2010 感恩节晚餐
今年我请了一个星期的假在家准备, 我做事慢, 一紧张我就会很乱, 这次就慢慢来, 每天理点东西出来, 到了周三和周四就整整在厨房里做了两天, 接下来三天才把房子还原. 明天上班了, 可以喘口气了.
我还是做的比较传统的感恩节吃的, 跟往年差不多, 有点小变化而已, 感觉这次成果更佳, 我的火鸡也是做得最好一次, 我的亲戚和朋友都说他们只爱吃我的火鸡, 有这么高的评价, 感觉真的好好.
这是2009 感恩节晚餐:
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200911&postID=40956
这是2008感恩节晚餐:
http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200811&postID=51950
饭前小吃:
意大利开胃小吃拼盘,Italian antipasto platter:
Artichoke hearts, black olives, salami sausage, provolone cheese, pepperoncini

蔬菜拼盘,

鹰嘴豆泥和脆薄面包片, Israeli Hummus dip with Pita bread chips
Pita bread chips用 Peter Reinhart 方子做的


Hummus dip:
鹰嘴豆,Chickpeas,用水加点小苏打粉泡过夜,沥干, 用水和几片香叶一起煮烂,
跟大蒜, 初榨橄榄油(EVOO), 姿然粉(cumin powder), 芝麻酱(tahini), 柠檬汁(lemon juice), 盐salt, 一起打成泥, 用整粒chickpeas,红椒粉(paprika powder), EVOO, 鲜碎欧芹(fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley) 点缀上面.



白豆汤, White bean soup,
我妈说这个汤仅次于火鸡, 非常好味道.
白豆用水加点小苏打粉泡过夜, 沥干,用水和几片香叶一起煮烂,
买了个 Costco rotisserie chicken, 骨架用来熬汤, 汤过沥后加入白洋葱, 芹菜, 红萝卜碎, 和煮好的白豆, 百里香, 香叶, 再补加罐头鸡汤, 一起煮, 菜煮软了, 用点盐, 胡椒, 调味, 再加入拆下来的熟鸡脯肉丝.



迷迭香土豆面包, 刚贴过做法的,


做了个香料橄榄油, rosemary, thyme, garlic, chili infused extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar also infused with dried cranberries for dipping the bread.

主菜 – 香烤火鸡, Spice brined, herb-roasted turkey
我这次买的是24 LB火鸡, LG 爱吃剩的火鸡, 总是说不够大.
泡火鸡的水(brine): 炒香芥籽, 芫蓿籽, 香叶, 小茴香, 加开水, 再烧几分钟后, 马上倒入放了2杯盐和1杯糖的盆里, 拌匀溶化, 冷却后, 加到装了火鸡和冷水的大筒里, 留在水池里, 筒外面不停的加冰块, 泡了一天一夜24个小时,
取出里外擦干后, 放烤架上, 敞开, 放在外面的BBQ烤炉里盖上烤炉的盖子过夜, 本来是想放冰箱, 结果太大, 冰箱太满, 没地方, 外面很冷, 但怕有动物来碰它, 就想到这个办法, 很管用.
第二天, 拎进来, 在腹腔里塞了 洋葱, 大蒜, 柠檬, 迷香迭, sage, 白里香, 香叶, 用绳子绑好腿, 翅膀用锡纸包好, 外面抹上黄油, 从火鸡胸脯用手把皮肉分开, 肉上面也抹上黄油, 盐, 胡椒,
烤盆底下还放了洋葱, 大蒜, 柠檬, 迷香迭, sage , 白里香, 芹菜, 胡萝卜, 还有鸡杂, 再倒入1罐鸡汤在烤盘里, 这些东西烤完后用来做gravy.
先在预热450F烤箱烤30分钟, 再改低到 325F 烤3-4小时, 用温度计恻厚部位有165F就取出, 30分钟后再切块装盘上桌吃. 这次没有翻面, 开了烤箱风扇烤的.







Sides:
土豆泥, Mashed potatoes
儿子说是我做得最好吃的,
土豆削皮, 用点盐,香叶煮熟, 用food mill把它挤成土豆沙, 拌牛奶, 奶油, 酸奶油 (sour cream), 盐,胡椒, 放进抹了奶油的烤盘里, 上面再洒点肉桂粉(nutmeg), paprika, butter,
冰箱过夜, 第二天, 进烤箱350F先锡纸盖着烤20分钟, 再开盖烤10分钟烤热,
这个food mill是买来做红豆沙的, 非常好用, 做果酱, 枣泥, 等都是很好的工具.




Gravy -
烤盆里留下来的烤过的蔬菜, 鸡杂, 和汤汁, 过沥到一个锅里, 把油也全部撇掉, 在炉头上加热, 加补鸡汤, 白酒, 再烧滚, 加黄油, 太白粉水勾欠成糊, 就是好吃的gravy了.

Stuffing-
用了Italian hot sausage, onion, celery, carrots, toasted white bread cubes, chicken stock, butter. 我是不放在火鸡里面烤的.
先炒香腊肠, 加onion, celery, carrots , salt, pepper, 炒软, 加sage, thyme, 加cranberry, almonds,
拌入面包, 倒入鸡汤, 冰箱过夜, 第二天, 进烤箱350F先盖着烤30分钟, 再开盖烤10分钟.




蔓越酱 - Cranberry compote:
Fresh cranberries, canned crushed pineapple, raisin, dried cranberries, ground allspice and honey, 一起煮透后, 用点太白粉勾欠, 进冰箱冷却.

蔓越酱冻 – Cranberry Jello, 做了两个, 一个是鸡模子的,一个是鱼的, 吃到一半才想到拍照了.
4 pkt of plain gelatin powder
4 cups of cranberry juice
1 can (8 oz) mandarin orange, drained
1 cup cooked whole cranberries
1 TB sugar
1杯冷果汁泡gelatin powder, 另三杯果汁烧滚后, 加糖烧溶后跟其它一起拌匀倒入模子里, 进冰箱冷却.

烤绿南瓜 - Roasted pumpkin, seasoned with EVOO, cumin seeds, cumin powder, paprika powder, salt and pepper
橄榄油和调味料拌匀后进400F烤箱烤30分钟.

开吃了才拍的成品图, 很受欢迎的.

烤红薯加麦片胡桃酥 - Roasted yam with oatmeal and pecan crumbles topping
I mixed 6 bags of maple & brown sugar oatmeal breakfast cereal with 1 stick of butter and 1 cup of chopped pecan as topping and also studded the top with whole pecans.

红薯先盐水泡过, 350F 烤整红薯, 约1.5 小时, 去皮, 切段, 放涂过黄油的烤盘里, 淋枫糖浆, 洒上麦片胡桃酥, 冰箱过夜, 第二天, 进烤箱350F先盖着烤30分钟, 再开盖烤10分钟烤至金黄.


蔬菜 – 洋葱蒜炒四季豆

南瓜焦糖布丁 - pumpkin flan
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar, divided
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extracts
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
3 egg yolks
2 ½ cup whole milk
1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
served with whipped cream
半杯糖烧成焦糖倒入烤盘里, 转动, 盖满盆底, 冷却,
牛奶煮滚, 加另半杯糖, 溶化, 慢慢倒入打散的蛋液里, 加入盐, 南瓜泥, 香草精和肉桂粉拌匀, 再倒入烤盘里, 进350F 水浴烤1小时. 进冰箱冷却.


水果-
迷你袖珍水果,


饮料-


手工杂粮饼干, 也刚贴过做法的, 这已是第三次做它了,



饭桌A

饭桌B

觉得每年这样记录一下很有必要, 不然真得不记得节日是怎样过的. 还有儿子常说你好久没给我做这个那个吃了, 我就会打开我的旧帖给他看.
还做了个酥皮肉饼点心最后从烤箱拿出来, 忘了拍, 客人带来的南瓜派, 南瓜面包, 酒也没记录下来, 反正客人一来, 我都乱阵了.
总之, 又跟家人和亲朋好友度过了一个非常充实,快乐的感恩节.
希望大家也度过了快乐的佳节.
If you have time, could you post the recipe for the Pita bread chips?
Thank you again!