On 3 Dec 2007 at 16:49, Val wrote:
> hi...I stumbled on to your very interesting site while trying to find
> 2 recipes (I'll put the 2nd request in another email as you have
> asked)
>
> I checked the archives and couldn't find either one but did find some
> great looking things to try (Mexican orange candy). growing up in
> Michigan it was nice to read about the Frankenmuth chicken place.
>
> ok ..so my request is for a polenta like pancake that had melted
> mozzarella cheese in the center. I had it in New York at the feast of
> San Genarro festival and it was something you could hold and walk
> around with. I wrote to a lady in Italy to try to find the recipe and
> she called it "peasant street food" but was really no help. I have
> tried making it on my own but it just ain't right. Help please!
>
> thanks,
>
> Val
Hello Val,
See below.
Phaed
Cornbread and mozzarella melts
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
Optional: 1/8 cup seeded and chopped jalapeño pepper (about 3 peppers)
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 tablespoon sour cream
1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground pepper
One 8 1/2-ounce box corn-bread mix
Optional: 2 tablespoons pureed mango chutney
5 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
Directions
1. Make the corn bread: Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a 9- by 12-inch pan
with parchment paper, butter the paper, and set aside. Melt the butter in
a large skillet over medium heat, add the onions (Optional: and pepper),
and cook until softened -- about 5 minutes. Place the buttermilk, egg, sour
cream, and pepper in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the corn-bread
mix and stir until combined. Stir in the onion mixture. Pour the batter into
prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 12 minutes and transfer to a wire
rack to cool.
2. Assemble the sandwich: Lift the parchment to release the corn bread from
the pan and slice the bread in half. Optional: Spread 1/2 teaspoon of chutney
on one half. Evenly spread the cheese on that half and top it with a remaining
corn-bread half. Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat and lightly brush
the sandwich with olive oil. Place the sandwich in the skillet and grill until
the cheese melts and the bread is golden -- about 2 minutes on each side.
Serve immediately.
On 30 Nov 2007 at 8:14, Rob wrote:
> My mother tells of something her grandmother used to make.
> Unfortunately, she doesn't remember it THAT well, doesn't cook it,
> herself, AND is not very good with non-English words (e.g. she
> pronounces "spaetzle" as "spetch-lees"). Thus, this will be based
> upon her memory, as well as her pronunciation.
>
> First, a phonetic way of spelling the way she says the name of this
> one is "ef-en-SEM-en-ee," but I haven't been able to find anything
> even remotely close to that on the web, and I've tried it several
> different ways.
>
> The recipe, itself, is rather simple, but I don't know how accurately
> she remembers it, nor whether she saw the whole process. All she said
> is that her grandmother would mash up leftover potatoes, adding flour
> a little at a time until the mixture could be formed into small balls
> which were then fried in butter.
>
> That's it. It sounds TOO simple. It almost sounds like
> Kartoffelklöße, but there is no bread involved. It also sounds a
> bit like Gnocchi, but there are no eggs. In either case, these are
> fried in butter, not boiled in water.
>
> Any ideas as to the correct name and complete recipe for this
> mysterious memory?
>
> Rob
Hello Rob,
Sorry, everything that I find is boiled, not fried. No idea about the name.
It doesn't really sound German.
Phaed
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A reader sent this:
> German Fried Potato Balls from Timm in Oregon
>
>
> I think what Rob is looking for is "Kartoffelnudeln" or
> "Kartoffelkroketten" a type of Greman Potato Croquette There are
> many-many variations:
>
> Here are two examples:
>
> Kartoffelnudeln oder Kroketten
>
> Ingredients:
> 3 pounds potatoes
> 2 sticks butter, softened
> Salt to taste
> 1 cup boiling milk
>
> Instructions:
> Cook the potatoes, peel, and smash while hot. Mix in the butter,
> salt, and the boiling milk. Form two rolls with 3/4 inch diameter
> (about thumb thickness). Cut thumb long pieces and roll. Deep fry or
> fry in a pan with a lot of oil. Put on papertowel to remove excess
> fat.
>
> The October 1987 of Bon Appetit offered a fancy restaurant version:
>
> Kartoffelnudeln
>
> Ingredients:
> 3-1/2 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled and quartered
> 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine [we use butter]
> 2-1/2 cups chopped onions
> 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
> Salt and freshly ground pepper
> 5 large eggs
> 7 tablespoons water
> 2 teaspoons salt
> 3-3/4 cups (about) all-purpose flour
> 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
> chopped fresh parsley
> 1 cup whipping cream
>
> Instructions:
> Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until fork tender. Drain; return
> potatoes to saucepan. Set over low heat and shake to dry potatoes.
> Work through ricer into medium bowl. Melt margarine [or butter] in
> heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook until very
> brown and crisp, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Stir in 4 cups
> potatoes and chives. Season with salt and pepper. Cool filling.
>
> Beat eggs, water and salt to blend. Stir in enough flour to make a
> firm dough. knead noodle dough until smooth. Cover, let stand 30
> minutes. Divide dough in half. Knead 1 piece lightly. Roll out on
> lightly floured surface to 15-by-20-inch rectangle. Using fluted
> pastry cutter, cut out 5-inch squares. Repeat with remaining dough.
> Mound filling in center of each square, using about 2 tablespoons for
> each. Moisten dough edges with water. Bring four corners into center;
> pinch seams to seal. Crease seams to seal dumplings completely.
>
> Add oil to a large pot of water. Bring to boil. Add 6 to 8 dumplings,
> reduce heat and simmer until dough is cooked, about 20 minutes. Re-
> move using slotted spoon and drain on kitchen towels. Repeat cooking
> and draining with remaining dumplings.
>
> Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange dumplings in single layers in
> two baking dishes. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead, covered and
> refrigerated. Bring to room temperature.) Sprinkle with parsley. Pour
> 1/2 cup cream in side of each pan. Bake until bubbly, about 15
> minutes. Serve immediately. Makes about 24.
On 30 Nov 2007 at 13:23, walter wrote:
>
> dear phaedrus
> i worked as a baker in the student union for the university of
> oklahoma in 1957. they had a doughnut recipe for yeast raised
> doughnuts from tinker afb. i no longer have the recipe. could you
> help find it. i can reduce it to smaller family sized oportions if
> need be. thank you so much. walt
Hello Walt,
Sorry, I could not locate this recipe.
Phaed
The cookbook is "The African-American Heritage Cookbook - From Alabama's
Renowned Tuskeegee Institute" by Carolyn Quick Tillery.
Lots of great Southern recipes here. I decided to go with this one because
I have done few vegetable recipes, but neckbones and rice was a close second.
Phaed
Green Beans with New Potatoes
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons bacon drippings
1 quart water
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 ham hocks or 1 ham bone
3 to 4 pounds green beans, ends and strings removed
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
10 to 12 unpeeled small new potatoes, washed and scrubbed
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, saute onion in bacon drippings.
Add water, brown sugar, and ham hocks. Bring to a boil over high heat.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour. Add green beans, cover pot,
and simmer obver low heat, approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Cook a shorter
period of time for firmer beans. During last 20 minutes of cooking, add
seasoned salt, pepper, and potatoes. Cook until potatoes are tender.
6 to 8 servings
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