Latest Reciepes - 1

Eggs In Purgatory (Oeufs dans le Purgatoire)

Posted on : 03 February, 2017 Tags: meals, eggs, breakfast
Ingredients:

2 Cups Leftover Meat
1 Medium Onion
1 Tin of Tomatoes
6-8 Eggs
1 Bay Leaf
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
- Brown in skillet 2 cups of chopped leftover meat and 1 chopped onion.
- Add 1 tin of tomatoes, 1 bay leaf and simmer 10 minutes.
- The tomatoes are the flames of purgatory and the pieces of meat, the souls doing penance.
- Remove the bay leaf then add to the tomato and meat mixture, salt and pepper, then break six to eight eggs over all and allow to poach over very low heat.
- Serve with boiled or mashed potatoes.
Meatball Ragout (Ragout de Boulettes)

Posted on : 03 February, 2017 Tags: pork, meals, stew
Ingredients:

1 lb Minced Lean Pork
1 tbsp Salt
1 tsp Powdered Ginger
1 tsp Powdered Cloves
1 tbsp of Flour
1 tbsp of Soy Sauce

Directions:
- Mix 1 lb of minced lean pork, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tsp powdered ginger and 1 tsp powdered cloves.
- Shape into balls.
- Brown meat balls in butter, add 3 cups of water and simmer for 1/2 an hour.
- Blend 1 tbsp of flour with a small amount of water.
- Add flour, 1 tbsp of soy sauce and cook 5 minutes stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
Pork Filets with Cabbage (Filet de Porc au Chou)

Posted on : 03 February, 2017 Tags: pork, meals
Ingredients:

7-8 Slices of Salt Pork
2 Pork Fillets
1 Small Cabbage
1 Large Onion
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
- Melt 7 or 8 slices of salt pork.
- Add two pork fillets, brown and cook slightly, then add 1 small chopped cabbage, 1 large sliced onion, some salt and pepper.
- Allow to cook until golden brown.
- Add water if necessary.
Baked Beans (Les Bines)

Posted on : 03 February, 2017 Tags: meals
Ingredients:

4 Cups of Dried Beans
1 Large Onion
1 tsp of Baking Soda
1/2 cup of Molasses
Salt Pork
Mustard
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
- Soak 4 cups of dried beans in cold water for 3 hours, then drain.
- Place in sauce pan, add 1 tsp of baking soda, cover with water and allow to boil for several minutes.
- To bake the beans use cast iron pot, crock-pot or stoneware bean-pot.
- Cover bottom of pot with thin slices of fat salt pork to form a well, then drain beans and place them in the well.
- Coat one large onion with mustard and bury in center of beans.
- Add 1/2 cup of molasses and cover generously with slices of salt pork, salt and pepper to taste.
- Add enough water to cover.
- Cover and bake in 375 deg oven for 4 hours adding a little water occasionally to keep the beans moist.
Ham Hock Stew (Ragout de Patte)

Posted on : 03 February, 2017 Tags: pork, meals, stew
Ingredients:

4 Lean Ham Hocks
2-3 Medium Onions
Flour
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
- Choose 4 lean ham hocks, wash well and brush to remove all hair.
- Cut each hock into four pieces, cover each with flour and brown in hot fat.
- Add 2 or 3 onions, salt, pepper and enough water to cover.
- Simmer from 2 to 3 hours.
- To thicken sauce, add brown flour.
- To brown flour, spread out on cookie tin and cook in 400 deg oven, stir occasionally to obtain evenly browned flour.
Gaspe Fish Soup (Soup au Poisson de Gaspe)

Posted on : 02 February, 2017 Tags: soups, fish
Ingredients:

3 lbs White Fish (Cod, Flounder, Haddock)
2 Cups of Diced Potatoes
2 Stalks of Celery
1 Bay Leaf
Parsley
Paprika
2 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Flour
1 Quart of Milk

Directions:
- Cut into large bite-size pieces 3 lbs of white fish such as cod, flounder or haddock and place in large sauce pan with 2 cups of diced potatoes, one onion, 2 stalks of finely chopped celery, 1 bay leaf and a little parsley.
- Add water to cover, salt and pepper to taste and allow to boil for 20 minutes.
- In a second sauce pan, melt 2 tbsp of butter, add 1 tbsp of flour stirring in quickly.
- Slowly add 1 quart of milk, stirring constantly.
- Heat to boiling point then stir in fish mixture.
- Sprinkle paprika on each serving.
Pea Soup (Soupe aux Pois)

Posted on : 02 February, 2017 Tags: soups
Ingredients:

2 Cups of Dried Peas
2 Heaping tbsp of fat
1 Large Onion
1 tsp of Salt
Lemon Peal
2-3 Pinches of Savory
1 Ham Bone or Salt Pork
(optional) Carrots or rice

Directions:
- In cold water, soak not less than 2 hours, 2 cups of dried peas.
- Discard water, melt 2 heaping table spoons of fat in a frying pan and sautee 1 large thinly sliced onion.
- Combine onions, peas, with 8 cups of cold water, 1 tsp of salt, small twist of lemon peal, 2 or 3 pinches of savory and a ham bone or salt pork.
- Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
- If you wish to add to the nutritive value, add grated carrots or a little rice during the last quarter hour of cooling.
Cream of Onion and Tomato Soup

Posted on : 01 February, 2017 Tags: soups
Ingredients:

1 large can of tomatoes
2 large onions
1 quart of milk
1 tbsp of flour
1 tbsp Butter
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
- Prepare one quart of cream sauce in the following manner.
- Melt over low heat 1 tbsp of butter and with a fork quickly stir in 1 sbsp of flour, salt and pepper to taste.
- Gradually add 1 quart of milk to the butter and flour mixture, heat and cook stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
- Add 2 large thinly sliced onions and 1 large can of tomatoes.
- Simmer for half an hour and serve with oven browned croutons and sliced green onions.
Leak Soup (Soupe aux Poireaux)

Posted on : 01 February, 2017 Tags: soups
Ingredients:

6-8 Leaks
1-1/2 Quarts of Water
1 tbsp Corn Starch
1/4 Cup Butter
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
- Separate six to eight leaks and wash carefully.
- Finely chop leaves and simmer 45 minutes in one and a half quarts of water to which salt and pepper have been added.
- Strain the broth and force through strainer with the heel of a spoon.
- This mixture should be boiled again after adding one tbsp. of corn starch that has been dissolved in cold water.
- Then add a quarter of a cup of butter and simmer for 15 minutes.
Green Tomato Soup (Soupe aux Tomates Vertes)

Posted on : 01 February, 2017 Tags: soups
Ingredients:

3-4 Large Green Tomatoes
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 rounded tbsp Butter
1 Quart of Milk
15% Cream
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
- Stew 3 or 4 large green tomatoes.
- Add 1 tsp of baking soda, pepper, salt and a rounded tbsp of butter.
- Heat 1 quart of milk to the boling point and slowly add to the stewed tomato mixture.
- Garnish with olive oil and cream.
- Serve immediately.