Pork With Two Wines Hazan Recipes

MARCELLA HAZAN'S ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash the chicken thoroughly in cold water, both inside and out. Remove all the bits of fat hanging loose. Let the bird sit for about 10 minutes on a slightly tilted plate to let all the water drain out of it. Pat it thoroughly dry all over with cloth or paper towels.
• Sprinkle a generous amount of salt and black pepper on the chicken, rubbing it with your fingers over all its body and into its cavity.
• Wash the lemons in cold water and dry them with a towel. Soften each lemon by placing it on a counter and rolling it back and forth as you put firm downward pressure on it with the palm of your hand. Puncture the lemons in at least 20 places each, using a sturdy round toothpick, a trussing needle, a sharp-pointed fork, or similar implement.
• Place both lemons in the bird's cavity. Close up the opening with toothpicks or with trussing needle and string. Close it well, but don't make an absolutely airtight job of it because the chicken may burst. Run kitchen string from one leg to the other, tying it at both knuckle ends. Leave the legs in their natural position without pulling them tight. If the skin is unbroken, the chicken will puff up as it cooks, and the string serves only to keep the thighs from spreading apart and splitting the skin.
• Put the chicken into a roasting pan, breast facing down. Do not add cooking fat of any kind. This bird is self-basting, so you need not fear it will stick to the pan. Place it in the upper third of the preheated oven. After 30 minutes, turn the chicken over to have the breast face up. When turning it, try not to puncture the skin. If kept intact, the chicken will swell like a balloon, which makes for an arresting presentation at the table later. Do not worry too much about it, however, because even if it fails to swell, the flavor will not be affected.
• Cook for another 30 to 35 minutes, then turn the oven thermostat up to 400 degrees, and cook for an additional 20 minutes. Calculate between 20 and 25 minutes total cooking time for each pound. There is no need to turn the chicken again.
• Whether your bird has puffed up or not, bring it to the table whole and leave the lemons inside until it is carved and opened. The juices that run out are perfectly delicious. Be sure to spoon them over the chicken slices. The lemons will have shriveled up, but they still contain some juice; do not squeeze them, they may squirt.

MARCELLA HAZAN'S BOLOGNESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the oil, butter and chopped onion in the pot and turn the heat on to medium. Cook and stir the onion until it has become translucent, then add the chopped celery and carrot. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring vegetables to coat them well.
• Add ground beef, a large pinch of salt and a few grindings of pepper. Crumble the meat with a fork, stir well and cook until the beef has lost its raw, red color.
• Add milk and let it simmer gently, stirring frequently, until it has bubbled away completely. Add a tiny grating -- about 1/8 teaspoon -- of nutmeg, and stir.
• Add the wine, let it simmer until it has evaporated, then add the tomatoes and stir thoroughly to coat all ingredients well. When the tomatoes begin to bubble, turn the heat down so that the sauce cooks at the laziest of simmers, with just an intermittent bubble breaking through to the surface. Cook, uncovered, for 3 hours or more, stirring from time to time. While the sauce is cooking, you are likely to find that it begins to dry out and the fat separates from the meat. To keep it from sticking, add 1/2 cup of water whenever necessary. At the end, however, no water at all must be left and the fat must separate from the sauce. Taste and correct for salt.
• Toss with cooked drained pasta, adding the tablespoon of butter, and serve with freshly grated Parmesan on the side.

PORK WITH TWO WINES - HAZAN

Steps:

• Steps Combine the Marsala wine and the red wine and dissolve the tomato paste in the mixture. Choose a sauté pan that can later contain all the chops without overlapping. Put in the oil, and turn on the heat to medium. When the oil becomes hot, turn the chops on both sides in the flour, shake off the excess flour and slip them into the pan. Cook the chops to a rich brown on both sides, about 1 ½ to 2 minutes per side. Add the chopped garlic, stirring it into the oil at the bottom of the pan. When the garlic becomes colored a pale gold, add the mixture of the two wines and tomato paste. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper, and add the fennel seeds. When the wine has simmered briskly for about 20 seconds, turn the heat down to cook at a slow simmer, and cover the pan, setting the lid slightly ajar. Cook for about 1 hour, until the meat feels tender when prodded with a fork. Turn the chops from time to time while they are cooking. When they are done, add the parsley and turn the chops over 2 or 3 times, then transfer them to a warm serving platter, using a slotted spoon or spatula. Tip the pan and spoon off all but a small amount of the fat. Add ½ cup water, turn the heat up to high, and while the water boils away, scrape loose cooking residues from the bottom and sides of the pan, using a wooden spoon. When the pan juices become dense, pour them over the chops and serve at once.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut pork into 2-in. slices; flatten to 1-1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle with pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook pork in oil and butter for 5 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. , Add broth to the pan, scraping to loosen browned bits. Stir in the wine, mustard, thyme and rosemary. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with pork.

CROATIAN PORK STEAK WITH WINE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a big pan. Add steaks and fry them three minutes on all sides until they become brownish.
• Take them out, drain them and put in a warm place. Add finely sliced onion and paprika in a pan and sauté it 5 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and tomato purèe, and sauté until mushrooms become soft. Than add ground paprika and flour and fry everything 2 more minutes.
• Move the pan away from heat, add wine and cook few minutes until alcohol evaporates.
• Add the meat, pour some stock and cook not more than 15 minutes. "Lungici" are very delicate meat, they do not require long cooking or they become dry like wood. At the end add cream.

RED WINE PORK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Remove roast to a casserole dish. Place butter, garlic, and carrots in the skillet. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in parsley, bay leaf, salt, pepper, tomato paste, and sugar. Pour in red wine, and stir to combine. Pour over pork roast.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove, and arrange mushrooms around the roast. Return to oven, and bake 1/2 hour.

DRUNKEN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Marinate pork loin in wine, garlic and herbs overnight.
• Place pork in a a large covered roasting pan (I used a three quart casserole, but if you want to add a few extra veggies, you may want to go bigger.
• Arrange vegetables around the roast.
• Pour the marinade over roast and vegetables.
• Cover and bake at 350°F for 1 1/2- 2 hours.
• Remove cover and continue baking for another 1/2 hour.

PORK IN WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over high heat, and quickly brown the pork on all sides. Pour in the wine, and mix in bread crumbs to coat pork. Mix the onions, shallots, garlic, and parsley in a bowl, and sprinkle over the meat.
• Transfer Dutch oven to the preheated oven, and cook 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and pour in the stock. Cover, and continue cooking 50 minutes. Remove cover, increase heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), and cook 10 more minutes. Sprinkle with vinegar to serve.