Here ya go!
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??
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-jenni