David and Nicole's Recipes

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Potato Dill Soup

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 lb potatoes, peeled, roughly chopped
  • 3 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 slices bacon, diced
  • 3 tbsp dill, minced
  1. Melt the butter in a dutch oven.  Add the onion and saute until tender.
  2. Add the potatoes, stock, milk, and seasoning.
  3. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occaisionally.
  4. Fry the bacon until crisp and then drain on paper towel.
  5. Puree the soup.  Check the seasoning.
  6. Stir in the bacon and the dill.  Serve.

Senegalese Soup

  • 5 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
  • 2 small cinnamon sticks
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • 5 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3 tbsp almonds, ground
  • 1 tbsp red currant jelly
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • salt
  • white pepper
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  1. Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a dutch oven.  Add the onion, carrot, and celery.  Cook over medium heat, stirring, until golden.
  2. Stir in the curry powder and then add the cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, chicken stock, tomato paste, almonds, and jellly. 
  3. Mix well and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour.  Skim off any foam that rises to the surface.
  4. Mix 3 tbsp butter with the flour and bit by bit, stir it into the soup until well blended.  Cook for 5 minutes, or until the soup has thickened slightly.
  5. Remove the cloves, cinnamon, and bay leaves.
  6. Pour the soup into a blender and puree until smooth.
  7. Return to the pot and season to taste with the salt and pepper.
  8. Stir in the cream.  Heat through but do not bring to a boil. Check seasoning.
  9. Serve.

Brown Stock

  • 3 lb meaty beef bones
  • 1 lb onions, peeled, roughly cut
  • 3 celery stalks, roughly cut
  • 4 carrots, roughly cut
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 3 large tomatoes
  • 1 clove
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 bay leaves, crumbled
  • 1 tsp peppercorns
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 6 stalks parlsey
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Scatter the meat and vegetables in a large baking pan and sprinkle with the salt.
  3. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 F and bake for 1 hour, checking the meat, and stirring it up frequently.  Lower the heat if the begetables are likely to burn.
  4. Scrape everything for the pan into a stock pot.  Deglaze the pan with a cup of water and add it to the pot.
  5. Pour in 8 quarts of water and bring it all to a boil.  Skim off the sediment as it rises to the surface.  Reduce the heat and simmer for 6 hours, gently stirring now and then.
  6. A half hour before the stock is finished add all the herbs, the garlic, and parsley.
  7. When the stock is finished, turn off the heat and let it rest for 1 hour.
  8. Ladle the stock through a sieve and pour into jars to store.  Chill or freeze. 

Kutya

  • 1 cup wheat
  • 1 quart water
  • sugar
  1. Bring the water to a boil, and add the wheat.
  2. Simmer the what all day and add water if it is all absorbed.
  3. Sweeten with sugar to taste, between 1/2 a cup and 1 cup.

Cream of Broccoli Soup

  • 1 bunch of broccoli, chopped into florets
  • 8 cups chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup light cream
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the broccoli and the stock.  Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  2. Pour the broccoli and stock into a blender and puree until smooth.
  3. Meanwhile, in the saucepan, melt and the butter and stir in the flour.  Beating constantly, pour in the broccoli liquid and cook, stirring, until bubbly.
  4. Beat the egg yolks until thick and lemon coloured.  Stir in the cream to the yolks and 1 cup of the broccoli liquid.
  5. Pour the egg mixture into the soup.  Stir.  Season to taste.  Heat through but do not boil.
  6. Serve.

Cajun Black Bean Stew

  • 1 cup dried black beans, soaked in water overnight
  • 8 cups beef stock
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 beef oxo cube
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1/2 red pepper, minced
  • 1 stalk celery, minced
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dry oregano
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • salt
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry
  • 3 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 lb potatoes, peeled, diced small
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • sourcream
  1. Place the stock in a dutch oven with the oxo cube.  Stir in the drained beans, and bring to a boil.
  2. Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
  3. Heat the oil in a large skillet.  Saute the onion for 5 minutes.  Add the garlic, red pepper, and celery and saute until tender.  Stir in the cumin, oregano, bay leaves, pepper, cayenne, and 1 tsp salt.  Add this mixture to the soup.
  4. Pour in the sherry and the worcestershire sauce.  Cook fro 30 minutes.
  5. Add the potatoes and the cup of water and simmer for 20 minutes. 
  6. Serve with a dollop of sourcream.
  7. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice.  Check the seasoning.

Tomato Dill Bisque

  • 3 large tomatoes, peeled, diced
  • olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 tbsp fresh dill, minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 1/2 cup macaroni, cooked
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tsp chicken bouillon
  • 1 cup milk
  1. Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a dutch oven.  Saute the onion until tender.
  2. Add the tomatoes, the garlic, dill, salt, pepper, and cold water.  Simmer, covered for 15 minutes.
  3. Stir in the stock with the chicken bouillon.
  4. Add the macaroni and the milk.
  5. Heat through without boiling.  Check the seasoning.
  6. Serve.

Curried Tomato Soup

  • olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
  • 3 small cinnamon sticks
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp whole cloves
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • salt
  • 7 cups chicken stock
  • 7 oz. tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp almonds
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a dutch oven.  Add the onion and saute for 3 minutes.  Add the carrot and the celery and saute for 5 minutes.  Add the curry powder, cinnamon, bay leaves and pepper.  Cook for 3 minutes.
  2. Stir in the tomato paste.  Add the broth and the almonds.
  3. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, simmer for 1 hour. Remove the bay leaves, and the cinnamon sticks.
  4. Pour into a blender and puree until smooth.
  5. Return to the pot and season with salt to taste.
  6. Stir in the cream and heat through without boiling.
  7. Serve.

Potage Bonne Femme

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 8 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 lb russet potatoes, peeled, cut to 1/4 inch cubes
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup light beer
  • 7 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tsp dry rosemary
  • 1 tsp dry thyme
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 4 slices french bread, toasted, crust removed
  • 4 oz. gruyere, sliced thin
  1. Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven and then saute the onion for 10 minutes.
  2. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Add the potatoes, beer, cream and stock.  Stir in all the herbs.  Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
  5. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  6. Just before serving the soup, lay the cheese on the bread and back until melted. 
  7. Ladle the soup into bowls and lay one piece of the bread on each.  Serve.

Sauerkraut Soup

  • 5 slices bacon, diced
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 2 lb sauerkraut, drained
  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled, grated
  • 4 frankfurters, sliced on a slant
  • 1 1/2 qts beef stock
  • 1 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 tbsp fresh dill, minced
  • redwine
  • 1 cup baked ham, coarsely chopped
  • sourcream
  1. In a dutch oven fry the bacon until crisp.
  2. Add the onion and saute until tender.
  3. Add the potatoes and the sauerkraut.
  4. Stir in the beef broth and the tomato paste.
  5. Season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.  Stir in the dill.
  6. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer for 45 minutes.
  7. Add the ham and cook 10 minutes.
  8. Serve with a dollop of sourcream and a splash of red wine.

 

May 2012
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