Vegetables & Fruits

Make batter: combine flour and beer in a large bowl and blend thoroughly, using a whisk. Cover bowl and leave at room temp for no less than 3 hours. Twenty min before batter is ready, preheat oven to 200. Place brown paper bag or paper towel on jelly roll pan. Carefully peel the papery skins…

Peel onions; place in a single layer in medium sized frying pan. Add broth or bouillon cube and 1 c water; cover and simmer 30 min or just until tender. Combine peas w sugar, salt and 1/4 c water in small saucepan; top w lettuce leaf; cover. Simmer 15 min or until peas are very…

Cook onions in boiling salted water until just tender. Drain and place in shallow baking dish. Cut a wide cross in top of each onion. Sprinkle a few drops of steak sauce in each cross. Then sprinkle each onion w some of the salt and a few grains of pepper. Press 2T of the cheese…

Cook onions in butter 15 min over low. Add apples. Cover and cook 15 min. Onion 4 Spanish, slicedButterApples 2 unpeeled, sliced

Clean mushrooms, keeping colors separate, and trim tough stems. (Save stems for stock.) Slice mushrooms about 1/8-inch thick. n a wide skillet, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until onion has softened and browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set…

Cover shitake stems w 5 c water in medium saucepan and bring to boil. Simmer for 20 min. Strain through sieve lined w damp cloth. Discard stems and reserve broth for future use. Warm oil in large casserole over medium heat. Add garlic and toss. Add shallots, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently,…

Beat egg w milk and salt. Place flour on piece of waxed paper and cornflake crumbs on another piece. Roll mushrooms in flour; then dip in egg mix; then roll in crumbs. Meanwhile, slowly heat oil to 375 degrees. Gently drop mushrooms, a few at a time, into hot oil; fry until golden brown, about…

Stuff mushroom caps w chopped stems mixed w crushed garlic. Place in casserole and cover w mix of cream, sherry and melted butter. Bake uncovered until tender, 25-30 min. Remove and stir. Slightly warm cognac. Set ablaze and pour over mushrooms. Mushrooms 1 lb freshGarlic 1 clove crushedHeavy Cream 0.25 cWine, Sherry 0.25 cButter 0.25…

Combine all ingredients but whites and cream of tartar. Let stand 5 min. Simmer 5 min, stirring constantly. Cool. Beat whites w cream of tartar. Carefully fold into cooled mix. Pour into buttered 1 qt soufflé dish topped w a 3″ high greased foil collar. Set in pan filled w 1″ water and bake at…

Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat to 450. Toss mushrooms w olive oil and salt and pepper in medium bowl. Arrange in single layer on large low-sided roasting or jelly roll pan. Roast until released juices have nearly evaporated and mushroom surfaces acing pan are browned, 12-15 min. Remove pan from oven and…