Squirrel X's Culinary Miscellany!
red flannel hash
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__Emeril Lagasse
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__Japanese proverb
"What I love about cooking is that after a hard day,
there is something comforting about the fact that
if you melt butter and add flour, then hot stock, it will get thick! It's a sure thing.
It's a sure thing in a world where nothing is sure!"
__Nora Ephron
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__Elsa Schiaparelli
"Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work
in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent,
so is the ballet. "
__Julia Child
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__Piero Selvaggio
"'Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers."
__William Shakespeare
Red Flannel Hash goes real good with Two Tone Cole Slaw
and Irish Soda Bread, so I'll post those recipes next.
Red Flannel Hash
Ingredients:
2 potatoes, peeled, cooked
2 turnips, cooked
2 beets, cooked
2 cups corned beef, cooked and diced
1 onion, minced
1 teaspoon dried savory
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons whippin' cream
3 tablespoons butter
salt and more pepper, to taste
*optional:
4 poached eggs
parsely
Instructions:
1) Cut potatoes, turnips, and beets into 1/4" cubes.
2) In a large bowl, toss the potatoes, turnips and beets, with the beef, onion, savory, netmeg, and pepper.
3) In a heavy skillet, heat butter over medium high heat 'til sizzlin'.
4) Spread meat mixture in skillet and cook, loosenin' edges often
and shakin' the skillet, for 8-10 minutes or 'til parts are crusty.
5) Usin' a large spatula, turn over in pieces and pour in
the whippin' cream to flow underneath.
6) Sprinkle with additional pepper and salt to taste.
Cook over medium heat, shakin' pan occasionally for approximately
15 minutes or 'til heated through and potatoes and meat are crusty.
*Top each servin' with a poached egg and fresh parsley if desired.
and the best of intentions for whoever wants to try 'em,
but if somethin' goes wrong, don't blame the varmint.*
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