2010 感恩节晚餐
2010 感恩节晚餐
今年我请了一个星期的假在家准备, 我做事慢, 一紧张我就会很乱, 这次就慢慢来, 每天理点东西出来, 到了周三和周四就整整在厨房里做了两天, 接下来三天才把房子还原. 明天上班了, 可以喘口气了.
我还是做的比较传统的感恩节吃的, 跟往年差不多, 有点小变化而已, 感觉这次成果更佳, 我的火鸡也是做得最好一次, 我的亲戚和朋友都说他们只爱吃我的火鸡, 有这么高的评价, 感觉真的好好.
这是2009 感恩节晚餐:
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200911&postID=40956
这是2008感恩节晚餐:
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200811&postID=51950
饭前小吃:
意大利开胃小吃拼盘,Italian antipasto platter:
Artichoke hearts, black olives, salami sausage, provolone cheese, pepperoncini
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蔬菜拼盘,
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鹰嘴豆泥和脆薄面包片, Israeli Hummus dip with Pita bread chips
Pita bread chips用 Peter Reinhart 方子做的
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Hummus dip:
鹰嘴豆,Chickpeas,用水加点小苏打粉泡过夜,沥干, 用水和几片香叶一起煮烂,
跟大蒜, 初榨橄榄油(EVOO), 姿然粉(cumin powder), 芝麻酱(tahini), 柠檬汁(lemon juice), 盐salt, 一起打成泥, 用整粒chickpeas,红椒粉(paprika powder), EVOO, 鲜碎欧芹(fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley) 点缀上面.
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白豆汤, White bean soup,
我妈说这个汤仅次于火鸡, 非常好味道.
白豆用水加点小苏打粉泡过夜, 沥干,用水和几片香叶一起煮烂,
买了个 Costco rotisserie chicken, 骨架用来熬汤, 汤过沥后加入白洋葱, 芹菜, 红萝卜碎, 和煮好的白豆, 百里香, 香叶, 再补加罐头鸡汤, 一起煮, 菜煮软了, 用点盐, 胡椒, 调味, 再加入拆下来的熟鸡脯肉丝.
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迷迭香土豆面包, 刚贴过做法的,
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做了个香料橄榄油, rosemary, thyme, garlic, chili infused extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar also infused with dried cranberries for dipping the bread.
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主菜 – 香烤火鸡, Spice brined, herb-roasted turkey
我这次买的是24 LB火鸡, LG 爱吃剩的火鸡, 总是说不够大.
泡火鸡的水(brine): 炒香芥籽, 芫蓿籽, 香叶, 小茴香, 加开水, 再烧几分钟后, 马上倒入放了2杯盐和1杯糖的盆里, 拌匀溶化, 冷却后, 加到装了火鸡和冷水的大筒里, 留在水池里, 筒外面不停的加冰块, 泡了一天一夜24个小时,
取出里外擦干后, 放烤架上, 敞开, 放在外面的BBQ烤炉里盖上烤炉的盖子过夜, 本来是想放冰箱, 结果太大, 冰箱太满, 没地方, 外面很冷, 但怕有动物来碰它, 就想到这个办法, 很管用.
第二天, 拎进来, 在腹腔里塞了 洋葱, 大蒜, 柠檬, 迷香迭, sage, 白里香, 香叶, 用绳子绑好腿, 翅膀用锡纸包好, 外面抹上黄油, 从火鸡胸脯用手把皮肉分开, 肉上面也抹上黄油, 盐, 胡椒,
烤盆底下还放了洋葱, 大蒜, 柠檬, 迷香迭, sage , 白里香, 芹菜, 胡萝卜, 还有鸡杂, 再倒入1罐鸡汤在烤盘里, 这些东西烤完后用来做gravy.
先在预热450F烤箱烤30分钟, 再改低到 325F 烤3-4小时, 用温度计恻厚部位有165F就取出, 30分钟后再切块装盘上桌吃. 这次没有翻面, 开了烤箱风扇烤的.
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Sides:
土豆泥, Mashed potatoes
儿子说是我做得最好吃的,
土豆削皮, 用点盐,香叶煮熟, 用food mill把它挤成土豆沙, 拌牛奶, 奶油, 酸奶油 (sour cream), 盐,胡椒, 放进抹了奶油的烤盘里, 上面再洒点肉桂粉(nutmeg), paprika, butter,
冰箱过夜, 第二天, 进烤箱350F先锡纸盖着烤20分钟, 再开盖烤10分钟烤热,
这个food mill是买来做红豆沙的, 非常好用, 做果酱, 枣泥, 等都是很好的工具.
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Gravy -
烤盆里留下来的烤过的蔬菜, 鸡杂, 和汤汁, 过沥到一个锅里, 把油也全部撇掉, 在炉头上加热, 加补鸡汤, 白酒, 再烧滚, 加黄油, 太白粉水勾欠成糊, 就是好吃的gravy了.
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Stuffing-
用了Italian hot sausage, onion, celery, carrots, toasted white bread cubes, chicken stock, butter. 我是不放在火鸡里面烤的.
先炒香腊肠, 加onion, celery, carrots , salt, pepper, 炒软, 加sage, thyme, 加cranberry, almonds,
拌入面包, 倒入鸡汤, 冰箱过夜, 第二天, 进烤箱350F先盖着烤30分钟, 再开盖烤10分钟.
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蔓越酱 - Cranberry compote:
Fresh cranberries, canned crushed pineapple, raisin, dried cranberries, ground allspice and honey, 一起煮透后, 用点太白粉勾欠, 进冰箱冷却.
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蔓越酱冻 – Cranberry Jello, 做了两个, 一个是鸡模子的,一个是鱼的, 吃到一半才想到拍照了.
4 pkt of plain gelatin powder
4 cups of cranberry juice
1 can (8 oz) mandarin orange, drained
1 cup cooked whole cranberries
1 TB sugar
1杯冷果汁泡gelatin powder, 另三杯果汁烧滚后, 加糖烧溶后跟其它一起拌匀倒入模子里, 进冰箱冷却.
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烤绿南瓜 - Roasted pumpkin, seasoned with EVOO, cumin seeds, cumin powder, paprika powder, salt and pepper
橄榄油和调味料拌匀后进400F烤箱烤30分钟.
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开吃了才拍的成品图, 很受欢迎的.
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烤红薯加麦片胡桃酥 - Roasted yam with oatmeal and pecan crumbles topping
I mixed 6 bags of maple & brown sugar oatmeal breakfast cereal with 1 stick of butter and 1 cup of chopped pecan as topping and also studded the top with whole pecans.
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红薯先盐水泡过, 350F 烤整红薯, 约1.5 小时, 去皮, 切段, 放涂过黄油的烤盘里, 淋枫糖浆, 洒上麦片胡桃酥, 冰箱过夜, 第二天, 进烤箱350F先盖着烤30分钟, 再开盖烤10分钟烤至金黄.
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蔬菜 – 洋葱蒜炒四季豆
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南瓜焦糖布丁 - pumpkin flan
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar, divided
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extracts
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
3 egg yolks
2 ½ cup whole milk
1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
served with whipped cream
半杯糖烧成焦糖倒入烤盘里, 转动, 盖满盆底, 冷却,
牛奶煮滚, 加另半杯糖, 溶化, 慢慢倒入打散的蛋液里, 加入盐, 南瓜泥, 香草精和肉桂粉拌匀, 再倒入烤盘里, 进350F 水浴烤1小时. 进冰箱冷却.
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水果-
迷你袖珍水果,
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饮料-
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手工杂粮饼干, 也刚贴过做法的, 这已是第三次做它了,
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饭桌A
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饭桌B
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觉得每年这样记录一下很有必要, 不然真得不记得节日是怎样过的. 还有儿子常说你好久没给我做这个那个吃了, 我就会打开我的旧帖给他看.
还做了个酥皮肉饼点心最后从烤箱拿出来, 忘了拍, 客人带来的南瓜派, 南瓜面包, 酒也没记录下来, 反正客人一来, 我都乱阵了.
总之, 又跟家人和亲朋好友度过了一个非常充实,快乐的感恩节.
希望大家也度过了快乐的佳节.