Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian. “Hunter-style” refers to dishes made with the hunters catch of the day, such as rabbit or chicken, with tomatoes, onions, herbs, bell peppers and sometimes wine. The northern Italian chefs often used white wine in this dish, whereas in southern Italy, red wine is often used.
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Chicken Cacciatore with Red Wine and Herbs
This classic Italian dish is perfect on a cold winter night with a good red wine and some crusty bread.
Instructions
Salt and pepper the chicken on both sides. Sauté in olive oil over medium heat until light brown on each side. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
Add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic, crushed red pepper, and oregano and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the tomatoes with their juice, chicken stock, red wine, capers and oregano. Return the chicken to the pan and coat in the sauce. Add the rosemary. Bring the sauce to a simmer over low heat and cook for about 10 minutes. Transfer to a platter, sprinkle with basil and serve.
Recipe Notes
Serve this with pasta and some good crusty bread to sop up the sauce with. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved
This recipe cam from the little town of Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. The beautiful people of this town show their love for tradition and old world style through many of their dishes. Lobster with couscous and brunoise of vegetables salad is one of them.
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Lobster with Couscous and Brunoise Vegetable Salad
Lobster with couscous and brunoise vegetable salad is an impressive dish bursting with color and flavor from the French Riviera.
Ingredients
For the vegetable brunoise
Ingredients
For the vegetable brunoise
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Instructions
For the lobster and couscous
Boil a whole lobster for 15-20 minutes. Drain lobster and allow to come to room temperature. Remove the shells. Slice the tail thinly into medallions Boil chicken stock. Add couscous, cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and add the finely dice onion, tarragon, parsley, cilantro and chives and add to couscous in a bowl. . Add the juice of 2 lemons to cereal mixture. Add ½ cup olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
For the vegetable brunoise
Cut all of the vegetables into 1-2 centimeter squares, all equal in size. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
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For the presentation
Place a ring mold in the center of a plate. Place the couscous mixture into the ring mold and press gently. (about ½ inch thick) Decorate with thin slices of lobster tail medallions shingle-style. Knuckle meat and claws go in the center with a fried sage leaf. Spread the colorful brunoise around the plate to garnish. Remove the ring mold. Drizzle vegetables with lemon and olive oil.
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Saffron is widely used in cooking in many cuisines, ranging from the Milanese risotto of Italy to the bouillabaisse of France to the biryani with various meat accompaniments in South Asia.
There is some evidence to suggest that saffron may help alleviate the symptoms of major depressive disorders. Preclinical studies indicate that saffron could be a promising candidate for cancer chemo prevention. Early studies suggest that it may protect the eye from the direct effects of bright light, and from retinal stress in additional to slowing down macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.
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Saffron rice with white wine
This rice is fragrant and aromatic with a beautiful bright yellowish orange color and a fluffy texture making it the perfect side dish with just about anything.
Instructions
Toast the rice in a sauce pan over medium heat until it becomes fragrant. Add wine, remaining ingredients. Stir. Cover with a lid, turn the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
Recipe Notes
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A Chinese stir fry of salty shrimp, sweet snow peas and a tangy garlic-ginger sauce.
Snow peas, along with sugar snap peas, are notable for having edible pods that lack inedible fiber (in the form of “parchment”, a fibrous layer found in the inner pod rich in lignin) in the pod walls. Snow peas have the thinner walls of the two edible pod variants. Two recessive genes known as p and v are responsible for this trait. p is responsible for reducing the schlerenchymatous membrane on the inner pod wall, while v reduces pod wall thickness (n is a gene that thickens pod walls in snap peas).
The green shoots can also be cut and served as a vegetable as is done in Chinese cooking, especially stir-fried with garlic or shellfish such as crab.
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Shrimp with Snow Peas in Ginger Garlic Sauce
A Chinese stir fry of salty shrimp, sweet snow peas and a tangy garlic-ginger sauce.
Instructions
Mix all the corn starch and vermouth in a large bowl, then add the shrimp. Toss to coat. Let sit for 15 minutes.
Heat a wok over high heat for 1 minute. Add the oil and let it get hot, about 30 seconds. Add the ginger and garlic and toss to combine. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
Add the shrimp and all the marinade to the pan (scrape out all the marinade with a rubber spatula). Add the snow peas, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and chicken stock. Stir-fry until the shrimp turns pink, about 2 minutes. Add the green onions and stir-fry 1 more minute. Turn off the heat and add the sesame oil. Toss to combine once more and serve with steamed rice.
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Any protein can be substituted for the shrimp. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved
Cool yet spicy and silky on the tongue, this chilled avocado soup is perfect in the heat of summer.
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Avocado Soup - Chilled
Instructions
Put the oil in a sautee pan over medium high heat and add the peppers, scallions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook until slightly scorched.
Place grilled vegetables, avocado and cilantro in a food processor and puree until smooth.
Transfer pureed veggies to a bowl and add the lemon juice and stock whisking to combine. Season with salt and pepper.. Chill in frig. Garnish with additional chopped cilantro and sour cream.
Recipe Notes
If you like a richer soup, half and half or buttermilk can be added to taste and consistency. High avocado intake has been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved