David and Nicole's Recipes

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Tomato Cream Pasta

  • 1/2 lb uncooked linguine
  • 2 plum tomatoes, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1/2 cup dry vermouth
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • salt and cracked pepper
  • parmesan
  1. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet and saute the shallot until tender.  Add the tomatoes and saute for 2 minutes.
  3. Add the vermouth and boil until reduced by half.  Stir in the cream and cook until slightly reduced.
  4. Season with cracked pepper and salt.
  5. Stir in the drained pasta and sprinkle with parmesan.  Serve.

Mattar Panir on Rice

  • 1 quart of milk
  • juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • cheesecloth
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 large tomato, diced
  • 1/4 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 cups panir whey (this will be made when you make the panir)
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 1 clove
  • 1 cardamom pod
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup basmati rice, raw
  1. Make the panir balls: Pour the milk into a large stock pot.  Heat over medium, stirring occasionally until boiling. 
  2. Mix the lemon juicewith the yogurt. 
  3. Prepare a sieve lined with 2 thicknesses of cheesecloth.  Prop it so that it rests over a bowl to catch the whey. 
  4. Allow milk to boil thoroughly.  Turn off heat and add the yogurt mixture.  Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.  After it separates, pour through the sieve.
  5. Draw up the corners of the cheesecloth and suspend for 1 1/2 hours over the bowl.
  6. Knead the panir into a ball and place in a plastic bag in the refridgerator. Chill until needed.
  7. Knead the panir for 7 minutes.  Brake into grape-sized balls and deep fry in the vegetable oil until golden.  Lay on paper towel.
  8. Cook rice according to directions.
  9. In a dutch oven, melt the butter.
  10. Saute the onion until tender, then add the tomato.  Cook 5 minutes.  add the garlic and all the seasonings.  Stir well.
  11. Add 1/2 cup of whey and simmer 2 minutes.
  12. Add the peas and the rest of the whey.
  13. Simmer covered for 5 minutes.  Add the panir balls.  Gently stir to cover and cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
  14. Serve on rice.

   

Radicchio Risotto

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1/2 tsp dry thyme
  • 2 cups raw Arborio rice
  • 1 large head radicchio, shredded
  • 2/3 cup red wine
  • 3 cups water mixed with 2 chicken oxo cubes
  • 2 tbsp minced sundried tomatos (in oil)
  • salt and pepper
  • parmesan, grated
  1. Heat the oil in a dutch oven.  Add the scallions, the thyme, and the garlic and saute 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in the rice and cook 1 minute.
  3. Stir in the radicchio and add the wine.
  4. Stir until the wine has reduced. 
  5. Stir in the water with oxo 1/4 cup at a time, over 20 minutes, until it has been absorbed with each addition.
  6. Stir in sundried tomato.  Season to taste.
  7. Sprinkle with parmesan.  Serve.

 

Risotto with Avocado and Tequila

  • 3 chicken oxo cubes, dissolved in 7 cups hot water
  • 1 avocado, peeled, diced, and tossed with 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 4 oz. can jalapenos, drained
  • 1 plum tomato, peeled, seeded, diced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp chile powder
  • 1 tsp dry rosemary
  • 2 cups raw Arborio rice
  • 1/2 cup tequila
  • 1 tbsp cilantro, minced
  • salt
  1. Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven.  Saute the garlic with the chile powder and the rosemary.  Add the rice and stir to coat. 
  2. Add the oxo cube water 1/4 cup at a time over 20 minutes.  Stir until the liquid is absorbed between each new addition.
  3. Add the jalapenos, the tomato, and the tequila with the last 1/4 cup of liquid.  Stir until absorbed.  Season with salt to taste.
  4. Stir in cilantro and avocado.  Serve.

 

 

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