soup packet
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 cup cream

Instructions

  1. Season the meat strips with some salt, black pepper and garlic powder, then dust with flour.
    Brown them on both sides in the olive oil and butter.

  2. Remove the steak from the pan. Add the onion slices and mushrooms to the pan drippings.
  3. Sauté for a few minutes, until the onion is tender. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon flour.
  4. Put the steak back into the pan with the onion and mushrooms. Add the mushroom soup and beef broth.
  5. Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, covered.
  6. Adjust seasoning to taste, adding salt and pepper, as needed. Stir in the cream the last few minutes, right before you serve.

Quick Notes

serve with rice or noodles

Variations

you can add sour cream instead of regular cream.

Cooking time (duration): 40

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: Russian

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★

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Posted: December 1st, 2009
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Polpette di Gioia (Italian Meatballs)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs

  • 1 beaten egg
  • 500 grams ground meat
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 100 grams sweet sausage stuffing
  • 6 tbsp Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • lemon zest
  • fresh black pepper, red pepper

Instructions

  1. Mix the bread crumbs, egg, ground beef, sausage meat, Parmesan cheese, parsley, olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, and black/red pepper.

  2. Knead the ingredients together well until the mixture is smooth.
  3. Shape the meat into small balls to suit your taste.
  4. Lay the meatballs out on a tray, cover with wax paper and chill for an hour.
  5. Heat olive oil in a large skillet, over medium-high heat.
  6. Cook the meatballs on all sides until brown.

Quick Notes

serve with tomato and basil sauce.

Cooking time (duration): 40

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: Italian

My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆

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Posted: November 30th, 2009
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