8 fume Recipes

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

ground sirloin, ground pork, ground veal, eggs, slightly beaten, fine plain breadcrumbs (i use progresso plain breadcrumbs, grandmother used a ground up hard roll), milk, white onion, finely chopped, lemon , zest of, small finely chopped, lemon , juice of, capers, chopped, anchovy paste (alternatively you may use sardines or herring) or 3 tbsp crushed anchovy fillets (alternatively you may use sardines or herring), melted butter, kosher salt, ground black pepper, flour (for rolling ), chicken stock or 1 (32 oz) box vegetable stock, bay leaf, cider vinegar, good quality dry white wine (i use fume blanc or extra dry champagne), black peppercorns, capers, lemon , zest of, small finely chopped, lemon , juice of, good quality sour cream, snipped fresh parsley, for garnish

cod fillet or other firm white fish, fume blanc, divided, coarse sea salt or kosher salt, chopped fresh dill weed, ground white pepper, divided, golden raisins, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, vertically sliced, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, seeded and diced, capers, rinsed and drained, crumbled feta cheese

shredded cabbage (i use the bagged coleslaw mix), sunflower seeds, almonds, oriental-flavor instant ramen noodles, broken,not cooked ,reserve seasoning packets for dressing, green onion, sliced ,including greens, oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, pepper, seasoning from oriental-flavor instant ramen noodles

olive oil, shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 1 1/2 lb), salt, divided, garlic cloves, minced, fume blanc or other dry white wine, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, coarsely ground black pepper, chilled butter, cut into small pieces, hot cooked linguine (about 8 oz uncooked pasta), chopped fresh parsley, pine nuts, toasted

vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, chopped garlic, jalapeno peppers , seeds and stems removed and chopped (use gloves, avoid breathing fumes, and protect your eyes when handling these and all hot peppers), ground beef, ground cumin, chili powder, salt, black pepper, tomato paste, hot sauce (recommended : tabasco), kidney beans, diced tomatoes, minced fresh parsley leaves, plus 8 small sprigs for garnish, minced fresh cilantro leaves, plus 8 small sprigs for garnish, beef consomme, brown rice, butter