Tag: eggs
Apple Cardamom Trifle
I thought I would do a bunch of desserts for the upcoming holidays.. this is one of my favorites…
Apple Filling
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 large apples, Pink Lady and Honey Crisp, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 cardamom pods, seeds taken out and crushed
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup apple cider
- Juice of half a lemon
Place the butter in a large frying pan. Add the apple pieces, cinnamon stick, cardamom seeds and sugar. Stir constantly until the butter melts on a medium heat. Add the cider and lemon juice and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and cover with lid for ten minutes or till the apple pieces are soft but not mushy. Bring to room temperature and refrigerate. Take out of fridge a few hours before assembling. Divide into two portions.
Vanilla Custard (Gale Gand Recipe)
- 2 cups 2% milk
- ½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 6 egg yolks
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
In a medium saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to a boil over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat and set aside to infuse for 10 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cornstarch and whisk vigorously until no lumps remain. Whisk in ¼ cup of the hot milk mixture until incorporated. Whisk in the remaining hot milk mixture, reserving the empty saucepan.
Pour the mixture through a strainer back into the saucepan. Cook over medium high heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and slowly boiling. Removed from and heat and stir in butter. Transfer to a storage bowl. Cover with plastic wrap to eliminate skin forming. Refrigerate overnight. Divide into two portions.
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
- 8 oz Mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup whipped cream
- 2-3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons powdered cinnamon
Whip the mascarpone cheese, whipped cream, sugar and cinnamon till stiff peaks form.
One pound cake, sliced, divided into two layers
One trifle bowl
Assemble the trifle by starting with a layer of pound cake at the bottom. Cover with one portion of the apples and then the custard. Repeat the process one more time and top with cinnamon whipped cream. Refrigerate for at least 4 to 5 hours before serving.
Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake with Cardamom
My blood orange obsession continues with this yummy cake- I love citrus with cardamom, so I tried it in this recipe and it was a big success!
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup raw sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Juice and zest of 1 large blood orange
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Confectioners sugar for dusting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease, line with parchment paper, grease again and flour a 9- inch round cake pan.
Blend sugar and eggs in a standing mixer on medium speed until blended and light- about 2 to 3 minutes. Add olive oil, vanilla extract, blood orange juice and zest. Blend until light and smooth. Whisk together the flour, cardamom powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixer and mix on low to incorporate. Pour into the cake pan and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool and dust with confectioners sugar.
Blood Orange Compote
- 4 blood oranges, peel and supreme (section into segments), juice included
- 1 teaspoon honey
Add the orange segments, juice and honey to a small bowl. Let sit for an hour.
- 1 cup whipped cream
Serve the cake with some blood orange compote and a dollop of whipped cream.
Spaghetti with Fried Egg and Pangritata
What is pangritata, you ask? Well it is some bread crumbs cooked in olive oil with some herbs.. I added some lemon zest for good measure… It creates an amazing texture in any dish. This recipe is simple with pasta and eggs topped with breadcrumbs… so, so simple and so good! Perfect for meatless Mondays…
Pangritata
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, minced
- Zest of a small lemon
Heat a large frying pan with the oil. Add the bread crumbs and sauté on medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes till golden brown. Add the rosemary, stir and turn heat off. Take out in a small bowl and add the lemon zest and mix well and keep aside.
- ½ pound spaghetti, cooked al dente with 1 cup of pasta water spare
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- ½ cup grated grana padano cheese
Heat the same frying pan with the oil and butter. Add the garlic and cook for a minute on low heat. Add the eggs and cook on medium heat till the whites are cooked just barely through and the yolks are still runny. Add the cooked spaghetti and mix well, incorporating the eggs well. Add the chives and cheese. Mix well and check for seasonings. Add salt if necessary. Garnish with the Pangritata and serve immediately.
Orange Pumpkin Trifle
This is a delicious dessert to make for the holidays!
Orange Curd (Recipe from Food and Wine)
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
In a small heavy saucepan, whisk together the eggs and egg yolks. Whisk in the sugar, then whisk in the citrus juices and zests. Add the butter and whisk constantly over moderately low heat until the mixture thickens, about 8 minutes; do not let it boil. Immediately strain the curd into a bowl. Press plastic wrap directly on the surface of the curd and cut 6 small steam vents in the plastic. Refrigerate the curd overnight.
Pumpkin Bread
- 1¼ cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup turbinado sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup extra light olive oil
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into a medium bowl, set aside. Lightly brush a 9X5X3 inches loaf pan with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add one egg at a time mixing in between. Add 1 cup pumpkin puree and mix for about 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from the mixer. With a rubber spatula, mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes before taking it out. Cool completely before serving.
Slice the bread into ½ inch slices.
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
Whip the cream, mascarpone cheese and sugar with an electric beater till the stiff peaks are formed while being careful not to over whip.
- Segments of 3 large navel oranges plus a few more for garnish
- ½ cup fresh orange juice
Assemble the trifle by starting with lining the bottom of the bowl with one part of the cake slices (divide the cake slices into three parts). Drizzle the layer with some orange juice. Divide the orange curd into three parts and spread one part onto the cake. Divide the orange segments into three piles and add the first pile onto the curd. Repeat twice more and top with the whipped cream. Garnish with a few orange slices. Chill in the fridge, preferably overnight.
Miso Ramen with Pork Broth
This dish is definitely a labor of love. I love eating a steaming hot bowl of ramen noodles and love to go eat it at Ippudo in NYC. It is the ultimate comfort food for me. Well, I got it in my mind to replicate the dish… it was quite an adventure from going to the Asian store and getting all the ingredients to finding pork bones… I went to three different stores to find the neck bones… it was all worth it as in the end I had a delicious broth and a yummy bowl of ramen. I made extra broth and froze the rest…
Pork Broth
- 1 to 2 pounds pork neck bones
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, preferably on convection heat.
- 2 teaspoons instant dashi granules
- 1 tablespoon tamari
- 4 tablespoons red miso paste
Transfer the bones to a line cookie sheet and roast in oven for 45 minutes to an hour or till the bones are golden brown. Transfer to a stock pot and cover with water, at least 10 to 12 cups. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 to 4 hours, adding water as needed. Skim any brown stuff that comes up to the surface. Turn the heat off and take all the bones out and let cool. Strain the broth and return to the stock pot, you should have about 8 cups broth. Bring to a boil and add the dashi granules, tamari and miso. Mix well and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste the broth and keep aside.
Take the meat off all the bones and shred and keep aside.
- 4 eggs
Place the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with the eggs with water. Bring to a boil and cover with the heat off. Let sit for 5 minutes and take the eggs out and place under cold running water. Un peel and keep aside.
- 1 bunch Chinese Broccoli, stems chopped off and chopped
- 2 tablespoons extra light olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
- Salt
Heat a wide frying pan with the oil. Add the Chinese broccoli and sauté on high heat for minute. Add the garlic and salt and continue sautéing for 5 to 6 minutes. Check for seasonings and keep aside.
- Dried ramen noodles, enough for 4 people, cooked according to package directions.
- 4 green onions, chopped
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 bunch enoki mushrooms, end cut off
- Nori strips (dried seaweed)
Place the noodles in all four bowls. Top with enough of the very hot broth. Cut the eggs in half and place on top, sprinkle with a bit of salt. Add a bit of pork meat in all. Add the Chinese broccoli, the green onions, cilantro and mushroom in all the bowls. Top with cilantro and serve.
Four-Cheese Frittata with Arugula Salad
- 6 eggs
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Pepper
- ¼ cup half and half
- 1 cup shredded four-cheese mix (asiago, provolone, parmesan, mozzarella) divided
Add the eggs, salt, pepper, half and half and half cup cheese. Beat well and keep aside.
- 5 to 6 red skinned potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
- 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Heat a non-stick large pan with the olive oil. Add the onions and sauté on medium high heat for a minute. Add garlic and the potatoes. Add the thyme, salt and pepper. Saute on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add the eggs and cook on a medium low heat for another 10 minutes. Top the frittata with the remaining half-cup cheese and place under a broiler on low heat. Cook till the top is golden brown- about 5 minutes (depends on the broiler heat, so keep a close eye). Take out and let sit for a few minutes. Slide out on a large platter.
- 2 cups wild arugula
- Juice of half a lemon
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
Mix the arugula, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Top the frittata with the salad and serve.
Kathi Kebabs- Chicken Tikkas Stuffed in an Egg Roti
This dish is great with leftover chicken…
I already had cilantro chutney in the fridge. All I had to do is to make some fresh rotis and prepare the egg mixture. Whole wheat or regular tortillas can be used instead of rotis…
- Leftover chicken tikkas (you need about a quarter cup per kathi), cut into one inch pieces and keep warm
- 4 whole-wheat rotis
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
Egg Mixture
- 4 eggs, beaten lightly
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
In a medium bowl, add the eggs, salt, and cayenne pepper. Beat lightly and keep aside.
Onion Relish
- 1 medium onion, chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 lime, juiced
- ¼ cup cilantro chutney
- 8 toothpicks
In a small bowl mix the onion, salt, cayenne pepper and limejuice. Keep aside.
In a wide non-stick frying pan, heat one tablespoon olive oil. Add one roti to the pan and heat both sides, about a minute on each side. Take out of the pan and add 1/3 cup of the egg mixture. Immediately top the egg mixture with the warmed roti.
Cook on medium high heat, till the egg is cooked at the bottom, about 2 minutes. Flip the egg roti and cook the other side for about a minute. 
Place the egg roti on a serving plate and place the chicken pieces in the middle from top to bottom. Add about a tablespoon or more of the onion relish and the cilantro chutney. 
Roll the roti and secure with two toothpicks.
Sweet Potato Fries
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½ inch thick fries
- 2 tablespoons extra light olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the fries on an aluminum foil lined cookie sheet. Drizzle the olive oil, salt, garlic powder and paprika. Mix well with your fingers and bake for about 45 minutes or till the fries are soft on the inside and crunchy and golden brown on the outside.
