Wheat Berry Stuffing With Pearl Onions Recipes

WHEAT BERRY SALAD WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND GRAPES

Steps:

• Cook the wheat berries in a pot of boiling, salted water until they are cooked but still quite crunchy, about 55 to 60 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Meanwhile, heat 5 tablespoons of the oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until they are dark brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. Stir the onions into the drained wheat berries and cool slightly. Stir in the thyme, grapes and arugula.
• For the dressing: Using a chef's knife, mash and chop the garlic on a cutting board with the salt until it becomes a paste. Transfer to a bowl and add the vinegar, pepper and remaining tablespoon of oil. Blend well and pour over the salad. Mix well, sprinkle with feta and serve.

WHEAT BERRIES WITH SPINACH AND SPRING ONION

Steps:

• Rinse the kamut, farro or spelt and cover with boiling water. Soak for 1 hour and drain (alternatively, soak overnight in water from the tap). Combine with 1 quart water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, add salt to taste (I use about 3/4 teaspoon), reduce the heat, cover and simmer 50 minutes, or until the grains are tender and just beginning to splay at one end. Drain off excess water (use for stocks if desired) and return the grains to the pot. Cover until ready to serve.
• Wilt the spinach: Blanch for 20 seconds in salted boiling water, steam for 1 to 2 minutes, or wilt in a dry frying pan in the liquid remaining on the leaves after washing. Transfer to a bowl of cold water, drain and squeeze out excess water, taking the spinach up by the handful. Chop coarsely.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat in a medium-size skillet and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until onion is tender and aromatic, 5 to 6 minutes, and add a generous pinch of salt and the garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds to a minute, and add the spinach, thyme and rosemary. Stir together for a minute, just until the spinach is coated with oil and infused with the garlic and herbs. Season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
• Spoon about 1/2 cup of kamut or spelt into bowls or onto plates. Top with the spinach and onion. Drizzle on a little olive oil, top with walnuts and crumbled feta, and serve.

WHEAT BERRIES WITH ONION AND CURRY

Steps:

• Cover the berries with the cold water and soak them overnight. (This will increase their volume threefold.) Drain and place in a lidded pot. Add 2 cups cold water or chicken broth, one teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook between 1 and 1 1/4 hours, until the berries are tender and have absorbed all the liquid. They will, however, still retain some crunch.
• Saute the onion in the butter until translucent. Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, to toast the curry powder and coat the onion evenly, about 1 to 2 minutes over low heat. Add the cooked wheat berries and combine well. Stir in 1/4 cup water. Put a lid on the pot, and steam over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk, adjust the seasoning and serve immediately.

WHEAT-BERRY STUFFING WITH PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut bread into 1/2-inch pieces and in a large shallow baking pan toast in one layer in middle of oven until just dry, about 15 minutes. Croutons may be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
• In a 4-quart kettle three fourths full of boiling water (do not salt water) cook wheat berries, uncovered, until tender, about 1 hour, and drain in a large sieve. Transfer wheat berries to a large shallow baking dish.
• While wheat berries are cooking, in a large saucepan of boiling water blanch onions 3 minutes. Drain onions and when cool enough to handle, peel. In a large skillet melt butter over moderately high heat and sauté onions, stirring occasionally, until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Chop parsley and add with onions to wheat berries. Wheat-berry mixture may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring mixture to room temperature before proceeding.
• Add croutons and broth to wheat-berry mixture and toss to combine well. Bake stuffing in middle of oven, uncovered, 30 minutes, or until top is slightly crisp.

STUFFING WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• 1. Chop shallots, celery and bacon very thin.
• 2 Heat oil and Saute shallots.
• 3 Add turkey bacon and brown.
• 4 Add bread crumbs and mix.
• 5 Add 1 cup turkey or chicken broth and mix.
• 6 Add contents of fruit quencher tea bag, cranberries, raisins and walnuts, parsley, thyme, sage and mix together.
• 7 Add pepper and salt.
• 8. Stir in ½ - 1 cup of turkey juices into stuffing mix (consistency should not be too dry or too sticky).

CLASSIC BREAD STUFFING WITH ONIONS, CELERY, AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a big skillet, melt the butter over medium heat; add in onions, celery, and celery leaves.
• Cook, stirring often, until the onions are golden, about 8 minutes.
• Scrape the vegetable mixture into a big bowl; mix in the bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
• Gradually stir in about 1 ½ cups of broth, until the stuffing is evenly moistened but not soggy.
• Transfer stuffing to a lightly buttered casserole dish; drizzle with ½ cup broth, cover, and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30-45 minutes (if you like crusty stuffing, remove foil the last 15 minutes of baking).

WILD RICE STUFFING WITH PEARL ONIONS, DRIED CHERRIES AND APRICOTS

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until brown, about 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Bring 4 1/2 cups broth and 1 tablespoon thyme to boil in large saucepan. Add wild rice; bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add white rice; cover and simmer until all rice is tender and liquid is almost absorbed, about 15 minutes longer.
• Stir dried apricots, dried cherries, raisins and 2 tablespoons thyme into rice mixture; cover and simmer 3 minutes. Stir pearl onions and remaining 4 tablespoons butter into rice. Mix in pecans. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• To bake stuffing in turkey:
• Loosely fill main cavity with cool stuffing. Butter glass baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 20 minutes.
• To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down, and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.