Recipes Tagged ‘onions’
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | No Comments
preparation: 15 min | cooking: 15 min | difficulty: ★★★★★

© 2010 Tony El Batal
serving portion: 4 persons
ingredients
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- 500 g dandelion leaf
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- 4 large onions, sliced
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- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
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- 100 ml olive oil
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- 100 ml lemon juice
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- 1 tsp salt
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directions
- Clean and wash the dandelion, cook in boiling water with a little salt and baking soda.
- Remove from water; let cool by pouring cold water; then squeeze and coarsely chop the dandelion.
- In a skillet add oil and cook onions until translucent then remove half of them and set aside; continue frying the other half until caramelized; then keep aside to garnish.
- In the same skillet fry garlic and the cooked onions you removed earlier cook until golden; add the dandelion and salt; cook for 10-15 minutes on medium heat and keep stirring until most of the moisture has evaporated; turn off the heat and add the lemon juice; let cool.
- Serve the dandelion cold and garnish with the caramelized onions.
Tags: dandelion leaf, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, onions
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Monday, January 25th, 2010 | No Comments
preparation: 10min | cooking: 10min | difficulty: ★★★★★

© 2010 Tony El Batal
serving portion: 4 persons
ingredients
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- 2 potatoes; finely grated
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- 1 small onion; finely grated
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- 1 Tbsp all purpose flour
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- 2 eggs
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- Salt and black pepper to taste
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- 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
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directions
- Peel potatoes and onions; Finely grate; Drain the extra liquid.
- Then add one Tbsp of flour and eggs to obtain an omelet mixture; Season with salt and black pepper.
- Grease the frying pan with oil; Pour spoonfuls to form flattened pancake.
- Serve with apple compote.
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- Fry immediately so that the mixture doesn’t turn black.
- Use the cheese grater to grate the potatoes and onions.
- Serve directly to conserve crunchiness.
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Tags: all purpose flour, eggs, onions, potatoes, vegetable oil
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | 4 Comments
preparation: 20min | cooking: 50min | difficulty: ★★★★★

© 2010 Tony El Batal
serving portion: 4 persons
ingredients
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- 2 L chicken stock
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- 1 kg chestnuts, peeled
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- 2 medium onions; chopped
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- 4 cloves
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- 1 bay leaf
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- 1/2 cup cream
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- 3/4 teaspoon white sugar
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- salt to taste
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- ground black pepper to taste
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directions
- Incise an ‘X’ across each chestnut; Plunge in boiling water for 5 minutes after boiling; When cool enough to handle, shell and peel. If peeling is still difficult, plunge it again in boiling water.
- In a large saucepan combine the chicken stock, shelled chestnuts, onions, cloves and bay leaf; Simmer over medium-low heat for 45 minutes.
- Discard the cloves and bay leaf; Puree the chestnut mixture in a blender; Add the cream, sugar, salt and pepper to taste; Return mixture to saucepan and gently heat through.
- To serve with cooked chopped chestnuts.
Tags: bay leaf, chestnuts, chicken stock, cloves, cream, onions, white sugar
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