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June Dinner Menu - jenni - 06-04-2007
OK, I only have one lone issue of C@H that hasn't been packed and stored at our new house, so my choices were limited. :-) I decided to keep things relatively quick and easy, since it's summer and we're all doing lots of other fun things!
Menu:
Red-cooked Chicken (Feb. 2007)
Sushi-Roll Rice Salad (Feb. 2007)
Mandarin orange sections
Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches (from Eating Well, April 2007)
Red-cooked Chicken
1 bottle low-sodium soy sauce (10 oz.)
1/3 c. dry sherry
1/2 c. scallions, chopped
3 T. brown sugar
2 slices fresh ginger
2 star anise pods
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 t. red pepper flakes
4 chicken hindquarters, skin removed
sliced scallions
Bring first 8 ingredients to a boil in a large saute pan over high heat.
Add chicken, cover with a tight-fitting lid, and reduce heat to medium. Simmer 30 mins., then turn chicken over; cover and cook an additional 10 mins. Transfer chicken to a plate and tent with foil.
Boil braising liquid, uncovered, until syrupy, 3-5 mins. Strain sauce through a sieve into a bowl and spoon off any fat that rises. Brush sauce onto chicken to coat.
Garnish with scallions and serve with extra dipping sauce.
Sushi-Roll Rice
3 T. rice vinegar
1 T. fresh lemon juice
1 T. sugar
1 t. wasabi paste
4 c. hot cooked white rice
3/4 c. carrot, julienned
3/4 c. cucumber, halved, seeded, and sliced into half-moons
3/4 c. edamame, shelled, thawed
1/4 c. scallions, sliced
salt to taste
1 T. sesame seeds, toasted
Whisk first 4 ingredients together in a small bowl; set aside.
Toss rice, carrot, cucumber, edamame, scallions, and vinegar mixture together in a large bowl. Season with salt.
Garnish with sesame seeds.
Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches
Vanilla wafers
Raspberry sorbet
Top a vanilla wafer with 1 T. sorbet. Top with another vanilla wafer to make mini sandwiches. Freeze for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
I happen to have vanilla wafers and raspberry sorbet on hand, but I also have chocolate graham crackers and coffee ice cream, so I intend to make some variations on this idea. What other creative ideas can we come up with??
Re: June Dinner Menu - farnfam - 06-04-2007
Excellent! When will reviews be due, Jenni? I was wanting to try that red chicken, but was having a time finding low sodium soy sauce. I believe C@H says not to try it with reg soy sauce, it'll be too salty. But no matter, now I shall perservere and find it somewhere. Thanks Jenni
Cis
Re: June Dinner Menu - jenni - 06-04-2007
Sorry! I think someone mentioned that reviews would be due on June 18. :-)
Re: June Dinner Menu - Half_Baked - 06-04-2007
Ooooh, this looks so good! I have to make it quickly before Mr HB leaves town.
Re: June Dinner Menu - cjs - 06-04-2007
Great choice, Jenni! June 18th, it is.
"I happen to have vanilla wafers and raspberry sorbet on hand, but I also have chocolate graham crackers and coffee ice cream, so I intend to make some variations on this idea. What other creative ideas can we come up with??"
Let's see, I have chocolate wafers and a Lemon buttermilk ice cream(more of an ice milk really!!) that's what we'll go with...if there is room for dessert after this great looking dinner! I may just pig out on the sushi rice - maybe wrap it up in a butter lettuce leaf...this one will be fun to play with.
Jenni, when will you be moved? Are you moving to another home, or another city???? I don't envy you at all - just did the a year and a half ago - next move is feet first!!
Re: June Dinner Menu - jenni - 06-04-2007
We are moving the first week of July. We happen to be buying the house of my husband's sister and bro-in-law, so we have been able to pack things up and store them at the new house for a couple of months now (in order to de-clutter our current house for the selling process).
Our new house is about 45 minutes from where we currently live, so it's kind of like moving to a "new" city, even though it's still in the Pgh. area.
Re: June Dinner Menu - foodfiend - 06-04-2007
I'm in! The menu sounds great.
Re: June Dinner Menu - Mare749 - 06-04-2007
Great choice Jenni. I'm in too!
Maryann
Re: June Dinner Menu - Mare749 - 06-06-2007
"I happen to have vanilla wafers and raspberry sorbet on hand, but I also have chocolate graham crackers and coffee ice cream, so I intend to make some variations on this idea. What other creative ideas can we come up with??"
How about some tiny pizzelle ice cream sandwiches? You need very soft ice cream, then roll the edges in crushed nuts, coconut, or colored sprinkles.
Maryann
Re: June Dinner Menu - cjs - 06-06-2007
oh yeah...