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Northwest Missouri State University

Wednesday Lunch Summer 2008 -- Recipes

Due to popular demand, the FCS Department's Wednesday Lunch  has posted recipes from our 2008 season:

British | Polynesian | Italian | Puerto Rican

 

 British

NAME: Whiskey Chicken                                      

PAN SIZE: 2 inch full size pan      (20X12)

YIELD:  30 servings                                                 

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

Chicken Pieces (Breast, Thigh and Legs)

 Butter

 

 

10 lbs.

 

 ¾ c.

Rinse with cold water and dry with paper towel season to taste with salt and pepper

In large skillet brown chicken pieces on both sides in butter for 15 minutes or until golden brown

Whiskey

 

 

 

5 c.

Add whiskey to browned chicken in skillet, cover and simmer for 30-35 min or until chicken is tender.  Remove chicken when cooked and place on serving platter to keep warm.

Sauce:

Use left over pan juices 

Water

Mushrooms

Green Onion

 

 

 2/3 c.

 15 c.

 1 ½ c.

 

 

 Pour water into skillet

Blend in with mushrooms and pan juices and cook until onions are tender

Light Cream

 

Flour

 

2 ½ c.

 

¾ c.

Add to water, mushroom and onion mixtures in skillet

Add flour to water, mushroom, onion and light cream mixture and heat until thick and bubbly and cook for no longer than 1 minute after it turns thick and bubbly. Then remove from heat

Lemon Juice

Whiskey 

1/3 c.

 2/3 c.

Add lemon juice to sauce

 Mix with lemon juice and sauce

 

NAME: Steak and Ale Pie, entree                 

PAN SIZE:  individual pie crust, large sauté pan

YIELD:     12-18 (make 2 batches of meat mixture, should make about 25 pie crusts) PORTION SIZE:  one pie 

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

Braising steak

heat the oil in pan 3 different pans

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Onions, ,

Flour, 4 Tbs, add to oil/onion mix in pan and cook, stirring 2 minutes

Dark beer, ,

 

Return meat to pan with the stock

Thyme, ,

Bay leaves, ,

Salt and pepper, ,

 

Let mixture simmer 2 hours

 

Mushrooms,

Flour, all purpose,

shortening

 

 

 

 

Ice water,

salt, ,

 

Portion into 3 oz balls for bottom crust and  1 oz for top crust. Roll out and place bottom crust in individual pie pan, put meat mixture into crust, roll out top crust and place on top, cut circle slits on top, use fork to flute sides.

EggsRepeat for each pie

 

 

 

   6 lbs,

Enough to cover bottom

 

6

 

 

 

 

36 oz

 

 

6 tsp fresh thyme leaves

3

a pinch

 

 

 

12 oz,

3 lb 6 oz

 

, 2 lbs 7 oz,

 

 

 

1 ¾ -2 cups,

2 ½ tbsp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,

 cut into one inch

 add steak to hot oil, fry until well browned, remove from pan with slotted spoon and set aside

peeled and slice into strips, sauté in oil until well browned

 

 

add to flour mix slowly, stirring constantly

 

 

add to pan mixture

 

add to pan mixture

add to mixture and stir

 

 

 

slice and add to mixture after 2 hours of simmering

 

mix flour and shortening on low speed for one minute, using pastry knife or flat beater, scrape side of bowl and continue mixing until shortening is evenly distributed, 1-2 minutes

 

dissolve salt in smaller amount of water, add to flour mixture, mix on low speed only until dough is formed, about 40 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, beat and brush top of pastry shell

 

 

 

NAME:   Colcanon, hot dish               

YIELD:   16 servings   (Note: we will make 3 batches of this) PORTION SIZE:  ½ cup

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

 Cabbage                    

 4 lbs

 Remove stump, cut into quarters and boil until tender

 Potatoes

    4 lbs

 

 Peel and cut into smaller peices, place in boiling water until tender, about 20 minutes

 Small green onions

 

 

 8

 While potatoes and cabbage are boiling, chop the leeks and simmer on low milk about 7 minutes

 

NAME: Sweet Peas                                                   COST/SVG: $0.28

Hot Foods                  

COOK TIME:  9-10 minutes                                    SVG. UTENSILS:  #8 dipper                      

COOK TEMP:  Medium heat                                  PAN SIZE:  half (2 ½ in. deep)                                                                       

YIELD: 30                                                                 PORTION SIZE:  ½ c.

 

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

Frozen sweet peas

Water

 

 

 

2 (1 lb.) bags

2 Tb.

 

Place peas in a large casserole dish.

Add water and microwave on high heat for 5 minutes.

Transfer the peas to a large saucepan. 

Margarine

Salt
Pepper

Dried chives

 

4 Tb.

1 tsp.

1/3 tsp.

½ Tb.

Add remaining ingredients to the peas.  Bring to a simmer over high heat.  Reduce heat to medium and cook 4 to 5 minutes.  Keep warm for service.

 

 

 

NAME:  Broccoli Sunshine Salad                           COST/SVG:  $0.68

Salads                        

COOK TIME:  -                                                        SVG. UTENSILS:  #6 dipper                      

COOK TEMP:  -                                                       PAN SIZE:  half (2 ½ in. deep)                                                                                  

YIELD:  20 servings                                                 PORTION SIZE: 2/3 c.

 

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

Bacon

1 (12 oz.) pkg.

In a medium skillet, fry bacon until crisp.  Let cool.

Miracle Whip

Sugar

Cider vinegar

1 2/3 c.

3 Tb.+ 1 tsp.

¼ c.+2Tb.+2 tsp.

Meanwhile, in a large glass or plastic bowl, mix Miracle Whip, sugar, and vinegar.

Broccoli flowerets

 

 

 

 


Raisins

Shredded Cheddar  cheese

Red onion, finely diced

10 c. (about 1 ½ pounds)

 

 

 

1 c.

1 c.

 

1/3 c.

 

Cut the stalks from the broccoli, keeping the green flowerets from the top.  Chop the flowerets into

1 ½-inch pieces.

 

Add chopped broccoli, raisins, cheddar cheese, and onion to the dressing.   Crumble the bacon into small pieces and add to the salad as well. Toss everything together until evenly coated.  Store covered in an air-tight plastic container in the green kitchen refrigerator.

NAME: Fruit Salad                                                  COST/SVG:  $0.69

Salads                        

COOK TIME: -                                                         SVG. UTENSILS:  #6 dipper                                  

COOK TEMP:  -                                                       PAN SIZE: half (2 ½ in. deep)                                                                               

YIELD: 30                                                              PORTION SIZE:  2/3 c.

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

Mandarin oranges

 

Pineapple chunks

 

Sliced peaches

 

 

Maraschino cherries, drained and halved

 

2 (24.5 oz.) cans

5 (20 oz.) cans

 1 (29 oz.) can + ½ (14.5 oz.) can

2 (10 oz.) jars

 

Drain all fruits well, reserving 3 ¾ c. juice. 

Cut peach slices into thirds.  Drain cherries on paper towels. 

 

Vanilla pudding mix (cook kind)

 

 

1 (5 oz.) pkg. + 1 (3.12 oz.) pkg.

 

 Cook pudding and reserved fruit juice until thick, over medium heat.  Cool completely. 

Bananas

 

Red seedless grapes

 

5 medium

 2.5 lbs.

 

Slice bananas into pudding mixture to preserve color. 

 In a large bowl, combine all fruits, reserving a few cherries for garnish. 

Fold in the pudding mixture with bananas until all fruit is well coated. 

Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least two hours before serving

NAME: Treacle Tart (with shortcrust pastry)       COST/SVG:  $0.23

Desserts                     

 

COOK TIME:  25-30 minutes                                  SVG. UTENSILS:  pie server                                  

COOK TEMP:  400° F                                             PAN SIZE:  9-inch pie plate (served on individual dessert plates)

                                                                                   

YIELD: 24 servings                                                  PORTION SIZE: 1 slice (from 8-slice pie)

 

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

 

 

Fresh white bread

 

 

 

Light corn syrup

Molasses

Lemon juice

 

 

 


Prepared short crust pastry

 

 

 

6 slices

 

 

 

2 c.+ 1 Tb.

3 Tb.

1 Tb.

 

 

 

3 pastries

Preheat oven to 400° F.

 

Tear the bread into pieces and place in blender.  Pulse until fine crumbs form.

 

Put the syrup and molasses into a saucepan with the bread crumbs and lemon juice.  Heat over medium low heat, until melted and combined together.  Cool.

 

Roll the pastry dough out on a lightly floured surface, using a floured rolling pin, into a circle 2 inches larges than an upside down 9-inch pie plate.  Fold pastry into quarters and place in pie plate.  Unfold pastry and ease into the plate, pressing firmly against the bottom and side , being careful not to stretch the pastry.  Trim the excess dough from the side of the plate and reserve.

 

Evenly divide the cooled syrup mixture between the three pastry-lined pie plates.

 

 

Roll out the dough trimmings and cut into long, narrow strips.  Arrange them in a lattice pattern over the filling. 

 

Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until the pastry is lightly browned. 

 

Place on cooling racks to cool until service.

 

NAME: Shortcrust Pastry (for treacle tart)           COST/SVG: $0.09

Desserts                     

 

COOK TIME:  -                                                        SVG. UTENSILS:  pie server                      

COOK TEMP:  -                                                       PAN SIZE: 9-inch pie plate

                                                                                   

YIELD: 3 single crust pastries (24 slices of pie)      PORTION SIZE:  1/8 of pie

 

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

All-purpose flour

Sugar

Salt

4 ½ c.

3 Tb.

¾ tsp.

In large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, and salt.

Butter, chilled and cut into 1/4 –inch pieces

 

Lard, chilled and cut into ¼-inch pieces

 

 

Ice water

 

 

 

1 c. + 2 Tb.

 

 

6 Tb.

 

 

 

About 1 c.

With a pastry blender, cut in the butter and lard until the mixture resembles small pebbles.

 

 

 

 

Add the ice water, a couple tablespoons at a time, and toss the dough together with your hands.  Add enough water so that the dough comes together into a ball.  If the dough is crumbly, add more ice water until the dough particles adhere to each other.

 

Divide the dough into three equal parts.  Shape each part into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.  Allow to sit in the refrigerator for at least one hour or overnight.

 

 

 

 

NAME:  Chocolate-dipped Shortbread                  COST/SVG:  $0.27

Desserts                     

 

COOK TIME:  20 minutes                                        SVG. UTENSILS:  - (served on individual dessert plates)                         

COOK TEMP:  350° F                                             PAN SIZE:  - (served on individual dessert plates)

                                                                                   

YIELD:  15 servings                                                 PORTION SIZE:  3 cookies

 

INGREDIENTS

MEASURE

METHOD

Butter, softened

Sugar