1/2 lb. salted beef
2 quarts fresh water
1 ham hock
1 or 2 onions
A few sprigs of parsley
1 or 2 carrots
1 bay leaf
1 celery stalk
1 lb. red snapper fillets
2 lbs. okra, washed and sliced
A few sprigs crushed yerba di hole, or fresh basil
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 lb. cooked shrimp
Preparation Continue Reading...
Approx. 25-30 large, plump green tamarinds
Sugar
Preparation Directions
Approx. 25-30 large, plump green tamarinds. Shell them, leaving a bit of the stem attached to each fruit. Score each tamarind deeply along the stem side, cutting through the pulp to the seed. Place fruit in a three-quart Continue Reading...
1 pound cleaned cow’s stomach, cut into chunks (or substitute tripe)
1 pound cow’s heel (the jelly adds flavor) See note
1 pound cow’s white-bone (the marrow is also a flavor-adder)
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon salt
2 beef boullion cubes
1 3/4 Continue Reading...
3-3 1/2 pound chicken, cut into serving pieces
3 quarts of beef stock or 6 cups canned beef broth and 6 cups water
4 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped or 2 cups Del Monte chopped, drained canned whole tomatoes
2 medium-sized fresh, frozen, or canned corn-on-the-cob, cut into Continue Reading...
1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 cups ripe cantaloupe, seeded, peeled, chopped
1 1/2 cups ripe papaya, seeded, peeled, chopped
3/4 cup unsweetened apricot nectar
1 1/2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
3/4 cup sparkling water or 1/2 cup sparkling water and 1/4 cup Martini Continue Reading...
2 cups canned Del Monte Italian plum tomatoes
4 cups homemade chicken stock
1/4 cup Martini & Rossi dry vermouth
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and freshly ground black peppe
garnish: finely shredded lemon peel and/or lime peel
Preparation Directions
In saucepan, simmer tomatoes and broth for 5 Continue Reading...
1 1/2 cups garlic-infused extra virgin olive oil
4 large garlic cloves, scored
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cup Del Monte golden raisins
1/2 cup pine nuts
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon dried chervil
Crushed red pepper, to taste
Freshly ground Continue Reading...