Posted on August 21, 2008 by china pasticcio
Roasted Lemon Chicken
5-6 lb. roaster chicken
2 whole lemons
salt
pepper
4 tbsp. melted butter
Clean, rinse and dry chicken. Use small skewers and lace up rear with kitchen string; tie legs against body as well. Roll lemons on countertop, squeezing to loosen the flesh inside. Pierce repeatedly with sharp-tined fork. Salt and generously pepper the abdominal cavity of chicken [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2008 by china pasticcio
Mom’s Beef Croquettes
Filling:
8 cups roast beef, cooked and diced
4 cups binding béchamel sauce
salt
pepper
spring onion
lemon juice
2-3 cups ritz cracker crumbs or bread crumbs
2-3 whipped eggs
* Béchamel—binding
1 cup milk
3 tbsp. butter
1/3 cup flour
1 carrot slice
1 onion slice
1-2 bay leaves
2 cloves
4-5 peppercorns
1 mace 1 egg
* Ratio: 2 cups meat to 1 cup sauce
Let milk stand for at least [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2008 by china pasticcio
Note: Although you can bake these the same day, within about 3-4 hours…I recommend you follow the 16-24 hour timetable for true killer rolls.
Dough:
4 cups flour, plus more at hand for dusting
4 large eggs, room temp.
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 package instant dry yeast (approx. 2 1/4 tsp.)
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 tsp. [...]
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