Cookery Exploratory - Suggested Recipes

Cookery Exploratory

Suggested Recipes

Miso Soup

• 2 teaspoons dashi granules

• 4 cups water

• 3 tablespoons miso paste

• 1 (8 ounce) package silken tofu, diced

• 2 green onions, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces

Procedure:

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine dashi granules and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and whisk in the miso paste. Stir in tofu. Separate the layers of the green onions, and add them to the soup. Simmer gently for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.

Oven-roasted Asparagus

• 1 bunch thin asparagus spears, trimmed

• 1 ½ tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (Optional)

• 1 clove garlic, minced (Optional)

• 1 teaspoon sea salt

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (Optional)

Procedure:

1. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2. Place the asparagus into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with the olive oil. Toss to coat the spears, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Arrange the asparagus onto a baking sheet in a single layer.

3. Bake in the preheated oven until just tender, 12 to 15 minutes depending on thickness. Sprinkle with lemon juice just before serving.

Chef's John Italian Meat balls

⅓ cup plain bread crumbs

½ cup milk, 2 eggs

2 T olive oil, 1 onion, diced

1 pound ground beef, 1 pound ground pork

¼ bunch fresh parsley, chopped, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 tsp grated Parmesan cheese

1 tsp ground black pepper

½ tsp red pepper flakes

1 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning,

Procedure:

• Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.

• Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20 minutes.

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in hot oil until translucent, about 20 minutes.

Procedure:

• Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl. Stir onions, bread crumb mixture, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese into meat mixture with a rubber spatula until combined. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Procedure:

• Using wet hands, form meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange onto prepared baking sheet.

• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

Five-cup fruit salad

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1 cup shredded coconut

• 1 cup miniature marshmallows

• 1 cup pineapple tidbits, drained

• 1 cup mandarin oranges, drained

Procedure:

1. Mix sour cream, coconut, marshmallows, and pineapple together in a bowl; garnish with mandarin oranges.

2. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.