Tisana Recipes

LA TIZANA (TROPICAL VENEZUELAN FRUIT DRINK) RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Peel and chop the pineapple, mango and/or papaya, and strawberries into 1/2 inch dice and add to a large pitcher, including any juice.
• Slice the grapes in half and add to the other fruit.
• Peel, seed, and chop 2 of the oranges and add.
• Cut remaining orange into thin slices and set aside for serving on the rim of each glass.
• Peel and slice the banana into rounds, then slice each round in half. Add bananas to the rest of the fruit. You should have about 6 cups of chopped fruit. (Use any kind of fruit that you have on hand - other good choices include peaches, kiwis, apples, etc).
• Cover the fruit with about 2 to 3 cups of orange juice and then add the can of frozen limeade mix .
• Fill the empty can with water twice and add to the fruit mixture.
• Stir in the grenadine syrup, adding more than 1/4 cup if desired to obtain the desired color.
• Chill mixture for several hours before serving, allowing the flavors to blend.
• To serve, fill each glass 2/3 full, including plenty of chopped fruit, then fill to top with club soda, water, more juice (passion fruit juice would be tasty), or alcohol. Serve glass with a slice of orange on the rim and spoon on the side for the fruit.

TOSCANA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Place sausage links on a baking sheet and bake 25 minutes, or until cooked through. Slice into 1/2 inch slices.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions until translucent; add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Stir in broth, water and potatoes; simmer 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and add sausage, kale and cream; simmer until heated through and serve.

TITAINA

Steps:

• Toast the pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until fragrant. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the red and green bell peppers, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir until wilted and soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and continue to cook and stir for another 15 minutes. Mix in the tuna, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 15 more minutes. Stir in the pine nuts, and serve.

TISANA

Steps:

• In a puch bowl or pitcher combine the wine, passion fruit juice, club soda and sugar.
• Add the orange and lemon slices.
• Place in refrigerator for at least an hour.
• Serve over ice.
• Garnish glass with star fruit slices.

TROPICAL-SQUEEZED TISANA

Steps:

• Alternate adding the pineapple, tangerine, apple, and peach to the juicer, and process until juiced. Transfer the juice to a pitcher, and add the sugar, bitters, and champagne or cider. Mix lightly. Pour the juice into two chilled wineglasses and garnish the rim of each with a wedge of pineapple, if desired.From ULTIMATE JUICING: delicious recipes for over 125 of the best fruit and vegetable juice combinations. Copyright © 2000 Donna Pliner Rodnitzky. All Rights Reserved.

TIAN

Steps:

• In a pot, boil 2 inches of water for blanching tomatoes. Place an 8- or 9-inch cast-iron skillet on a burner over low heat, and add butter to melt.
• Peel the potatoes, and slice on a Japanese mandoline into 1/4-inch-thick disks, then arrange in a single layer circle covering the bottom of the cast-iron skillet with its melted butter, keeping the skillet on the burner and leaving the heat on while you start to build the tian.
• Add a second layer of potato slices, and season with salt and pepper, add a drizzle of olive oil and cover with a lid to slightly steam while you slice the yellow onion.
• Peel the onion, then slice into even 1/4-inch or thinner rounds. The Japanese mandoline is sometimes too narrow to use for this, so you may have to use a sharp knife and do it manually.
• Layer abundantly half the onion rings evenly around the pan on top of the steamed potatoes, season with salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil, and recover the pan with a lid while you slice the zucchini.
• Slice the zucchini into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, and layer half of them in concentric, just-overlapping shingled circles over the onions to create a neat layer. Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with oil and recover with the lid while you blanch the tomatoes.
• Season the now-boiling water with a few good pinches of salt, and drop the tomatoes into the boiling water. As soon as their skins split - about 30 seconds - retrieve the tomatoes and run under cold water to quickly cool enough to handle; set aside.
• Build another ring of potato around the tian on top of the now-steaming zucchini, this time just a single layer. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper and recover with the lid to steam a bit while you slip the skins off the tomatoes.
• Layer the other half of the onions as before, season and drizzle and replace the lid as before, while you split the tomatoes in half horizontally with a small sharp knife.
• Add final layer of zucchini to the tian, and season with salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Cover, and let steam while you heat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Place the tomatoes around the top of the tian evenly, and sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top evenly. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper and place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes. (If your skillet threatens to bubble over, slip a sheet pan underneath to prevent any burned wreckage in the bottom of your oven.)
• With a spoon, baste, and drizzle the pan juices that accumulate in the tian over the top when you remove it from the oven at the end. Allow the tian to cool, settle and kind of meld for an hour before eating.