13 homemade black currant Recipes

black currant nectar or 1 quart juice, sugar or 1/2 cup honey, boiling water, champagne yeast (available at brew stores), yeast energizer (available at brew stores)

dolmades, olive oil, sweet yellow onion, minced, converted long-grain rice (instant ), sea salt , to taste, pine nuts (optional), currants, fresh mint , parsley and dill, minced, lemons, juiced, grape leaves, homemade vegetable stock, leek. sliced and rinsed clean, sweet onion, peeled and chopped, carrots , scrubbed and chopped, stalks celery, rinsed and chopped, crimini mushrooms, rinsed and quartered, roma tomatoes, rinsed and quartered, head fennel rinsed, and chopped, handful fresh parsley, handful fresh thyme, handful fresh oregano, black peppercorns, sea salt , to taste

black currants, mashed, red wine, sugar, vodka or 2 -2 1/2 cups brandy

fresh black currants, stems removed (10 oz), sugar, water, brandy or 2 cups cognac

pine nuts, boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, olive oil, dried thyme, lemon juice, onion, chopped, head cauliflower (about 1 1/4 lb), cut into small florets, garlic, minced, salt, saffron (optional), fresh-ground black pepper, canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree, canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock, currants, couscous, chopped fresh parsley

almond meal, powdered sugar, older egg whites, meringue powder, fleur de sel, for sprinkling, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, at room temperature, heavy cream, fleur de sel, ripe banan, deep purple macaroons filled with store-bought black currant preserves, deep pink macaroons filled with store-bought or homemade raspberry preserves, brown macaroons filled with store-bought peanut butter and jelly, yellow macaroons filled with store-bought lemon curd, green macaroons filled with store-bought cream cheese frosting mixed with ground pistachios

lamb, top round, garlic, minced, fresh rosemary leaf, minced, fresh thyme leaves, minced, olive oil, dry red wine, red wine vinegar, kosher salt, black pepper, red onions, tomatoes, chicken stock, preferably homemade (see recipe ), olive oil, lemon juice, fresh rosemary leaf, minced, kosher salt, black pepper, butter, shallot, chopped, chicken stock, preferably homemade, kosher salt, black pepper, couscous, pine nuts, toasted, dried currant, fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

unsalted butter, black pepper, chopped shallots, couscous, currants, homemade chicken stock, kosher salt, pignoli nuts toasted

unsalted butter, chopped shallots (3 to 4 shallots), chicken stock, preferably homemade, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, couscous, toasted pine nuts (pignolis), dried currants, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

cubed brioche, cut into 1-inch cubes, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish-style chorizo sausage, finely diced, ribs celery, thinly sliced, garlic, finely chopped, onion, chopped, fresh sage leaves, finely chopped, dried apricots, chopped, egg, lightly beaten, kosher salt , plus more as needed, freshly ground black pepper, homemade brown chicken stock , or low-sodium canned chicken broth (see note), whole quail, shallot, sliced, red wine, demi-glace or reduced brown chicken stock, dried apricots, coarsely chopped, dried currants, cold unsalted butter, wilted greens , optional, recipe follows

cubed brioche, cut into 1-inch cubes, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish-style chorizo sausage, finely diced, ribs celery, thinly sliced, garlic, finely chopped, onion, chopped, fresh sage leaves, finely chopped, dried apricots, chopped, egg, lightly beaten, kosher salt , plus more as needed, freshly ground black pepper, homemade brown chicken stock , or low-sodium canned chicken broth (see note), whole quail, shallot, sliced, red wine, demi-glace or reduced brown chicken stock, dried apricots, coarsely chopped, dried currants, cold unsalted butter, wilted greens , optional, recipe follows