Cream Of The Crop Vegetable Fricassee With Fried Toast Points Recipes

FRIED TOAST

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the butter and heat until melted. Add the bread to the skillet and fry each side until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• Spread the jam generously over the toasted bread. Crumble the cheese over the jam. Sprinkle sea salt on top. Serve immediately.

SPRING VEGETABLE FRICASSéE WITH SAFFRON CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 1-quart baking dish. Cook carrots in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer carrots to bowl of ice water to cool. Using slotted spoon, transfer carrots to medium bowl. If using fresh peas, cook in same pan of boiling water 2 minutes; drain and transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Using slotted spoon, transfer peas to small bowl.
• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; sauté 1 minute. Add shallots; sauté 1 minute. Add leek and sauté until vegetables are soft, about 4 minutes longer (do not brown). Stir in saffron. Add carrots, mushrooms, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Add wine and simmer until almost dry, about 3 minutes. Add broth and simmer 4 minutes. Add cream and bring to simmer. Stir in peas, asparagus, and spinach. Transfer to prepared baking dish and bake until edges are bubbling and top begins to brown, about 30 minutes.

STOVE-TOP VEGETABLE FRICASSEE WITH TARRAGON CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Heat oil in large high-sided, oven-proof skillet over medium heat Add sliced onion, bell peppers, asparagus, and carrots and cook 3 to 5 minutes, until crisp-tender. Stir in tarragon and vermouth cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach (or dandelion greens) and milk and sour cream and simmer 2 minutes. Add more milk, if needed, to make sure the vegetables are submerged. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top. Place pan under broiler and broil until golden brown. Serve mixture over rice.
• Chef's Note: You can clean and cut all vegetables and reserve in refrigerator, to be used when cooking fricassee.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a large pot with broth, onion, celery, bay leaf, seasoned salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 40 to 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Thicken liquid in pot with flour mixed with 3 tablespoons water. Simmer for a few minutes more. Add a few drops of yellow food coloring.
• Dumpling Batter: Into a large bowl sift together the cake flour, baking powder and salt, and using a fork or pastry blender cut in vegetable shortening. Add parsley and green onion tops. In a separate bowl beat egg with milk. Stir wet ingredients into dry and blend together into a drop biscuit batter. Drop batter by teaspoonful onto simmering chicken. Cover pot and steam for 10 minutes, or until dumplings test clean with a toothpick. Garnish with parsley.

CREAM OF THE CROP VEGETABLE FRICASSEE WITH FRIED TOAST POINTS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, mushrooms, celery and garlic and saute until tender. Add the flour and form a roux, stirring to incorporate the butter and flour.
• Slowly add the vegetable stock and stir until smooth. Continue to cook until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. If the sauce looks too thick you can add more stock or water to thin it down.
• Add all the blanched vegetables to the sauce along with the fresh herbs. Cook for 5 minutes, gently stirring, over medium heat. Add the mascarpone and heavy cream and allow to reduce for another 5 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. While the sauce is simmering, add the canola oil to a large skillet, over medium heat, until smoking. Slice the bread into triangles and shallow-fry on both sides until golden brown. Remove from the oil, drain on paper towels and set aside. To serve, place a ladle of vegetable stew into each large soup bowl and garnish with fried toast points.
• Cook's Note: Blanching vegetable is a great way to speed up the cooking process of any dish and is very simple to do. Simply cook vegetables in boiling salted water until vegetables are still firm but cooked, then remove from boiling water and place into a bowl of iced water to stop the cooking process. Drain and set aside until ready to use.

CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• cut the chicken breasts into long strips about a cm wide.
• Then toss them into flour until fully covered.
• dice the onion and mushrooms
• heat the butter in a frying pan and cook the onions until soft.
• Add the mushrooms to the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes
• add the chicken, cook until brown all over.
• pour in the white wine and boil to burn off the alcohol. add the sprig of thyme and cumin & salt and peper to taste.
• add the chicken stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes
• remove from the heat and add the double cream, return to the heat and warm through taking care not to boil.
• serve on a bed of rice.