meat | Lost in the Kitchen

10th Mar2013

Canard Orange for two

by marie

(2 servings)

In a pot melt 50 grams of can sugar.
	Add the zest of one lemon and two oranges to the melted sugar.
Let the zest caramelize.
	Than add the juice of one lemon and two oranges and let it simmer.
Peel and chop one onion, one carrot and one parsley root.
	Wash and dry two duck breasts. Gash the skin and spice them with salt and pepper.
In a pan with one tablespoon of oil sear the duck breasts from the skin covered side for 5 minutes.
	Turn the duck breasts, add the vegetables and roast them for 5 minutes.
Add one glass of vegetable stock.
	Put the duck for 25 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius in the oven.
The lemon orange mixture should look now like sirup.
	Mix one teaspoon of flour with some water.
Add the flour mixture, one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and the vegetables and stock to the orange sirup and bring the sauce to a boil.
	Defrost and warm up 300 grams of spinach leaves and spice it with a pinch of nutmeg.
Fillet one orange.
	Serve the duck together with 250 grams of cooked pasta, the spinach, the orange fillets and the sauce.

Category : meat, warm dish

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07th Mar2013

Cabbage Meat Patties

by marie

(4 servings)

Cook half a white cabbage in water for 30 minutes.
	Chop or grate the cooked cabbage.
Mix the chopped cabbage with 400 grams of minced meat, one diced onion, one soaked bread slice, six tablespoons of flour, two eggs and salt and pepper.
	Form the mixture into patties and roast them in a pan with oil for 3-5 minutes each side.
Serve with 500 grams of cooked potatoes and ketchup and mustard.

Category : meat, warm dish

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26th Feb2013

Beefsteak with Caramelized Carrots and Mediterranean Hollandaise

by marie

(2 servings)

Beefsteak with Thyme

In a pan with two tablespoons of olive oil sear four beef steaks.

Add one teaspoon of dried thyme, four bay leaves and four teaspoons of butter.

Cover the pan with kitchen foil and bake it at 120 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes.

Caramelized Carrots

Cook half an onion in one tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of sugar translucent

Peel and slice four carrots and add them together with 125 millilitres of stock to the caramelized onions.

Cook the carrots for 15 minutes. Then add one handful of parsley.

Mediterranean Hollandaise

Bring 150 grams of butter to a boil and wait until the whey separates.
	Pass the butter through a sieve.
Allow one glass of vermouth, one glass of water, half a diced onion, one teaspoon of pepper and one tablespoon of dried tarragon to reduce to about one glass.
	Pass the liquid through a sieve into a double boiler and add two egg yolks and one tablespoon of lemon juice.
Froth up in a bain-marie.
	Stir in the clarified butter and one handful of dried tomato slices and one handful of fresh basil.

Serve with potatoes.

Category : meat, warm dish

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23rd Feb2013

Baked Pumpkin and Parsley Root Soup with Meatballs

by marie

(3 servings)

Peel and slice 500 grams of parsley root.
	Half one small pumpkin and remove the seeds with a spoon. Then slice and peel it.
Place the vegetables on a oven tray spice with one tablespoon of dried thyme and sprinkle with two tablespoons of olive oil.
	Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.
Place the baked vegetables together with four cooked and diced potatoes in a pot and add two stock cubes and 800 millilitres of water. Bring the soup to a boil.
	Blend the vegetables and serve with roasted garlic onions and meatballs.

Sausage Meatballs with Roasted Garlic Onions

Form small balls out of the minced meat stuffed into a sausage (300 grams) and roast them in one tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Add one peeled and diced onion and one teaspoon of garlic powder and roast them together.

Sausage Meat Balls with Onions and Garlic

Category : left-over dish, meat, soup, warm dish

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21st Feb2013

Meat Casserole with Baked Potato and Celery Mash

by marie

(3 servings)

Cut 500 grams of meat into pieces and place them in a oven dish. Add one tablespoon of thyme, two bay leafs and salt and pepper.
	Add one grossly chopped onion and douse with one glass of red wine. Bake at 160 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.
Peel and dice 500 grams of potatoes and half a celery root. Cook the vegetable dices for 30 minutes in water. Drain the vegetables and add one tablespoon of butter and one teaspoon of grounded nutmeg. Mash the vegetables.
	Put the vegetable mash in a piping bag and cover the cooked meat with it.
Drizzle with a handful of sliced horseradish and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.

Category : meat, warm dish

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12th Feb2013

Minced Meat Patties with Orange Tomato Sauce

by marie

(2 servings)

Mix 500 grams of minced meat with half a teaspoon of coriander and one teaspoon of pepper.
	Form the spiced minced meat into four patties.
Peel and dice one onion. In a large pan heat one tablespoon of vegetable oil and roast the onions gently.
	Sear the patties from each side.
Add 500 grams of halved cherry tomatoes. Roast them for one minute.
	Add one cup of cream and bring it to a boil.
Slice two oranges and cut away the peel. Half the orange slices.
	Add the orange slices to the tomato sauce and let it simmer for five minutes. Serve with 250 grams of cooked pasta.