Tamale The tamale is a delicious dish of Nicaragua, a relative of tamale from the casing (pie cornmeal dough) stuffed with pork or chicken, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. The mass is added achiote, sour orange, onion, pepper, garlic, rice and potatoes, among other ingredients, and special occasions, also puts grapes and prunes, olives and capers in brine. This mixture is wrapped in banana leaves (not edible) and tied with twine fine, which will give
SHARING CHARGE IS $5.00 PER PERSON ~` This includes the bruschetta bread appetizer, tossed salad, bread & butter Pasta ai Frutti Di Mare ~ Pesci (Seafood, Pasta and Fish) A combination of shrimp, fish, fresh clams, mussels & scallops sauteed in extra virgin olive oil & garlic, simmered in white wine, herbs, vegetables & court bouillon. Finished with either a Marinara sauce or a white sauce over linguine 24.00 (Fra Diavolo if preferred) Frutti Del Pescatore Fresh calamari sauteed with virgin olive oil, garlic, white wine, fine herbs with plum tomato sauce, peas and caramelized onion over linguine pasta 17.00 Sauteed filet of tilapia topped with jumbo lump crab meat, complimented with a lemon, white wine scampi sauce 22.00 Calamari Casoli Fra Diavolo b St.Peter’s Fish Al Granchio Seasoned shrimp wrapped prosciutto sauteed with fresh broccoli florettes, julienne roasted peppers in garlic and olive oil with a reduction of marsala wine, lemon, fine herbs, served over angle hair pasta 21.00 (also available as an appetizer selection) Gamberi St.
Corn, millet, rice, cassava, plantain, green bananas, or varieties of yams may be used. For eating, the mixture is formed into small halls with three fingers of the right hand then dipped into sauces or relishes made from fish, meat, or vegetables – almost always spicy hot. G: Gumbo: with a consistency between a soup and a stew, gumbo is derived from the African Bantu word for okra. Simmered gently with spicy seasoning, okra, and other vegetables, gumbos take their name from the main seafood or meat ingredient and are usually served over wild rice. In America, gumbos are a treasured part of Creole cuisine.
Grilled Shrimp and Garlic grits Garlic Grits with Sauteed Shrimp Grits, just like polenta or oatmeal, have a bad reputation of little flavor and mushy texture. But the grits I'm used to eating are creamy, rich, and pure delicious comfort. For mine, I like to load them up with garlic and sour cream and serve them with shrimp sauteed with creole-inspired spices. For a full creole experience, you can use your favorite spice blend or mix together garlic, onion, black and red pepper, oregano, thyme. I kept mine simple with a touch or oregano and cayenne pepper.
This may take about 10-15 minutes, but you want to keep stirring so the roux does not settle at the bottom and burn. If the roux burns then you would need to toss the broth and start over with fresh water and a new jar of roux and you’ll miss out on the extra chicken broth. Once the roux is completely dissolved in the pot you can start to add in the ingredients. First add in the vegetables (onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery). Then add in the sausage, bay leaf, can chicken broth, and some of the seasonings.
Christopher Columbus first discovered corn in 1492 in Cuba. He was gifted corn from the Indians and brought it back to Europe, specifically Spain. Within a few years, it spread throughout France, Italy, all of southeastern Europe, and northern Africa. By 1575, it made its way into western China. It was often used as food for animals as well as humans in these regions.
This is in Kalamazoo, they claim to go back to about 1919 and they do the Coney’s right in the window as you would like to see and the buns are nice and steamy. Now you see they use it’s the kind of a purple onion, but it’s a wonderful Coney Island. This is a Port Huron chain, kind of interesting in that they have three restaurants and they serve their Coney’s over the top, which means they do a Detroit style sauce. They use a skinless hotdog, which is a little bit different, but they put the chili sauce over the mustard and onions, they put it on top. I was in one of their places, their downtown locations, I said “can I just have one the normal way” and they told me I couldn’t.
The debate over the best part of the lobster is split between tail lovers and claw lovers. One may also encounter ‘the green stuff’, otherwise known as tomalley. It is considered a delicacy by many and while it may be eaten alone, it’s often added to sauces for flavor and/or as a thickening agent. In fact, this is the lobster's liver or more accurately, its digestive system. Although many people have a palate for this, it is probably not a good idea to consume.
The original Pozole is made using dried Hominy and the pig’s head and neck bones. Dried hominy (hulled and dried kernels of corn) adds an incomparable corn flavor to this soup, but canned hominy is commonly used as a substitute. We are using canned hominy in this recipe since it is available at the supermarkets here in the States and buying dried Hominy and pig’s head meat is hard to find. This recipe is for a red pozole, even though in Mexico we also have white (with out the red sauce) and green pozole adding Salsa Verde. And yes, you can use chicken instead of pork for the soup if you prefer.
Pasta is a mainstay in Molise and is often served with a rich tomato Ragu of lamb or pork and a generous amount of Molise's fiery diavolino red peppers. The olive oil of Molise is some of the best and has been talked about since Roman times, but is not generally made in large amounts for export. The coast of Molise is yet another area famous for its Broddetto, which uses the local favorite red mullet. Other popular seafood includes fresh anchovies, swordfish, mussels and clams. Molisian desserts include various cakes such as Panettoncino di Mais - a sweet chocolate cake made with corn flour.