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Perdices a lo Torero (Bull-fighters’ Partridges)

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4 servings
You will need
4 partridges or 2 if of good size
3 anchovies
4 oz. bacon
4 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
3 medium pimentos, peeled and sliced (To peel, burn over flame until black outside, then wash off skin under the cold tap)
parsley, chopped
1 glass white wine
ground pepper
salt

lemon slices for garnish
4 thin slices of first-class Serrano ham

Clean partridges well. Take the bones out of the anchovies and wash well under the tap. Chop anchovies together with the partridge livers and back, to make a finely-chopped stuffing. Season with salt and a little pepper. (A small quantity of white bread crumbs, soaked in milk and compressed, may also be added.)

Stuff the partridges with this mixture and sew up with twine. Sprinkle with salt. Lightly fry partridges in the oil.

Once the partridges are browned on the outside, add the fried tomatoes and pimentos. Lightly fry tomatoes and pimentos in oil and season with salt, pepper and chopped parsley.

Put them in a casserole and cover. Cook slowly for 30 minutes. Add wine and cook for thirty more minutes. The partridges are now ready to serve, but do not forget to take out the twine.

Garnish with lemon slices around the partridges. To accompany, serve in a separate dish fried ham slices.

©Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1973

Zealand Pig’s Knuckles (Holland) / Jarret de Porc Zélandais

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ingredients:
2 pounds small hard pears
2 fresh pig’s knuckles
salt, pepper
2 pounds potatoes

instructions:
1. Wash the pears but do not peel them. Remove the hard core and seeds
2. Place them in a stewpan. Place the pig’s knuckles on top of the pears.
3. Cover with water. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat for 3 hours.
4. Serve with boiled potatoes.

In Holland, this dish is often prepared with dried pears.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan, 1971. Published in the United States and Canada by BOBLEY PUBLISHING, a division of Illustrated World Encyclopedia, Inc. Printed in Japan.

Italian Cauliflower Mousse

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1 large cauliflower
Salt
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
¼ pint double cream
Freshly ground black pepper
Grated nutmeg
Butter
Hollandaise sauce
Flowerets of cauliflower, poached
Sprigs of parsley

Clean cauliflower and cut into quarters. Cook in boiling salted water until tender. Pass through fine sieve. Beat in the eggs, egg yolk and cream. Season generously with freshly ground black pepper and grated nutmeg. Transfer to a well-buttered soufflé dish with a band of aluminum foil tied around it, or a deep charlotte tin, and place in a pan of hot water on top of the stove. Bring water to a boil; then place it in a slow oven (350 -M3) and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until set. Unmould on to a serving dish and mask with Hollandaise sauce. Garnish with sprigs of poached cauliflower and sprigs of parsley. Serves 4 to 6.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 36 Park Street, London W.1. Printed an manufactured in Holland © Robert Carrier 1968

Boiled Chicken and Rice

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1 fat chicken
1 Spanish onion, stuck with 2 cloves
2 large carrrots
Bouquet garni
2 stalks celery
1 glass dry white wine
1 quart white stock (chicken or veal, or both)
Salt and black peppercorns

Rice
1 tablespoon butter
1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
½ pound rice
½ pint strained chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Cream sauce
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
¼ pint strained chicken stock
¾ pint double cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Freshly grated nutmeg

Garnish
Cooked carrots
Cooked green beans

Clean, singe and truss chicken; place in a casserole with an onion stuck with cloves; add carrots, bouquet garni and celery, and moisten with dry white wine and a good white stock. Season to taste with salt and a few peppercorns, and simmer gently for about 1 ½ hours, or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and keep warm. Strain chicken stock and use for cooking rice and for cream sauce.

To prepare rice: Melt butter in a saucepan; add finely chopped onion and stir for a minute over heat until transparent. Stir in rice; add ½ pint strained chicken stock and 1 pint hot water; season to taste with salt and black pepper; simmer very gently, covered, for about 25 minutes, or until tender but not mushy.

Cream sauce: Make a white roux with flour and butter; add ¼ pint chicken stock and ¾ pint double cream, and bring slowly to a boil, stirring constantly. Simmer, stirring from time to time, until sauce is thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Season to taste with salt, black pepper, and nutmeg.

To serve: place boiled chicken in the centre of a large heated serving platter. Surround with colourful clusters of cooked whole carrots, green beans and rice. Pour a little cream sauce over chicken and serve with the rest separately. Serves 4 to 6.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 36 Park Street, London W.1. ©Robert Carrier 1968

Devilled Whitebait

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1 ½ pounds whitebait
Ice cubes
Flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Lard, for frying
Cayenne pepper
Lemon wedges

Put whitebait to firm in a shallow bowl with ice cubes and a little water. Just before frying, spread fish on a clean tea cloth to dry. Place on paper liberally dusted with well-seasoned flour and dredge with more flour; place in a wire basket, a portion at a time, and shake off surplus flour. Then plunge the basket into very hot lard and fry quickly for 3 to 5 minutes, shaking basket continually to keep fish apart while cooking. Lift basket from fat and shake well before transferring fish to paper towels to drain. Place whitebait on a heated serving dish in a warm oven and repeat until all the whitebait are fried. Season with freshly ground black pepper and cayenne, and serve with lemon wedges. Serves 4 to 6.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 36 Park Stree, London W1 © Robert Carrier, 1968

Insalata de Funghi e Gamberi (Mushroom and Prawn Salad)

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Preparation time: 1 ½ hours (including time for marinating)
Cooking time: no cooking
To serve: 4

You will need:

6 oz. firm white mushrooms
1 cut clove garlic
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
ground black pepper
4-6 oz. shelled prawns (U.S. shrimps) or cooked scampi
1 teaspoon salt
fresh parsley

Wash and dry the mushrooms. Remove stalks and slice caps finely. Rub a basin with a cut clove of garlic and in it mix the oil, lemon juice and 2 shakes of pepper. Add the mushrooms, mix thoroughly with the dressing and set aside in a cold place for at least an hour. Just before serving add the salt. To serve pile the prawns (U.S. shrimps) in the centre of four individual plates and arrange the mushrooms all around. With scissors snip a little parsley over the prawns (U.S. shrimps).

©Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text © The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. 1968

Prawn Fritter

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INGREDIENTS:-
1 ½ lbs. prawn (shelled, thin thread of gut removed)
Oil for deep frying

Seasoning:-
½ tsp. salt

Batter:-
6 tbsps. flour
4 tbsps. cornstarch
2 tsps. baking powder
2 tbsps salad oil
½ tsp. salt
⅓-½ cup water

METHOD:-
1) Wash prawns with salt water, then rinse again with cold water. Drain, and dry with cloth.
2) First cut 3 slits across the underside of the prawns, then cut a slit at the back of the prawns, removing the thin thread of gut.
3) Season prawns with salt, then dredge with a little flour.
4) Mix batter well and let it stand for 30 minutes.
5) Dip prawns in batter, then deep fry in hot oil (370F) until golden brown. Serve hot with Worcestershire sauce or catsup.

(Copyright Reserved) Printed in Hong Kong.

Saengseon gwa Seu-Jeon (Fried White Fish and Prawns)

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4 servings

You will need
¾ lb. white meat fish fillets, cut into thin slices
8 prawns, shelled and deveined, with tail retained. Cut lengthwise and open out.
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons flour, sifted
pinch of salt
a little pepper
3 tablespoons sesame oil
Vinegar Soy-Sauce

Sprinkle salt and pepper over fish and prawns. Dredge with flour, dip in beaten eggs and brown both sides lightly in sesame oil.

Serve hot with Vinegar-Soy Sauce.

Vinegar-Soy Sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar
dash of monosodium glutamate
a little lemon juice

Mix all ingredients well.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1974

Spaghetti Bolognese and Kedgeree

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Preparation time: 7 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
To serve: 4

You will need
1 -1 ½ oz. butter and 1 teaspoon olive oil or 2 oz. butter
½-1 clove garlic
1 onion, finely chopped
2 oz. mushrooms, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
6 oz. minced beef
1 x 8 oz. can tomatoes or 4 fresh tomatoes
½ pint brown stock
1 wineglass red wine
little tomato purée
6-8oz. spaghetti
Parmesan cheese

Heat butter and oil in pan. Then fry crushed garlic, onion, mushrooms, and carrot. Add meat and rest of the ingredients and simmer liquid until thickened. slices of red or green pepper can be used in this sauce. Chopped parsley may be added to the sauce just before serving. Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water and drain. Rinse in cold water, return to pan with a knob of butter and reheat. Pour the sauce over spaghetti and serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Kedgeree

Preparation time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking time: 5-10 minutes
To serve: 4

You will need
6 oz. cooked smoked haddock
1 hard-boiled egg
approx. 8 oz. cooked rice
pinch cayenne
pepper and salt
chopped parsley
¼ lemon, cut in thin wedges

Flake fish coarsely with fork. Chop egg white. Sieve yolk. Mix flaked fish with chopped egg white, and hot cooked rice. Season to taste. Little milk may be added if necessary. Put on hot dish. Sprinkle sieved egg yolk and chopped parsley on top. Add lemon. Serve while hot.

©Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text ©Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968

Schwalbennester (Swallow nest)

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4 servings

You will need
4 thin slices of beef shank
4 thin slices of ham
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
2 tablespoons flour
1 onion
2 ½ to 3 tablespoons fat or butter
½ cup broth
salt and pepper
4 tablespoons sour cream

Garnish:
Sautéed spinach
Mashed potatoes
Pickled cucumbers

Press the meat flat. Add salt and pepper.

Place the hand and egg over it. Roll it up. Roll several times in the flour.

Sauté the onion and the beef rolls in the fat or butter in a pan. Add the broth and salt and pepper to taste. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes.

Finally, add the sour cream and bring it to a boil.

Garnish with sauteed spinach, picked cucumbers and mashed potatoes.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1972