HALIBUT VERACRUZ

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Halibut Veracruz
Light and flaky halibut with a flavorful sauce and sweet, creamy avocado mousse.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
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Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until lightly colored, about 3 minutes. Add tomato, jalapeno and white wine. Cook until wine is reduced by 2/3, about 5 to 7 minutes. While sauce is reducing, heat butter in a separate skillet over medium heat. Season fish with salt and pepper. When butter is melted, add halibut to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes, flip over and then transfer pan to preheated oven and bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove sauce from heat when reduced and stir in capers and caper juice.
For the avocado mousse
  1. Place avocados, cream and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Whip until light and fluffy. To serve, divide sauce equally among 4 dinner plates. Place halibut in the center of each plate on top of the sauce. Put avocado mousse into a pastry bag and pipe it onto the plate, sprinkle with lime juice and garnish lime slices and cilantro.
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HOW TO BREAD MEAT

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How to bread meat
A delicious and easy breading that enhances the flavor and texture of chicken, veal and pork.
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
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Course Main Dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
For the meat
  1. Using a meat pounder, thin out the meat (chicken, veal or pork) by pounding down and out from the center toward the edges. The meat should be the same thickness all over, about 1/8 inch. Wetting the pounder with cold water helps it slide on top of the meat without making holes.
Setting up the breading station
  1. In a shallow dish, beat together 1 egg, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon water, and salt and pepper.
  2. Process bread in the food processor until finely chopped. Add salt and pepper to taste and place in a shallow dish.
  3. In a shallow dish, whisk flour with salt and pepper.
Breading the meat
  1. Dredge both sides of pounded meat through flour. Shake off excess flour and dredge through egg mixture. Remove excess egg mixture and place in bread crumbs. Refrigerate at least an hour before cooking to help breading adhere to meat. Saute in 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of butter until done.
Recipe Notes

Recipe Notes The breading can be done up to 2 days in advance of cooking. This is also a delicious way of preparing goat cheese to top a salad with. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

LEMONY YOGURT CAKE

Light and lemony with no butter fat.  Super light and super moist.

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Lemony Yogurt Cake
Light and lemony with no butter fat.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
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Ingredients
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Grease a 9 “ round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl whisk together yogurt, 1 cup sugar, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla. Whisk in the dry ingredients. Add the oil. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, heat juice from 2 lemons and 1/3 cup sugar in a small pan until sugar dissolves. When cake is done, remove it from the pan onto a plate and pour the lemon mixture over the cake. Cool. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
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Rum Cake

Moist and nutty with the added deliciousness of chocolate chips throughout. Heavenly!

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Rum Cake
Moist and nutty with the added deliciousness of chocolate chips throughout. Heavenly!
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 60 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
For the cake:
For the glaze:
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 60 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
For the cake:
For the glaze:
Instructions
For the cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12 cup bundt pan and cover sides and bottom with pecans. In a medium bowl stir together flour, pudding mix, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  2. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. Stir in vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, water and rum. Gradually add in flour mixture and blend until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and toffee bits. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan. Bake for 50 to 50 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool slightly before adding 1/2 the glaze mixture, then cool completely before inverting.
For the Glaze:
  1. Mix all ingredients together except the rum and cook on low heat until dissolved, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add rum. Pour 1/2 of the mixture into slighly cooled cake before inverting. Remove cake from pan and pour remaining glaze slowly over turned out cake. Dust with powdered sugar.
Recipe Notes

Before glazing, poke the cake all over with a toothpick to allow the glaze to be more easily absorbed. If you find the cake starting to crack while baking, turn the oven temperature down to 325 degrees and continue cooking until cake tester comes out clean. For a short cut to this recipe, eliminate the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in the cake ingredients and substitute yellow cake mix. This recipe was made available with the help of Kaye Neuman and Laurie Hatch. Your email: Enter email address... © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

SHEPHERD’S PIE

Shepherd’s Pie is the perfect way to use leftover roasted meat of any kind and leftover potatoes of any kind.  A St. Stephen’s Day pie is made using leftover turkey or ham.  A Cumberland pie is a version using breadcrumbs on top instead of potatoes.  The English also make a similar dish with fish known as fish pie.

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Shepherd's Pie
This is a savory dish of meat and vegetables topped with a cloud of whipped potatoes that will satisfy the manliest of appetites!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine English
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For the potato topping
Course Main Dish
Cuisine English
Servings
Ingredients
For the potato topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place oil into a sauté pan and set over medium high heat. Add onion and sauté 5 minutes. Add the garlic and stir to combine. Grind the lamb in a food processor and add the lamb to the onion mixture. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook 2 minutes thten add the flour and stir. Add the tomato paste or ketchup, beer, Worcestershire, rosemary, lima beans and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Spread mixture into a glass baking dish. Mix potatoes, carrots and half and half in a food processor. Top with potatoes, sealing the edges. Bake for 25 minutes or until the potatoes begin to brown. Cool for 20 minutes before serving.
For the potato topping
  1. Put the potatoes, carrot puree and half and half in a food processor or blender and whip until combined.
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SHRIMP PERNOD WITH SPINACH CAKES

Pernod is an anise-flavoured, or black licorice flavoured liqueur.  This beverage becomes cloudy when diluting over ice because it is  aniseed-based. It contains oils called  terpeness, which are soluble in an aqueous solution that contains 30% ethanol or more by volume. When the solution is diluted to below 30% ethanol, the terpenes become insoluble causing the beverage to become cloudy.

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Shrimp Pernod with Spinach Cakes
A restaurant-quality dish with a creamy sauce and a hint of licorice flavor.
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 45 minutes
Servings
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Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 45 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Instructions
For the Shrimp Pernod
  1. Combine ½ teaspoon salt, cayenne and garlic powder and rub the shrimp with it. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute the shrimp for 3 minutes. Add the onions, celery and garlic and sauté for 2 or 3 more minutes. Add the pernod and cook for 1 minute. Add the parsley and cream and bring to a boil. Season to taste.
For the Spinach Cake
  1. Heat the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add ¼ cup of flour. Stir constantly for 5 to 6 minutes to make a blond roux the color of sandpaper. Add the onions and cook, stirring for about 2 minutes until slightly wilted. Add the milk and stir until the mixture thickens. Add the spinach, salt, cayenne, pepper, nutmeg and garlic and cook stirring for about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Add bread crumbs, parmigiano reggiano, and Pernod and mix well. Let cool for about 30 minutes.
  2. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and shape into patties. Heat the oil in a non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Combine the remaining ¼ cup flour and the rub. Dredge the patties, coating evenly in the flour. Fry the cakes for about 2 minutes on each side until golden. Transfer to a warm platter. Spoon shrimp and sauce over the cakes and serve.
Recipe Notes

Shape the spinach cakes a day in advance, dredge in flour and refrigerate until ready to fry. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

SOFT FLOUR TORTILLIANS

Inspired by an authentic Mexican recipe, these tortillians get crunchy on the outside while the cheese inside gets gooey resulting in a fabulous texture. In addition, the combination of spices gives the dish a great authentic Mexican flavor.

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Soft Flour Tortillians
Inspired by an authentic Mexican recipe, these tortillians get crunchy on the outside while the cheese inside gets gooey resulting in a fabulous texture. In addition, the combination of spices gives the dish a great authentic Mexican flavor.
Course Sandwiches
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
people
Course Sandwiches
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
people
Instructions
  1. In a sauté pan, cook ground beef, onion, and seasoning until beef is cooked through, about 8 minutes, mashing it with a fork as it cooks, so the beef is a fine crumble.
  2. Divide the remaining ingredients into quarters and pile each one on top of a soft flour tortilla along with the beef mixture. Fold edge of tortilla, brush the outside with vegetable oil and cook in a skillet on both sides until cheese melts, 2 - 3 minutes. Serve with salsa and guacamole and garnish with cilantro and hot sauce.
Recipe Notes

Recipe Notes Courtesy of and inspired by a recipe from Marilynn Berry © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS ITALIAN STYLE

There’s no comfort food that brings back childhood memories like stuffed cabbage rolls. These Italian style stuffed cabbage rolls are moist, tender and packed with flavor!

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Italian Style
These Italian style stuffed cabbage rolls are moist, tender and packed with flavor!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and season with Salt to taste like the sea. Blanch the Cabbage until tender and bright green, about 5 minutes. Shock in ice water and set aside to dry. Remove leaves.
For the sauce
  1. In a large sauté pan, add a few tablespoons of Olive Oil over medium-high heat. Add Pancetta and cook until the fat renders out and the Pancetta Crisps. Add the Onion, Garlic, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes and cook until fragrant. Add a teaspoon of Dried Thyme and Dried Basil. Add the Tomatoes and a generous pinch of Salt. Simmer until it comes together, about 5 minutes, and then set aside.
For the filling
  1. In a large bowl, combine the Ground Beef, Sausage, Pecorino, Parsley, Currants, a teaspoon of Dried Basil and Thyme, Breadcrumbs, and Egg. Season generously with Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper. Using your hands, mix until just combined.
  2. In a baking dish lightly greased with Olive Oil, ladle a thin layer of sauce. Spoon some of the filling into each of the leaves of Cabbage, and roll up. Arrange over the Arrabiata sauce in the baking dish. Once full, ladle more of the Arrabiata sauce over the stuffed Cabbage and sprinkle with more Pecorino-Romano. Transfer to oven and bake for an hour to an hour and a half, until the filling is completely cooked through. Serve.
Recipe Notes

For big dinner parties, prepare these a day in advance and simply pop them in the oven an hour before ready to serve. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved