Dajaj Ma Jawz Recipes

BISHOP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle lemon wheel with simple syrup (pound the lemon with the end of a thick wooden spoon or a muddler to extract the juice and the oils from the rind). Add rum, and fill canister halfway with ice. Cover and shake well. Drain into a goblet.
• Add 3 ice cubes and red wine to goblet. Stir gently and garnish with a half-slice of lemon.

SAVORY CORN & BASIL PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously butter a 4 cup low baking dish (gratin dish).
• Scrape your corn off the husks- To do this you run a paring knife down the middle of each row of corn, hold the ear over a large bowl and with the back of a spoon scrape the ear from top to bottom- this removes the juice and pulp but leaves the tough skins of the kernals behind.
• You should have apprx 1 1/2 cups of corn pulp.
• In a bowl whisk the flour, cornmeal& eggs until very smooth.
• Whisk in the egg yolks, milk, butter salt& hot pepper sauce.
• Stir in the basil& corn pulp.
• Pour into the baking dish bake 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH PASTA AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until just tender, 4 to 6 minutes or according to package directions. Drain and rinse.
• Meanwhile, whisk 5 teaspoons flour and broth in a small bowl until smooth. Place the remaining flour in a shallow dish. Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper and dredge both sides in the flour.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned and no longer pink in the middle, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate; cover and keep warm.
• Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they release their juices and begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add garlic and wine to the pan and cook until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the reserved broth-flour mixture, lemon juice and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in parsley, capers, and the reserved mushrooms. Measure out 1/2 cup of the mushroom sauce. Toss the pasta in the pan with the remaining sauce. Serve the pasta topped with the chicken and the reserved sauce.