New year's dinner
Sunday 15 March 2009 at 09:42 am.It has been a busy month. Moving to Holland, moving into my new room, catching up with old friends, starting my internships, whilst in the mean time making sure that my diet provides me with the essential nutrients to stay healthy. Last week, we had a themed 'new year's'-dinner. The theme: 'merican fud, which turned out to be quite healthy and very appetising.
The recipes:
Appetiser: Artichoke dip and corn chips
5 tbsp (40g) Parmesan, 3 tbsp mayonnaise, 3 tbsp sour cream, 1/2 onion (chopped finely), pinch of garlic powder, 1 can artichoke hearts (chopped small pieces), pepper and salt to taste, some herbs you like (but only a pinch - i used basil and some paprika),
Whisk 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan, mayonnaise, sour cream, dried herb(s), black pepper, salt, and garlic powder in medium bowl to blend. Stir in chopped artichoke hearts. Transfer mixture to oven-proof dish. Preheat oven to 180°C. Bake dip until heated through, about 20 minutes (about 30 minutes if chilled).Preheat grill. Sprinkle dip with some Parmesan cheese and paprika. Grill till cheese is melted. Serve with corn chips.
Soup: Ocean chowder
Olive oil, 1 yellow onion (diced), 1 clove of garlic, 1 stalk of celery (diced), 1 big carrot (diced), 1 pound (500g) potatoes (diced), 2 cups (500ml) vegetable stock, 1 bay leaf, 1 cup (250ml) heavy cream, fresh parsley, thyme (fresh or dried), freshly ground black pepper
Heat a swig of oil and sauté the onion for about 10 mins. Add the garlic, celery, and carrot. Cook for about 5 more mins, then add the taters, bay leaf, and stock, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 mins (until the taters are just cooked). Add cream and herbs, and simmer for 10 more mins.
Main: Corn pudding, Coleslaw, Cabbage rolls, Biscuits
Corn pudding:
1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp salt, 4 tsp sugar, 3 tbsp butter (melted), 2 cups fresh, frozen (thawed), or canned whole kernel corn (cooked), 3 large eggs, 2 cups milk
Combine flour, salt, and sugar, and mix in the corn and melted butter. Beat eggs and add to milk. Stir into the corn mixture. Preheat oven to 220°C. Put the mixture into an ovenproof dish and place it in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and stir with long prong fork, disturbing the top as little as possible. Return to the oven for 10 more minutes. Repeat stirring procedure. Repeat this 2 more times or till done (the pudding should be firm.Coleslaw:
Dressing: mix 1/3 cup olive oil (add some water to make it 1/4 cup), 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp mayonnaise, 2 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper.
Salad: 3 cups shredded green, 1 cup shredded peeled carrots.
You can add any other kind of vegetable (squash, courgette, radishes, cucumber, bell pepper, celery, to name a few), nuts, seeds, and berries, to taste.
Cabbage rolls:
1 cabbage head, 1 yellow onion (fine chopped), 1 clove garlic (crushed), 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 1/2 c raw carrots (grated), 2 c cooked mashed lentils, 2 eggs, 1 tsp Italian mix herbs, salt and pepper to taste, 1 tsp paprika, pinch of cayenne, 2 cups sieved tomatoes + 1 cup water.
Remove cabbage core, and either steam the cabbage whilst peeling off the leaves as you steam it, or plunge cabbage in pot of boiling water, bring to full boil, and then remove from heat. Allow cabbage to stay in covered pot about 20 minutes, drain, and allow cabbage to cool. Peal off 8-12 leaves, cut out the centre ribs and set aside. In the mean time, boil 1 cup of lentils with 2 cups of water (or vegetable stock). Add the lentils (mashed) to the carrots, onion, garlic, eggs, seasoning, and combine well. Spoon the mixture (about 1 or 2 tbsp) into the centre of each leaf, fold leaf edges over stuffing, roll into cigar-shapes (or try to, i can never manage). Arrange them at the bottom of a deep, flame-proof dish. Pour the juice (and some paprika) over stuffed leaves, cover, and simmer for about half an hour at 200°C.
Biscuit: any recipe for baking powder biscuits will do. I got mine here.
Dessert: Pecan pie
However, i made the shell myself: 110g butter, ice water, 2 tbsp sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 cup of flour. Chop the butter finely and freeze for half an hour. Add flour, salt and sugar to the butter, and add as much ice water as needed to quickly make a dough. Return the dough to the fridge until needed.
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