Tag: Rice

Rôti de veau matignon

Natalie Hanson

The shoulder of veal makes a good roast because it has enough fat to cook without drying out. If you use a boned leg of veal, make sure that you blanch 2 or 3 strips of bacon and lay them over the roast and put some foil all around it while cooking in the oven.  The meat renders enough juice so that you will have a good spoonful per person to moisten the meat.

3 lb roast of veal, boned and tied
4 Tbsp of oil
2 Tbsp of butter
2 carrots, 2 onions (peeled and diced)
1/3 cup of Madeira
Bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf and parsley)
Salt and pepper

  • Heat the oil in a heavy casserole, large enough for the roast.
  • Dry the roast with paper towels and brown it lightly in the oil on all sides.
  • Remove the roast and discard the oil from the casserole, then melt the butter in it.
  • Stir in the vegetables and the bouquet garni and cook gently for 5 minutes.
  • Add the Madeira wine and boil down rapidly.
  • Return the roast to the casserole and set in the lowest third of the oven.
  • Cook for 1-½ hour.  Baste 2 or 3 times with the juice in the casserole while cooking.
  • Place veal on a platter and keep warm in the turned off oven.
  • Discard strings.
  • Remove all fat from the casserole.
  • Put back on the burner over medium heat and mash the vegetables into the liquid.
  • Add any juice from the reserved roast.
  • Garnish the veal platter with the vegetables.

Soubise

1/4 cup of raw rice
3 Tbsp of butter
1 lb of sliced onions
salt and pepper

  • Melt the butter in a heavy, fire proof casserole.
  • Stir in the onions, add salt and pepper.
  • Stir in the rice (no liquid is added, the onions provide it).
  • Cover and cook in the oven next to the veal, for 45 minutes to 1 hour until tender but not browned.

Yugoslavian vegetable dish

Natalie Hanson

From Ruth Wessels.

Can be made several days ahead (without the cheese on top) and frozen after cooking.  Then return the casserole to the oven, to reheat 30 minutes.  Spread the cheese and brown just before serving.

1 potato, diced
1 medium zucchini, unpeeled and diced
1 medium eggplant, unpeeled and diced
2 green peppers, diced
2 small carrots, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1 inch strips
1 Bermuda onion, coarsely chopped
1 cup of shelled fresh peas
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
1/3 cup olive oil
1 Tbsp salt
1 tsp Tabasco (or soy) sauce                
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
5 large tomatoes, sliced
1/3 cup raw rice
1/2 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
1 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese 

  • Combine potatoes, zucchini, eggplant, green peppers, onion, carrots, peas, and parsley with 1/3 cup of olive oil, salt, Tabasco, and pepper.
  • Line an oiled 9 x11 inch (deep) baking dish with half of the vegetable mixture.
  • Layer with half the tomato slices, sprinkle with rice, and add the other half of the vegetable mixture.
  • Top with remaining tomato slices.
  • Mix the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil with vinegar and pour over casserole.
  • Bake, covered at 350°F for 1-3/4 hours.
  • Sprinkle with cheese and place under broiler until cheese is melted.

Sherried mushroom rice

Natalie Hanson

For 8 people.

 2 cups of Uncle Ben’s rice (cooked according to directions)
3/4 lb of pork sausage
1 medium spanish onion, chopped
3/4 lb of mushrooms
1/2 cup of dry sherry
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup of cream 

  • Sauté and drain of all fat the pork sausage. Deglaze the pan with the sherry.
  • Sauté the onion in olive oil until gold.
  • Add the sliced mushrooms and cook until tender.
  • Combine with the rice, add the sherry.  Correct seasoning.
  • Just before serving add the cream.