Curanto En Olla Steamed Seafood Meats Potato Bread And Vege Recipes

CURANTO EN OLLA (STEAMED SEAFOOD, MEATS, POTATO BREAD, AND VEGE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine chicken, peppers, garlic, oregano and about 1/2 teaspoon salt; toss to combine, cover, and marinate at least 4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Cut up 6 of the potatoes and boil in salted water until tender, about 15 minutes; drain and transfer to a bowl and mash.
• Meanwhile, cook salt pork, over medium heat until crisp, about 15-20 minutes.
• Grate remaining potatoes with the larger holes of a box grater; squeeze out water and place in another bowl.
• Add HALF the mashed potatoes, to the grated potatoes, 1 tablespoon butter, salt to taste; mix to combine.
• Form mixture into 8 balls; flatten each ball and place 1 teaspoon of the salt pork in the middle.
• Form potato around pork, then flatten again; set aside.
• Add remaining tablespoon of butter to remaining mashed potatoes, along with the flour; knead to mix well.
• Roll around in your hands to form 8 balls; flatten to 3-inch discs and set aside.
• Place mussels, clams, and wine in a large stockpot.
• Cover with a layer of individual cabbage leaves (I left them raw and just gently pulled them off. Some tore, but that doesn't really matter. You could place cabbage in the microwave a few minutes to make the leaves more pliable).
• Place chicken, pork ribs, and sausage on top; cover with another layer of cabbage leaves.
• Arrange both types of potato cakes on top, along with the peas.
• Cover all with a damp towel and pot lid.
• Heat pot to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to medium and steam for 1 hour.
• To serve: arrange potato cakes and peas on a platter, then arrange the seafood and meats around them, on additional cabbage leaves.

OAT AND POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Cook potato in enough water to cover.
• Drain, retaining the water.
• Measure 140 ml of potato water into a small bowl and set aside to cool to lukewarm. Don't discard the rest of the potato water - to this add the oats to soften.
• Mash the potato well with a little of the milk.
• When the potato water in the small bowl has cooled to lukewarm, add the yeast. Set this aside until it has a good frothy "head".
• Mix remainder of milk and oil together.
• Sift flour and salt into large bowl and make a well in centre.
• Add the milk and oil, the mashed potato, frothy yeast, and the softened oats.
• Mix well and knead until smooth and elastic - more flour may be needed but try to keep the dough as soft as possible.
• Set aside to rise until double in size.
• Knock back and knead very lightly.
• Allow to rise a further 30 minutes and then divide into three and form into cob loaves.
• Glaze with beaten egg and sprinkle with your choice of topping. I use either sesame seeds, poppy seeds or oats.
• Bake 220 celsius for about 40 minutes.