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Lebanese Meze Hummas

Lebanese Meze Hummas

  • 1 (1 lb) can chickpeas, drained
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup tahina paste
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • Olive Oil
  • Fresh mint, chopped or dry mint, crumbled.

Whirl chickpeas in blender with lemon juice, tahina paste and garlic. Place in bowl. Pour a little olive oil on top. Sprinkle with finely chopped fresh mint or crumbled dry mint. Serve with pita bread.

Norma Shotz- Artpark Culinary Treasures

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Bigos (Hunter’s Stew)

Bigos (Hunter’s Stew)

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small head white cabbage, shredded finely
  • 1 quart sauerkraut
  • 6 large whole mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 cups diced Polish sausage and any combination of roasted beef, veal, pork or lamb
  • 2 bouillon cubes dissolved in 1 cup water or gravy from roast
  • 2 sour apples, peeled and diced
  • 1 tablespoon plum marmalade or 4 pitted prunes
  • 1 cup tomato purée
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • ¾ cup red wine
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed

Cook onion in butter until golden brown. Use a 3-quart casserole or baking dish; add all of the ingredients as listed, except the wine and garlic to the casserole. Place covered casserole in a 300º F oven and cook for 2 hours. Add the wine and garlic and continue cooking for 20 minutes.

Yield: 8 servings

Note: Bigos should be prepared at least 3 days in advance of serving and reheated once or twice a day during the marination. Refrigerate in a glass or non-metal container.

From: The Cookbook of the United Nations

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Szekely Gulyas (Pork and Sauerkraut Stew)

Szekely Gulyas
(Pork and Sauerkraut Stew)

  • 1 pound pork, shoulder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 pound ribs of pork
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 large onions, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lard or other fat
  • 2 pounds sauerkraut
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • ½ teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1 pint sour cream

Cut meat and ribs in 2-inch pieces. Cook onions in fat in Dutch oven or 12-inch frying pan until yellow. Add garlic, caraway seeds, paprika, and water; bring to a boil. Add meat, ribs and salt. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add sauerkraut and enough water to cover. Cook about 45 minutes or until meat is tender; stir occasionally. Blend flour and sour cream; add to the stew and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with buttered noodles. Yield: 8 servings.

The Cookbook of the United Nations, 1964

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Hamburger Pie

I really try to not editorialize the recipes I find- but there are things that make me go WTF/ simple dog head tilt. There are a lot in this Betty Crocker collection & of course I will have to post many of them. Because I am evil like that.
Let us just say the early 70s were not a good time for food & food photography. I blame the drugs of the late 1960s. Of which there was a lot of. (I’m still not sure what the explanation for some of the food choices of the 1950s were…)

HAMBURGER PIE

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon instant minced onion
  • Potato Buds instant puffs (instant potatoes)- enough for 8 servings
  • ¼ cup catsup
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar Cheese (2 oz)
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Heat oven to 350°. Mix meat, 1 1/3 cups of the instant puffs (dry), the egg, salt, pepper, catsup, onion and milk. Spread into ungreased pie pan, 9×1½ inches. Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes.

Prepare remaining instant puffs as directed on package for 4 servings. Top baked meat loaf with mashed potatoes, sprinkle with cheese. Bake 3 to 4 minutes longer or until cheese melts.

4 to 5 servings.

Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library/ Budget Casseroles #5

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Hamburger Pie

Hamburger Pie

Custard sauce

Custard Sauce recipe from “Meet the Millers”

CUSTARD SAUCE

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon liquid non caloric sweetener
  • 1 cup liquid skim milk

Mix yolks and salt in top of small double boiler. Gradually add milk and when well blended set over boiling water and cook stirring constantly until mixture coats the spoon. Remove from heat and add honey and sweetener. Mix well. Chill thoroughly before serving.

“Meet the Millers”, Tuesday January 7, 1958, Iroquois Gas Corporation

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Custard sauce

Custard sauce