Πέμπτη 21 Απριλίου 2016

Lamb or veal stroganof in a nest of rice



LAMB OR VEAL STROGKANOF IN A NEST OF RICE

700 g. leg of lamb or shank of veal
Salt, pepper, oregano, savory
1 Tbsp. Coriander grains
1 Tbsp. Black pepper grains
Little paprika,
50 g. olive oil for brushing the meat
50 g. margarine
100 g. whipping cream 35% fat
100 g. Philadelphia cream cheese
250 g. yoghurt
150 g. Feta cheese


Instructions
How to prepare the meat
Buy the meat two days before the indented use.
Ask the butcher to cut it into 4 pieces.
Rinse the meat, drain and put in a bowl.
Sprinkle salt and pepper over the pieces of meat.
Rub them lightly with your hands so the spices go everywhere upon them.
Add oregano and savory and rub again.
Smear then around with oil.
Wrap the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.
Let the meat to marinate for two days.
On the evening of the second day take the meat out of the refrigerator and put in a pot.
Place the pot over high heat.
Pour water in the pot to cover the meat and continue until the water reaches 2 cm above it.
Shortly before boiling on the surface of the water foam is formed.
Gather with deep scoop the foam and discard it.
Let the meat to cook uncovered for half an hour.
Put into the pot salt, the peppercorns and coriander grains.
Cover the pot not very tightly so the vapor to can leave.
Lower the heat and let the meat simmer until it unsticks from the bones.
When the meat is soft, remove the pot from the heat.
Let the meat overnight in the pot into its broth.
The next day take the meat from the broth and put in a bowl.
Clean it very carefully. Remove all fat and tendons and discard them.
Pluck the cleaned meat into pieces in the size of a clove of a small orange.
Strain the broth with a sieve into another pot and leave it aside to use it later.
Place over medium heat a deep nonstick saucepan. Add the margarine and stir until it melts.
Put in the saucepan the meat pieces and stir.
Let them sauté for two minutes.
Pour into the saucepan with the meat 2 cups of broth and boil them for 10 minutes.
Rub with your fingers the feta cheese into the pan and stir.
Add the Philadelphia cream cheese and let them cook for 2 minutes.
Just before removing the meat from the heat pour in the pan the yoghurt.
Stir a couple of times and remove from the heat.


Nest of rice
Ingredients
1.5 cups of black rice
5 cups beef broth
40 g. olive oil
Salt to taste

Instructions
Put the rice in a colander and rinse under the tap.
Leave it to drain thoroughly.
Put a medium size pot over medium heat and pour the olive oil in it.
Put the rice into the pot and stir.
Sauté the rice until it becomes translucent.
Sautéing for a few minutes is enough.
Pour into the rice 5 cups beef broth.
Let the rice to cook as long as it is necessary to soften.
When ready remove the pot from the heat.
Leave it aside to cool slightly.

Decoration
Take a deep serving platter.
Pour the rice into it.
Dig with your hand in the middle of the rice and form a puddle like a nest.
Put the meat in the nest.
Put a little paprika over the meat.
  



Τετάρτη 6 Απριλίου 2016

Marinated rabbit cooked in a pot




MARINATED RABBIT COOKED IN A POT
Meat
Ingredients
1 rabbit of about 1.5 kg
4 dried onions chopped
6 cloves garlic
Salt, oregano, ground black pepper, ground cumin
2 bay leaves
I cup wine
200 ml olive oil

Mashed potatoes
Ingredients
1.5 kg potatoes
200 g. whipping cream 35% fat
Salt to taste
60 g. butter or margarine

Beets puree
4 beets bulbs
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tbsp boiling potato broth
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
3 cloves garlic
Instructions
Rabbit
Ask the butcher to cut the rabbit into 12 portions.
Wash them thoroughly and put them in a bowl.
Pour over the meat salt, pepper and cumin.
Clean the onions and garlic and chop them in a food processor.
Anoint the meat with oil. Add grated garlic and onions
mix all well.
Put in the meat the bay leaves and the wine.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator overnight.
The next morning put the meat and its marinade in a nonstick pot with ceramic bottom.
Put the pot over very low heat.
Let the meat to release it fluids simmering for 5-6 minutes.
After this time increase the heat to medium.
Watch the meat and stir it every five minutes.
Let the meat simmer as long as it is necessary to soften well. (1.5 hour aproximately)
Check occasionally its broth so it won’t dry.
When you see that has softened completely, increase the heat to crisp it.
Do not leave the food unattended. Watch it constantly and remove the pieces of meat that are crisp.

Mashed potatoes
Peel the potatoes.
Rinse them and cut them into smaller pieces.
Put water in a pot and put it over high heat.
Once the water starts boiling, put some salt in it.
Pour the potatoes in the pot and let them cook.
Remove the potatoes from the pot and let them to cool.
Keep the potato broth because you will probably need some of it to make the puree.
Put the potatoes in food processor.
Pour into it the cream, the butter, some salt and a few tablespoons of boiling broth from the potatoes.

Beets puree
Pluck the leaves and the roots from the beets bulbs.
Rinse them thoroughly.
Put the bulbs side by side. They take the shape of a cylinder.
Measure the length of that cylinder.
Cut a piece of aluminum foil 30 cm longer than the length of the cylinder.
Put the bulbs in the middle of the foil one beside the other.
Fold the top piece of aluminum foil and cover the beets with it.
Bring the bottom piece of aluminum foil and cover the beets again.
This way you create a cylinder open in both ends.
Fold the foil on both ends and close completely the folder of the beets.
Put the cylinder which is covered with foil on the middle rack of the oven.
Just beneath the folder put a pan with water to prevent dehydration of the beets.
Bake at 200 degrees Celsius about one hour or longer.
Nail a knife in a bulb to see if it has softened.
If they are soft, remove them from the oven and let them to cool.
Press gently with your fingers the skin of the bulbs and it peels immediately.
Put in a food processor the olive oil, the water from the potatoes, the garlic, the  balsamic vinegar and smite all for a while.
Mince the beets. Put them in the food processor and smite again.

Assembling the dish
Put in the center of the dish mashed potatoes.
Over the puree put a few pieces of rabbit.
Fill a piping bag with potato puree, Make various shapes with the puree and decorate the dish.
Use the beets pure to decorate further the dish.
The meat flavor is very strong and thus fits well with the mashed potato that has a mild flavor.