TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE
* 2 cans cream of celery soup
* 1/3 cup dry sherry
* 2/3 cup Milk
* 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
* 10 ounces frozen peas
* 2 cans tuna, drained
* 10 ounces egg noodles, cooked
* 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
* dash curry powder (optional)
In a large bowl, thoroughly combine soup, sherry, milk, parsley flakes, vegetables, and tuna. Fold in noodles. Pour into greased Crock Pot. Dot with butter or margarine. Cover and cook on Low 7 to 9 hours. (Cook noodles just until tender.)
TERIYAKI SAUCE WINGS
* 3 pounds chicken wings
* 1 onion, chopped
* 1 cup soy sauce
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground ginger
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1/4 cup dry sherry
Rinse chicken, and pat dry. Cut off wing tips and discard. Cut each wing into 2 pieces, cutting at the joint. Broil wings 4 inches from heat for about 10 minutes on each side, or until browned. Transfer to Crock Pot. Mix all remaining ingredients together and pour over chicken wings. Cook, covered, on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours. Stir once or twice to keep wings coated with sauce.
Makes about 32 wings.
CROCKPOT BEEF STROGANOFF I
2 lbs top round steak, sliced thin across the grain
1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
1/4 tsp thyme
3/4 cup dry sherry
3/4 cup beef broth (Swansons)
3/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp garlic salt
Put all this in the crockpot, stir well and cook on low for 8 hours. Turn heat to high and mix 1-1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup Wondra flour, cake flour works too, heat on high for 40 minutes.
Serve over rice or noodles.
CHICKEN A LA KING
* 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless chicken tenders
* 1 to 1 1/2 cup matchstick-cut carrots
* 1 bunch green onions (scallions) sliced in 1/2-inch pieces
* 1 jar Kraft pimiento or pimiento & olive process cheese spread (5oz)
* 1 can 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup
* 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
* salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients in the slow cooker/Crock Pot (3 1/2-quart or larger) in the order given; stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours. Serve over rice, toast, or biscuits.
Serves 6 to 8.
BARBECUED PORK STRIPS
* 1/2 cup soy sauce
* 1/4 cup dry sherry
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1/8 teaspoon pepper
* 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
* 1 8-ounce can pineapple chunks (do not drain)
* 3 pounds lean pork, cut into strips, browned, and drained
Combine all ingredients except pork strips in Crock Pot and stir well. Add pork and stir to coat. Cook on low, covered, for 8 to 10 hours. Serve with sauce.
Makes about 15 servings.
Pork with Chestnuts
1 pound very lean pork
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
3/4 pound skinned chestnuts
5 tablespoons soy sauce
1 pound fresh leaf spinach
Cut the pork into small bite size cubes and place in frying pan with 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Remove residue and cover tightly and simmer for an hour.
Place the chestnuts into a large pan with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for an hour. Drain the chestnuts and add to pork meat with the soy sauce, sherry and dark brown sugar. Cook slowly for an additional 25 minutes.
Wash the spinach very thoroughly and drain. Place into frying pan or wok along with 1 tablespoon of the liquid from the pork and 1 teaspoon Sesame oil. Set heat to high and cook for approx. 5 minutes stirring constantly.
Place the spinach into a deep dish; place pork on top of spinach and pour the juices over top. Serve very hot.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 89 Calories; 4g Fat (35.3% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 28mg Cholesterol; 935mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
ORIENTAL CHICKEN WONTONS
8 oz. ground raw chicken
1/2 c. shredded carrots
1/4 c. finely chopped celery or water chestnuts
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. dry sherry
2 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. grated gingerroot
1/2 (16 oz.) pkg. wonton wrappers
2 tbsp. margarine or butter, melted
Plum or Sweet & Sour Sauce
Filling: In a medium skillet cook and stir ground chicken until no pink remains; drain. Stir in carrots, celery or waterchestnuts, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch and gingerroot; mix well. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon of the filling atop a wonton wrapper, lightly brush edges with water. To shape each wonton, carefully bring 2 opposite points of the square wrapper up over the filling and pinch together in the center. Carefully bring the 2 remaining opposite points to the center and pinch together. Pinch together edges to seal. Place wontons on a greased baking sheet. Brush the wontons with melted margarine or butter. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown and crisp. Serve with Plum or Sweet & Sour Sauce. Makes about 25 appetizer servings.
Smoker Honey-Glazed Breast Of Turkey
1 bone-in turkey breast
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 lemon — juiced
1/2 teaspoon salt
liquid smoke — (optional)
Rinse turkey breast and pat dry. Heat honey, sherry and butter in a saucepan. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and salt (and the few drops of Liquid Smoke). Pour honey mixture (we recommend you cool the mixture thoroughly first) over turkey breast and let stand, covered, in refrigerator for 3 to 5 hours (We think overnight is much better, several days is okay, too, turning at least twice a day). Place turkey breast on smoker grid and baste. Baste once again when almost done. See below for times.
Charcoal Smoker: Use 7 pounds charcoal, 4 quarts hot water (we make a portion of this white wine, and put in an onion, a few celery stalks, a lemon cut in half, a few cloves of garlic and a couple bay leaves), 2 wood sticks (we use about 4 to 6 hickory blocks, soaked for at least an hour in water), and smoke 3 to 4 hours. (Stop about 1/2 hour early if you plan to reheat at a later time in the oven; we don’t usually do this, but rather pour hot gravy over the sliced turkey if we want it warm.)
Electric Smoker: Use 4 quarts hot water (see recommendations for charcoal smoker for our suggestions), 2 wood sticks (ditto) and smoke 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 531 Calories; 21g Fat (37.5% calories from fat); 62g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 188mg Cholesterol; 317mg Sodium. Exchanges: 9 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.
Spicy Pork With Peanuts
1/4 cup raw unsalted peanuts
3 tablespoons peanut oil
4 whole dried chile peppers
4 scallions — thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves — thinly sliced
SAUCE:
1 tablespoon chile paste with garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1 tablespoon chinkiany vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon cornstarch — mixed with
1 tablespoon chicken broth — (cold)
8 ounces boneless pork — cubed
Stir-fry the peanuts over a high flame in 1 tablespoon of the oil until they develop a golden-brown color. This brings out their flavor. Take care not to let them burn. Remove them and set them aside.
Lower the flame to medium. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and flavor it with the peppers. With the oil still at medium heat, add the scallions and garlic. Stir-fry them for 10 to 20 seconds, until their aroma rises from the wok. Add the sauce ingredients.
When the sauce comes to a boil, add the cornstarch dissolved in broth. The sauce must be thick enough to coat the pork pieces. Since the pork is not seasoned, the sauce is the seasoning. Add the pork pieces and the peanuts. Quickly toss to coat them well. Stir and toss the pork for 30-to-45 seconds, or until the pieces are cooked through. Turn the pork out on a serving plate.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 259 Calories; 19g Fat (67.1% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 33mg Cholesterol; 581mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Stir-Fried Pork Tenderloin With Vegetables
3/4 pound pork tenderloin
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry
2 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 1/4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
salad oil
1/2 bunch broccoli
1/2 pound sliced mushrooms
1 carrot — thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons water
With knife held in slanting position, almost parallel to the cutting surface, cut tenderloin crosswise into 1/8″-thick slices. In medium-sized bowl, mix pork with next 5 ingredients.
In 12″ skillet or wok over high heat, in tablespoons hot salad oil, cook broccoli, mushrooms, carrot, and salt, stirring quickly and frequently (stir frying) until vegetables are coated with oil. Add water and stir fry until vegetables are tender-crisp; spoon onto warm platter.
In same skillet over high heat, in 2 more tablespoons hot salad oil, cook pork mixture until pork loses its pink color, about 2-3 minutes, stirring quickly and frequently. Return vegetables to skillet with pork; heat through.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 224 Calories; 5g Fat (18.3% calories from fat); 30g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 74mg Cholesterol; 1303mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
LEMON-TARRAGON CHICKEN
2 tbsp. margarine
8 med. skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 1/2 lb.)
2 c. fresh mushrooms, halved
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp. dry sherry
1/2 tsp. tarragon, crushed
1/2 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can chicken broth
1/4 c. sour cream
Hot cooked spinach or egg noodles
Quartered fresh lemon slices (optional)
1/3 c. flour
In 12-inch skillet, melt margarine over medium high heat. Add chicken, mushrooms, garlic, sherry, tarragon, and lemon pepper seasoning. Cook, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, turning once. Remove chicken and mushrooms with a slotted spoon.
In a screw top jar, combine chicken broth and flour; shake until blended. Add mixture to the skillet. Cook and stir over medium high heat until thickened and bubbly.
Remove about 1/2 cup of mixture from skillet and stir into sour cream. Return to skillet along with chicken and mushrooms. Heat through; do not boil. Serve over hot cooked noodles. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired. Serves 8.
Black and Blue Olives
6 ounces jumbo ripe olives — canned, pitted
3 ounces blue cheese
3 ounces cream cheese — softened
2 teaspoons minced parsley
2 tablespoons dry sherry
Drain olives. Using a fork, combine blue cheese, cream cheese, parsley and sherry into a smooth paste. Using a pastry bag or the tip of a small knife, fill the olives with the cheese mixture. Chill.
Serves 10 to 12
Braised Leeks and Mushrooms
1/4 c Dry sherry
1 ts Olive oil
5 c Thinly sliced leeks
1 c Thinly sliced shiitakes
1 ts Fresh orange juice
1/2 ts Grated orange peel
1 tb Apple cider vinegar
Salt & pepper to taste In a large skillet, over medium heat, combine sherry & oil. Heat to simmering. Add leeks, stirring frequently for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms & saute for 5 minutes. Stir in orange juice, peel & vinegar. Remove from heat. Add seasonings & serve warm.
Ma Po
1/2 c Vegetable broth
1/3 c Hoisin sauce
1 tb Rice wine/dry sherry
1/3 c Ketchup
1/2 ts Hot sauce
1 tb Sesame oil
1 tb Vegetable oil
3 ea Garlic cloves, minced
1 lb Firm tofu, cut to 1/2″ cubes
2 c Mung bean sprouts
1 tb Cornstarch mixed with 2
– tablespoons water 2 ea Green onions, slivered
In a small bowl, combine broth, hoisin sauce, rice wine or sherry, ketchup & hot sauce. Set aside. Place a wok over high heat, when hot, add vegetable oil. Add garlic & stir for 5 seconds. Add tofu & stir fry for 2 minutes. Stir in reserved sauce & cook 1 minute. Add bean sprouts & cook another minute. Add dissolved cornstarch & stir till sauce thickens. Serve over noodles tossed in sesame oil or over steamed rice.. Garnish with onions.
Lentil-Walnut Burgers
3/4 c Dry lentils
1 1/2 c Water
2 ts Cider vinegar
1 tb Butter
1 c Onion; finely minced
2 Garlic cloves; crushed
10 lg Mushrooms; minced
1/2 c Walnuts; finely minced
1 sm Celery stalk; finely minced
1 ts Salt
Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 ts Dry mustard
1 tb Dry sherry
1/2 c Raw wheat germ
This takes about 40 minutes to prepare: you can do “part 1″ while “part 2″ is cooking, plus about 1 hour to chill, then 15 minutes to cook. Makes between 4 to 6 servings, depending on the size of patties you make and the hunger of participants. Note: uncooked burgers may be individually wrapped and frozen. Part 1: Bring lentils and water to a boil in saucepan. Lower the heat, and simmer, partly-covered, 30 minutes, or until lentils are soft, and liquid is gone. Place in large-ish bowl. Add vinegar, and mash. Part 2: Saute remaining ingredients, except for wheat germ, together over medium-low heat 10 to 15 minutes, or until all is tender. Add to the mashed lentils, and mix well. Add wheat germ and mix again. Chill for about 1 hour.
The Burgers: 1. Make 4-inch patties from chilled burger-mixture. For freezing, make patties, place wax paper between each patty and stack; wrap well and freeze (or wrap individually). 2. Fry burgers in butter until brown, *or* broil about 8 minutes on each side. Try putting sesame seeds in pan to keep burgers from sticking to pan, if it is a problem. 3. Serve either as patties, or as burgers in a whole-wheat bun. Good with cheese melted on top, basil sprinkled on each burger is tasty also.
ORIENTAL CHICKEN TENDERS CURRIED PEANUT CHICKEN
1 c. soy sauce
1/3 c. sugar
4 tsp. vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. five spice powder
2 bunches green onion
16 chicken tenders (approx. 2 lbs.)
Blend soy sauce, sugar, oil, ginger and five spice powder in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves. Stir in green onions. Add chicken tenders to marinade. Turn to coat. Cover chicken and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Drain chicken RESERVING MARINADE. Arrange chicken in dish and bake until brown and tender, while basting occasionally with marinade.
Another variation of the same recipe:
4 halves, skinned & boned chicken breasts
2 c. half & half
1 1/2 c. mayonnaise
3 tbsp. mango chutney
2 tbsp. dry sherry
1 tbsp. sherry vinegar
2 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. turmeric
2 c. finely chopped salted roasted peanuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish just large enough to hold them. Pour half and half over them and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool and cut in 1 inch cubes.
Process mayonnaise, chutney, sherry, vinegar, curry powder and turmeric in a blender or food processor. Dip chicken pieces into the curry mayonnaise and roll in the chopped nuts. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Arrange on a serving plate with fancy toothpicks.
ASPARAGUS AND CHICKEN IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE
2 Chicken thighs
12 medium Asparagus spears
3 tablespoons Peanut or corn oil
—–MARINADE—–
1 tablespoon Dry sherry
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 teaspoons Thin soy sauce
1 pinch Sugar
—–SAUCE—–
2 teaspoons Fermented black beans
3 Cloves garlic — minced
1/2 teaspoon Brown sugar
2 teaspoons Black soy sauce
3/4 cup Chicken stock
Cornstarch paste
Marinating: With sharp paring knife, scrape chicken meat from thigh; slice into thin strips across the grain. (Breast meat is not preferred for this dish, as meat is too dry and spongy.) Combine sherry, soy, cornstarch and sugar in bowl; massage liquid into meat with your fingers. Marinate for 15 to 30 minutes.
Preparation: Wash asparagus; peel tough white outer skin off ends; slice on diagonal in 2 1/2″ sections. Rinse fermented black beans. In bowl, combine and mash black beans and garlic, brown sugar, black soy sauce and chicken stock; stir; reserve for 15 minutes.
Stir Frying: Add 2/3 of oil to hot wok; when oil is very hot, add chicken. Stir-fry for about 3 minutes on high heat - or until chicken begins to shrink and firm up. Remove chicken to holding bowl.
Reheat wok to high, add remaining oil. When oil is hot, add black bean sauce. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add asparagus; mix with sauce. Stir sauce with asparagus. When sauce boils, add cooked chicken; toss to combine. Dribble in a little cornstarch paste if needed; cornstarch in chicken marinade might be enough. Toss ingredients until very little liquid remains and is reduced to glaze. Dish is ready when asparagus brightens. If you still have too much liquid, remove ingredients, continue to reduce sauce, then return ingredients to coat them with sauce. Serve in individual portions.
Almond chicken
1 lb skinned chicken breast.
1/3 Slivered almonds
5 slices fresh ginger root
3 green onions, chopped to about 1″ lengths
1 green pepper, chopped as above
1/2 cup diced bamboo shoots
1 cup vegtable oil
~~Marinade~~
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp white pepper
1 tsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 egg white
~~Seasoning sauce~~
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp dry sherry
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp cornstarch
Cut chicken into 1” cubes. Combine marinade ingredients, add chicken and mix well. Let stand 1/2 hour.
Heat oil in wok, add chicken and stir-fry until browned. Remove chicken and drain well. Stir-fry ginger, onion, pepper and bamboo shoots for about 1 minute until vegtables are crisp-tender. Combine ingrediants for seasoning sauce in a small bowl, mix well and add to wok. bring to boil. Add chicken to boiling sauce. Stir-fry chicken until coated with sauce. Add almonds, mix well and serve hot.
Oriental chicken tenders curried peanut chicken
1 c. soy sauce
1/3 c. sugar
4 tsp. vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. five spice powder
2 bunches green onion
16 chicken tenders (approx. 2 lbs.)
Blend soy sauce, sugar, oil, ginger and five spice powder in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves. Stir in green onions. Add chicken tenders to marinade. Turn to coat. Cover chicken and refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Drain chicken RESERVING MARINADE. Arrange chicken in dish and bake until brown and tender, while basting occasionally with marinade.
Another variation of the same recipe:
4 halves, skinned & boned chicken breasts
2 c. half & half
1 1/2 c. mayonnaise
3 tbsp. mango chutney
2 tbsp. dry sherry
1 tbsp. sherry vinegar
2 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. turmeric
2 c. finely chopped salted roasted peanuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish just large enough to hold them. Pour half and half over them and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool and cut in 1 inch cubes.
Process mayonnaise, chutney, sherry, vinegar, curry powder and turmeric in a blender or food processor. Dip chicken pieces into the curry mayonnaise and roll in the chopped nuts. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Arrange on a serving plate with fancy toothpicks.