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Passover Zucchini-Stuffed Chicken

Passover Zucchini-Stuffed Chicken

Flora S.

Ingredients
  

  • 8 bone-in chicken breast halves with skin
  • 2 zucchinis shredded
  • 3 cups matzo farfel
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 onion chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 dash garlic powder
  • 1 dash onion powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet or 9x13 inch baking dish. Wash and clean the chicken breasts.
  • Place farfel in a bowl and cover with hot water for 3 or 4 minutes, until soft. Drain and squeeze out water.
  • In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine zucchini, farfel, eggs, chicken soup powder, onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the stuffing under the skin of each chicken piece and arrange them on cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 375 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes. Drain off fat and serve.

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Noodles and Cabbage

Noodles and Cabbage

Caren S.
This is a favorite Eastern European (Slovak. Polish, Hungarian etc.) staple dish. This is how my grandmother made this but many people have other individual variations. This is a favorite food item at ethnic church fairs or suppers.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head of cabbage
  • 1 pkg wide noodles or homemade noodles*
  • 4 Tbsp of unsalted butter or as needed
  • ½ tsp salt or to taste
  • ¼ tsp pepper or to taste
  • ¼ cup dehydrated onions-or frozen/fresh

Homemade Noodles:

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup of flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp of water or enough to make a stiff dough

Instructions
 

  • Shred cabbage in food processor or grater
  • Sauté’ cabbage, salt, pepper and onion in butter until brown

Homemade Noodles:

  • Mix dough well-can use food processor until stiff and not sticky.
  • Roll out dough on floured board. Cut with knife into thin slices(desired width). desired width.
  • Cook noodles in boiling water for about 3- 5 minutes.
  • Rinse in cold water and drain noodles. Add 1 tbsp. of butter, and salt and pepper to taste
  • Add cabbage and mix well; serve warm

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Mushrooms W/sour Cream (Gryby W Smetanye)

Mushrooms W/sour Cream (Gryby W Smetanye)

Flora S.

Ingredients
  

  • 6 tb Butter or margarine
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • 2 tbsp Flour
  • 2 tbsp Milk
  • 1 ½ cup Sour cream
  • 1 ¼ lb Mushrooms sliced
  • ¾ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Pepper
  • ½ tsp Paprika

Instructions
 

  • Melted butter in a large skillet & saute onion till golden.
  • Sprinkle with flour, add milk & 3/4 c sour cream while stirring.
  • Bring just to a simmer, add sliced mushrooms, salt, pepper & paprika.
  • Simmer covered for 5 mins. stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in remaining sour cream, heat thoroughly while stirring constantly, & serve.

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Mushroom Rigatoni

Mushroom Rigatoni

Carrie M.
I found this recipe in a magazine about 20 years ago. It was one of the first meals I cooked when I started living on my own and one of the first I made for my husband when we started dating.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped shallots about 6
  • ½ lb mushrooms stemmed and sliced
  • cup white wine
  • 1 ½ cups fresh tomato sauce
  • ¼ cup chopped flat leaf parsley
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • cup heavy cream
  • ¾ lb rigatoni
  • Parmesan cheese grated, to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan, heat oil over m, until vegetables have softened medium heat. Add shallots and mushrooms; cook stirring, 3-4 minutes until vegetables have softened and mushrooms have released their juices.
  • Add wine, cook until evaporated, 2-3 minutes. Add tomato sauce, parsley, salt and pepper; bring to a simmer and cook 4-5 minutes stir in cream; simmer uncovered 2 minutes.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add pasta. Cook, uncovered, over heat, 7-9 minutes or until al dente.
  • Drain pasta, return to pot and mix well with sauce. Sprinkle with cheese, serve hot.

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Mulligan’s Reuben Soup

Mulligan's Reuben Soup

Anne M.
2nd Place Winner at SoupStock 2011, adapted from a French recipe in the New York Times.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb kielbasa
  • 1 large head of cabbage finely shredded
  • 6 oz bacon chopped
  • 2 Large onions chopped
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 can beef broth
  • 1 can chicken broth
  • 1 cup carrots chopped
  • 3 Medium potatoes chopped
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Caraway & black pepper ground (to taste)
  • Dill to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook bacon and kielbasa in a large heavy pot until bacon is crisp.
  • Add onions and cook until translucent.
  • Stir in flour until blended.
  • Add broth.
  • Add vegetables and seasonings and cook until vegetables are almost soft.
  • Add vinegar and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add cream and cook another 5 minutes.

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Mom’s beef

Mom's beef

Susan S.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ lb. very lean beef
  • Sauce:
  • 2 tbs. all purpose flour blended with water
  • 4 tbs. ketchup
  • 1 tbs. worchestershire sauce
  • 1 tbs. vinegar
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • Add water to make a sauce just under 2 cups

Instructions
 

  • Pour over meat in casserole dish. Cover and bake at
  • 300 degrees for 3 hours. Will come out like a barbecue
  • flavored pot roast." Passed on from my Mother

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Mediterranean Fish Soup

Mediterranean Fish Soup

Flora S.

Ingredients
  

  • onion
  • green bell pepper
  • garlic
  • chicken broth
  • tomatoes
  • tomato sauce
  • mushrooms
  • olives
  • orange juice
  • wine
  • bay leaves
  • dried basil
  • fennel seeds
  • pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place onion, green bell pepper, garlic, tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato sauce, mushrooms, olives, orange juice, wine, bay leaves, dried basil, fennel seeds, and pepper into a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on low 4 to 4 1/2 hours or until vegetables are crisp tender.
  • Stir in shrimp and cod. Cover. Cook 15 to 30 minutes, or until shrimp are opaque. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve.

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Matzoh Ball Soup

Matzoh Ball Soup

Flora S.

Ingredients
  

  • 4 pounds whole chicken
  • 2 onions cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 3 carrots sliced
  • 2 stalks celery thickly sliced
  • 1 cup chopped fresh dill weed
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons chicken cracklings grebenes, finely minced
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • ½ cup matzo meal
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup vegetable broth

Instructions
 

  • Trim off neck flap all the way up to the top of the wishbone. Trim fat and skin from around the back cavity of the chicken. Reserve both for schmaltz and grebenes. Cut chicken into quarters. Place meat in large pot with onions, and cover with about 4 quarts water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat , and simmer 2 hours.
  • Add carrots and celery to the soup; simmer an additional hour. Season to taste with salt.
  • Remove chicken pieces, and set aside. You may reserve them for another use, or shred the meat for the soup. Keep the chicken covered, and at room temperature before shredding.
  • Dice reserved skin and fat into 1 inch pieces. Cook in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally. Make sure the pan never gets so hot as to cause the rendered fat to smoke. When the grebenes are crisp and brown, remove them to a cutting board and drain schmaltz into a small nonplastic bowl to cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, mince the grebenes finely.
  • To make the matzoh balls, blend fat or oil and eggs together. Mix matzoh meal and salt together. Combine the two mixtures, and mix well. Add 4 1/2 tablespoons soup stock or water; mix until uniform. Stir in minced grebenes. Cover bowl, and place in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  • Bring soup to a boil. Reduce flame, and drop balls approximately 1 inch in diameter into the slightly boiling water. Add dill. Cover pot, and cook 30 to 40 minutes. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER FROM THE POT WHLE COOKING!

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Marinated Beef (Basturma)

Marinated Beef (Basturma)

Flora S.

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil or 1 tb dried basil 1 tb dried basil
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 lb beef fillet cut into cubes

Instructions
 

  • Combine the grated onion, basil, salt, pepper and vinegar in a large bowl. Add the meat and toss it in the marinade to coat it thoroughly, then marinate at room temperature for 5 to 6 hours.
  • Toss the cubes about in the marinade every hour or so to keep them well moistened.
  • Light a layer of coal in a charcoal broiler and burn until a white ash appears on the surface, or preheat your kitchen broiler to its highest point.
  • Remove the meat from the marinade and string the cubes on 4 long skewers, pressing them firmly together.
  • Broil 4 inches from the source of the heat, turning the skewers occasionally, until the meat is done to your taste.
  • For rare meat, allow about 10 minutes in all; well-done meat will take about 15 minutes.
  • Slide the meat off the skewers onto heated individual plates and garnish with the scallions, quartered lemon and coriander.

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MANICOTTI

MANICOTTI

Patti M.
This is an old family recipe passed on for generations

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1-1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • tomato sauce
  • oil
  • parsley

Ricotta Mixture

  • 3 lb ricotta
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup mozzarella

Instructions
 

  • Beat together 3 eggs and milk until well blended.
  • Gradually add flour while beating until mixture is smooth.
  • Heat an 8 inch nonstick frying pan with 1 tablespoon or oil on medium heat. Pour about one ladle of batter into pan to form a pancake keeping pancake thin til golden.
  • Flip cook 30 seconds on second side.
  • When all pancakes are made fill with Ricotta Mixture, Fold both sides over to meet in the middle.
  • Place in a 9/13 pan. Add your favorite tomato sauce and bake covered for 30 to 40 minutes til bubbly

Notes

Makes about 15 to 18 manicotti

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