Mean Chefs Raspberry Mazurkas Recipes

RASPBERRY MAZURKAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, brown sugar, oats, coconut, and walnuts together in a bowl. Pour melted butter over the flour mixture and mix. The mixture should clump together easily when compressed.
• Press about half the flour mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish; top with a layer of raspberry preserves. Finish by topping with the remaining flour mixture, patting lightly to complete the 'crust.'
• Bake in preheated oven until browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting to serve.

SALMON WITH RASPBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Put butter and just enough lemon juice to cover bottom of a shallow pyrex baking dish.
• Put in oven until butter is melted.
• Wash salmon and cut into serving pieces.
• Place in baking dish with skin side down, sprinkle with pepper and bake for 20 minutes, or until fish flakes.
• Glaze: whisk vinegar and raspberry preserves until well blended.
• Set aside.
• To remove skin, slide a spatula under the fillet and the skin will remain in the baking dish.
• Place on serving plate and drizzle with glaze.
• I suggest rice and asparagus spears to accomyany this entree.

MEAN CHEF'S CHICKEN WITH MARSALA, MUSHROOMS AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• slice chicken on an angle into 3/4 inch pieces; season generously with salt and pepper.
• In a 10 inch straight sided saute pan, heat 2 TBL of oil over medium high heat; saute half of the chicken turning once until lightly browned and barely cooked through- about 1-2 minutes per side; Transfer cooked chicken to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm; repeat with remaining chicken.
• Return pan to medium high heat and add remaining 1 TBL oil.
• Add mushrooms, season and saute stirring with a wooden spoon until softened and well browned- 3-4 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and cook stirring for 30 seconds.
• Add Marsala and scrape pan to loosen brown bits; simmer until slightly reduced- about 2 minutes.
• Stir in cream and simmer until thickened slightly- 2-3 minutes.
• Add 2/3 of the gorgonzola and stir until melted- 1-2 minutes.
• Taste sauce and adjust seasoning.
• Add chicken along with any accumulated juices and turn to coat with sauce.
• Serve immediately, sprinkled with remaining cheese and parsley.

MEAN CHEF'S ZUNI ROLLS WITH RASPBERRY CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make chipotle sauce: In a small saucepan combine sauce ingredients and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved.
• In a blender or food processor puree sauce and strain through a fine sieve into a bowl.
• Make Zuni rolls: Finely chop scallions.
• Arrange tortillas on a work surface and divide Havarti, turkey, bacon, and scallions evenly between them.
• Drizzle some chipotle sauce over filling and gently roll up tortillas.
• In a lightly oiled skillet toast rolls, starting with seam sides down, over moderately high heat, turning them, until golden on all sides, about 3 minutes.
• Diagonally halve tortillas crosswise and serve remaining sauce separately.
• Can also bake in 350 oven until cheese is melted and they are hot (I usually do them this way).

MEAN CHEF'S DRIED CHERRY CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 12 cup muffin tin.
• Place cherries and 1 tbl flour in bowl, toss and set aside.
• Combine milk, melted butter and eggs in a bowl.
• Set aside.
• In bowl of mixer combine flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• Mix with paddle to blend.
• Add milk mixture and mix on low until just blended.
• Add cherries and mix to combine.
• Spoon into muffin tin.
• Bake until tests done.
• Remove muffins from pan to cool.

LEMON SQUARES - GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degree F with a rack in the center of the oven.
• Make in a 9 inch square pan.
• Place the graham cracker crumbs and the melted butter in a medium mixing bowl.
• Use a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula to mix them together thoroughly.
• Scrape the mixture into the baking pan, and use your fingers to press the mixture evenly onto the bottom of the pan.
• Bake for 7 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven to cool while you make the lemon filling.
• Keep the oven at temperature setting.
• Break the eggs into a large mixing bowl, then add the granulated sugar.
• With the mixer on high speed, beat the mixture until it is light yellow and almost doubled in volume, about 3 minutes.
• Move the beaters around the bowl and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula several times while mixing.
• Add the baking powder and salt, and beat on low speed until just mixed, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Beat in the lemon zest and juice.
• Pour and scrape the filling into the crust and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and wiggles only slightly when the pan is moved.
• Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool.
• Place confectioners' sugar in a small sieve and sprinkle generously over the top of the cooled fining.
• Cut into 16 squares.