David and Nicole's Recipes

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Noodle Squares with Cabbage

  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • salt
  • water
  • 6 strips bacon, diced
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 1/2 head savoy cabbage, chiffonaded
  • butter
  • cracked pepper
  • paprika
  1. Combine the flour, egg, a pinch of salt, with just enough water to moisten.
  2. Knead until quite firm and smooth.  Form into a ball and chill for 1 hour.
  3. Roll ball out very thing and then cut into 1" squares.
  4. Saute 6 strips of diced bacon in a dutch oven.
  5. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
  6. Add the scallions to the bacon.  Saute 2 minutes.
  7. Stir in the cabbage until it begins to melt.
  8. Add 1 tbsp of butter and then season it to taste with salt, cracked pepper, and paprika.
  9. Boil the noodles for in the water until done.
  10. Mix the noodles in with the cabbage.
  11. Serve.

Parmesan Hominy

  • 2 slices bacon, diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced small
  • 20 oz. canned hominy, drained
  • parmesan, grated
  1. Fry the bacon until crisp.  Drain most of the fat away.
  2. Add the pepper and then saute until tender.
  3. Stir in the hominy.  Heat through.
  4. Sprinkle with parmesan to taste.
  5. Serve.

Chicken Pot Pie

  • 1 lb skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1" chunks
  • 4 oz. baby onions, peeled
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp dry thyme
  • 7 oz. bacon, diced
  • butter
  • 1/2 lb small button mushrooms, whole
  • 1/2 cup dry sherry
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp dry tarragon
  • 2 tbsp parsley, minced
  • 1/2 lb puff pastry
  • 1 egg yolk
  • sea salt and ground pepper
  1. Bring the stock to a boil in a dutch oven and then add the onions.  Cook for 5 minutes and then remove with a slotted spoon.
  2. Add the chicken, bay leaf, and thyme to the stock.  Return to a simmer and poach for 6 minutes.  Pour the stock into a bowl, remove the chicken and season it and then set them both aside.
  3. Fry the bacon until crisp, and then drain on paper towel.  Wipe out the pot.
  4. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  5. Melt 3 tbsp of butter and then add the mushrooms and cook for about 7 minutes.  Season them with salt and pepper.  Add the sherry and boil until it reduces.  Return the bacon to the pot and add the onions.  Pour in the reserved stock.
  6. Bring to a boil and then cook until it reduces by half.  Add the cream and then reduce by one third.  Add the tarragon and the parsley.  Set aside.
  7. Roll out the puff pastry and then cut it into 4 squares. Carefully set on a large baking sheet and then lightly score the surface.
  8.  Mix the yolk with 1 tsp of water and then brush it on the pastry.  Bake for about 10 minutes until risen and golden.  Open the oven door and cook 2 minutes further.  Remove from the oven and then slide onto a wire rack.
  9. Meanwhile, add the mushrooms to the sauce and then reheat until bubbling.  Add the chicken.  When the chicken is hot, check the seasoning.  Divide the chicken mixture between 4 plates or large bowls.
  10. Lay a square of puff pastry on top of each plate.  Serve.

 

May 2012
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