Carrots And Celery With Sour Cream And Chives Carmen Jackson Recipes

CHICKEN POTPIE WITH CHIVE MASH POTATOES

Steps:

• Make filling
• In 5-quart saucepan bring 3 quarts water to a boil. Add chicken and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand 30 minutes.Transfer chicken to a bowl, discarding cooking liquid, and cool. Discard skin and bones. Cut chicken into 3/4-inch cubes and return to bowl.
• In a 3-quart saucepan bring 2 quarts water to boil and cook onions until tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer onions with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water, reserving cooking liquid in pan. Cut root ends off onions and peel. Add onions to chicken.
• Return reserved cooking liquid to a boil and cook carrots and celery until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain carrots and celery and add with peas to chicken mixture.
• In pan cook mushrooms in 1/2 tablespoon butter over moderate heat, stirring, until soften and golden brown and all liquid they give off is evaporated and add to chicken mixture.
• In pan cook shallots with bay leaf, thyme, and tarragon in remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until soft and pale golden and stir in flour. Cook mixture, stirring, 3 minutes (it will look crumbly) and gradually whisk in wine, broth, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer sauce 5 minutes, whisking occasionally, and whisk in Sherry. Discard bay leaf.
• Pour sauce over chicken mixture and stir until combined well. Filling may be made 1 day ahead,cooled, uncovered, and chilled, covered.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Make mashed potatoes
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces. In a saucepan cover potatoes with water by 1 inch and simmer until very tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve about 1/3 cup cooking liquid and drain potatoes. In batches force potatoes through a ricer or a food mill fitted with medium disk into a bowl and stir in sour cream, chives, salt and pepper to taste, and enough reserved cooking liquid to reach a fluffy consistency. Transfer potatoes to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch fluted tip.
• Spread filling in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart gratin dish or other shallow baking dish. Pipe mashed potatoes decoratively in mounds on filling and bake in middle of oven until filling is bubbling and potatoes are golden on edges, about 25 minutes.

SIMMERED CABBAGE, CELERY, ONIONS, CARROTS IN BROTH/BASE

Steps:

• Note: You may use chicken bouillon cubes or vegetable broth or liquid chicken broth in place of chicken base and water.
• In large deep frying pan, pile the vegetables, dried onion and lemon pepper.
• Put the chicken base in water and microwave to dissolve or but all on top of veggies.
• Add olive oil on top and salt if desired. Put a lid on the pan and simmer on low heat. Mix with a spatula a few times. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Serve as a side dish.
• Options:.
• •Add 3 cups cooked rice or noodles and mix. Add margarine before adding.
• •Add 2 cups couscous and mix.
• •Add more chicken broth and add 2 tbsps cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold water and thicken and serve over hard Chinese noodles or mashed potatoes.
• •Add 3-4 cups cooked ham chunks or leftover ham.
• •Add canned corned beef cubes or leftover corned beef.
• •Add cooked turkey or chicken.
• •Add cooked shrimp or crab meat with the addition of 1/2 tsp dry mustard mixed.
• •Add cashew nuts and sliced pimentos before serving.
• •Dissolve 2 tbsps flour in 1 cup milk with 1 teaspoons margarine by whisking. Add and heat. Serve white sauce vegetable mixture over toast points.
• •Add 8 oz can of tomato sauce to base; add cooked drained hamburger or sausage (I add a little splenda if making this addition.

CREAMED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring carrots and broth to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Drain carrots. Drizzle with cream sauce and toss to coat.

CREAMED CARROTS, RECIPE FROM THE TITANIC (SHIP - NOT THE MOVIE)

Steps:

• Peel and slice carrots.
• Cook, covered, in a small amount of water over medium heat until tender. Drain.
• In a medium size skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Sauté onions in butter until tender.
• Stir in flour, salt, pepper and sugar; cook for 1 minute.
• Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and starts to boil.
• Pour over cooked carrots and stir to coat.

CARROTS AND CELERY WITH SOUR CREAM AND CHIVES CARMEN JACKSON

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice the carrots.
• If the celery are outer ribs remove the strings and slice thinly -- if inner ribs just slice thinly.
• Steam with the water until just barely tender.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the creme fraiche and chives.
• Stir until combines and totally warmed through.
• Enjoy and thank Carmen Jackson.