Category Archives: MCM food

Oven-Barbecued Pork

This is roast pork with that “Mmm … good” difference that makes people ask, “Now, how did you ever fix that? It’s delicious!” Its tantalizing, savory goodness suggests it took a lot of doing. Actually, it’s an easy-do-dish.

Oven-Barbecued Pork

Cook Time4 hours 11 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish
Keyword: BBQ, pork
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 5 lb pork loin
  • cup finely chopped onion
  • cup finely chopped celery
  • ½ clove garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp prepared mustard
  • 1 can Tomato Soup (1¼ cups)
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar
  • 4 drops Tabasco sauce

Instructions

  • Place pork in a shallow pan and roast in a slow (325° F) oven for 2 hours.
  • Combine sauce ingredients; mix well and pour over roast.
  • Continue cooking for 2½ hours, basting frequently.
  • Serve hot barbecue sauce over pork slices.

Cherry Angel Pie

Cherry Angel Pie

Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert, pie
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherry, Cherry Pie, I like pie, pie

Ingredients

  • 1 package cherry-flavored gelatin
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Cherry Juice & water to make 1 cup
  • ½ cup cold water
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1⅔ cups red sour cherries drained & pitted
  • Meringue crust

Instructions

  • Dissolve gelatin and sugar in hot liquid.
  • Add cold water
  • Chill until thickened to egg white consistency.
  • Fold in whipped cream and cherries.
  • Pour into prepared crust and chill until firm.

Meringue crust

Cook Time50 minutes
Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherry, Cherry Pie, I like pie, pie, Pie Crust

Equipment

  • Pie plate.

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • tsp cream of tartar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Beat 2 egg whites and ⅕ tsp cream of tartar until mixture is stiff and dry.
  • Add ½ cup sugar, two tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is blended.
  • Add half teaspoon vanilla.
  • Spoon lightly into greased 9" pie plate, building up sides a little.
  • Bake in a 275° oven for 45-50 minutes.

Swedish Limpa

SWEDISH LIMPA

Course: bread
Cuisine: Swedish
Keyword: bread, rye bread, swedish

Ingredients

  • 1 package yeast
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup medium brown sugar
  • ¼ cup light molasses
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 tbsp Shortening
  • 1 ½ cups hot water
  • 2 ½ cups stirred med. rye flour
  • 3 tbsp grated orange peel
  • 3 ½ to 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour.

Instructions

  • Soften yeast in ¼ cup warm water. (110°)
  • In a big bowl, combine brown sugar, molasses, salt, and shortening.
  • Add hot water and stir until sugar dissolves.
  • Cool to lukewarm,
  • Stir in rye flour- beat well.
  • Add softened yeast and caraway seed.
  • Mix.
  • Add enough all-purpose flour to make a soft dough.
  • Cover- let rest 10 minutes.
  • Knead on floured.board until smooth and satiny.
  • Let rise in a greased bowl until double in bulk.
  • Punch down.
  • Divide, and shape into two balls.
  • Pat into 2 round loaves and place on a baking sheet.
  • Let rise until double,
  • Bake at 375° 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Brush with butter if desired.

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Pickled Herring

 

PICKLED HERRING

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Swedish
Keyword: Fish, Herring, meat-free, meatless mondays
Servings: 30

Ingredients

  • 10 fat salt herring
  • 4 med. onions sliced
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 4 tsp. whole allspice
  • Coarsely ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Clean fish, remove heads and soak overnight in cold water.
  • Remove bones and skin and cut in halves lengthwise.
  • Cut crosswise in ½ inch slices.
  • Slide knife or spatula under slices and place in a large serving dish.
  • Place sliced onions on top of fish.
  • Mix together vinegar, water, sugar, and allspice.
  • Heat until sugar is dissolved
  • Cool.
  • When cold, pour this over herring and onions.
  • Sprinkle top with black pepper.

Notes

Yield: 30 to 40 servings for Smorgasbord

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