ITALIAN DRESSING
(2 cups)
3/4 cup wine vinegar 2/3 cup red wine
1 clove garlic
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. capers
1/2 cup oil
1 tbsp. mustard seed 2 peppers - green or red 2 tsp. prepared mustard 1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. rosemary - dried 1 tsp. oregano - dried
Mix vinegar and wine, set for 1 hour. Finely chop garlic. Add salt, capers, mustard seed and pound to paste. Remove pepper insides and cut into slivers. Boil garlic paste, add peppers and spices, stirring. Remove from heat, add oil, cool.
CHICKEN SOUP WITH TINY MEATBALLS
2 lb. stewing chicken
4 c. water
2 1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 lb. sm. onions
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic
5 carrots, sliced
Parsley and celery leaves
Place chicken in water in large saucepan. Add salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and garlic. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer slowly for 1/2 hour or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from pan. Cool and carefully skim fat from surface of soup. Bring soup to a boil and add onions, carrots, parsley and celery, simmer gently for 10
minutes.
CHICKEN WINGS IN SOY SAUCE
24 chicken wings
1 c. soy sauce
3/4 c. chopped green onions with tops
1/3 c. sugar
4 tsp. salad oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
Halve the wings and throw away the tips. Blend soy sauce, onions, sugar, oil, garlic and ginger in a large bowl.
Add the wings, cover and marinate for 30 minutes. Remove the wings and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken in a shallow pan and baste with the sauce. Bake in 350-degree oven for 15 minutes and turn over, baste again and cook 15 more minutes.
This may be made the day before and reserved in refrigerator, covered. Be sure to save some marinade to baste again when reheating in oven.
Broiled Chicken Oregano
4 chicken breast
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoon oregano — fresh or 1 t dried
Several hours before serving-or the day before, if time allows, rub the chicken pieces with the garlic and place them in a deep china or earthenware bowl. Combine marinade ingredients and the garlic clove and pour over chicken. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the chicken. Turn chicken pieces occasionally. When ready to cook, preheat the broiler to its highest setting. Arrange the chicken pieces on the broiler rack and baste with a little of the melted butter mixture. (Reserve part of the basting mixture to serve over the chicken when served.) Broil the chicken 3-4 inches from the heat for 5-8 minutes per side, basting often. Chicken is done when juices run clear when pierced with a sharp knife. Remove to serving platter, pour reserved basting mixture over the chicken breasts and serve immediately. This is also good done on a BBQ.
Baccala Alla Bolognese
1 3/4 pound dried codfish
1 clove garlic — minced flour — for dredging
3 tablespoon fresh parsley — minced
4 tablespoon butter salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 lemon — juiced
Put the cod in a deep dish, add cold water to cover, and let it soak for 2 days in the refrigerator in order for it to “plump” up and change the water several times. Rinse and dry the fish and cut it into 2-inch chunks. Dredge the fish in the flour, shaking off the excess. In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbl of the butter and the olive oil. Add the fish pieces and brown them well on all sides over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the fish with the minced garlic and parsley and stir the mixture gently. Cut the remaining 2 Tbl butter into bits and add it to the pan. Sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper and pour over the lemon juice. Serve immediately.
HAMBURGER RICE SKILLET
1 lb. ground beef
1 med. onion, sliced into rings
1 med. green pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 c. med. grain rice
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 tsp. Worcestershire
1/2 tsp. dry basil, crushed
In skillet cook beef, onion, pepper, garlic until browned; drain. Add rice; cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, basil, 1 1/2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover; simmer 25-30 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir occasionally.
ALL DAY CROCKPOT DELIGHT
2-3 lbs. boneless chuck, cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 c. flour
1/4 c. butter
1 onion, sliced
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 c. beer
1/4 c. flour
Coat beef cubes with the 1/2 cup flour. Brown in melted butter. Drain off excess fat. In crock pot, combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer. Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours (all day) until meat is tender. Turn control to high. Dissolve remaining 1/4 cup flour in small amount of water. Stir into meat mixture, cook on high 30-40 minutes. Serve with rice and salad.