giovedì 30 giugno 2011

Ten Local Foods of the Northern France

Dix repas locaux du Nord de la France
Ten Local Foods of Northen France

Carbonnade Flamande


Préparation : 30 mn
Cuisson : 3h
Ingrédients (pour 4 personnes) :- 1 kg de boeuf maigre à braiser (paleron, gîte, hampe, etc ...)
- 1 à 2 cuillères à soupe de cassonade
- 1 bouquet garni
- 1 litre de bière brune (Pelforth brune pour un goût délicat, ou Leffe Brune pour un goût plus sucré)
- 400 g d'oignon
- 250 g de lard fumé entier (pas des lardons sous vide)
- 5 à 7 tranches de pain d'épice (si possible maison)
- un morceau de beurre
- sel de Guérande
- un peu de moutarde
- 1 cocotte en inox ou en fonte émaillée avec couvercle
Préparation :
Couper la viande en cube de 2 à 3 centimètres de côté. Découper grossièrement les oignons et couper le lard en gros lardons. Faire fondre le beurre et faire suer les oignons dedans 10 minutes pour les
ramollir (feu au minimum à couvert). Ajouter le lard en augmentant légèrement le feu , remuer régulièrement en essayant de garder couvert le plus possible.

Une fois le lard bien rose, retirer le tout (sauf le jus) et le réserver dans un plat.

Mettre le feu au maximum et mettre la viande dans la cocotte, remuer régulièrement (ne pas couvrir).
La viande doit se colorer de tous les côtés, elle va finir par rendre pas mal de jus. Retirer la cocotte du feu, mettre la viande dans un plat en conservant le jus dans la cocotte.

Diluer la cassonade dans le jus de viande et mettre sur le feu à fond pour le réduire de moitié. Une fois réduit, mettre le feu au minimum et remettre le mélange lard-oignons en le mêlant au 'sirop', ajouter la viande et mélanger à nouveau, ajouter le bouquet garni et recouvrir de bière entre (80 cl et 1 litre), saler très légèrement.

Recouvrir délicatement toute la surface avec le pain d'épice 'moutardé'. Laisser mijoter à couvert 3 heures sans remuer, tant que le pain d'épice n'est pas fondu (retirer le bouquet après 1 heure ou 2 maximum).

En cours de 'mijotage', rectifier l'assaisonnement si besoin.

Si après trois heures, le jus est encore trop liquide, laisser encore mijoter en laissant le couvercle en partie ouvert, la sauce doit être légèrement collante en surface mais bien liquide en dessous et ne doit surtout pas brûler au fond.

Preparation: 30 min
Cooking time: 3 hours


Ingredients (serves 4):
- 1 kg lean braising steak
- 1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 bouquet garni
- 1 litre of dark beer
- 400 g onions
- 250 g smoked bacon
- 5-7 slices of ginger bread
- Butter
- Sea salt
- A little mustard
- A pressure cooker with a stainless steel, enamel or cast iron lid

Preparation:
Cut the meat into 2-3cm cubes. Coarsely cut onions and cut the bacon into lardons. Melt the butter and sweat the onions for 10 minutes to soften. Add the bacon and slightly increase the heat, stirring regularly, trying to keep covered as much as possible.

Once the bacon is cooked, remove everything (except the sauce) and set aside in a dish.

Turn the heat up to maximum and put the steak in the pan, stir regularly (not covering), the meat should be brown on all sides.
Remove the pan from the heat, put the meat in a dish retaining the juices in the casserole dish.

Dissolve the sugar in the gravy and boil until it has reduced by half. Mix in the bacon and onion and stir, add the meat and the bouquet garni and cover with beer between (80 cl and 1 liter), salt slightly.

Gently cover the entire surface with spicy 'mustard'. Simmer, covered, for 3 hours without stirring, (remove the bouquet garni after 1 hour or 2 max).

Whilst it is simmering adjust the seasoning if necessary.

If after three hours, the juice is too liquid, allow to simmer, leaving the lid partially open, the sauce should be slightly sticky surface but liquid at the bottom and should definitely not burn the bottom

Coq à la bière

Préparation 20min

Cuisson 2h

Ingrédients (pour 6 personnes) :
- 1 coq de +/- 2 kg/2,5 kg (avec son foie - l'idéal un bon coq fermier)
- 350 g de champigons 
- 1 L de bière brune
- 3 belles échalotes émincées
- 3 cuillères à soupe d'huile
- 20 cl de crème épaisse
- 5 cl de genièvre
- sel et poivre noir du moulin
- 3 à 4 cuillères à soupe de farine tamisée


Préparation :
Débitez le coq en morceaux (éventuellement demandez-le à votre boucher).
Epicez les morceaux de volaille avec sel et poivre, les rouler dans la farine, tapotez-les pour enlever l'excédent de farine.
Mettez à chauffer l'huile dans une cocotte en fonte et faites-y dorer les morceaux de coq jusqu'à belle coloration de toutes les faces.
Mettez les morceaux en attente.
Dans la cocotte de cuisson de la viande, faites revenir les échalotes émincées sans les colorer (ajoutez 1 cuillère à soupe d'huile si nécessaire), ajoutez-y les champignons émincés et faites cuire le tout maximum 5 minutes en surveillant bien.
Ajoutez les morceaux de coq, arrosez-les de Genièvre et faites flamber.
Ajoutez la bière, la viande doit être recouverte complètement et laissez cuire 2 heures.
Retirez les morceaux de viande et champignons à l'aide d'une écumette, mettez en attente.
Faites réduire la sauce à découvert sur un feu vif.
Pendant ce temps faites cuire le foie (pas trop il doit garder son moelleux) et passez-le au hachoir.
Ajoutez le foie mouliné dans la sauce et ajoutez la crème, veillez à ne pas faire bouillir la sauce, remuez sans cesse afin qu'elle épaississe, ajoutez les champigons et rectifiez l'assaisonnement.
Dressez les morceaux de viande dans un plat de service et recouvir la volaille avec la sauce.
Servir avec des frites, ou pommes vapeur.


Preparation 20 min

2 hours cooking

Ingredients (serves 6):
- 1 cock - 2 kg / 2.5 kg (with its liver)
- 350 g mushrooms
- 1 L of beer
- 3 large shallots, minced
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 20 cl cream
- 5 cl Gin
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 to 4 tablespoons flour


Preparation:
Cut the cock into pieces


Rub chicken pieces with salt and pepper, roll in flour, tap them to remove excess flour.


Heat the oil in a cast iron pot and let it brown the chicken until golden brown all over.


Put the pieces to the side 


In the same pot , cook the chopped shallots without browning (add 1 tablespoon of oil if necessary), add the sliced mushrooms and cook 5 minutes max while monitoring well.


Add the chicken, and flambé everything in the gin 
Add the beer, the meat must be completely covered, and cook for 2 hours.
Remove the meat and mushrooms and put them to the side
Reduce the sauce, uncovered on a high heat.

Meanwhile cook the liver and pass it through a grinder.

Add the liver to the sauce and add the cream, do not boil the sauce, stir constantly so that it thickens, add the mushrooms and adjust seasoning.

Arrange the meat in a serving dish and cover the poultry with the sauce.
Serve with chips or boiled potatoes.



 
Ficelle Picarde
 


Préparation 30mn
Cuisson : 35 mn

Ingrédients (Pour 12 crêpes) :
- 180 g de farine
- 6 tranches de jambon cuit
- 250 g de champignons de Paris
- 3 échalotes
- 100 g de beurre
- 3 oeufs, 2 jaunes d’oeufs
- 75 cl de lait
- 25 cl de crème fraîche
- 75 g d’emmenthal râpé
- 1 pincée de noix de muscade râpée
- sel fin, poivre blanc du moulin

Préparation :
Préparez la pâte à crêpes avec 150 g de farine, les oeufs entiers, le jaune d’oeuf, la moitié du lait et 1 pincée de sel.
Laissez-la reposer un moment avant de faire cuire les crêpes et de les réserver.
Nettoyez et lavez les champignons. Coupez-les en fines lamelles. Pelez les échalotes et hachez-les menu. Faites fondre les échalotes dans 50 g de beurre. Ajoutez les champignons. Salez et poivrez


Ajoutez la noix de muscade.
Laissez cuire, à couvert, sur feu doux, pendant 20 minutes.
Confectionnez un roux avec 30 g de beurre et 30 g de farine. Laissez-le refroidir, puis incorporez-y le reste de lait, bouillant.
Ajoutez 10 cl de crème. Enfin, mélangez les champignons à la sauce obtenue.
Garnissez chaque crêpe de cette sauce. Déposez dessus une demi-tranche de jambon. Recouvrez de sauce.
Roulez ensuite la crêpe et déposez-la dans un plat beurré. Une fois toutes les crêpes garnies, nappez avec le reste de crème fraîche.


Saupoudrez de fromage râpé. Parsemez avec le reste de beurre, en noisettes.


Faites gratiner, sous le gril du four, pendant 8 minutes.
Servez aussitôt.

Preparation 30 minutes

Cooking time: 35 minutes


Ingredients (12 pancakes):
- 180 g flour
- 6 slices cooked ham
- 250 g mushrooms
- 3 shallots
- 100 g butter
- 3 eggs, 2 egg yolks
- 75 cl milk
- 25 cl cream
- 75 g grated Swiss cheese
- 1 pinch of grated nutmeg
- Salt, freshly ground white pepper




Preparation:


Prepare the batter with 150 g of flour, whole eggs, egg yolk, half the milk and a pinch of salt.


Let it rest a while before cooking the pancakes and set aside.


Clean and wash the mushrooms. Cut into thin slices. Peel shallots and chop. Melt 50 g butter and add the shallots. Add the mushrooms. Salt and pepper


Add the nutmeg.


Cook, covered, over low heat for 20 minutes.


Prepare a roux with butter 30 g and 30 g of flour. Let it cool, then mix in the remaining milk, boiling.


Add 10 cl of cream. Finally, combine the mushroom sauce.


Top each pancake with the sauce. Place top half a slice of ham. Cover with sauce.


Then roll the pancake and place it in a buttered dish. Once all the crepes filled, drizzle with remaining cream.


Sprinkle with grated cheese. Drizzle with the remaining butter and hazelnuts.


Put it all under the grill for 8 minutes.

Serve immediately.

 
Potjevleesch



Préparation 15mn

Cuisson : 3 h

Ingrédients (pour 6 personnes) :
- une terrine en terre haute
- 300 g de poulet
- 300 g de veau (flanchet)
- 300 g de lapin
- poitrine de lard
- oignons
- thym, laurier
- sel, poivre
- vin blanc ou vinaigre de vin
- eau

Préparation :

Coupez les oignons en rondelles.

Dans le fond de la terrine, diposez une couche de rondelles d'oignon, du sel, poivre, thym et laurier.

Alternez ensuite les couches de viande (poulet, lapin, veau ou poitrine de lard).

Remettez une couches d'oignon et de condiments. Continuez ainsi en alternant oignons/viande.

Versez un mélange eau et vin blanc ou eau et vinaigre en proportions égales (la viande doit être entièrement recouverte).

Portez à ébullition et laisser cuire à feu doux.

Si besoin est, ajouter un peu de mélange eau/vin blanc ou eau/vinaigre de vin. Laissez refroidir.

Placez ensuite la terrine au frigo pendant au minimum 12 h pour que la gelée puisse prendre convenablement.


Preparation 15 minutes

Cooking time: 3 h

Ingredients (serves 6):
- An earthenware dish
- 300 g chicken
- 300 g veal (flank)
- 300 g of rabbit
-  Bacon
- Onions
- Thyme, bay leaf 
- Salt, pepper
- White wine or white wine vinegar
- Water

Preparation :

Cut the onions into rings.


In the bottom of the bowl, put a layer of onion, salt, pepper, thyme and the bay leaf.


Then alternate layers of meat (chicken, rabbit, veal or pork breast).


Put another layer of onion and condiments. Continue alternating onion / meat.


Pour a mixture of water and white wine or water and vinegar in equal proportions (the meat must be completely covered).


Bring to boil and cook over low heat.


If necessary, add some water / white wine or water / vinegar. Let cool.


Then place the bowl in the fridge for at least 12 hours for the jelly to set completely.

Endives au gratin

photo de la recette Gratin d'Endives au Jambon et à la Béchamel
Ingrédients :
- 50 g de Beurre
- 1 cuillère à soupe de crème fraîche
- 4 endives
- 50 g de farine de blé
- 125 g de gruyère râpé
- 4 tranches de Jambon Blanc
- 75 cl de Lait
- Sel, poivre

Préparation :

Préparez les endives. Coupez la base avec un couteau. Lavez-les.

Laissez-les entières et faites-les cuire dans une cocotte minute à la vapeur pendant 8 minutes. Faites-les égoutter sur du papier absorbant.

Faites chauffer le four th. 8 (240°C).
Dans une casserole, faites fondre les 50 g de beurre.

Ajoutez la farine et remuez à la spatule jusqu'à l'obtention d'une pâte brun clair. Attention de ne pas laisser brûler !

Hors du feu, ajoutez petit à petit le lait en remuant vigoureusement à l'aide d'un fouet pour éviter les grumeaux.

 
Remettez sur le feu et continuez ainsi tout en remuant jusqu'à ce que le liquide épaississe.

Ajoutez la crème, salez et poivrez. Coupez le feu quand la béchamel a épaissi et a pris un aspect crèmeux.

Roulez les endives dans les tranches de jambon, disposez-les dans un plat à gratin et recouvrez de béchamel.

Parsemez de gruyère râpé.

Mettez à cuire au four pendant 20 minutes

Ingredients:

- 50 g butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh cream
- 4 Endive
- 50 g of wheat flour
- 125 g grated cheese
- 4 slices Ham
- 75 cl Milk
- Salt and Pepper


Preparation:


Prepare the chicory. Cut the base with a knife. Wash them.


Leave them whole and cook in a pressure cooker for 8 minutes. Let them dry on paper towels.


Heat the oven to 240 ° C.


In a saucepan, melt 50g butter.


Add flour and stir with a spatula until it is is light brown. Be careful not to burn it!


Remove from heat and gradually add milk, stirring vigorously with a whisk to avoid lumps.


Return to heat and keep stirring well until the liquid thickens.


Add cream, salt and pepper. Turn off the heat when thickened and took a creamy consistency.


Roll the endives in ham slices, place them in a baking dish and cover with the creamy sauce.


Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes
Tarte au sucre

Préparation : 20 min
Repos de la pâte : 40 + 15 min
Cuisson : 45 min

Ingrédients pour 6 personnes :
- 250 g de farine
- 80 g de
beurre
- 200 g de cassonade
- 3 jaunes d'oeuf et deux
oeufs
- 1/2 dl de lait
- une pincée de
sel
- une cuillerée à soupe de sucre
- 10 cl de crème fraîche
- 10 g de levure de boulanger

Préparation :
Faire dissoudre dans le lait tiédi la levure et le sucre .

Mélanger soigneusement, ajouter le beurre en pommade, la farine en pluie, le sel puis les jaunes d'oeufs.

Travailler énergiquement la pâte jusqu'à ce qu'elle se décolle du fond de la terrine lorsqu'on la soulève avec la main.

Recouvrir d'un torchon et laisser reposer la pâte pendant 40 minutes dans un ambiance tiède.

Etendre la pâte dans un moule à tarte bien beurré et la recouvrir de cassonade.

Laisser reposer un quart d'heure.

Battre les deux oeufs en omelette, ajouter la crème et verser sur la tarte pour masquer la cassonade.

Faire cuire à four chaud (220°C) pendant 15 minutes, puis abaisser la température (150°C) et laisser cuire encore 30 minutes.

Servir tiède.


Preparation: 20 min
Resting tiime for the dough: 40 + 15 min
Cooking time: 45 min

Ingredients for 6:
- 250 g flour
- 80 g butter
- 200 g brown sugar
- 3 egg yolks and two eggs
- 1 / 2 dl milk
- A pinch of salt
- One tablespoon of sugar
- 10 cl cream
- 10 g yeast


Preparation :


Dissolve the yeast and the sugqr in the warm milk.


Mix thoroughly, add the butter, flour, salt and egg yolks.


Work the dough vigorously until it comes off the bottom of the pan when lifted with by hand.


Cover with a cloth and let rest for 40 minutes in a warm place.


Spread the batter into a well buttered pie dish and top with brown sugar.


Let it stand for fifteen minutes.


Beat two eggs, add the cream and pour over the cake to cover the brown sugar.


Bake in hot oven (220 ° C) for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature (150 ° C) and cook for 30 minutes.


Serve warm
Tarte au li-bouilli

Préparation : 3 heures
Cuisson : 30 mn

Ingrédients :
Pâte à tarte :
- 250 g farine
- 100 g beurre
mou
- 2 oeufs

- 1 verre de lait tiède
- 1 cube de levure du boulanger
- 2 cuilleres à soupe de sucre

- sel


Libouli :
- 1 litre de lait (réserver 1 tasse de côté)
- 3 oeufs
- 250 g de sucre
- 80 g farine
- sel

Préparation :
Préparation de la pâte :

Délayez la levure dans le lait avec le sucre.
L'ajouter à la farine avec les autres ingrédients, pétrir pour former une boule élastique. Laisser reposer pendant 2 heures.

Abaisser la pâte et la diviser en 3 boules. Les faire reposer 1 heure.

Préparation du libouli :

Faire bouillir le lait avec la moitié du sucre. Battre les oeufs avec l'autre moitié du sucre, la farine, la tasse de lait restante et le sel.


L'ajouter au lait bouillant et faire épaissir sur feu doux en mélangeant en arrêtant 3 mn après ébullition.

Etaler les pates à tarte et y verser le libouli. Faire cuire au four à thermostat 7 ou 8, pendant 45 mn. Le dessus doit être alors marron et jaune. Si la couleur n'est pas atteinte, poursuivre la cuisson.

Prep Time: 3 hours

Cooking time: 30 minutes


Ingredients :


Pie Crust:
- 250 g flour
- 100 g soft butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1 sachet of yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- salt

Libouli :
- 1 liter of milk (reserve 1 cup aside)
- 3 eggs
- 250 g sugar
- 80 g flour
- salt


Preparation :


Preparing the dough:


Dissolve yeast and the sugar in the warm milk.


Add it to the flour with the other ingredients, knead into a ball. Let it stand for 2 hours.


Roll out the dough and divide into 3 balls. Let them stand for 1 hour.



Preparation of libouli:


Boil the milk with half the sugar. Beat eggs and mix with the remaining sugar, flour, the other cup of milk and salt.

Add it to boiling milk and thicken over a low heat, stirring 3 minutes.


Bake at gas mark 7 or 8, for 45 minutes. The top should be brown and then yellow. If the color is not reached, continue cooking.
Pain Perdu

Ingrédients pour 3 à 4 personnes :

- 2,5 dl de lait
- 3 oeufs

- 75 g de sucre de canne
- 6 tranches épaisses de pain
paysan

Préparation :
Mixez les oeufs, le sucre
 et le lait.

Mouillez-y les tranches de pain
.

Deux solutions : -Soit passer à la poêle dans du beurre.

-Soit beurrer légèrement un plat à gratin, y répartir les tranches, verser le reste du mélange (rajouter du
sucre si envie), laisser cuire jusqu'à que les tranches soient dorées.

Ingredients for 3-4 people :

- 2.5 dl milk
- 3 eggs
- 75 g cane sugar
- 6 thick slices of bread

Preparation :
Mix eggs with the milk and sugar.
Coat the slices of bread with this mixture (do not use all the mixture)
Lightly butter a baking dish, arrange the slicesin the bottom, pour over the remaining mixture (add more sugar if wanted) and cook until the slices are golden.
Tarte aux maroilles
Temps de préparation : 25 min
Temps de cuisson : 10 min

Ingrédients (pour 3 à 4 personnes):

- 1 pâte levée (pâte à pizzaou à pain
 : possibilité de l'acheter chez le boulanger)
- 1 maroilles

- 1 petit pot de crème fraîche épaisse (20 cl)
- 1 jaune d'oeuf
- 1 peu de paprika


Préparation :
Etaler la pâte.

Gratter la croûte du maroilles
(ne pas la retirer). Le couper en tranches fines que l'on dépose sur la pâte.

Ajouter de la crème fraîche mélangée à un jaune d'oeuf. Ajouter un peu de paprika


Faire cuire environ 10 min, à four bien chaud (thermostat 8 / 240°C).


Preparation time: 25 min

Cooking time: 10 min

 
Ingredients (for 3-4 people):
- A yeasty dough (pizza dough or bread douch pre-bought at the bakery)
- 1 Maroilles cheese
- 1 small pot of double cream (20 cl)
- 1 egg yolk
- A little paprika

Preparation:

Roll out the dough.


Scrape clean the rind of the Maroilles (do not remove). Cut into thin slices, and place them on the dough.


Mix the cream with the egg yolk and add to the dough. Add a little paprika.


Bake for about 10 minutes in a hot oven (gas mark 8 / 240 ° C).


                                                              Crème Brulée à la chicorée

 Crème brûlée Chicorée Leroux
Ingrédients (6 personnes):
- 25 cl de lait
- 60 g de sucre en poudre
- 7 jaunes d'oeufs
- 3 cl de chicorée liquide Leroux
- 50 cl de crème liquide
- 6 cuillères à soupe  de cassonade (ou de Vergeoise brune)

Préparation:

Préchauffez le four th. 3/4 (100°C).

Dans un bol ou un batteur, mélangez le lait, le sucre, les jaunes d'oeufs, la chicorée Leroux Liquide et la crème liquide.

Versez la préparation dans des ramequins à ras bord puis enfournez. Laissez cuire 1h.

Sortez les ramequins du four et laissez-les refroidir.

Au moment de servir, parsemez de cassonade ou de Vergeoise brune et faites brûler au chalumeau, au fer ou sous le grill mais attention avec cette dernière méthode ca brûle vite j'en ai fait souvent l'expérience.


Ingredients (6 persons):

- 25 cl milk
- 60 g caster sugar
- 7 egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons liquid chicory
- 50 cl whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar

Preparation :


Preheat the oven to gas mark 3 / 4 (100 ° C).

In a bowl or mixer, combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, liquid chicory and the cream.


Pour the mixture into ramekins and fill to the brim. Cook for 1 hour.


Remove the ramekins from the oven and leave cool.


Just before serving, sprinkle with brown sugar and brown aith a kitchen blow torch, or under the grill but be careful with this method as the sugar can burn very easily.

martedì 28 giugno 2011

Potato Cakes from Ireland

We made potato cakes.  We used flour, eggs and mashed potato.  First we put the mashed potato in a bowl.  Then we stirred it.  Then we added one egg and stirred again.  We added some flour aswell and we stirred it again.  Then we put some flour on our hands and teacher gave us a spoonful of the mashed potatoe mixture and we had to flatten it into a flatish pancake shape.  We had to be careful not to make it too flat.  We put the potato cakes on a plate and teacher cooked them on the frying pan.  She melted some butter in the pan and then fried the potato cakes.  We waited until they cooled a little bit before we ate them.  They were delicious.  We were crying for more.  Everyone wanted more.

giovedì 16 giugno 2011

A Full Irish Breakfast

The traditional Full Irish Breakfast is also known as a "fry-up"!
Here's how to make a tasty one.
Ingredients:
1. Sauasages
2. Eggs.
3.Rashers (slices of bacon)
4.Mushrooms
5.Baked beans
6.White and black puddding
7. Bread
8. Tea

Method:
1. Fry a little oil on a frying pan on a medium to high heat.
2. Add the sausages.
3. Chop the puddings into slices and add to the pan, folowed by the rashers.
4. Crack the eggs open onto the pan and allow to cook.
5. Chop the mushrooms thinly and add to the pan.
6. Heat the baked beans in a saucepan.
7. Serve on a plate, accompanied by fresh orange juice and tea and toast. (Barrys and Lyons are the most popular tea brands in Ireland)










How To make Irish Drisheen



Task: How to make Irish Drisheen




Need: Hog casing

Salt

Black pepper

Mace

Thyme

Sheep blood

Full cream milk

Cooked oatmeal or bread crumbs



Steps:

1. First mix the salt and the blood together in a bowl.

2. Next mix the cream into the bowl, and then add the bread crumbs.

3. After that add on the salt, black pepper, mace and thyme.

4. Now mix every single ingredient together.

5. When that is done stuff it into the hog casings.

6. Leave it to stand for one hour when u are finished stuffing it into the hog casings.

7. Place in a pot, cover it and simmer for thirty to forty five minutes until it is firm.

8. When it is firm and fully cooked, slice and serve hot.

Traditional Irish Foods

                                The History of Bacon and Cabbage



Bacon and cabbage is a dish associated with Ireland.
The dish consists of unsliced bacon boiled with cabbage and potatoes.
Sometimes people add other vegetables such as carrots, turnips and onions.
Smokey bacon is also used. Historically this dish is common in Irish homes as the ingredients were readily available. Many families grew their own vegetables and reared their own pigs. It was considered nourishing and satisfying.
The dish continues to still be a common dish in Ireland. Usually back bacon is used for the recipe. When the pig was killed people used the blood to make pudding.
They used the pudding when they’re having their full “Irish Breakfast”!!

How to Make Boiled Bacon and Cabbage
       Task: How to make boiled bacon and cabbage.
         
          Ingredients: 2Lb boil9ing bacon.
                               Medium sized cabbage.

          Method: 1. Place the joint in the pot, cover with cold water and bring it to he boil.
                   2. Remove any scum that floats at the top of the surface.
                   3. Cover and simmer for 1 hour (1/2 hour per pound) .
                   4. Cut the cabbage into quarters and add to the pot. Cook it gently for about a half an hour or until the cabbage is cooked to your liking.
                   5. Drain and serve with potatoes boiled in their jackets and a sharp sauce like mustard or steak sauce.








                  
How to make Brown Bread

Ingredients:
½ cup of bran

 1/2 cup bran
1 tsp of bread soda
Pinch of salt
Butter milk
1 egg

8. Bake for 45 minutes at 200c
9. Enjoy.

Method:
1. Lightly grease the loaf tin with melted margarine and dust out with whole wheat flour
2. Sieve the plain flour, bread soda and salt into a large mixing bowl mix in the rest of the dry ingredients.
3. Make a hole in the middle
4. Pour in butter milk and mix
5. Add egg and mix again.
6. Turn the dough out on to a table or board dusted with flour
7. Pat the dough into a round loaf, brush it with beaten egg or milk and dust with whole wheat flour.

How To Make Irish Stew



Task: How to make Irish stew.




Need: 2 large onions

4 large carrots

½ stewing steak lamb

8 large potatoes

Salt & paper



Steps: 1. First wash the onions, cut and add them to a pot.

2. Next wash the carrots, cut and them to a pot.

3. Now wash and peel the potatoes, then add them to the pot.

4. Cut the meat or lamb into small pieces and lightly brown them in the pan before adding them to the pot.

5. Boil a pot of water and add the potatoes, carrots and onions.

6. Boil the stew for an hour.

7. Add salt and pepper if you needed for taste.

8. Now you can eat or serve your Irish stew.

Fourth Class Favourite Irish Recipes:

1) Nettle soup:




Ingredients:

• 225g butter

• 1 Potato peeled and chopped.

• 1 Onion peeled and chopped.

• Salt and Freshly ground pepper.

• 600ml of Vegetable Stock.

• 600ml of milk.

• 255g of nettle leaves roughly chopped.



Method:



• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the potatoes and onions and season with salt.

• Cover and sweat on a gentle heat for 10 minutes.

• Take off the lid, add the stock and milk and bring to the boil.

• Cook until the potatoes are soft.

• Add the nettles and boil over a high heat for just 2 – 3 minutes.

• As soon as it is cooked, liquidise it.





2) Gratin of Fish with Cheese and Tomatoes:



Ingredients:



• 75g of Gruyere cheese, grated.

• 75g of Emmental Cheese, grated.

• 3 generous tsp of Dijon Mustard.

• 4 – 5 tsp single cream.

• Salt and Pepper.

• 18 cherry tomatoes.

• 1 generous tsp fresh thyme.

• 750g filleted flat fish, such as plaice or lemon sole.



Method:



• Preheat the oven to 180’C.

• In a bowl, mix the grated cheese with the mustard and the cream, add a twist of pepper and set aside.

• Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, season with salt and sprinkle with the herbs.

• Spread half the cheese mixture in a gratin dish.

• Lay half the fish on top, and then add all the tomatoes and herbs.

• Add the second layer of fish, followed by a second layer of the cheese mixture.

• Cook in a preheated oven for 20 – 30 minutes until golden.

• Serve with a big green salad and some boiled new potatoes.



3) Ham and Egg Pie:



Ingredients:



• 220g of short crust pastry.

• 155g of butter.

• 1 onion.

• 6 eggs.

• 75ml of double cream.

• 150g cooked ham.

• 1 tbsp chopped parsley.

• Salt and black pepper.



Method:



• Preheat the oven to 180’C.

• Roll out pastry and line a 10 inch ovenproof plate.

• Trim the pastry so that it is a bit bigger than the plate.

• Place the pastry on its plate in the fridge while you prepare the filling ingredients.

• For the filling, melt the butter in a small saucepan, add the onions and cook over a gentle heat until soft.

• Whisk two of the eggs in a bowl; add the cream, the cooked onions, chopped ham and parsley.

• Season with salt and pepper.

• Pour this into the pastry case.

• Carefully break the remaining eggs onto the tart.

• Bake for 25 – 35 minutes in the preheated oven until the custard is set in the centre.













4) Pan fried Mackerel with Herb butter.



Ingredients:



• 8 fillets of mackerel

• 75g plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper

• 25g butter, softened

• Lemon wedges, to serve.

• 100g butter

• 2 tbsp chopped fresh herbs

• 1 Tbsp lemon juice.



Method:



• Cream the butter in a bowl, add the chopped herbs and lemon juice.

• Roll into a sausage shape and wrap in greaseproof paper.

• Put into the freezer to chill quickly.

• Place a frying pan or a grill pan on the heat and wait for it to get very hot.

• When the pan is hot, dip the fillets of fish in the seasoned flour.

• Place butter side down on the hot pan.

• Cook for a couple of minutes

• Serve on hot plates with the butter melting on top.





5) Jam Tarts:



Ingredients:



• 150g sweet pastry

• 12tsp of fruit jam.



Method:



• Preheat the oven to 200’C.

• Roll out the pastry between two sheets of cling film to a thickness of about 3mm.

• Using a 6cm cutter, cut out 12 rounds.

• Press the rounds into a shallow patty tin.

• Cook in the preheated oven for 8 – 12 minutes until the pastry is golden and the jam is bubbling.

• Allow to cool.



6) Lemon Curd:



Ingredients:



• 2 eggs.

• 1 egg yolk.

• 100g butter.

• 175g caster sugar.

• Finely grated zest and juice of 3 lemons.



Method:



• Beat the whole eggs and extra eggs yolk together.

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over a very low heat.

• Add the caster sugar, grated zest and lemon juice and then the beaten eggs.

• Stir carefully over a very gentle heat until the mixture thickens.

• Remove from the heat and pour into sterilised jar.

• Allow to cool, and then place in the fridge for up to two weeks.



7) Porter Cake:



Ingredients:



• 450g plain flour.

• 1 tsp ground nutmeg.

• 1 tsp mixed spice.

• 1 tsp baking powder.

• Pinch of salt

• 225g butter

• 225g light brown sugar

• 450g raisins.

• 75g chopped candied peel.

• 2 eggs.

• 1 x 330ml of stout.



Method:



• Preheat the oven to 180’C.

• Line the sides and base of a 20cm high sided round cake tin with greaseproof paper.

• Sieve the flour, nutmeg, mixed spice, baking powder and salt into a bowl.

• Rub in the butter, and then stir in the sugar, raisins and the candied peel.

• Whisk the eggs in another bowl, add the stout, then pour into the dry ingredients and mix well.

• Empty into the prepared tin and bake for about 2 Hours.

• Allow to sit in the tin for about 20 minutes before turning out and cooling on a wire rack.

giovedì 2 giugno 2011

TOP 10 TO TRY: THIRD TASK

A
ttraverso questo laboratorio i nostri alunni della E. De Amicis, hanno potuto sperimentare attività pratiche legate alla preparazione, alla conoscenza e scoperta di alcuni nostri piatti regionali e nazionali, riconoscendo  la propria cultura e le proprie tradizioni attraverso un contesto motivante: il laboratorio di cucina.
Alcune di queste ricette sono state collegate alle gite di istruzione ( visita al mulino di Arzene, visita alle Fattorie Didattiche) svolte da alcune classi, al fine di inserire il progetto nel curricolo scolastico e garantire unitarietà all’offerta formativa.

T
hrough this workshop our students were able to experience hands-on activities related to knowledge and discovery of some of our regional and national dishes, acknowledging their culture and traditions through  laboratory, by a motivating context.
Some of these recipes have been linked to
educational trips undertaken by certain classes in order to include the project in the school curriculum and ensure unitarity in their learning process.
This educational activity, which involved several disciplines: history, geography, science, Italian  has been planned in relation to the Comenius third task.


Gubana   Cividale’s traditional cake      

PASTA
 1 pacchetto di lievito di birra , 1 bustina di vaniglia, ½ bicchiere di latte, 2 uova,  ½ bicchiere di olio, sale, 375 gr. di farina, 1 cucchiaio di zucchero.
RIPIENO 
1 pacchetto di uvetta, 1 pacchetto di pinoli, 1 pacchetto di amaretti*, 75 gr di burro, 50 gr di mandorle, ½ bicchiere di rum, ½ bicchiere di grappa.


Procedimento
Sciogliere il lievito nel latte tiepido. Preparare il ripieno in una terrina: uvetta lavata ed asciugata, pinoli, amaretti e mandorle macinati con il frullatore, grappa e rum.
Disporre la farina a fontana e nel centro mettere le uova intere, la vaniglia, lo zucchero, ½ bicchiere di olio, il sale q.b.
Lavorare il tutto a lungo, tirare la pasta fino ad ottenere un rettangolo di 50 x30 cm circa, mettere il ripieno e poi il burro a pezzetti.
Bagnare i bordi con il latte ed arrotolare. Dare la forma a chiocciola torcendo via via il cilindro ottenuto. Bagnare il bordo finale con il latte. Spennellare con il tuorlo sbattuto la superficie e zuccherare. Lasciare lievitare a temperatura ambiente per circa due ore e mezza. Mettere il dolce a forno freddo ed aumentare a poco a poco la temperatura fino a raggiungere 180 °. Cuocere per 35 minuti circa.

Dough
 100 gr fresh yeast, vanilla, ½  glass of milk, 2 eggs, ½  glass of olive oil, salt, 375 gr  flour,a spoon of sugar.
Filling 
1 packet raisins, 1 packet pinenuts, 1 packet almond biscuits, 75 gr butter, 50 gr almonds, ½ glass of rum,½ glass of grappa.

Procedure

Dissolve yeast in warm milk. Prepare the filling in a bowl: washed and dried raisins, pine nuts, almond biscuits and almonds ground with a blender, brandy and rum.
Place the flour in the center and put the eggs, vanilla, sugar, ½ cup of olive oil, salt to taste
Working throughout the
long, pull the dough to form a rectangle about 50 x 30 cm, the filling and then put the butter into small pieces.
Moisten edges with milk and roll. Giving shape to gradually spiral twisting the cylinder obtained. Wet the edge with the final milk. Brush the surface with beaten egg yolk and sugar. Let rise at room temperature for about two hours. Put the cake in a cold furnace and gradually raise the temperature to 180 degrees. Bake for 35 minutes.

“Fasioi e muset”  Cotechino sausage with stewed beans  BANNIA
                                                                     OUR GRANDPARENTS EATING

 
Fagioli secchi 500 gr
1 Cotechino
olio d'oliva
sale
1 cipolla media
3carote
1 costola di sedano




Dried beans500gr,
one Cotechino (gelatinous pork sausage
about 3 inches in diameter and 8 long ),
a medium onion,
three carrots,
one rib celery,
olive oil, salt.


“Zaleti”   Shortbreads biscuits from Venice

 Ingredienti
  • Farina di mais, 250g,  Farina 00, 250g,  Zucchero, 150g,  4Uova, Burro, 200g, Uvetta, 100g, 1Limone (scorza), Vaniglia,  Sale, 1 pizzico, Zucchero a velo.


Ingredients
  • Cornmeal 250g wheat flour00, 250g,  white sugar, 150g,  4 eggs, butter, 200g,  raisin, 100gr, lemon zest 1,  vanilla,  a bit of salt, Icing sugar .

     Procedimento
    Sbattere le uova con lo zucchero; fare ammorbidire l'uvetta in acqua tiepida. In un'altra terrina versare la farina di mais e quella 00, aggiungere il pizzico di sale, la vaniglia e la scorza di limone e mescolare. Successivamente, unire il tutto continuando a lavorare l'impasto fino a quando diventa liscio. Tagliare in pezzi di circa 3-4 centimetri a cui dovrà essere data forma di rombo. Far cuocere in forno a 180 gradi per circa 20 minuti. Quindi, sfornare e spolverare di zucchero a velo.     
Procedure

Beat eggs with sugar to soften, put the raisins in warm water. In another bowl, pour the cornmeal and the 00, add a pinch of salt, vanilla and lemon zest and mix. Next, combine all the while continuing to work the dough until it becomes smooth. Cut into pieces about 3-4 cm and  given a diamond shape. Bake in oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes. Then, sprinkle with powdered sugar.




Pane con la zucca           Pumpkin Bread

 Bannia 9 novembre 2010   
GIOVEDI' 28 OTTOBRE E' VENUTO IL PANETTIERE 
AD INSEGNARCI A FARE IL PANE DI ZUCCA.  
 PRIMA   ABBIAMO MESSO GLI INGREDIENTI    
 DOPO  ABBIAMO IMPASTATO TUTTO ED ABBIAMO MESSO I PANINI NEL FORNO INFINE ABBIAMO MANGIATO : IL PANE COTTO ERA BUONISSIMO! 

THURSDAY 'Oct. 28 CAME TO SCHOOL THE BAKER TO TEACH US HOW TO DO
PUMPKIN BREAD.

FIRST WE MIXED THE INGREDIENTS.
AFTER  WE PUT THE DOUGH BUNS IN THE OVEN.  
FINALLY WE ATE: THE BAKED BREAD WAS DELICIOUS !


Gnocchi         “Potatoes dumplings”