Posted in Foodstuff, Ingredients, Recipes, tagged Austria, Austrian, entree, German, Germany, main dish, meat, sauce, Schnitzel on 08/07/2009 | 1 Comment »
Surprise! I’ve changed continents. Here’s hoping you’ll enjoy my dispatches from my new home, Berlin—where every trip to the grocery store is an adventure, the produce is fresh and cheap, and the cashiers are surly but move at the speed of light.
Like so many others, today’s recipe started with one irresistible seasonal ingredient:
It’s mushroom [...]
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Have you ever aimed for Hollandaise sauce, but ended up with scrambled eggs or an oily mess? Meet your new best friend:
Photo courtesy of Buy.com
Here is a really simple recipe for making creamy, non-separating, non-curdling Hollandaise sauce—one that doesn’t require a double broiler, egg tempering, or exhaustive whisking. What an improvement. Now, I realize it’s [...]
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This is the real deal: beef ragu with tomatoes (not tomato sauce that happens to have a little beef in it). Delicious, and one of my favorite recipes to cook AND eat.
-1T olive oil
-3T butter
-1/2 c. finely diced onion
-2/3 c. finely diced celery
-2/3 c. finely diced carrot
-3/4 lb. ground meat–meatloaf blend (beef+pork+veal). Omit veal if [...]
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A great blend of flavors, for those who like a sweet, spicy sauce. Makes 6 cups. This recipe can easily be halved.
-1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (1 lg. onion)
-1 T. minced garlic (3 cloves)
-1/2 cup vegetable oil
-1 cup tomato paste (10 ounces)
-1 cup cider vinegar
-1 cup honey
-1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
-1 cup Dijon mustard
-1/2 cup [...]
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