Tortilla soup

Servings 6 persons

Ingredients
  

Soup

  • 1 tablespoon lard or olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced
  • 2 pieces onions sliced
  • 100 g fine polenta
  • 1 tablespoon chipotle chiles in adobo
  • 800 g plum tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano or fresh
  • sea salt and pepper
  • 1,5 liter chicken or vegetable stock

To garnish

  • 1 piece ripe avocado
  • lemon or lime juice
  • 300 ml vegetable oil
  • 2 corn tortillas or 2 chaparis
  • 2 pieces ancho chiles seeds and stems removed
  • 100 g feta cheese crumbled
  • 1 small handful cilantro (coriander) leaves coriander leaves, chopped
  • 120 g sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Heat the lard or oil in a large saucepan, add the onions, and sweat over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, until the onion is completely soft before adding the garlic. Add the cornmeal (polenta) and continue cooking for 5 minutes before adding the chipotles, the tomatoes sugar oregano and stock, and simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • Process in a food processor or blender until the soup is smooth.
  • Warm over low heat for at least 5 minutes before serving.
  • Meanwhile, assemble all the garnishes for the soup. Halve the avocado, remove the pit, peel, and dice the flesh, sprinkling with a little lemon or lime juice to stop it from discoloring.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a deep skillet or frying pan and cut the flat breads into thin, short 3-cm strips. Tear up the ancho chiles into coarse pieces. Test the oil and, when it is shimmering hot (and makes a tortilla strip sizzle), add the strips and cook until crisp and golden. Remove the pieces with a slotted spoon on a plate lined with paper towels, then fry the ancho chile pieces until they have puffed up.
  • This takes only a few seconds, so watch them carefully and try not to burn them or you will Iose their lovely sweetness. Serve the soup in bowls with all the garnishes laid out in small bowls.
Source: Mexico, the cookbook
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Blanquette de veau EN

Servings 4 persons

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g veal meat to stew
  • 1 piece onion
  • 1 piece carrot
  • 1 piece leek
  • 3 branches thyme
  • 2 leaves bay leave
  • 100 ml white wine
  • 200 ml veal juice
  • 4 tsp butter
  • 20 pieces small onions
  • 1 tblsp sugar
  • 3 tblsp flour
  • 100 g chestnut mushrooms
  • 100 g shiitakes
  • 100 g oister mushrooms
  • 150 ml cream
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 piece lemon squeezed

Instructions
 

  • Cut the meat into cubes. Make sure they are all about the same size.
  • Put the meat in a stockpot and pour in cold water until the meat is covered. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour off and rince with cold water.
  • Peel the onion and stick the cloves in it. Cut the carrot and the celery into slices.
  • Return the meat to the stockpot and add the onion, carrots, celry, garlic and herbs.
  • Pour in the veal stock and very generously salt and pepper. Bring to a boil . If nececarry, skim the surface.
  • Put the lid on the pot, reduce the heat and let it simmer for an hour and a half.
  • Cut the mushrooms into thick slices and fry them briefly in butter, until they are light brown coloured.
  • Drain the meat after cooking. Catch the sauce into a bowl.
  • Remove the vegetables and the herbs.
  • Cover the meat with foil, to keep warm.

Sauce

  • Melt the butter in a pan over low heat. Add the flour and stir gently for 2 minutes to cook the flour. Slowly add the sauce and stir firmly to make a smooth sauce. Heat a few minutes to cook. Add the mushrooms and the cream. Taste well and bring to the taste if necessary. Add some lemon juice. Do not boil after adding the cream.
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Blanquette de veau

Servings 4 personen

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g veal sucade
  • 1 pcs onion
  • 1 piece winter carrot
  • 1 piece leek
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 3 sprigs of thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 100 ml white wine
  • 200 ml veal stock
  • 4 tsp butter
  • 20 pieces of silver onions
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 100 g chestnut mushrooms
  • 100 g shiitakes
  • 100 g oyster mushrooms
  • 150 ml crème frache
  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • 1 piece lemon squeezed

Instructions
 

  • Cut the meat into cubes. Make sure they are all about the same size.
  • Place the meat in a stockpot and pour in cold water until the meat is just covered. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse the pulp in a colander with cold water.
  • Peel the onion and add the cloves. Cut the carrot into slices and the celery into pieces.
  • Return the meat to the pan. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic and herbs.
  • Pour in the veal stock and very generously with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Skim the surface if necessary.
  • Put the lid on the pan, lower the heat and let everything simmer for an hour and a half.
  • Cut the mushrooms into thick slices and fry them briefly in a knob of butter until they are just cooked.
  • Drain the meat after cooking. Note: place another pan/bowl under the colander, because you have to collect the moisture. You will need some of it to make the sauce. Remove the vegetables and herbs. Transfer the meat to a plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
  • Pour the stock into a measuring cup. You need 500 ml to make the sauce. (tip: make sure you keep some extra stock. If your sauce gets too thick, you can thin it later with the extra stock)
  • Sauce
  • Melt the butter in a pan over low heat. Add the flour and stir well for 2 minutes to get a nice roux. Then, while you keep stirring, gradually add the stock. Let it cook for a few minutes to get a nice thick sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Return the meat to the pan. Stir in the crème frache, egg yolk and lemon juice in a small bowl. Add the egg mixture to the stew and stir well. Heat the mixture for a few minutes. Add the mushrooms and pour in the sauce. Heat everything on low heat. Taste well and, if necessary, season with some extra salt, pepper and/or lemon juice. If you find the sauce too thick, you can thin it out by adding some extra stock. PLEASE NOTE: the sauce should no longer boil, because then the sauce will curdle.
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Pintade with Green Asparagus and Morels

Servings 6 persons

Ingredients
  

GUINEA HEN

  • 2 pieces guinea hen
  • Fleur de sel and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil preferably French
  • 2 fresh bay leaves

Vegetable

  • 680 g green asparagus trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil preferably French
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup 110 g fresh morels, halved if large
  • Fleur de sel and freshly ground black pepper

SAUCE

  • 60 ml dry white wine, such as Burgundy Chardonnay
  • 250 ml Chicken Stock
  • Fleur de sel and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon unsalted butter

Instructions
 

  • Make the guinea hen: Preheat the oven to 230°C.
  • Cut the guinea hen into 8 pieces and season with salt and pepper.
  • .In a large sauté pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches, without crowding the pan, add about   the guinea hen pieces, skin-side down, and sear, turning once or twice, until golden brown on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer them to a large platter, and repeat with the remaining pieces and olive oil.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and pour off the fat. Add the dark meat back into the pan, leaving the breast meat on the platter. Add the thyme and bay leaves. Place the pan in the oven and roast until the clark meat is almost cooked through, about 20 minutes. Add the breast meat to the pan and continue roasting until a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast reaches 70°C, about r5 minutes more. The internal temperature will rise to 75°C upon standing. Let the guinea hen rest on a warm platter while you prepare the vegetables and the pan sauce. Reserve the pan with the meat juices.

Vegetables

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and fill a bowl with ice and water.
  • Add the asparagus to the boiling water and blanch until tender, 3 to 4 minutes, depending on the size. The asparagus are done when you can put the tip of a paring knife into a spear and it's tender throughout.
  • Immediately plunge the asparagus spears into the ice water to stop the cooking and preserve their color. Once the asparagus are cool, set on a clean kitchen towel to drain. Set aside.
  • Heat the olive oil and r tablespoon of the butter in a small sauté pan over medium heat. Add the morels and 120 ml water and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Add another tablespoon butter and cook, uncovered and stirring occasion­ ally, until the morels are tender and the liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
  • In a medium sauté pan, melt the remaining tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add the asparagus and sauté until the spears are warmed through and the butter is nutty brown, 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the size. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.

Sauce

  • Make the pan sauce: Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pan used to roast the guinea hen, making sure to leave any bits of meat. Place the pan over medium-high heat. Add the white wine and use a wooden spoon to scrape any little bits off the bottom. Simmer until the wine is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Continue simmering, adjusting the heat as needed, until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
  • Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a medium saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and continue simmering until reduced to the desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper, then remove from the heat, add the butter, and swirl the pan until it's incorporated.
  • Add the morels to the serving dish or platter with the guinea hen and drizzle some of the pan sauce over both. Serve with the asparagus and the rest of the pan sauce.
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Rouille

Servings 6 persons

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pieces egg yolk
  • 300 ml sunflower oil
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • pepper to taste
  • cayenne pepper to taste
  • 10 ml bisque
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 5 threads of saffron

Instructions
 

  • Make the mayonnaise with the egg yolks, vinegar, mustard and oil.
  • Now season with the herbs and fish soup and voila.
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Bumbu Rendang

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 5 pieces Kemirinnuts roasted
  • 40 g ginger root peeled and sliced
  • 50 g galangal peeled and sliced
  • 10 g turmeric peeled and sliced
  • 10 pieces lombok peppers seeds and seeds removed, coarsely chopped
  • 2 pieces rawit seeds and seeds removed coarsely chopped
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 165 g shallot chopped
  • 10 cloves of garlic

Instructions
 

  • Toast the coriander seeds in a dry frying pan. Then rub well in a mortar.
  • Add the ground coriander seeds to the rest of the ingredients. In steps if you use a mortar or in 1 go if you use a blender. Pound or blender to a paste, possibly with a few tablespoons of oil.
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Rendang Padang

Ingredients
  

  • 1 portion Bumbu rendang padang
  • 1.25 liter coconut cream 24% fat (Kara)
  • 0.75 tbsp salt
  • 1 kg stew beef tail neck, shoulder, rib, cut into 2 cm cubes and sprinkled with salt
  • 0.5 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 4 leaves salam leaves
  • 8 stalks sereh bruised
  • 16 leaves lime leaves crushed
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander

Instructions
 

  • Put the bumbu with the coconut cream in a pan or wok over high heat and mix well. Then add the stew with the tamarind paste, salam leaves, lemongrass and lime leaves. Let this simmer for at least 3 hours on low heat or in the oven at 120°C with the lid on the pan. Stir occasionally.
  • After 3 hours, increase the heat and remove the lid to allow the moisture to evaporate. When the fat floats to the top, cooking begins. Keep stirring until the meat turns dark brown and the sauce sticks to the meat.
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Muhamarra

Cuisine Middle East
Servings 6 persons

Ingredients
  

  • 5 red bell peppers quartered, seeded, and cored
  • 1 white onion peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 plum or Roma tomatoes stems removed, halved lengthwise
  • 1 red chili stem removed
  • 5 tbsp olive oil divided
  • Salt
  • black pepper
  • tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 8 cloves garlic peeled
  • 2 tbsp molasses pomegranate divided,
  • 100 g walnuts roughly chopped ans toasted
  • 100 g plus 1 tbsp for serving, pomegranate seeds
  • 1 tbsp parsley leaves for serving, roughly chopped

Instructions
 

  • Add the peppers, onion, tomatoes, and chili to a large parchment-lined baking tray. Toss with 3 tablespoons of oil, ½ teaspoon of salt, and plenty of black pepper. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes. 
    While the vegetables are roasting, add the tomato paste and 1 tablespoon of the oil to a small frying pan set over medium heat and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the tomato paste is a deep red and is caramelized. Set aside to cool. 
    Add the cumin and coriander seeds to a small pan and toast over medium heat, stirring frequently, until aromatic and you can hear a light popping noise, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the spices from the heat and grind into a coarse powder with a mortar and pestle. 
    Remove the peppers and onions from the baking tray, add the garlic cloves, and mix lightly. Put the tray back in the oven and roast for another 20 minutes or until vegetables are softened and lightly charred. 
    Once they're cool enough to handle, peel and discard the tomato and pepper skins (don’t worry if you can’t remove it all). Add the peeled roasted vegetables, the tomato paste mixture, the ground spices, 1 tablespoon of pomegranate molasses, ½ teaspoon of salt, and a good grind of pepper to a food processor and pulse into a coarse paste, leaving the mixture slightly chunky. Add the walnuts and pulse just enough to roughly blitz (you want the mixture to still have some texture). Stir in the pomegranate seeds. 
    To serve, transfer the muhammara to a serving plate or bowl and create a slight well in the center. Garnish with the extra pomegranate seeds and parsley, then drizzle the remaining tablespoon each of pomegranate molasses and olive oil over the top. 
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Bretonse karameltaart

Prep Time 1 day
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Patisserie
Cuisine Frans
Servings 1 pie

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 275 g flour
  • 175 g salted butter at room temperature
  • 205 g sugar
  • 90 g egg yolks
  • 4 g baking powder

Caramel

  • 125 g sugar
  • 120 g creme fleurette liquid cream
  • 1 pod vanilla
  • 90 g salted butter

Instructions
 

Caramel

  • Melt the sugar in a thick-bottomed pan.
  • Put another pan on the heat to allow the scraped vanilla bean be infused with the creme fleurette.
  • When the caramel turns brown, remove the vanilla pod from the cream andTblsp add the cream to the caramel.
  • When the caramel turns brown, remove the vanilla pod from the cream and add the cream to the caramel.
  • Be careful, because the caramel is very hot.
  • Allow to get to 107°C, then add the butter into pieces, stirring well.
  • Use a hand blender if necessary.
  • Leave under foil and leave overnight.

Dough

  • Mix the butter with the sugar.
  • Add the flour, with the baking powder.
  • Then mix in the egg yolks.
  • Mix until a homogeneous dough is created.
  • Turn the dough into a ball and cool down for one hour.
  • Then get 400 g of dough and roll it out to 1 cm larger than the baking tin.
  • Roll out the remaining of the dough into a circle with the same diameter as the baking tin.
  • Cover the bottom of the baking tin with baking paper and grease in with butter.
  • Place the dough in the tin and make an upright edge of 1 cm.
  • Spread then the caramel in the shape on the dough.
  • Place on the other slice of dough.
  • Press the edge gently and then put 2 hours in the refrigerator.
  • Brush the top of the cake with egg yolk and carve a breton pattern on the cake with a fork.
  • Bake for 45 minutes and leave to cool before taking the cake out of the tin.
  • The cake is at its best the next day!
Academie du gout
Keyword Bretagne
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Ribollita

Prep Time 1 day
Course Soepen
Cuisine Italiaans
Servings 6 personen

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g gedroogde canellinibonen
  • 1 tl baksoda/baksoda
  • 500 g Toscaans brood oud brood
  • 500 g palmkool
  • 1 stuk ui fijngehakt
  • 1 stuk wortel fijngehakt
  • 2 stengels bleekselderij grof gesneden
  • 3 stuks aardappelen in blokjes
  • 2 teentjes knoflook fijngehakt
  • 2 takjes rozemarijn gestript
  • 1 el tomatenpuree
  • 1 stuks rode ui
  • 500 ml groentebouillon

Instructions
 

  • Week de bonen een nacht in ruim water met de baking soda. Zet in de koelkast.
  • Breek het brood in stukjes zodat het snel oud wordt.
  • Giet de bonen af, dek ze weer af en breng aan de kook. Draai vervolgens het vuur laag zodat het water niet gaat borrelen.
  • Schuim af naar behoefte en voeg wat salie toe. Na 1 tot anderhalf uur zijn ze gaar. Houd de helft apart en pureer de andere helft. Bewaar het kookvocht.
  • Verwijder de nerven uit de kool en snijd het blad in reepjes. Fruit de ui, bleekselderij, aardappel en knoflook in olijfolie in een grote pan met de rozemarijn. Als het begint te kleuren voeg je de kool toe. Voeg tomatenpuree en de gepureerde bonen toe aan de pan. Voeg voldoende kookvocht van de bonen, water uit de kraan of bouillon toe om alles onder te laten staan. Laten koken. Laat het een half uur sudderen tot de groenten al dente zijn.
  • Voeg dan de hele bonen toe. Kruid met peper en zout.
  • Rooster het brood en besprenkel met olijfolie, wrijf in met knoflook.
  • Doe de helft van het brood in een andere pan. Schep de helft van de soep erop, dan de rest van het brood en de rest van de soep. Laat afkoelen en zet in de koelkast.
  • Verwarm de volgende dag de soep en roer door. Voeg wat vloeistof toe als het te dik is.
  • Pel de rode ui en snijd hem in de lengte door. Snijd vervolgens de helften in flinterdunne plakjes.
  • Serveer de soep. Aan tafel kun je de rode ui erover sprenkelen en eventueel wat olijfolie.
Bron: Onno Kleyn/ Milou Simôes
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