CUCUMBER CHUNKS
10 cucumbers, cut into chunks
6 onions, sliced
1/2 c. salt
2 c. vinegar
2 c. water
1 tbsp. celery seed
1 tbsp. mustard seed
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. turmeric
Combine cucumber chunks, onion slices and salt and let stand 2 hours. Drain. Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Place cucumber and onion mixture in hot sterilized jars. Pour the boiling liquid over cucumber mixture to fill each jar. Seal.
Makes 6-8 pints.
Gingersnaps
This dough is best refrigerated overnight but you can get away with 2 hours of refrigeration.
¼ cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup molasses
4 tbs. (1/2 stick) butter at room temperature
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
The following ground spices:
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. allspice
½ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. cloves
½ tsp. ground ginger
2 ¼ cups flour
• Cream the sugar, molasses, and butter in a large mixing bowl until light.
• Add the egg and beat until fluffy.
• Sift in another bowl the baking soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and 2/3 of the flour.
• Add this mixture all at once to the molasses mixture and beat until the ingredients are just mixed.
• Stir in the remaining flour and then beat it to forma stiff dough.
• Divide the dough into 1 cup amounts and flatten the portions and wrap each one in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/8 inch thick.
• With a crimped pastry wheel, cut the dough into 1 x 2 inch rectangles.
• Put them on baking sheets and then with a fork, prick them in an even pattern.
• Bake the cookies until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer them to wire racks and then cool them completely.
Yield: 6 dozen cookies
GRANDMA’S FRY CAKES
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
3 tbsp. melted butter
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
4 c. flour, sifted
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat eggs, add sugar, melted butter, vanilla and buttermilk. Add dry ingredients, mix well. Cover. Store in refrigerator overnight. Roll dough about 1/2 inch thick, cut out. Fry in hot lard or shortening until brown. Makes 3 dozen.
YUMMY CHICKEN WINGS
12-18 chicken wings
1/3 c soy sauce
1 tsp. ginger
2 garlic cloves minced
2 green onions minced
1 TBS honey
2 tsp. oil
Combine ingredients in your Crock Pot!! Cook on low for 6-8 hours serves 2-4 people depending on appetizer or main dish
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.
SWEET AND SOUR SHRIMP
1 package (6 ox.) frozen Chinese pea pods, partially thawed
1 can (13 oz.) juice-pack pineapple chunks or tidbits (drain and reserve
juice)
2 tbls cornstarch
3 tbls sugar
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice
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2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 cans (4 1/2 oz. each) shrimp, rinsed & drained
2 tbls cider vinegar
Fluffy rice
Place pea pods and drained pineapple in Crock-Pot. In a small saucepan, stir together cornstarch and sugar. Dissolve bouillon cube in boiling water and add with juice, soy sauce and ginger to saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring, and cook sauce for about 1 minute or until thickened and transparent. Gently blend sauce into pea pods and pineapple. Cover and cook on Low setting for 4 to 6 hours.
Before serving, add shrimp and vinegar, stirring carefully to avoid breaking up shrimp. Serve over hot rice.
4 to 5 servings (about 1 1/2 quarts)
SUGARED WALNUTS & PECANS
* 1 pound Pecans or Walnut pieces
* 1/2 cup Unsalted butter - melted
* 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
* 1/4 tsp Allspice - ground
* 1/8 tsp Cloves - ground
* 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon - ground
* 1/4 tsp Ginger - ground
- - Preheat slow cooker/Crock Pot on high for 15 minutes.
- - First, in preheated slow cooker/Crock Pot stir the walnuts (or pecans) and butter until mixed well.
- - Add the powdered sugar, stirring to coat evenly.
- - Cover and slow-cook on high for 15 minutes.
- - Reduce the heat to low and slow cook, UNCOVERED, stirring occasionally, until the nuts are coated with a crisp glaze (should be about 2 hours.)
- - Transfer the nuts to a bowl.
- - In another small bowl, combine the spices and sift them over the nuts, stirring to coat evenly.
- - Let cool before serving.
SUGARED PECANS
* 16 ounces pecan halves
* 1/2 cup butter, melted
* 1/2 cup powdered sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Stir the pecans and butter in a 3 1/2-quart Crock Pot until combined. Add powdered sugar, stirring to coat. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes. Turn to low and cook uncovered for about 2 hours, or until the nuts are covered with a crisp glaze. Transfer to a bowl, combine spices and sift over nuts, tossing to distribute evenly. Cool before serving.
JERK CHICKEN
(A traditional Jamaican dish adapted to the crockpot)
1 large onion, cut into 8 pieces
1 generous tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger
1/2 to 1 habanero pepper, seeded, deveined, and finely minced (wear
gloves!)
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 tablespoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons red wine or balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
3 to 4 pounds chicken tenders
Combine onion and ginger in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add remaining ingredients, except chicken, and pulse until well combined. Place chicken in a 3 1/2-quart (or larger) slow cooker/Crock Pot and cover with sauce. Cover, set on low, and cook for 6 to 8 hours. or until chicken is tender (3 to 4 hours on high).
4 servings.
INDIAN PUDDING
* 3 c. milk
* 1/2 c. cornmeal
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 3 eggs
* 1/4 c. light brown sugar
* 1/3 c. molasses
* 2 tbsp. butter
* 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
* 1/4 tsp. allspice
* 1/2 tsp. ginger
Lightly grease crockpot. Preheat on high for 20 minutes. Meanwhile bring milk, cornmeal and salt to a boil. Boil, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Cover and simmer an additional 10 minutes. In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Gradually beat in hot cornmeal mixture and whisk until smooth. Pour into crock and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours.
GINGER BROWN BREAD
* 1 (14-oz.) pkg. gingerbread mix
* 1/4 cup yellow corn meal
* 1 tsp. salt
* 1-1/2 cups milk
* 1/2 cup raisins
Combine gingerbread mix with corn meal and salt in large bowl; stir in milk until mixture is evenly moist. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 min. Stir in raisins. Pour into a greased and floured 7 or 7 cup mold. Cover with foil and tie. Put a trivet or metal rack in Crock Pot. Pour 2 cups hot water in the pot. Place the filled mold on the rack or the trivet. Cover the pot and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or until the bread is done. Remove from pot and cool on a rack for 5 min. Loosen the edges with a knife and turn out on a rack and cool slightly. Serve warm with butter or cream cheese.
CURRIED FRUIT BAKE
1 package Prunes, (16 oz) pitted
1 package Dried apricots (11 oz)
2 cans Pineapple chunks (13 1/2 oz)
drained
1 can Peaches; sliced (1 lb 13 oz)
1 cup Brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Curry powder
14 ounces Ginger ale
Combine all ingredients in removable liner. Place in base. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours or auto 3 hours.
CROCKPOT COCONUT THAI SHRIMP AND RICE
2 (10 oz.) cans chicken broth
1 cup water
1 tsp. coriander
1/2 tsp. cumin
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
zest and juice of 2 limes (1/3 cup of juice)
7 cloves minced garlic
1 TBLSP. minced fresh ginger
1 medium onion chopped
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 carrott peeled and shredded
1/4 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup golden raisins
2 cups converted rice
1 lb. peeled and deveined jumbo cooking shrimp (thawed if frozen)
2 oz. fresh snow peas cut into strips
toasted coconut for garnish (optional)
In a 5 qt cp, combine chicken broth, water, coriander, cumin, salt, cayenne pepper, lime zest, lime juice, garlic and ginger. Stir in onion, pepper, carrot, coconut, raisins and rice.
Cover and cook on low 3 1/2 hours, or until rice is tender. Check after 3 hours and if liquid is absorbed, but rice is not tender, add 1 more cup water. When rice is tender, stir in shrimp and snow peas. Cook 30 minutes longer. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and serve.
CROCKPOT BRAISED CHICKEN CURRY WITH YAMS
Canola oil
2 lbs chicken legs and thighs (I use bonless/skinless thighs mostly)
2 large white onions chopped
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp minced ginger
1/3 cup madras curry powder (mild, medium/hot your choice)
1 banana
2 bay leaves
4 cups chicken stock
3 large yams, peeled and chopped
salt and black pepper to taste
In a hot stock pot coated with oil, season the chicken and brown on all sides. Put chicken aside. IN the same stockpot, remove all chicken fat, leaving only a coating of oil and saute onions, garlic and ginger. Caramelize well, then add curry powder. Mix quickly for 2 minutes making sure not to burn the curry powder. Add back the chicken, banana, bay leaves,yams and chicken stock. Check for seasonings. Briing to a boil and then simmer slowly for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Serve on basmati rice. I usually toss it all into the crockpot when i add back the chicken etc…. and leave it on low for about 4 hours.
CROCKPOT APPLE DESSERT I
6 apples, peeled and sliced
2/3 cup raw oatmeal
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
Mix oatmeal, sugar, flour, and spices in small bowl. Stir melted butter into mixture until it is crumbly. Put about half of sliced apples in crockpot and spoon about half of oatmeal mixture on top. Cover with the rest of the apples and top with the rest of the crumbly mixture. Cook on high about 2 1/2 hours.
CROCKPOT APPLE BUTTER III
4 lbs apples, cored and sliced (don’t peel)
1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup apple cider
grated zest and juice of one lemon
3 TBS grated ginger
Combine apples, brown sugar, apple cider, zest, juice. Cover and cook 8-10 hours on low, til apples are very soft. (A good thing to do overnight!) Then stir in ginger, increase heat to high, uncover and cook (stirring now and then) til mixture is reduced to about 3 cups for 8 to 10 hours. (This part sounds kind of incredible, come to think of it…I can’t imagine sticking around for 10 hours to stir occasionally…oh well, I’ve come this far, might as well continue!). Put the resulting mash through a food mill.
CHICKEN WINGS IN TERIYAKI SAUCE
* 3 pounds chicken wings (16 wings)
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 1 cup soy sauce
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground ginger
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1/4 cup dry cooking sherry
Rinse chicken and pat dry. Cut off and discard wing tips. Cut each wing at joint to make two sections. Place wing parts on broiler pan. Broil 4-5 inches from the heat for 20 minutes, 10 minutes for each side or until chicken is brown. Transfer chicken to slow cooker/Crock Pot. Mix together onion, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and cooking sherry in bowl. Pour over chicken wings. Cover and cook on Low 5-6 hours or on HIGH 2-3 hours. Stir chicken wings once to ensure wings are evenly coated with sauce. Serve from Slow Cooker. Makes about 32 pieces
APPLE GLAZED PORK ROAST
4 lb. pork loin roast
6 apples
1/4 cup apple juice
3 T. brown sugar
1 t. ginger, ground
Rub roast with salt and pepper. Brown pork roast under broiler to remove excess fat; drain well. Core and quarter apples. Place apple quarters in bottom of crockpot. Place roast on top of apples. Combine apple juice, brown sugar, and ginger. Spoon over top surface of roast, moistening well. Cover and cook on Low for 10-12 hours, until done.
TERIYAKI CHICKEN
1 chicken, cut up or 2 lbs. Teriyaki beef or top sirloin steak sliced thin
2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, chopped fine
1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. sake
–QUICK TERIYAKI MARINADE–
1 c. soy sauce
1 1/2 - 1 1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. oyster sauce
1 tsp. mirin (sweet rice wine)
1 clove chopped garlic
Grated fresh ginger
Mix all ingredients except meat. Stir and cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Cool. Pour over meat and marinate for at least 1 hour. Best when cooked over charcoal. Use remaining marinade for basting. If you use the Quick Teriyaki Marinade, mix together and marinate meat for about 1/2 hour. Best when meat is cooked over charcoal. Baste often.
CHINESE STYLE FRIED CHICKEN
2 whole chicken breasts, boned and skinned
2 tomatoes, cut in pieces (1/2 inch)
1 green pepper, cut in pieces (1/2 inch)
2 tbsp. oil
Mushrooms (optional)
–SAUCE–
1/4 c. corn syrup
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 c. water
1 tbsp. corn starch
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Pinch garlic powder
2 tbsp. sherry (optional)
Mix together
Heat oil in large skillet. Add chicken cut in 1/2 inch pieces and cook for 3 minutes. Stir occasionally. Stir in tomatoes and green pepper. Add sauce, mix, bring to boil, stirring constantly. Continue to boil for 1 minute.
Mixture thickens because of corn starch. Serve over cooked rice Serves 4.
GINGER PEACHY CHICKEN
2 lg. chicken breasts, split
1 (18 oz.) can peach halves
2 tsp. honey
2 tbsp. peach juice
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
Put chicken in baking dish and arrange peach halves in between. Drizzle peach juice and honey over the top.
Sprinkle with garlic salt and ginger. Bake at 325 degrees until done. Serves 3-4 persons.
Shahi Paneer
250 gms. paneer (cottge cheese)
3 tbsp. ghee or butter
1 onion chopped into strips
1/2″ piece ginger chopped fine
2 green chillies chopped fine
4 tomatoes chopped fine
2 cardamoms crushed
1/4 cup beaten curd
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala
salt to taste
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp. tomato sauce
To garnish:
2 tbsp. grated paneer
1 tbsp. chopped coriander
Method:
Chop the paneer into 2″ fingers.
Heat half the ghee. Add onion,ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.
Add curd and cook for 5 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
Blend in a mixie till smooth.
Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer.
Boil to get a very thick gravy.
Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.
Making time: 45 minutes.
Makes for: 6
Shelf life: best fresh.
Honey Glazed Ham
4 pounds boneless fully cooked ham
12 ounces lemon-lime soda — or ginger ale
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Place ham and soda into crock pot. If your pot has a rack, you can use it. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours (high 3 to 4 hours).
Thirty minutes before serving, combine remaining ingredients, including 3 tablespoons drippings from bottom of crock pot. Spread glaze over ham and continue heating. Let ham stand for 15 minutes before serving.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 262 Calories; 12g Fat (40.7% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 76mg Cholesterol; 1931mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 4 Lean Meat; 0 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
Orange-Glazed Ham
6 ounces slice fully cooked ham — cut into 3/4-inch chunks
2 stalks celery — cut into 1/2-inch chunks on a slant cut (bias)
11 ounces mandarin orange sections — *see directions
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
* Mandarin Oranges should contain pineapple also. If they do not, add pineapple to taste.
In a 1 1/2-quart casserole micro-cook ham, celery, 1 tablespoon water, covered, on 100% power for 3 to 4 minutes or till heated through.
Drain orange sections with pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup liquid.
In a 1-cup measure stir together cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir into reserved liquid. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring every 30 seconds.
Drain liquid off ham and celery mixture. Stir in thickened mixture. Stir in orange sections with pineapple. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power about 1 1/2 minutes or till heated through. Serve with hot cooked rice, if desired.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 176 Calories; 4g Fat (20.9% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 38mg Cholesterol; 921mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 0 Fat.
TERIYAKI CHICKEN
1 c. soy sauce
1 c. sugar
3 cloves garlic
Ginger slice
3-4 split chickens
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Baste while cooking and bake in all the sauce
Jewish Stewed Shad
Clean and cut a shad into large slices; sprinkle with salt, pepper and ginger. Put on to boil with 1 sliced onion, 1 bay-leaf, a few cloves, 2 sprigs of parsley and 1/2 cup of vinegar. When done, remove the fish to a platter; add 1/2 cup of raisins, 1 tablespoonful of butter, 1/2 cup of pounded almonds, 1 glass of wine, 1 tablespoonful of brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. Let boil until done and pour over the fish. Garnish with sliced lemon and sprigs of parsley and serve cold.
Shahi Paneer
Ingredients:
250 gms. paneer (cottge cheese)
3 tbsp. ghee or butter
1 onion chopped into strips
1/2″ piece ginger chopped fine
2 green chillies chopped fine
4 tomatoes chopped fine
2 cardamoms crushed
1/4 cup beaten curd
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala
salt to taste
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp. tomato sauce
To garnish:
2 tbsp. grated paneer
1 tbsp. chopped coriander
Method:
Chop the paneer into 2″ fingers.
Heat half the ghee. Add onion,ginger, green chilli and cardamom. Fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add tomatoes and cook for 7-8 minutes, covered.
Add curd and cook for 5 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup water and cool.
Blend in a mixie till smooth.
Heat remaining ghee, add gravy and other ingredients except milk and paneer.
Boil to get a very thick gravy.
Just before serving, heat gravy, add milk and paneer fingers and boil for 3-4 minutes.
Garnish with chopped coriander and grated paneer.
Making time: 45 minutes.
Makes for: 6
Shelf life: best fresh.
Curried Chicken #1
6 Green thai chiles; stemmed &
2 ts Coriander seeds
1 pn Fresh ginger; 1 inch, sliced
1 ts Toasted rice*
1 tb Toasted coconut
2 ts Ground cumin
14 c Cashews
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/8 ts Ground nutmeg
3 Small onions; chopped
3 lb Chicken; cut in serving piec
3 tb Vegetable oil
1 Large tomato; peeled, seeded
16 oz Coconut milk
Place the chiles, coriander, ginger, rice, coconut, cumin, cashews, cinnamon nutmeg, and half of the onions in a blender or food processor and puree to make a paste. Rub the spice mixture on the chicken and marinate for an hou at room temperature. Saute the remaining onions in the oil until golden. Add the chicken, along with the seasoning paste, and brown, adding more oil if necessary. Add the tomato and the coconut milk. Simmer until the chicken is done and the sauce has been reduced, about 45 minutes to an hour.
To toast rice: Place the rice along with a little vegetable oil in a frying pan, and heat until the rice turns brown.
Russian Boiled Fish
Clean and season a whole fish and let boil with 1 sliced onion, 1/2 cup of vinegar, a few slices of lemon and 2 sprigs of parsley. Add a tablespoonful of butter and let cook until tender. Remove the fish to a platter; mix the sauce with 1 tablespoonful of brown sugar, a pinch of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg and the juice of a lemon. Let boil well; then thicken with the yolks of 2 beaten eggs and pour over the fish. Serve cold. Garnish with lemon-slices and olives.
Madras Baked Fish
Season a fish with salt, pepper, some grated green ginger and curry-powder. Place in a baking-pan with 1 sliced onion, 2 chopped green peppers and 1 sprig of parsley. Pour over some water and hot melted butter; sprinkle with flour and bake until done. Garnish with sliced lemon and parsley.