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1. Tequila
Tips
2. Thit
Bo Sao Dau
3. Tomato
Roasted Garlic Steak
4. T's
Banana Cream Pie
5. Turkey
Tetrazzini
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1. I'm not a drinker, but I
actually found this quite interesting.
Tequila
Tips
This
traditional Mexican drink is gaining
popularity rapidly and the
selection available becomes larger and
more confusing all the time. Here are
some tips for making your selection.
* Tequila is produced from the roasted
heart of a succulent called
agave (not a cactus.) Mezcal can be
produced from any of five different
varieties of agave. Tequila is a type of
mezcal that is produced only from
the blue agave. It was originally only
produced in the state of Jalesco but
now may be produced in 5 Mexican states.
* There are basically four types of
tequila. Blanco is white and
less than 60 days old, Joven Abocado is
just as young but has had coloring
and flavoring added to make it look old.
Reposado is aged in oak barrels from 2
to 12 months and Añejo has been aged in
small, government-sealed barrels for no
less than 1 year.
* The most important information to look
for on the bottle is "100%
agave."
If it doesn't say that it can be up to
49% grain alcohol, coloring and
flavoring.
* There is great variation in flavor
among tequilas. Taste a variety and
select your favorite. They should be
tasted "neat" in a tall thin
shot glass.
* Tequilas that are 100% agave are less
likely to cause a hangover. Mixing
tequila with juices and carbonated
beverages is more likely to cause a
hangover than drinking it
"neat."
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2. Thit Bo Sao Dau
This is a wonderful Vietnamese
stir fry dish with beef and green beans.
Serve over hot rice.
Ingredients:
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 pound sirloin tips, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
2 cups fresh green beans, washed and
trimmed
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Directions:
1 In a large mixing bowl, combine
garlic, black pepper, cornstarch, and
1 teaspoon vegetable oil. Add beef, and
mix well.
2 In a large wok, heat 2 tablespoons oil
over high heat for one minute.
Add meat; cook and stir for about 2
minutes, or until beef begins to
brown. Transfer beef to a large bowl,
and set aside.
3 Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in
wok. Add onion; cook and stir until
tender. Mix in green beans, and add
broth.
Cover, and reduce heat to medium. Simmer
for 4 to 5 minutes, or until
beans are tender crisp. Stir in soy
sauce and beef. Cook, stirring
constantly, for 1 or 2 minutes, or until
heated through.
Source: Twisted Humor
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3. Campbell's Tomato Roasted
Garlic Steak
Prep/Cook Time: 20 min.
1 can Campbell's Tomato with Roasted
Garlic & Herbs Soup
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1 1/2 lb. boneless beef sirloin steak,
3/4" thick
MIX soup and dressing.
GRILL or broil steak to desired doneness
(allow 15 min. for medium), turning once
and brushing often with sauce.
HEAT remaining sauce to a boil and serve
with steak. Serves 6.
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4. Recipe: T's Banana Cream Pie
Categories: Pies, Desserts, Fruits,
Cyberealm
Yield: 1 Pie
-----------------PASTRY
CREAM----------------------
2 Tea Bags
1 3/4 c Milk
1/3 c Sugar
1/4 c Milk
1/4 c Cornstarch
1 Egg
4 Egg Yolks
4 tb Unsalted Butter, cut up
1/2 ts Vanilla
------------------PATE BRISEE-----------------------
1 1/4 c Unbleached Flour
1/3 c Cake Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking Powder
1/2 c Unsalted Butter, cut up
3 tb To 5 Ice Water
-----------------CREAM
TOPPING----------------------
1 1/4 c Heavy Cream
1 tb Sugar
1/2 tb Fruit-Flavored Tea, cold
-------------BANANA CREAM
FILLING------------------
5 oz Banana, pureed
15 oz Bananas, sliced
Pastry Cream: In a heavy medium
saucepan, combine tea bags, 1 3/4 cups
milk, and sugar. Bring to boiling,
stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from
heat, cover and set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, gradually stir
1/4 c milk into cornstarch to form a
smooth paste. Add egg. Beat at medium
speed until blended. Add egg yolks, one
at a time, beating well after each
addition.
Remove tea bags from milk mixture,
squeezing out as much milk as possible.
Gradually beat hot milk mixture into egg
mixture at low speed. Pour into a clean
saucepan. Cook, whisking constantly,
over medium-low heat until mixture
becomes extrememly thick and boils.
Pour into a large bowl. Add 4 tb butter
and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until
smooth. Pless plastic wrap directly on
surface of pastry cream. Cool to room
temperature, about 1 hour. Refrigerate
until thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours.
Pate Brisee: While pastry cream is
cooling, in a food provcessor combine
flours, salt, baking powder, and 1/2 c
butter. Pulse with quick on/off pulses
until mixture resembles peas.
With processor running, gradually add
ice water until dough cleans sides of
bowl and forms a ball. Shape dough into
a disc shape. Wrap and refrigerate at
least 30 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface, roll
pastry into a 12" circle. Fit into
a 9: pie plate. Roll edge under and
flute. Prick dough all over with tines
of fork. Cover and refrigerate for 30
minutes.
Preheat oven to 425øF. Line pastry with
double thickness of foil. Fill with
dried beans. Bake at 425øF for 15
minutes. Remove foil and beans. Continue
baking pastry shell 5-10 minutes until
lightly browned. Cool on rack.
Cream Topping: Beat cream until it just
begins to hold its shapeGradually add 1
tb sugar and 1/2 tb tea., beating to
stiff peaks. Cover and refrigerate.
Filling: Stir pureed banana into chilled
pastry cream until blended. Fold in 1/2
c cream topping, then sliced bananas.
To Assemble: Mound banana cream filling
into cooled pie shell. Spread with
remaining cream topping. Cover and
refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Source: Victoria Magazine, August 1994
Typed by Katherine Smith Cyberealm BBS
Watertown NY 315-786-1120
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
Source: FreeGroups.com
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5. Turkey Tetrazzini
7 oz. cooked spaghetti
1/2 cup butter
2 cups fresh sliced mushrooms
2 Tbsp. flour
2 cups chicken broth
3/4 cup half and half
salt and pepper to taste
3 Tbsp. dry sherry
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
3 cups cooked turkey, cut into bit sized
pieces
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Melt butter in large pan and cook
mushrooms until just tender.
Add flour and, while stirring slowly,
stir in chicken broth. Cook
over medium heat while stirring until
mixture starts to thicken.
Remove from heat and add half and half,
sherry, parsley and salt
and pepper to taste. Add turkey
and cooked spaghetti and mix well.
Pour mixture into an ungreased 13 x 9
inch baking dish and sprinkle
with grated Parmesan cheese. Bake
in preheated 350 degree oven
for 35 to 40 minutes.
The Skinny: Use low fat chicken
broth and substitute low fat
evaporated milk for the half and half
(which in case you don't
know is half cream and half milk and is
available in most
grocery stores under the brand name
"Half & Half").
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