Filletofsolewithwhitewinewalnuts Recipes

DAWN'S CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread nuts in a single layer over a baking sheet. Roast for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, or until the nuts start to turn brown and the smell of roasting nuts fills the kitchen.
• Stir together sugar, cinnamon, salt, and milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, or until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage of 236 degrees F (113 degrees C). Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla immediately. .
• Add walnuts to sugar syrup, and stir to coat well. Spoon nuts onto waxed paper, and immediately separate nuts with a fork. Cool, and store in airtight containers.

CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, combine the oil, vinegar and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat until blended. Add walnuts and cook over medium heat until nuts are toasted, about 4 minutes. , Sprinkle with brown sugar. Cook and stir until sugar is melted, 2-4 minutes. Spread on foil to cool. Store in an airtight container.

FILLET OF SOLE WITH WHITE WINE & WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Put fish in single layer in oiled shallow baking dish.
• Sprinkle with cayenne, add broth and wine.
• Cover and bake 15 to 20 minutes, just until fish is opaque in thickest part.
• Remove from oven, pour liquid into small saucepan.
• Cover fish and keep warm while making sauce.
• Boil liquid over moderately high heat, until only about 1/3 remains.
• Stir in walnuts, parsley and butter/margarine.
• Pour over fish and serve.

PASTA WITH WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Put a large saucepan of water on to boil, and toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan until they begin to make a nutty aroma. Put the bread in a bowl and cover with the milk. Put most of the toasted walnuts (reserving about 1 ounce for garnish) into a blender along with the garlic, bread soaked in milk, and Parmesan. Blend until it turns smooth and creamy, then pour in the oil and season well with salt and pepper before blending again.
• Pour into a bowl, and set aside.
• Add pasta to boiling water with salt and cook for the required amount of time. When pasta is al dente, reserve a cup of the pasta cooking liquid and then drain the pasta, but put it in to a large bowl while it's still dripping slightly with water. Sprinkle a little olive oil over the pasta to prevent it sticking together, and then add the walnut sauce, mixing it into the pasta (splash in a little pasta cooking liquid to make the sauce less thick if needed).
• Roughly chop the remaining walnuts and toss them over the top along with some more Parmesan and the chopped parsley.

WALNUT FILLING

Steps:

• Cook walnuts with milk and flour.
• Mix well with the egg yolks.
• Cream butter with the sugar; add to the walnut mixture.

BEEF AND WALNUT STEW

Steps:

• In a large pan, melt butter in oil over medium heat. Cook meat in hot fat until browned on all sides. Remove with slotted spoon to a warmed dish.
• Place garlic, peppers, and onion in remaining oil, and lightly fry until onion is clear. Return meat to pan; lightly mix together. Stir in walnut pieces, and cook and stir for one minute. Stir in tomato juice, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir in mushrooms; cook for 20 minutes.