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Mulled Wine
Ingredients
2 tbsp. prepared mulling spices (or 6 whole cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 fresh bay
leaves, 1 whole nutmeg, 1 halved vanilla pod) tied in cheesecloth
1 quart Burgundy wine
2 cups vermouth
1/3 cup sugar
Directions
Make a simple syrup with the vermouth and sugar by dissolving the sugar over
medium heat. Add the spices and wine, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve hot.
(Adapted from Jamie Oliver, http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other‐recipes/jamie‐s‐mulled‐
wine.)
Pesto Crostini
Ingredients
1 French baguette, cut into ¼‐in. slices
1 log of goat cheese
1 jar pesto or red pepper pesto sauce
Directions
1. Preheat an oven to 350°F. Place the crostini in a single layer on a baking
sheet. Spread about 2 tsp. of the goat cheese on each crostini. Bake until the
cheese is slightly soft and the crostini are warm, about 5 minutes.
2. Transfer to a platter and top each with about 1 Tbs. of the red pepper pesto.
3. Makes about 24 crostini.
(Adapted from the Williams‐Sonoma recipe, http://www.williams‐sonoma.com/recipe/roasted‐red‐
pepper‐pesto‐crostini.html.)
Turkey
Brine
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup salt
2 ½ gallons cold water
½ tsp bay leaves
1 bunch fresh thyme
1 head of garlic, cloves separated and peeled
For Roasting
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, plus 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup dry white wine
Directions
1. Combine the sugar, salt and 3 to 4 quarts (12 to 16 cups) of water in a large
bowl. Stir until the sugar and salt dissolve, then add the remainder of the
brine ingredients except for the remaining 1 1/2 gallons water (16 cups).
2. Double‐bag two heavy‐duty trash bags. Place the turkey in the doubled bags,
pour in the brine, then the remaining 1 1/2 gallons (16 cups) of water ‐‐
there should be enough liquid to completely submerge the bird. Press out all
the air in the bags, then tightly close each bag separately. Keep the turkey
cold with bags of ice, which will also help keep it submerged in the brine.
Brine for 12 to 24 hours.
3. Remove from brine; pat dry with paper towels. Let stand at room
temperature 2 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 425C, with rack in lowest position. Stir together melted
butter and wine in a medium bowl. Fold a very large piece of cheesecloth into
quarters so that it is large enough to cover breast and halfway down sides of
turkey. Immerse cloth in butter mixture; let soak.
5. Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack set in a roasting pan. Fold wing tips
under turkey. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper inside turkey.
Loosely fill body and neck cavities with stuffing. Tie legs together with
kitchen twine. Fold neck flap under; secure with toothpicks. Rub turkey all
over with softened butter; season with salt and pepper.
6. Remove cheesecloth from butter mixture, squeezing gently into bowl.
Reserve butter mixture for brushing. Lay cheesecloth over turkey. Place
turkey, legs first, in oven. Roast 30 minutes.
7. Brush cheesecloth and exposed turkey with butter mixture. Reduce
temperature to 325C. Roast, brushing every 30 minutes, 2 1/2 hours more;
cover with foil if browning too quickly.
8. Discard cheesecloth; rotate pan. Baste turkey with pan juices. Roast, rotating
pan halfway through, until skin is golden brown and an instant‐read
thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 180
degrees and stuffing reaches 165 degrees, about 1 hour. Transfer to a platter.
Set pan with drippings aside for gravy. Let turkey stand at room temperature
at least 30 minutes.
(Adapted from The San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi‐
bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/17/FDGIQ9RTLC1.DTL&ao=2, ABC News,
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=256151 and Martha Stewart’s recipe for a Perfect
Roast Turkey, http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/marthas‐perfect‐roast‐turkey.)
Gravy
Ingredients
Turkey pan juices (do not clean!)
1 cup dry white wine
Chicken stock
1 stick butter
¾ cup flour
Salt & pepper to taste
Directions
1. Pour pan juices through a fine‐mesh sieve into measuring cup (do not clean
roasting pan), then skim off and discard fat.
2. Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners, add cup of dry white wine and
deglaze roasting pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up
brown bits, 1 minute. Pour through sieve into measuring cup containing pan
juices. Add enough chicken stock to pan juices to bring total to 8 cups (if
stock is congealed, heat to liquefy).
3. Melt ½ cup butter in a 4‐quart heavy pot and stir in flour. Cook roux over
moderate heat, whisking, 5 minutes. Add stock mixture in a stream, whisking
constantly to prevent lumps, then bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. Stir
in any turkey juices accumulated on platter and simmer 5 minutes. Season
gravy with salt and pepper.
(This recipe is an original! After reading tons and tons of recipes for gravy and not understanding
any of them, I winged it. Pretty tasty!)
Stuffing
Ingredients
1 package Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix
5 tbsp butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups chicken broth
Directions
1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium‐high heat. Add onions and
celery and cook 2‐3 minutes. Remove from heat.
2. Add broth and stuff to saucepan and mix lightly.
3. Spoon prepared stuffing into a greased 3‐quart casserole dish. Cover and
bake at 175C for 20 minutes; remove cover and bake 10 minutes more.
(The recipe is from the stuffing mix bag!)
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
4 pounds red‐skinned potatoes, unpeeled, quartered
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup finely chopped onion
3 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
1 cup whipping cream
Directions
1. Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 20
minutes. Drain. Return to pot.
2. Meanwhile, melt 1/4 cup butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion
and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté until
tender, about 3 minutes.
3. Add onion‐garlic mixture to potatoes. Add cream and remaining 1/4 cup
butter; mash coarsely. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
(After considering many recommended recipes from friends, I settled on this recipe from Epicurious:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Garlic‐Mashed‐Potatoes‐15679).
Green Beans with Ginger
Ingredients
2 pounds haricots verts, trimmed
1 (3‐inch‐long) piece fresh ginger
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Finely grated zest from ½ lemon
½ teaspoon salt
Directions
1. Cook beans in an 8‐quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just
tender, 5 to 9 minutes (depending on thickness). Drain beans in a colander
and transfer to a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Drain
beans again and pat dry.
2. Peel ginger and halve crosswise, then thinly slice lengthwise and cut into
very thin matchsticks.
3. Heat butter in a 12‐inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam
subsides, then cook ginger, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes.
4. Add beans and cook, stirring, until just heated through, about 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and add zest and salt, tossing to combine.
(From Epicurious: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Green‐Beans‐with‐Ginger‐
Butter‐236376).
Roasted Carrots
Ingredients
12 carrots
3 tablespoons good olive oil
½ teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh dill or parsley
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. If the carrots are thick, cut them in half lengthwise; if not, leave whole. Slice
the carrots diagonally in 1 1/2‐inch‐thick slices. (The carrots will shrink
while cooking, so make the slices big.) Toss them in a bowl with the olive oil,
salt, and pepper. Transfer to a sheet pan in 1 layer and roast in the oven for
20 minutes, until browned and tender.
3. Toss the carrots with minced dill or parsley, season to taste, and serve.
(From Ina Garten, http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina‐garten/roasted‐carrots‐
recipe/index.html).
Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
3/4 cup water
¼ cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
12‐oz bag fresh or frozen cranberries (3 cups)
Zest from 1 orange
Directions
Bring water, OJ, salt and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add
cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until berries just pop, 10 to 12
minutes. Stir in zest, then cool.
(I merged the recipe on the bag of berries with this one from Williams‐Sonoma:
http://www.williams‐sonoma.com/recipe/classic‐molded‐cranberry‐sauce.html. I excluded the
gelatin because I was just serving it in a bowl instead of a mold.)
Pecan Pie
Ingredients
1 cup corn syrup
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups pecans
1 pie crust
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix the first five ingredients. Add pecans.
2. Pour into the pie crust and bake on center rack for 60‐70 minutes.
3. Cool for 2 hours. Store in the refrigerator.
(The recipe is from the corn syrup bottle!)
Old Fashioned Mixed Apple Pie
Ingredients
2 pre‐made pie crusts
2 ¼ pounds assorted apples peeled, cut into 1/2‐inch‐thick wedges
1/3 cup sugar
¼ cup golden or dark raisins
2 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
1 ½ teaspoons (packed) finely grated lemon peel
¼ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or ground nutmeg
½ tablespoon cinnamon
1 ½ tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
2 tbsp (1/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into ½‐inch cubes
Milk (for glaze)
1 tablespoon raw sugar
Directions
1. Butter 9‐inch‐diameter glass pie dish. Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured
work surface to 12‐ to 13‐inch round. Transfer dough to prepared pie dish
and press dough onto bottom and up sides of dish, allowing overhang to
extend over sides. Roll out second dough disk between sheets of parchment
paper or waxed paper to 12‐ to 13‐inch round; transfer dough to baking
sheet. Refrigerate both crusts while preparing filling.
2. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425 degrees. Combine all apple
wedges, 1/3 cup sugar, raisins, quick‐cooking tapioca, grated lemon peel, 1/4
teaspoon salt, and nutmeg in large bowl; toss to blend. Let stand at room
temperature until some juices form, tossing occasionally, about 15 minutes.
3. Place crust‐lined pie dish on rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle graham cracker
crumbs over bottom of crust. Transfer apple filling to crust, mounding filling
slightly in center. Dot filling with butter cubes. Brush crust edges lightly with
water. Remove top parchment sheet from second dough round. Invert dough
round atop filling; remove second parchment sheet. Trim dough overhang on
both crusts to 1/2 inch. Press crust edges together, then fold under. Using
tines of fork, press on crust edge around rim of dish to seal decoratively.
Using small sharp knife, cut six 1‐inch slits in top crust, then cut out 1/2‐inch
circle from center of top crust to allow steam to escape. Brush top crust
lightly with milk, then sprinkle with raw sugar.
4. Bake pie 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees and continue
to bake pie until crust is golden, apples are tender when pierced, and juices
are bubbling thickly through slits in crust, covering crust edges with foil
collar if crust is browning too quickly, about 1 hour longer. Transfer pie to
rack and cool to lukewarm or room temperature. Cut pie into wedges.
(From Epicurious: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Old‐Fashioned‐Mixed‐Apple‐
Pie‐355234).