30 lb traditional 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.

pork shoulder or 3 1/2 lbs pork butt, trimmed of fat and cut up, water, onion, quartered, garlic cloves, minced, salt, red chili sauce (see (to be used with traditional tamales) for ), shortening, masa harina, baking powder, dried corn husks (about 8 inches long)

strawberries, left whole or 2 lbs large strawberries, halved, sugar or 2 lbs preserving, lemon , juice of

boneless beef rib eye roast or 8 -10 lbs bone-in beef rib roast, fat trimmed to 1/8-inch thick, black pepper, white pepper, salt, ground thyme, garlic powder, onion powder

trifle sponge cakes (or a ready-made lb cake or similar), english custard , made from bird custard powder, whipping cream (heavy ), frozen raspberries (better than fresh), strawberry jam, peach slices or 2 very ripe fresh es, skinned and sliced, cooking sherry, sliced almonds, toasted

ground lamb (depending on which pie is being made) or 2 1/2 lbs ground beef (depending on which pie is being made), onion, diced, mushrooms, diced, tomato sauce or 2 tbsp ketchup, worcestershire sauce, frozen peas and carrots, crushed dried thyme, crushed dried marjoram, pepper, flour, beef stock, potatoes, peeled and cut up, butter, milk, grated parmesan cheese, ground black pepper, paprika

unbaked pie crusts, potato (peeled and cubed into small cubes ), onion (chopped ), rutabaga (uncooked, peeled and chopped ), lean roast (cut into small cubes ) or 1/2 lb steak (cut into small cubes), salt, black pepper, amount cold water

pork shoulder or 1 1/2 lbs pork butt, cut into 1-1/2 cubes, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, garlic, minced, bay leaf, pepper, sugar, water, cooking oil

leftover mashed potatoes or 1 lb leftover boiled potatoes or 1 lb leftover roast potato, diced, leftover cooked cabbage or 1 lb leftover cooked brussels sprout, finely chopped, butter, salt, black pepper, carrot, diced (optional)

dried oregano, salt, freshly ground black pepper, garlic cloves, minced, chicken thighs (about 3 lb), skinned, annatto oil or olive oil, sofrito, diced plum tomato, uncooked medium-grain rice, dry white wine, diced lean ham (about 2 oz), alcaparrado (such as goya), drained, or 3/4 cup pitted green olives and 1/4 cup capers, water, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, frozen green peas, thawed

water, canola oil, salt, bread flour, sugar, active dry yeast

boned lamb (lamb is traditional) or 2 lbs boned beef, sliced, 1/4 inch slices (lamb is traditional), peeled potatoes, thinly sliced (a mandolin slicer works best), onions, thinly sliced, salt and pepper, each layer to taste, fresh parsley, chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, water

ground beef, browned or 3/4 lb ground venison, if you want to be traditional browned, flour, water, salt, cooked peas , if desired, mashed potatoes, hot

russet potatoes (about 2 lb), peeled and cubed, warm milk, butter, cubed, salt, pepper

boiled beef tongues or 4 -6 lbs stewing beef, sugar, raisins, currants, candied citron peel, finely cut, tart apples (granny smiths), ground allspice, ground cinnamon, whole nutmegs, grated, suet, finely chopped, candied orange peel, finely cut, candied lemon peel, finely cut, almonds, finely chopped, salt, oranges, grated peel and juice of, lemons, grated peel and juice of, brandy, whiskey

onion , halved crosswise, fine sea salt, chicken steaks , from the chuck (about 4 1/2 lb total), trimmed, veal marrowbones, baby carrots, baby turnips, kohlrabi (see tips, below ), celery root, quartered, juniper berries (see tips, below ), allspice berries, freshly ground black pepper, bay leaf, preferably fresh, cut in half, fresh thyme, garlic clove, unsalted butter, shallots, diced, fine sea salt, garlic cloves, minced, heavy cream, fresh thyme, vegetable stock or canned low-sodium vegetable broth, spinach, stems removed, freshly ground white pepper, cayenne pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, golden delicious apples (1 1/2 lb), juice of 1 lemon, sugar, cinnamon stick, about 3 inches, prepared horseradish, or more to taste, cubed white bread, crusts removed, whole milk, extra-large egg yolks, cornichons, chopped, heaping tbsp creme fraiche, heaping tbsp sour cream, champagne vinegar, canola oil, fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper, hard-cooked egg, finely diced, chopped fresh chives, freshly grated horseradish, sliced fresh lovage leaves (see tips, below ), freshly grated nutmeg, fleur de sel (see note ), chopped fresh chives

butter, boneless lamb (mutton is traditional, but lamb is really much better) or 2 lbs boneless beef roast, finely diced, otherwise finely ground (mutton is traditional, but lamb is really much better), carrots, peeled and finely chopped, onions, finely chopped, beef stock, egg yolks, lemon , juice of, bread , for 32 small crouton, butter, paprika, cayenne pepper, ground cinnamon

hickory or mesquite wood chips, racks (8 to 9 lb. total ) pork spareribs, racks (about 8 lb. total ) pork back ribs (baby back), beef brisket, herb spice rub, traditional barbecue sauce, salt