1635 samak tarator poached Recipes

chicken, sesame oil, peanut , vegetable, or corn oil, shredded fresh ginger, scallions , green part included, trimmed and cut into fine strips, 4 inches long, light soy sauce, sugar, dry sherry or shao hsing wine, monosodium glutamate (optional)

firm-ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 6 oz each), cranberry-raspberry juice cocktail, sugar, bay leaves, julienne orange zest

water, salt (optional), white vinegar (optional), eggs, very fresh, salt, pepper

eggs, ripe avocados, lemon juice (or juice of 1 lime), thick bread, cheese (grated , edam, gruyere or whatever you have on hand), salt & freshly ground black pepper, butter (for spreading on toast)

chicken breast fillet, lemons , juice of, lemon, cut in half, oregano, garlic clove, crushed, water

meatless spaghetti sauce , of your choice, eggs, salt (optional), pepper, toast, grated romano cheese

english muffin, halved (with your fingers or a fork for more crannies), egg yolks, butter (or condiments of your choice), water (with vinegar added if you wish), salt, pepper

champagne vinegar or white-wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, all-purpose flour, artichokes (2 lb total ), spinach (2 bunches), stems discarded and leaves coarsely chopped, minced shallot (1 small), unsalted butter, salt , or to taste, black pepper , or to taste for oysters and sauce, shucked large oysters such as blue point or pacific , including liquor, champagne or other sparkling white wine, minced shallot (1 small), champagne vinegar or white-wine vinegar, heavy cream, cold unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, chopped fresh chives

unsalted butter, fennel bulbs, trimmed , each cut lengthwise into 6 wedges, water, olive oil, garlic cloves, chopped, crumbled saffron threads, clam juice, whipping cream, pernod or other anise-flavored liqueur, freshly shucked oysters or three 8-oz jars shucked oysters

oysters, shucked , liquor and 24 bottom shells reserved, cider vinegar, clear (filtered) apple juice, chopped shallot, diced cooked beet, cracked black peppercorns, salt, sugar, english cucumber, peeled and halved crosswise

juice oranges, lemon, halved, water, granulated sugar, firm-ripe anjou pears, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, heavy cream, cardamom pods, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, chopped toasted almonds or hazelnuts

firm-ripe pears (preferably bosc) with stems intact, water, dry white wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, dried chili such as habanero or 1/4 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes, sheets phyllo, thawed if frozen , stacked between 2 sheets wax paper and covered with a dampened kitchen towel, unsalted butter, melted, sugar, egg yolks, portuguese madeira (preferably sweet , such as malmsey), garnish: 1/4 cup dried cranberries or dried sour cherries, soaked in hot water 20 minutes and drained

carrots with tops, turnips with tops, handfuls of french beans, a handful of fresh peas, white wine, black peppercorns, a 1 1/2-lb lobster, scallions, greek-style yogurt, an unwaxed lemon, a pinch of piment d espelette or hot paprika, salt, freshly ground black pepper

whole chickens, thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley, salt, carrots, sliced, onion, diced, stalk celery, sliced, dry white wine