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Pasta with Meat Mushroom Cream Sauce
2007-06-08 09:11:00
A simple, straight-forward recipe.INGREDIENTS:Serves 4* 1 large yellow onion* 200 g fresh mushrooms* 300 g ground meat* 1 tablespoon butter* 3 cloves garlic, pressed* 2 teaspoons chinese soy* 3 - 4 dl (300 - 400 ml) cream* cayenne pepper* saltMETHOD:1. Chop the onion and slice the mushrooms thinly.2. Melt butter in a large skillet, fry and crumble the ground meat.3. Add onion and mushroom.4. Lower the heat, simmer for 5 - 7 minutes, and give it a stir now and then.5. Add garlic, and season to taste with cayenne pepper.6. Stir in cream and soy.7. Simmer, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes.8. Taste with salt.Let´s have a Pasta Sauce Potlock Party!There will be a large bowl with cooked tagliatelli, grated parmesan and salad on the table. I serve my sauce. You bring yours. I am thrilled! What will it be? A ragout or a sauce?http://minareceptsamlingar.blogspot .com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
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A Strawberry & Almond Paste Pastry
2007-06-06 11:53:00
Today, on 6th of June, it´s holiday. It is the Swedish National Day. This day became the Swedish national day in 1983. Previously known as Swedish flag day. It marks the coronation of Gustav Vasa in 1523. This old king defeated the Danes and established Lutheranism in Sweden. This day also marks the adoption of one of our constitutions from 1809.The Swedish Riksdag (parliament) only designated this day a public holiday in 2005. Many immigrants associate the day with receiving Swedish citizenship. They celebrate living in a free and independent country.There are celebrations in Stockholm, 600 kilometers away. I do not know what to do with a holiday in the middle of the week.Anyway, here you are. I hereby give you the recipe of our National Day Pastry . A result of a pastry chef competition. The prize winner was Helena Bergmark.4The Recipe in SwedishINGREDIENTS:10 ServingsLAYER:300 g almond paste, grated150 g butter3 eggs, slightly beatenTOPPING:100 g almond paste, gratedabout 2 tables...
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Exotic Chocolate Cake
2007-06-04 07:57:00
I was going to bake this cake in April. We had invited guests for dinner. I needed ripe passion fruits at once. The perfect coffee cake, I thought. However, the passion fruits were hard as stones and looked more or less like purple plums. How long would it take for them to ripen? A week or a month? No one knew.Now I am able to purchase wrinkled and crumpled passion fruit. Its seeds add a special taste and color to this sticky chocolate cake.INGREDIENTS:12 pieces3 dl (300 ml) flour4 dl (400 ml) sugar8 tablespoons cacao powder3 teaspoons vanilla sugar2 dl (200 ml) margarine, melted4 eggs100 g white chocolate ( check that it contains a high level of cocoa butter)2 passion fruitsMETHOD:* Heat oven to 175°C [ 350°F].* Melt margarine.* Mix flour, cacao powder, sugar and vanilla sugar in a bowl.* Mix the dry ingredients with margarine.* Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.* Pour batter into a greased baking pan, 24 cm in diameter* Bake in the lower part of the oven f...
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Meatballs With Mushroom Stew
2007-06-01 09:04:00
Swedish meatballs are one of the best-known Swedish cooking specialties. However, there are so many recipes. Almost all meatball recipes call for some type of extender such as mashed potatoes, rolled oats or breadcrumbs. Less expensive items than meat. My mother ground very well trimmed meat (ab. 300-400 g) in a hand turned meat grinder. She even used to make her own breadcrumbs. She took 4 crisprolls and crushed them with a bottle between two layers of paper. Then the crumbs were soaked in 1 coffeecup of milk for a while to make a crumb paste. Salt, pepper, grated onion and 1 egg yolk were the other ingredients.My meatballs are a lot easier to make. [The recipe can also be used for patties]. Cook and taste one meatball before you bother forming the rest.INGREDIENTS:* 400 g ground meat (ab. 90 % beef + 10% pork)* 2 teaspoons potato starch* ½ dl (50 ml) milk* 1 - 1 ½ teaspoon salt* ½ - 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper* 1 egg* butterMETHOD:1. Mix the ground meat with egg, salt, ...
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Salmon Salad With Feta Cheese Custard
2007-05-30 09:34:00
Greeks view the olive, the bread and the wine as symbols of life. The olive, the fruit of the sacred tree, is processed in many ways. Oiled or vinegared, they accompany practically all dishes.Bread is a necessary accompaniment to all meals. Often bread is served with Feta Cheese . Feta, which has been known in Greece for centuries, always accompanies their traditional country salad.I won´t say this salad is a Greek dish even though many ingredients are items of a Greek Country Salad . I have been to Greece twice and never did I see Feta Custard on the menues. I wrote down this recipe several years ago and don´t remember where it originated. This salad is a meal in itself; tremendously tasty and healthy.INGREDIENTS:Serves 4* 600 g salmon, cut into cubes* salt and pepper* olive oil* 1 large tomato, cut into chunks* ½ cucumber, cut into slices* 1 red onion, cut into slices* black olives* green olives* salt, pepper and sugarCROUTONS:* white bread, cut into roughfly 1 cm cubes* 2 cloves ga...

Sweets aka "Bird´s Nests"
2007-05-28 08:12:00
Cooking with kids is fun.These small sweet things are nothing much to look at but easy for kids to make. Perhpaps they will need some help measuring up the ingredients.INGREDIENTS:* 100 g margarine* 1 dl (100 ml) sugar* 2 tablespoons cacao powder* 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar* 4 tablespoons golden syrup* 1 ½ dl (150 ml) coconut flakes* 3 dl (300 ml) corn flakes* (or Kellogs Special K. Flakes)METHOD:1. Melt the margarine, add sugar, cacao powder, vanilla and syrup.2. Bring to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes.3. Remove from the heat, add the coconut flakes and cornflakes.4. Stir gently until the cornflakes are well coated.5. Spoon pieces of the mixture onto parchment paper (or into muffin cups).6. Refrigerate for about 10 - 15 minutes, then enjoy."When one teaches, two learn" (quote: Robert Heinlein 1907-1988)A young boy at my school once gave me this recipe. He called them "Fågelbon" (Bird ´s nests). I suppose he was thinking of magpies´ nests. A magpie is a European long-tailed, black...
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A Celebration Cake
2007-05-25 08:12:00
Whitsuntide. Weddings. Examinations. Christenings. Mother ´s Day.Mother´s Day is always celebrated the last Sunday of May in Sweden. Our memorial day in honor of mothers originated in USA. Earlier a similar British tradition was called "Mothering Day" or "Mothering Sunday"; a celebration on the fourth Sunday in Lent for all those working young boys and girls away from home. They were allowed this one day's holiday to return to their homes, visit their mothers and spend the day with them. They also brought a gift, a so called "Mothering Cake ".Anyway, now there are a lot of celebrations in Sweden.It is cake time.Actually this cake is meant to be a homemade wedding cake. The picture and the recipe come from a book called "Stora kakboken" (Bonnier 1965) (i.e. The Great Baking Book). I have never baked this cake myself. It does not look too difficult, though. I only hope to inspire somebody else. There is no need to follow the recipe blindly. Choose other fillings, fruits or berries. Cho...
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Our Daily Bread
2007-05-23 07:39:00
I might as well say it at once. I do not bake bread very often - only at special occasions. Why? Beacause my family likes the Swedish crispbread most of all.Wasa is the world's largest producer of crispbread. Every year the company sells around 60,000 tons of crispbread in 40 countries. Swedish people eat more crispbread than any other people in the world, almost 4 kilograms per capita. Well, my family eats a lot more than that; in fact, about 20 - 25 kilograms every year and most of the time we are only a two-person household.Although it is surprisingly easy to bake crispbread, I have only done that a few times. Here´s the recipe4Knäckebröd (Crispbread)INGREDIENTS:½ liter (500 ml) milk½ tablespoon honey½ tablespoon golden syrup15 g yeast500 g graham flour250 g rye flour (course-grained)3/4 teaspoon saltsome barley flourMETHOD:* Preheat oven to 250°C* Heat milk, honey and syrup to 37 °C* Mix in yeast, salt, ab. 250 g of the graham flour and ab. 125 g of the rye flour.* Then work in...
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Papas Arrugadas Con Mojo (Wrinkled Potatoes With Sauce)
2007-05-18 12:03:00
Here we are on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, the archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean. (Early explorers discovered a great many dogs on the islands, hence the name from the Latin canis, meaning dog). Originally inhabited by Berberlike peoples, known as Guanches.We are sitting in the cave restaurant Tagoror, Barranco de Guayadeque, having "papas arrugadas con mojo". The Barranco de Guayadeque is a valley stretching from Gran Canaria's coast into the heart of the island. Within this valley there are hundreds of old Guanche caves and burial chambers. The traditional Guanche way of cooking potatoes was in sea water, they say.Small sized potatoes are nowadays served at restaurants, eaten with its skin and dipped in Mojo s. Sauce s come in many colors and tastes. The most well known and most common ones are the mojo picante (spicy red mojo) and the mojo verde (coriander green mojo).Trying to recall a memory from summer 1998 ....INGREDIENTS:Serves 4* ½ - 1 kg (500 g-1000 g) small new po...
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Salmon Served With Caviar Sauce
2007-05-16 09:05:00
Tomorrow, the 17th of May, it is public holiday (Ascension Day) in Sweden.Tomorrow Norway celebrates its Constitution. Norwegians certainly know how to celebrate their National Day!Hurray for Sweden?s neighbour-country and all the people of Norway on their National Day on the 17th of May!A special warm greeting to my Norwegian friends!INGREDIENTS:Serve s 6* 6 slices of salmon fillets (150 grams/each)* salt* pepperSAUCE:* 5 dl (500 ml) crème fraiche* 100 g red caviar* 5 tablespoons chives, finely chopped* lemon juice, freshly pressed* salt* black pepper* ½ teaspoon sambal oelekMETHOD:1. Combine sauce ingredients, taste with lemon juice, salt, pepper and sambal.2. Set aside in the fridge for a while.3. Sprinkle salmon fillets with salt and pepper4. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.5. Place fillets in the pan, grill about 3 minutes on each side.Serve together with the sauce and fried potatoes.(Norway continues to be the world?s largest salmon producer with increased ...
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A Sunshine Drink To Our Health
2007-05-14 09:31:00
Once the different parts of the human body became very cross with the stomach. They thought it had a too good time, lying there quietly in the middle of the body, having nothing else to do but enjoying all the good things, brought to it by the others.The hands did no longer want to bring food to the mouth, and the mouth did not want to receive it, and the teeth did no longer want to chew the food. And the feet meant, that they would no longer be at service by carrying the stomach back and forth. They were all very displeased with the constant toiting and moiting to please the stomach. It would be better if everyone minded their own business, and then you would see, how the useless stomach would manage on its own.What became the result ? When the feet did not want to walk, the hands not work, the mouth not eat and the teeth not chew, the body started to decline.Then all of them realised that the stomach had its work to do too. It did not only receive food, but also delivered nutricio...
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La pâte à choux
2007-05-12 11:23:00
Some weeks ago Gia at Cooking smart asked me about Swedish éclair recipes. At first, I did not know what an éclair was. I went searching and soon enough found that Petit choux, Profiteroles, and Cream Puffs are pretty much the same. I had eaten them but never cooked them myself - until now.Once, one of my sisters-in-law cooked them. She made a filling of genuine Swedish Caviar, [from siklöja (Coregonus albula) fished in North of gulf Bothnia, Norrbotten, North of Sweden]. They were served as a side dish and not as a dessert.Who came up with such an idea in the first place? Cooking dough in a saucepan!Pâte à Choux - which translates to "chou pastry" is not too complicated, but has to be done right, otherwise you end up with a terrible mess.INGREDIENTS:Makes 15* 3 dl (300 ml) water* 100 g butter* 2 dl (200 ml) flour* 3 eggsFILLING I:* 2 dl (200 ml) whipping cream* 2 bananasGARNISH:* powdered sugar* lemon juice* 50 g melted dark chocolateORFILLING II:* 2 dl whipping cream* raspberriesG...

Chicken Garam Masala
2007-05-10 08:04:00
All Indian and Pakistani cookery depends on herbs and spices. Every household has their own spice mixes. "Curry", which means "sauce", is the best-known Indian culinary term. Curries may be prepared in dozens, if not hundreds, of ways. They are, in fact, a whole category of cooking involving meat, sea-food, and vegetable dishes (although Hindus do not take beef)Garam Masala , whose literal Hindi meaning is "hot or warm spices", is a blend of ground spices: Peppers, cinnamon, basil, coriander, garlic, celery seed, cumin, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, garlic, turmeric...Commercial spice mixtures may also contain dried red chili peppers, dried garlic, ginger powder, sesame, mustard seeds, bay leaves, and fennel.Indian cooking the Swedish way is not that spicy. A lazy day in my kitchen, when I wish to spice up a chicken, Santa Maria has already done the spice mixing job. So, I only pretend this is an Indian dish.INGREDIENTS:Serves 3-4* 4 chicken fillets* 1 pkg Santa Maria Garam Masala Spice ...
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Meringue Cake (a.k.a. Brita Cake)
2007-05-08 08:12:00
I do not know why this meringue cake is named Brita Cake . I can only guess.In 1960, a magazine arranged a Swedish Cake Championship. The winning recipe was a Pinnocchio Cake with an airy layer of meringue, chopped walnuts and whipped cream; baked in a round spring-form cake tin with separate bottom.Through the years, I have seen many varieties of this cake; often with fillings of whipped cream mixed with berries or fruit. So, maybe the mother of this meringue cake once was a woman named Brita.LAYER INGREDIENTS:* 125 g margarine* 1 dl (100 ml) sugar* 2 egg yolks* 1 dl (100 ml) milk* 1 ½ dl (150 ml) flour* 2 teaspoons baking powderMERINGUE:* 2 egg whites* 1 3/4 dl (175 ml) sugar* 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar* 100 g nuts, choppedFILLING:* 2-3 dl (200-300 ml) whipping creamMETHOD:Preheat oven to 180°C [ab. 350°F] Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.Add egg yolks and beat well.Blend flour and baking powder.Add flour mixture and milk alternatively.Beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar and van...
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A Tasteful Chicken Noodle Salad
2007-05-06 12:19:00
I bought my first wok about seventeen years ago. I saw it in a magazine and ordered it at once. My first thought was "what a large frying pan". But the wok was more than a frying pan. When I say "wok", I mean "stir fry", which means cooking food quickly, stirring constantly over extremely high heat in a small amount of fat. As a matter of fact, the wok worked good for steam-cooking too, and other methods of cooking.INGREDIENTS:Serves 4-6* 500 g noodles* 1 dl olive oil* 500 g chicken fillets* 3 cloves garlic* 3 teaspoons sesame seeds* juice of 3 limes* 4 tablespoons soy* 1 teaspoon wasabi paste* 3 tablespoons rice vinegar* 6-8 salad onions* 2 teaspoons sambal oelekGARNISH:* fresh coriander or parsleyMETHOD:1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a wok or frying pan.2. Fry the chicken fillets, set aside when they are cooked through.3. Peel and chop garlic, fry until golden with the sesame seeds.4. Add lime juice, soy, wasabi, rice vinegar, stir to mix, set aside.5. Cook noodles acco...
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Chocolate & Almond Cake with Cloudberry Cream
2007-05-04 10:41:00
Some weeks ago I was touched by Accidental Hedonist´s blog post about cloudberries - the precious berries, which I almost take for grantage. They are a bit picky about weather, though.This plant prefers moist tundra, bog habitats and heaths. It is widespread across the low arctic and boreal forest regions - in Sweden especially in the northern part of the country.Cloud berries are sometimes damaged by frost - in the sensitive period of flowering. Picking them in July and August means that you have to stand mosquitoes and other, bigger bloodthirsty insects - fight them and feed them.Cloudberry plants are male or female. Only the female plant bears fruit; a hard red berry with seeds that turn yellowish when ripe in late July. They are extremely rich in vitamin C, but they also contain amounts of vitamin A, iron, magnesium, folacin, calcium, kalium, carotene and fibers.I cannot describe the unusual, sweet-and-sour taste. When the cloudberries are eaten fresh, they have a tart taste: A c...
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A Warm Chicken Salad
2007-05-03 08:03:00
"Salad day". I went Googling for that word. What I found was that there probably is no such word in English. Maybe "Saladday" is a Chinese or a Japanese name. I do not know. Dozens of sites with foreign characters were found.The Swedish word "sallad" has a double meaning - on the one hand different kind of lettuces, on the other hand, in most cases, one or several ingredients mixed with some kind of dressing. As a rule, when I talk about green salad I think of lettuce. In reality, there are several similar plants.So today it is Thursday, but it is also Salad Day. I know, I should eat a salad every day, but I do not. I would not mind losing weight. Salads are not difficult to make. Everyone knows how to make them and there are endless ways to make and season a salad.*A squeeze of lemon juice enchances a salad.*Adding vegetables that are seasonings in themselves: Onions, parsley, peppers, tomatoes, and mushrooms.*Olive oil, herbs, spices, seasoned bread crumbs, dices of cheese, chopped...
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Homemade Coconut Milk
2007-05-01 11:08:00
Living in a country far away from palm-trees and coconuts, having a husband who does not like coconut milk/cream available in cans from supermarkets. What to do when a recipe calls for coconut milk/cream? When Christmas time comes around, I can buy real coconuts. The seed is surrounded by a buoyant and impervious fibrous husk. I have tried to break through that hard husk once. I am not going to do it again. What a mess! Three "eyes" on the husk suggest a monkey´s face, hence the genius name Coco s, which is the Portuguese word for "grinning face".How about making your own from coconut flakes? (French: Noix de coco rapée; German: Kokosraspel)METHOD I1. Bring 3 dl (300 ml) whipping cream and 3 dl (300 ml) milk to a boil.2. Pour in 200 grams (ab. 650-700 ml) of coconut flakes.3. Stir and set aside for ab. 5 minutes.4. Pour mixture into a blender and run.5. Strain through a piece of muslin cloth, gather the ends of the cloth together and squeeze it in your fist to extract the liquid OR s...
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Pear Marmalade
2007-04-28 11:46:00
I had never been a big fan of marmalade until I discovered how delicious it was to just spoon a tiny little bit of it on cheeses. Usually, marmalades are preserves made by boiling the pulp and part of the rind or skin of citrus fruits with sugar to the consistency of jam. However, marmalades can be made from almost any fruit and any berries: Unripe tiny aubergines, green apricots, quinces, small green bitter oranges, rhubarbs mixed with raspberries ... you name it, I probably got a recipe.This recipe of pear marmalade serves about 8-10 at a buffé table.INGREDIENTS:* 3 pears (ab. 250 g)* 2 tablespoons water* ½ lime, zest and juice* 1 teaspoon Certo® fruit pectin (powder)* 2 dl (200 ml) sugarMETHOD:1. Peel the pears, remove the seeds.2. Cut them into smaller chunks and put in a saucepan.3. Add water, lime zest and juice.4. Cook covered för about 10 minutes.5. Mix pectin with 2 tablespoons of the sugar.6. Stir the mixture down into the saucepan.7. Add the remaining sugar and cook for a...
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Pineapple And Strawberry Cake
2007-04-27 10:58:00
The Norwegian "wet cake" (blötkake) is not as bad as it sounds. In fact it is very much like the savarin - the sponge cake made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in a ring mold and then soaked with some syrup, wine or fruit juice. I do not like the cake too wet. Therefore I just gently spoon fruit juice over the layers. I always make this cake using my ordinary aluminium cake pan. It is very important to grease the cake pan carefully. To be sure; line bottom with parchment or wax paper too.INGREDIENTS:cake pan 23-24 cm (9-10 inches)* 4 eggs* 120 g (1 1/3 dl) sugar* 120 g (1 1/3 dl) flour* 1 teaspoon baking powderFILLING AND TOPPING:½-1 l (500-1000 ml) strawberries1 large can crushed pinapple in its own juice, drain, reserve juice1 large can pineapple slices in its own juice, drain, reserve juice4 dl (400 ml) double cream, whipped2 tablespoons sugarMETHOD:1. Grease a round cake pan (non-stick or not), dust with fine bread crumbs.2. Beat eggs and sugar unti...
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How To Prepare A Salmon, Fresh or Frozen
2007-04-26 08:11:00
Salmon for dinner but unfortunately it is frozen. Do not despair. Soon I am going to tell you how to cook it.INGREDIENTS:Serves 4-6* 1 ½ kg fresh salmon* 2-3 teaspoons salt* 1 bunch of fresh dillMETHOD I:1. Rinse and pat dry the salmon well.2. Sprinkle with salt inside the belly and all around.3. Fill the belly with fresh dill.4. Place the salmon on a piece of ovenproof aluminum foil,5. Wrap the foil around the fish and seal edges well.6. Then freeze until the fish is ready to cook.7. Heat oven to 80-85° C [175-185° F].8. Place the frozen, wrapped salmon on a shallow pan and bake for at least 4-5 hours.METHOD II:When the salmon is bought frozen; as above with foil.1. Preheat the oven to 80-85°C [175-185° F].2. Place the salmon on a shallow pan and bake.3. Open the package after about 2 hours.4. Then season with salt and put fresh dill into the belly of the salmon.5. Continue baking until the salmon is done.How do you know when the salmon is done?Timing vary depending on how thick th...
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Pike and Fish Burgers
2007-04-25 10:27:00
My grandmother (my father´s mother) was born 1883. Her name was Elin; a housewife, who took care of the children. In the past, entire generations of a family would live together in a big house and so did my family. My father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, my younger sister and I. We all lived under the same roof.This is one of my grandmother´s recipes. It originated during the 1930's or perhaps earlier. I found it in one of her cookbooks from that time. This recipe does make a lot of burgers, but they freeze well once cooked. Allow them to cool, then wrap individually in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag.INGREDIENTS:60-65 burgers* 8 hg (800 g) pike fillets* 5 hg (500 g) minced meat (or lean beef mince, mixed half-and-half with pork mince)* 4 eggs* 6-8 cooked, cold potatoes* 1 ½ tablespoon salt* 1 teaspoon pepper* oil and butterMETHOD:1. Pass fish fillets, potatoes and meat through a meat grinder to obtain a homogenous mixture.2. Add the other ingredients and mix everythin...
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Marinated beef for a make-ahead meal
2007-04-24 08:55:00
How do you marinate meat? Mari nating is for sure one of the best ways to give meat more flavor and to tenderize it at the same time. Typically, we marinate meats for 6 to 24 hours before we finish them on the grill. Sometimes, I prefer to marinate meat over night after cooking it when I need to make-ahead meals.INGREDIENTS:Serves 6* 800 g beef, thick flank or similarMARINADE:* 1 dl (100 ml) Kikkoman Japanese Soy* pinch of sesame seeds* pinch of thyme* pinch of basil* 1 tablespoon orange juice* 1 teaspoon fresh chili pepper, choppedMETHOD:1. Preheat oven to 120°C [248°F].2. Then brown the meat on all sides in an iron pot.3. Place meat in a shallow open roasting pan, insert a thermometer.4. Cook until thermometer shows 54ºC [129.2Fº] OR desired temperature.5. Prepare marinade by combining all ingredients.6. Put meat in a plastic freezer bag, pour marinade in bag, refridgerate.7. Turn now and then to coat meat evenly, marinate a day or two.8. Serve the meat thinly sliced, spoon some ma...
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Spicy Mince Meat Pie
2007-04-23 09:51:00
In Sweden this is called a pie. In French cuisine, I think, it is called a quiche, which means a baked dish that is made primarily of eggs and milk or cream in a pastry crust. Other ingredients such as cooked minced meat, vegetables, or cheese are added to the egg mixture before the quiche is baked. Served with a nice fresh green salad, the pie is suitable for a Sunday brunch.INGREDIENTS:Serves 4-6DOUGH:* 2 dl (200 ml) flour* 100 g margarine, cut in small chunks* 1 tablespoon cold waterFILLING:* 1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped* 400 g ground meat* 2 tablespoons margarine* 1-2 cloves garlic* 2 dl (200 ml) chili sauce (like ketchup)* ½ teaspoon curry powder* 1 teaspoon cumin powder* 1 teaspoon salt* 1 teaspoon sambal oelek* ½ tablespoon chili powder* 1 ½ - 2 dl (150 -200 ml) cheese, grated* 1 egg* 1 dl (100 ml) milk* ½ - 1 teaspoon saltMETHOD:Preheat oven to 220 degrees C (425 degrees F).Prepare the dough mixing the flour & margarine into crumbles.Add water and quickly work into a d...
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Rumtopf (Rom Pot)
2007-04-20 09:10:00
Rumtopf, the German delicious fruit preserve. Traditionally part of German Christmas celebrations. The fruity liqueur can be drunk in glasses, and the fruit and liqueur are excellent over vanilla ice cream. It is traditional to begin with the first fruit of the summer season (typically strawberries).However, fresh fruit and certain berries are available all year in supermarkets. Do not use blackberries or blueberries. They can be bitter and discolor the other fruits and berries. Watermelon can make the mixture watery. Rhubarb can make the mixture sour. Bananas are too mushy. Citrus fruits are too acidic. The fruit should be ripe, but not overripe. Look at it, look at the berries! Remove any damaged parts and pit or core it before measuring. Cut larger fruits into smaller chunks.INGREDIENTS:* 1 large jar with a lid* 5 kg (5000 g) fresh fruits and berries* 3 l (3000 ml) granulated sugar* 75 cl (750 ml) romMETHOD:1. For instance, start with the strawberries, weigh them.2. Cover with ha...

Quick and Easy Oregano Chicken
2007-04-19 09:48:00
My spice cupboard might well be stocked with 50 or more different spice herbs, salts and powders. Spices and herbs do not change the chemistry of cookery. They are only added to taste, bearing in mind that there is a difference in pungency and intensity of flavor. Oregano , for instance, is more potent than tarragon.In Sweden, the dish most associated with oregano, is pizza. However, its rich spicy flavor makes it a perfect match for tomato based sauces, seafood and meats too. Oregano can be used either fresh or dried. If you are using the dried herb, use half the amount of it as you would the fresh called for in the recipe. The dried oregano is often (not always) more flavorful than the fresh one. To color the chicken, sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley.This chicken meal is so delicious and creates an elegant yet uncomplicated meal. Best served with cooked potatoes and vegetables. When my grandchildren visit, I have to double this recipe. They like it. But they do not really like v...
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Black Currant Jam
2007-04-18 09:53:00
This is an age old Swedish recipe. It comes from Hiram (1912-2006), the wellknown Swedish food writer and the author of many cookbooks. Her grandmother shared this recipe with her children and grandchildren.Traditionally Black Currant Jam is used for fillings on cake layers or served together with pancakes or ice cream.INGREDIENTS:* 2 l (2000 ml) black currants, just ripe* 1 l (1000 ml) water* 2 kg (2000 g) castor sugarMETHOD:1. Place black currants and water in a large, non-reactive pot.2. Bring to boil, simmer for 15 minutes3. Remove from heat, skim off any foam,4. Stir in sugar until dissolved, a little at a time5. Fill clean jars and seal, or put jam in containers and freeze.A lot of sugar? Yes. But there are no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners. No preservative is added. Pick the black currants just underripe or just ripe because they contain the highest level of pectin that the fruit is going to reach. The jam will set well when cool.
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Skagen Mix
2007-04-17 09:09:00
INGREDIENTS:4 Starters* 500 g shrimps* 1 dl (100 ml) crème fraiche* ½ dl (50 ml) mayonnaise* 1 tablespoon chili sauce (like ketchup, not spicy thai chile sauce)* 1 tablespoon lemon juice* 1 tablespoon horseradish, grated* 1 bunch dill, choppedMETHOD:1. Peel the shrimps.2. Combine all the other ingredients.3. Finally stir down the shrimps.4. Put it in the refridgerator a couple of hours.Serve over toast or avocados. Garnish with dill sprig, a thin slice of lemon, small pieces of tomatoes, a salad leaf or whatever you got on hand.Toast Skagen is a combination of shrimps and other ingredients on a small piece of bread (for a recipe go to4 The official gateway to Sweden ) and Skagen is a fishing port at the northern tip of Denmark.Until abt. 1940, Sweden had no gastronomy at all. Then, one of Sweden´s internationally famous cooks, Dr Tore Wretman (1916-2003) started to influence the Swedish recipes with foreign influences. I have read somewhere that Tore Wretman created this starter dur...

Plaice Rolls in Dill and Cheese Sauce with Rosted Root Vegetables
2007-04-16 10:11:00
Plaice is the name of a European flounder (Pleuronectes platessa). It is also the name of various American flatfishes, as the summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus).The plaice is a fine edible fish with white, firm meat of excellent taste. It is one of the lean fish types having a fat content of maximum 2 g fat per 100 g. It is rich in protein and healthy fish oils (like all other fish). It can be served in various ways: Steamed, boiled, fried, baked in the oven or grilled in foil.Frozen plaice fillets taste especially good cooked this way.INGREDIENTS:* 600 g plaice fillets, frozen* 1 teaspoon salt* 1 ml pepper* 2 ½ dl fish stock (stock cube+water)* 125 g natural fresh cheese* 1 dl dill, chopped* 1-2 tablespooms cornstarch + 1 dl waterMETHOD:1. Thaw the plaice fillets according to package directions.2. Season them with salt and pepper.3. Roll up each fillet from the tail end4. Put the rolls into a large, deep heavy-based frying pan.5. Pour over stock and simmer for about 5 minutes....
More About: Vegetables , Cheese , Sauce , Root , Dill

Shortcake and Red Berries
2007-04-14 11:52:00
This is my husband´s favorite shortcake. In winter frozen berries work fine. They do not even need to be defrosted. Cake pans come in a wide range of sizes, from a round cake pan, to a loaf pan, to a rectangular pan, to a ..... I have tried them all for this recipe of shortcake. Once, or perhaps twice, I divided batter and poured it into two loaf pans.The choice is yours! Therefore I do not mention the baking time.The batter will bake much more quickly in a large, wide oven baking pan. Check yourself for doneness by inserting a wooden skewer in to the centre of the cake. When no batter sticks on the skewer, the cake is ready.INGREDIENTS:* 75 g butter* 1 ½ dl (150 ml) milk* 3 eggs* 3 dl (300 ml) sugar* 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar* 4 ½ dl (450 ml) wheat flour* 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder* 1-3 dl (100-300 ml) raspberries or red current berriesMETHOD:Preheat oven to 175 degrees C (about 350 F).Butter an ovenproof cake pan (any size will do),Cover sides with breadcrumbs.Melt butter, pour in...
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