13 fresh es Recipes

unsalted butter, yellow onions, halved and sliced thin, salt, water , plus extra as needed, low sodium chicken broth, fresh thyme, bay leaf, dry sherry, ground black pepper, baguette , sliced on the bias into 3/4-inch-thick slices, gruyere or 8 oz emmenthaler cheese, shredded

lard or 1/2 cup vegetable oil, annatto seeds, lean pork, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, pork fatback , cut into 1/2-inch pieces or 1/4 lb bacon, strips cut into 1/2-inch pieces, garlic cloves, minced, onion, coarsely chopped, green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped, sweet green peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped (aj es dulces) (optional), tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped, leaves fresh culantro, coarsely chopped (or cilantrillo, or both), chopped fresh oregano or 1 tbsp dried oregano, chickpeas (reserve the liquid), pitted green olives, sliced into thin rounds, with 1 tbsp liquid, capers (optional), raisins, green plantains, green bananas, yautia (taro root, malanga, dasheen), broth , reserved from cooking the filling, salt, frozen banana leaves , spines removed or 1 lb fresh banana leaf, cut into 12-inch squares spines removed, sheets parchment paper , 12-inch x 18-inch (if banana leaves are not available, parchment paper may be used for entire wrapping), string or butcher s kitchen twine

whole chicken with neck included with carcass, water, whole onion, unpeeled and halved, whole carrot , large, pared, parsley, bay leaf, garlic, salt, potato(es), peeled and chopped, egg noodles (fedelini), black pepper, freshly ground, limes, cut into wedges, avocado, peeled and sliced, bananas

flounder, cleaned and washed, salt, pepper , to taste, onion, peeled and chopped, bay leaf, fresh parsley, fresh thyme, white wine (chardonnay, pinot grigio, or sauvignon blanc are all very good), butter, flour, mushroom, chopped, tomatoes, peeled and minced (canned is fine ), cracker, crushed

roasting chickens , cut-up fryer chickens, salt and pepper, butter, onions, peeled and sliced, flour, tomatoes, peeled and sliced (canned is also fine ), green bell peppers or 3 pimientos, seeded and chopped, garlic clove, chopped, fresh thyme, fresh parsley, minced, bay leaf, chicken stock, cooked rice

heavy cream, lemon juice, salt, boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lb), vegetable oil, onion, chopped fine, white mushrooms, sliced thin, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine, pepper, all-purpose flour, madeira wine, low sodium chicken broth, fresh parsley, finely chopped, italian bread, buttered and toasted (see directions below )

white bread, grilled, water, sugar, fresh lemon juice, rose water, peas, milk, cornflour, rose water, shelled and chopped pistachios

extra virgin olive oil, whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled, fresh lemon juice, dry white wine, coarse salt (kosher), white pepper, es es fresh thyme (optional)

light whole wheat bread, blueberries, fresh, or 1 cup frozen , thawed blueberries, peach(es), chopped or 1 cup frozen , thawed peach slices, fat-free skim milk, fat-free egg substitute, sugar, granulated, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, powdered sugar

split green gram (moong dal ), spinach chopped, tomato(es) chopped, onion chopped, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, chopped ginger, green chilli(es) slit, flake garlic, butter / ghee (clarified butter), red chilli powder and salt to taste, fresh coriander leaves to garnish .

flank steak, sweet potato(es), cut in half and each half cut into 6 wedges, pineapple juice, low-sodium soy sauce, ground ginger, black pepper, freshly ground