New Year Recipes

Chocolate fudge Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 pound butter
• 1 ¾ pound sugar
• 2 teaspoonfuls of baking soda in a pint of milk
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed
• Add flour enough to roll

Method

• Mix the butter and sugar to a cream.
• Add the milk and baking soda.
• Then beat three eggs and grate in one nutmeg.
• Rub in a heaping tablespoon of caraway seed.
• Add flour and shape it into 1 inch balls.
• Bake immediately in a quick oven.

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Roasted Shrimp

Ingredients:

For shrimp:

• 2 pounds (12 to 15-count) shrimp
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tsp olive oil

For saucep:

• 1/2 cup chili sauce
• 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp hot sauce
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 3 tsps prepared horseradish

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Peel and devein the shrimp.
• Place them on a sheet pan with the olive oil, salt, and pepper and spread them in one layer.
• Roast for 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• For the sauce, combine the chili sauce, ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.
• Serve as a dip with the shrimp.

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Fried Olives

Ingredients:

• 1 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 beaten eggs
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly black pepper
• 1 pound manchego cheese, cubed
• 10 large or colossal green olives
• 10 large or colossal black olives
• 1/2 pound serrano ham, thinly sliced

Method:

• Heat canola oil to 350 degrees F.
• Drain the olives.
• Mix flour, garlic powder and chili powder together and place in a shallow dish.
• Pour eggs into another dish, and bread crumbs with ground black pepper into a third.
• Roll the olives in the flour, then roll them in the beaten egg and finally roll them in the bread crumbs.
• Set on a plate while the oil heats.
• Fry it until golden brown, then remove and drain on paper towels.
• Serve on a platter with Manchego cheese cubes and slices of serrano ham.

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Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Ingredients:

• Red & yellow pepper, chopped
• ½ onion, chopped
• 2 jalapeno chilies
• Black-eyed peas
• 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tsp vinegar
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ tsp cumin
• 1tsp salt
• 1tsp black pepper
• 4 slices cooked bacon

Method:

• Mix the finely chopped, yellow & red peppers, onion, chilies, black-eyed peas, parsley & garlic together in a large bowl.
• Whip the red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar together.
• Gradually add the olive oil to thoroughly blend with the vinegars.
• Stir in the cumin, salt and black pepper.
• Pour the dressing over the vegetable mixture, tossing to coat.
• Cover & refrigerate 3 to 4 hours.
• Before serving, stir in the crumbled bacon.

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Black Forest Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 ¾ cup flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1cup brewed coffee
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup cherry pie filling

Method:

• ½ cup cherry liqueur
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease & flour the cake pans.
• Prepare sour milk by combining milk & vinegar.
• Mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder & salt.
• Whisk together the eggs, oil, coffee and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Stir in the sour milk and gradually beat in the flour mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow cake layers to cool completely.
• Combine the cherry pie filling and cherry liquor.
• Refrigerate the cherry mixture to fill the cake.

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Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 2 sweet potatoes
• 3 tsp butter
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp flaked coconut
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans

Method:

• Place the sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with water. Bring the water to a boil until tender.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into the large chunks.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter and add syrup, sugar and coconut together over a low heat. Cook & stir the mixture for 3-5 min.
• sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potatoes.
• Bake for 5-7 min, until top is lightly browned.

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Black-Eyed Peas and Sausage

Ingredients:

• 1 lb chopped white onions
• 1 bunch chopped green onions
• 1chopped green pepper
• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ cup chopped parsley
• 1 lbs boiled salt pork
• 1 lbs hot smoked sausage
• ½ lb dried black-eyed peas
• 1 lbs rice

Method:

• Stir fry onions, pepper, garlic and parsley in Dutch oven with 2 tbsp olive oil.
• Add salt meat, sausage, black-eyed peas and rice.
• Add water and bring to boil.
• Mix the mixture well, cover and reduce heat to low.
• Cook for 45 minutes before serving.

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Last Updated: 24th December, 2018