U.S.A. Cookbook

U.S.A. Cookbook

by Sheila Lukins
U.S.A. Cookbook

U.S.A. Cookbook

by Sheila Lukins

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Overview

After traveling across the country for three years, Sheila Lukins, the co-author of The Silver Palate cookbooks and The New Basics Cookbook and author of All Around the World Cookbook, set to work tasting, interpreting, and making magic in over 600 recipes. Here are Mashed Yukon Golds, a Stovetop Clambake, Vegetable Jambalaya, Bing Cherry Chutney, Peachy Keen Pie. Quesadillas with duck and caramelized onions, a burger stuffed with Maytag blue cheese, gazpacho made with both fresh and roasted vegetables, crab cakes sumptuous with lobster meat, orange zest, and mace. It's a star-spangled celebration.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761178897
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Publication date: 01/04/1997
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 250
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Sheila Lukins, one of America's best-known and best-loved food writers, was the co-founder of the legendary Silver Palate take-out shop. Her celebrated cookbooks, written alone and with her Silver Palate partner, Julee Rosso, helped change the way America's eats. For the past 23 years, she was also the Food editor of Parade Magazine.

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LANCASTER APPLE BUTTER

Until I spent a weekend in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I had always thought of apple butter as one of those elusive foods that was sold in jars or served on relish trays at quaint country inns. But visiting with Mennonite and Amish families, I was treated to the most delicious, perfectly spiced apple butter imaginable. I knew the time had come for me to have a lesson in this all-American spread. To begin with, I learned that any old apple won't do. For the perfect consistency, it has to be a mealy-textured cooking apple, such as Gravenstein, McIntosh, or Rome Beauty. Cooked with cider, then baked with a touch of cinnamon and a splash of vinegar, this apple butter is thick, dark, and deeply aromatic. Although this recipe may be more work than a trip to the supermarket, it is eminently worthwhile, and the apple butter will keep for up to 3 weeks--if you don't eat it all with the first taste!

6 pounds mealy apples (Gravenstein, McIntosh, Rome Beauty)

1 cup apple cider

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup cider vinegar

2 cups (packed) dark brown sugar

1. Peel and core the apples, then quarter them. Place the apples in a heavy ovenproof pot, add the cider, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until the apples are soft, about 30 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

3. Press the apples, along with any liquid, through a strainer into a bowl. Return the mixture to the pot and add the cinnamon, vinegar, and brown sugar. Bake, uncovered, for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate, covered, for up to 3 weeks.

Makes about 5 cups

DEVILED LAMB CHOPS

Wait till you taste these little devils. They're just nicely spiced, not searingly so, but they do pack a surprise because most folks, I've found, don't expect to have their lamb served with a little heat. Pile the chops on one half of a large platter with grilled corn piled on the other. If you're not in the mood for wine or beer, an icy pitcher of iced tea is the drink of choice.

Wine: Sonoma County (CA) Cabernet Sauvignon

Beer: Pennsylvania double bock

Marinade

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon finely minced garlic

1 1/2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce

1/2 teaspoon paprika

Salt, to taste

8 rib lamb chops, cut 1 inch thick, bones frenched

1. Prepare the marinade: Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl.

2. Add the lamb chops and coat them well with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours, turning them occasionally.

3. Prepare a barbecue grill with medium-hot coals or preheat a broiler.

4. Grill or broil the lamb chops, 3 inches from the heat source, brushing them with the marinade, for 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare meat.

Serves 3 to 4

FENNEL AND ACORN SQUASH WHIP

Fennel and acorn squash have surprising affinity for each other. Although sugary winter squash is delicious on its own, the sweet licorice flavor of the fennel brightens the taste and makes for a more interesting side dish.

1 acorn squash (about 1 pound)

1 fennel bulb (about 1 1/2 pounds), ferns trimmed off, chopped into 1-to 2-inch pieces

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

1/2 cup fresh orange juice

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, or slivered fresh basil leaves, for garnish

1. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil.

2. Cut the acorn squash in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds and then cut the squash into large chunks. Cook the squash in the boiling water until tender, 10 minutes. Drain. When the squash is cool enough to handle, remove the skin with a paring knife. Cut it into 1/2-inch cubes and set aside.

3. Meanwhile, bring another pot of water to a boil. Add the fennel and cook until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.

4. Melt the butter with the orange juice in a large skillet over medium-low heat, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the vegetables and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes.

5. Transfer the vegetables to a food processor and puree until smooth. Serve warm, garnished with the chives.

Serves 4

Excerpted from U.S.A. Cookbook. Copyright c 1997 Sheila Lukins

Reprinted with permission by Workman Publishing.

Table of Contents

Introduction: All Around the U.S.A.

The Breakfast Nook--Breakfast Fruits & Cereals; Eggs & Hash; Pancakes, Waffles & Sides

Coffee Break--Muffins & Sweet Breads

Caf, Lunch--The Salad Plate; Sandwiches

The Cocktail Hour--Mixed Drinks; Complements

Dinnertime--The Relish Tray; Breads; Soups; Dinner Side Salads; The Farmer's Market; Noodles, Grains & Beans; Beef; Pork & Ham; Lamb; Poultry & Game; Fish; Shellfish

For Dessert--Fruit Desserts, Puddings & Pies; Cakes & Cookies; The Big Scoop

Recipe

Frogmore Stew

Serves 8

  • 4 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning
  • 2 pounds smoked sausage, cut in 2-inch pieces
  • 12 ears shucked corn, broken into 3-inch pieces
  • 4 pounds medium shrimp

Fill a large stockpot, ideally fitted with a perforated basket insert, two-thirds full of water.
Add 3 tablespoons of Old Bay and bring to a boil. Insert basket, if available, and add sausage. Return to a boil and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
Add corn and cook 2 minutes. Add shrimp and cook 3 minutes (do not wait for water to return to a boil before timing corn and shrimp).
Drain by lifting basket or pouring contents into a colander. Dust with remaining Old Bay.
To serve, dump contents on a newspaper lined picnic table and let your guests go wild.

Short Ribs Baked in Beer

Serves 6

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 6 beef short ribs (1/2 pound each)
  • Fresh-ground black pepper
  • 6 onions, halved lengthwise and silvered
  • 4 whole cloves garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 3 tablespoons dark-brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) dark ale
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Heat oil in large, oven-proof pot over medium-high heat. Brown ribs in batches, sprinkling generously with pepper on both sides. Remove ribs and reserve.
Reduce heat to medium and add onions, garlic and thyme. Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle in flour and brown sugar and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Return ribs to pot with any accumulated juices. Add ale and bring to a boil. Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for 2 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer.
Transfer ribs to a platter, arranging onions on top. Skim fat from gravy. Pour gravy over meat.
Sprinkle with parsley.

Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter; at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup poppy seeds
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Add sour cream, poppy seeds, lemon juice and rind; combine well.
Stir in dry ingredients just until combined. Scrape batter into a greased and lightly-floured, 9-by-5 inch loaf pan. Bake in the center of the oven at 350 degrees until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.
Cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges and turn loaf onto the rack to cool completely.

Excerpted from U.S.A. Cookbook. Reprinted with permission by Workman Publishing.

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