Orangenküchle |
Jetzt mach ich Sabrina mal Konkurrenz. Dieses Rezept entstand - wie alle bahnbrechenden Erfindungen - rein zufällig. Ich war dabei das traditionelle, fränkische Gericht Apfelküchle vorzubereiten, als ich, Äpfel holend an einem von Renate zum Discount erworbenen Eimer Orangen vorbeikam. Spontan packte ich noch eine Orange zu den Äpfeln und machte eine Probeportion mit Orangen- statt Apfelnscheiben. Sowas von lecker! Und so schlicht geht es: Für den Teig mach ich immer eine spontane Mischung, z.B.: Dinkelmehl, feine Haferflocken und frisch geschrotener Buchweizen mit einer Prise Salz vermischen. Je nach Menge 1-3 Eier drüber und mit Milch solange verrühren bis ein cremiger Teig entsteht. Orangen schälen, den "Docht" entfernen und in dünne Scheiben schneiden. Die Orangenscheiben im Teig wälzen und in der Pfanne mit Butter von beiden Seiten knusprig braun backen. That's all. Dazu eine Kartoffel- oder sonstige Gemüsesuppe und über die Orangenküchle noch einen Schuß Ahorsirup ... dafür lasse ich jedes Drei Sterne Gericht stehen. |
Karotten Apfelsalat |
Dieser Salat ist extrem einfach, habe ihn aber jetzt erst für mich entdeckt und
bin hin und weg. So einfach geht es: |
Ein sehr leckerer Eintopf
von Sabrina
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Speck anbraten, Topf mit Gemüssebrühe auffüllen, in dünne Streifen geschnittenen Wirsing und Reis dazu geben.
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Aqua Cotta |
Literally the name means cooked water, which tells us: it's a poor man's dish. We found it on menus in Toscany and had no idea what that meant. We tried it one enchanted night and were enthusiastic about this delicious kind of vegetable soup. When Renate was sick one day back home, she needed something hot and smooth for dinner, she swirled through the kitchen for 15 minutes and voilà - a new favorite Winters' dish was born. There isn't much of a recipe, more or less only the collecting of all kinds
of vegetables which happen to be found in the kitchen. Important is the bread. It is a great way to use up your stale bread. Cut it in small cubes and put a handful in every soup bowl. In the Maremma they do this even for tomato soup and I just love bread crumbs in soup. Now the most important part: put egg(s) (one egg for two I would say) in a soup plate and add a bit of salt (just leave the eggs, don't mix them or do other mechanical harm to them). Let the eggs slide into the boiling hot soup, turn off the oven and wait a minute or two, maybe three. The result is called poached eggs and they taste delicious. Stir the soup a bit, fill the bowls, put some graded cheese on top, and enjoy. I just made the soup for Katharina at lunch and she liked it so much, I had to redo it for dinner! |
Boeuf aux carottes |
The first encounter with this wonderful meal was at Udo's birthday. Anne_Marie imported the recipe from Paris - I think it was Brigitte she got it from. The rest is in the dark. For 6 hungry eaters you need 1 kg of good beef. Cut it into big chunks (like the Austrian Gulasch) and put it into an roasting tray. Add half an inch of water and put coarse salt on top of the meat. Now chop lots of shallots and some garlic and put it on top. Then carrots - many carrots as we want to produce boeuf aux carottes - cut in not to tiny pieces. Now put fennel on top of the carrots but not too much. Fennel is very intense - be careful though. Now last but not least cut two oranges in slices (with peel and all therefore you need organic oranges with untreated peel) and put them on top of it all. Put the pot on the burner and when the water starts boiling turn the oven on low. Hope you have
enough time left as it needs to simmer for 5 to 6 hours minimum. Just 15 minutes before dinner
starts put whole peeled sweet chestnuts on top. That's it. Easy to do and delicious.
Dry red wine and French bread, maybe a bit of green salade (when you are diligent or have a nice spouse
like me) fits this simple dish wonderfully. |
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Geschnetzeltes |
Although the "Geschnetzeltes" I probably won't forget as I did it more often than any other favorite family dish. My father started to do "Geschetzeltes" half a century ago and naturally I hope son and daughters alike keep up the tradition. You need a whole pork loin to begin with. Cut it in tiny pieces and fry them with a good portion of olive oil in a pan. While frying the meat cut 3 to 5 onions (depending on their size but put in as many as you like anyway) - the tinier the better. Put the onions into the pan. I add a clove of garlic but that's not a must. Now add soy sauce, salt, freshly ground pepper, sweet pepper, and granulated vegetable broth. When the onions are transparent you can turn off the hotplate. Now add a good tablespoon of marmalade (the original English orange marmalade!), plenty of orange liqueur (Cointreau or Grand Marnier) and a quarter of cream. Now fill it into a casserole and for a real special version put thinly sliced apples or pears on top (peel them first). Now comes the Swiss part of the recipe: grate Swiss cheese (preferably Gruyere or Appenzeller or a mixture of both) and put it on top (as a rule of thumb take about half the weight of the pork loin for cheese). Put it in the preheated oven (about 220 degrees Celsius) and leave it there for about 20 minutes. Better: when the top is golden to dark brown switch off the oven and keep it there till your guests are ready for dinner. That's the nice part: no last minute stress. With the "Geschnetzeltes" we serve French bread, green salad and dry white wine. |
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Millet Casserole |
The following recipe is hardly 3 weeks old. Taking over the household chores I started to use all food in the house I could find. One day I ended up vis-a-vis a packet of millet wondering what to do with it. Google is your friend and I found the basic millet recipe: Boil 2 cups of water, put the 1 cup of millet in, let it simmer for about 10 minutes and afterwards let it soak till the moisture is gone. Let's start with the basic millet recipe from above. I add granulated vegetable broth to the boiling water (I use it all the time anyway), put the millet in, and add some fine cut onions, carrots, and leek or whatever veg you like. While the millet is simmering steam/sautée vegetables in another pot. Use your imagination - today I took onions, carrots, red pepper, diced celery, and tomatoes. When almost done I add fresh parsley. Now you need a pan where you roast diced bacon with ground beef (200 to 300 grams is enough for 4) in olive oil. Add fine cut onions and garlic. Let it roast for a while and then add soy sauce - and I rarely go without some marmalade. Tomato paste is also a standard ingredient of my cooking. Don't forget ground black pepper and paprika. Now you need the casserole. First a layer of the millet (save half for the top), then the meat as a second layer, the vegetables as a third and on top you cover everything with the rest of the millet. I like grated cheese on top (it probably will do without - I just like stuff gratinated with cheese). Put the casserole in the pre-heated (about 200 degrees celsius) oven and after 15 to 20 minutes you can enjoy. Salad goes well with it. |
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