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Very tasty Shrimps and Eggs Recipe

May 31, 2008 By: Gargantua Category: Main Dishes No Comments →

1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning

8 large shrimp

(frozen easy and fast-peel) 3 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup chopped leeks — white part only

1/3 cup chopped fresh tomatoes — seeds & pulp

– removed 6 eggs — slightly beaten

salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 ounces cream cheese — cut in 1/4″ cubes

Preheat oven to 400?.
Bring a pint of water to boil and add the Old Bay Seasoning and the shrimp.
Cook the shrimp until they are just pink.
Do not overcook the shrimp.
Drain and peel the shrimp, then cut each one in half.
Melt the butter in an ovenproof skillet, then add the leek and tomato.
Saute gently for about 5 minutes, until the leek is softened.
Pour the eggs into the leek-tomato mixture, season with salt and freshly ground pepper, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent browning, until eggs have almost congealed but still have some liquid left.
Stir in the shrimp and the cream cheese.
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until cream cheese is melted and eggs are completely congealed.
Serves 2-3.

Spaghetti and Mussels Recipe - Italian Syle

May 16, 2008 By: amelinda Category: Pasta Unlimited Recipes No Comments →

We will use black spaghetti for this recipe

4 tablespoons virgin olive oil

1 medium red onion, cut into — 1/8th-inch julienne

2 pounds fresh Prince Edward Island mussels, — scrubbed and=

debe 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper

1/4 cup dry white wine

1 cup basic tomato sauce

1 bunch mint leaves, approximately — 1/2 cup packed

Press sheets of black pasta through the chitarra and set aside. Bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.
In a 12- to 14-inch sautJ pan, heat olive oil until smoking.
Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
Add mussels, pepper and white wine.
Cover and cook until mussels have just opened, about 2 minutes.
Add tomato sauce and bring to boil.
Meanwhile, drop pasta in boiling water and cook until tender, about 1 minute.
Drain well and toss into pan with mussel mixture.
Add mint leaves, toss pasta to coat and serve.

Culinary Art - Ebi Kimizushi (Tiger Shrimp Sushi and Egg Yolk)

May 07, 2008 By: pumpkin Category: Appetizers Ideas No Comments →

SUSHI : 6 Med., Raw, Unshelled, Shrimp-MARINADE : 3 tb Rice Vinegaѵ ts Sugar

1 pn MSG

4 tb Water

1/4 ts Salt

FILLING : 4 Egg Yolks

1/4 ts Salt

1 pn MSG

1 1/4 ts Sugar

2 1/2 ts Lemon Juice

TO COOK Shrimps: Leaving the shells of the shrimps intact, insert the toothpicks along the inside curves to prevent curling.
Drop the shrimpinto 3/4 pt of boiling water and cook briskly, uncovered, for about 3 minutes until pink and firm.
Drain in a sieve and cool quickly under cold running water.
Remove the toothpicks and peel the shrimps, leaving the last section of shell and tail on each one. De-vein the prawns by making a shallow incision across their tops with a small, sharp knife.
Lift out the vein.
Butterfly the tiger shrimps by cutting along their inner curves 3/4 of the way through, spreading the open and flattening with a cleaver.
MARINADE Put the vinegar, water, salt, sugar and MSG into a mixing bowl and stir together thoroughly.
Add the prawns, marinade at room temperature for 1 hour.
FILLING Drop the egg yolks into a small saucepan and beat lightly with a fork.
Remove 2 1/2 t of the yolks and set aside.

Add 3/4 pt of water to the remaining yolks, stir thoroughly, and cook over a moderate heat for 10-15 minutes until the yolks are firm and hard-boiled.
Drain them in a sieve, and mash them into a paste.
Beat the sugar, salt, salt, lemon juice, MSG, and the rest of the raw egg yolks and continue to beat.
Rub the mixture through a fine sieve.
TO ASSEMBLE AND SERVE Divide the seasoned egg filling into 6 equal parts and pack each part into the center of a tiger shrimp. Seal the edges by pressing them together.
Serve at room temperature.

SUSHI Made Easy Recipe Video

May 07, 2008 By: Gargantua Category: 1 MOVIES & VIDEOS No Comments →

Rice got on fire this time ! Wow what a Sushi Unique Experience.

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Fast and Delicious Couscous Recipe

May 06, 2008 By: Gargantua Category: Vegetables No Comments →

1 ea Couscous prepared per

Pk (1*1/2C*water to 1c Couscous) 1/2 c Cooking sherry

1 Onion, chopped

2 c Chopped broccoli &/or

Cauliflour 1 ea Bell pepper, chopped

1 ea Bunch green onions

1 ea Bunch spinach

1 ea Garlic to taste

1 ea Herbs (rosemary, oregano,

Bay leaves) 1 sm Pinch cayenne pepper

2 T Whole wheat flour

Place a large skillit over medium heat.
Pour about 1/2-3/4 c of cooking sherry in.
Chop up 1 onion and add.
Stir occasionally.
Add a couple cups of chopped broccolli and/or califlour.
Continue to saute.
Add a chopped bell pepper.
Add a bunch of gree onions. Spinich, , etc.
can be added at this point.
Add as much garlic as you can stand.
I usually use 3 or 4 cloves.
Add Rosemay, Oregano, Bay leaves, and small pinch of cayanne.
Suate all of this until done.
Usually just a few minutes.
Add water to cous cous, stir well, and leave covered.
Remove most of the vegetable from the skillit, leaving as much liquid as possible, and some of the vegetables.
Add 2 cups of room temperature water to the remaining liquid.
Mix two tablespoons of whole wheat flour in 1/2 cup of room temperature water until completely dissolved.
Any lumps will prove disaterous.
When the water in the skillit boils, and the water/whole wheat mixture.
Stir until the gravy thickens.
To serve put cous cous on each plate, top with vegetable, and gray.

Video Movie with Swordfish - Chicory Salad and Fruit Phyllo Tart Recipies

May 05, 2008 By: Gargantua Category: 1 MOVIES & VIDEOS No Comments →

Super Delicious summer dishes.

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Only Beef - Cabbage Rolls with Sour Cream Sauce Recipe

May 02, 2008 By: pumpkin Category: Beef Recipes No Comments →

This recipe uses only beef. I would not sugest using vely lean meat, that will make the stuffed cabbage rolls a bit dry and too compact.

2 Cups leftover meat or ground beef (seasoned

with salt & pepper) 1/4 Cup diced onion

1/2 Cup diced celery

1 Cup cooked rice

1 Teaspoon horseradish

1 Tablespoon prepared mustard

1 egg, well beaten

6 Large cabbage leaves

1/4 Cup tomato puree

1/2 Cup water

1 Cup sour cream

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown meat and onion in a heavy skillet over low heat.
Remove from heat.
Mix in thoroughly celery, rice, horse-radish, mustard and egg.
Cook cabbage leaves for 3 minutes in boiling salted water.
Place meat mixture on cabbage leaves.
Roll and fasten with toothpicks.
Place close together in greased baking dish.
Pour tomato puree and water over cabbage rolls.
Cover and bake 30 minutes.
Remove cabbage rolls.
Pour sour cream into liquid remaining in baking dish.
Serve over cabbage rolls.

Party Lovers Venison Kabobs Recipe

May 02, 2008 By: Melody Category: Wild Game No Comments →

Specialty dish for party lovers or for all those who celebrate “Wild Life”Venison; kabobs 1/4 c Cranberry juice

1/4 c Olive oil

1/4 ts Fresh garlic

1/4 ts Onion salt

1/4 ts Celery salt

1/4 ts Black pepper

1/4 ts Sweet basil

1/8 ts Ginger

Mushroom Onions Green peppers Cherry tomatoes Mix juice, oil and spices. Marinate the venison kabobs overnight or at least 4 hours in the refrigerat Thread the kabob on skewers. Alternate skewered meat with mushrooms, onion and green peppers. Grill over hot fire for several minutes. Do not overcook While cooking, baste meat and vegetables several times with leftover marina Serve on a warmed platter.

Bon Apetit !

Festive Grilled Salmon and Black Beans

May 01, 2008 By: Gargantua Category: Hot and Spicy No Comments →

1/2 lb Black Beans — soaked1 sm Onion — chopped

1 sm Carrot

1/2 Celery Rib

2 oz Ham — chopped

2 Jalapeno Peppers — stemmed

-and diced 1 Clove Garlic

1 Bay Leaf — tied together with

3 Sprigs Thyme

5 c Water

2 Cloves Garlic — minced

1/2 ts Hot Pepper Flakes

1/2 Lemon — juiced

1 Lemon — juiced

1/3 c Olive Oil

2 tb Fresh Basil — chopped

24 oz Salmon Steaks

Combine in a large saucepan the beans, onion, carrot, celery, ham, jalapenos, whole clove garlic, bay leaf with thyme, and water. Simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours, adding more water as necessary to keep the beans covered.
Remove the carrot, celery, herbs and garlic, and drain off the remaining cooking liquid.
Toss the beans with the minced garlic, hot pepper flakes and the juice of 1/2 a lemon.
Set aside.
While the beans are cooking, combine the juice of a whole lemon, olive oil, and basil leaves.
Pour over the salmon steaks, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Grill the salmon over a moderately high flame for 4-5 minutes per side, basting with some of the marinade every minute.
Serve each steak with a portion of beans.
Per Serving: Calories: 480, Protein: 42 g, Carbohydrate: 25 g, Fat: 23 g, Saturated Fat: 4 g, Cholesterol: 106mg, Sodium: 291 mg, Fiber: 8g.

Delicious Smoked Potatoes Salad Recipe

November 30, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Salad No Comments →

2 lb Smoked thin-skinned potatoes; see oven smoking -recipe, cut in 1/2″ cubes 2 lg Celery stalks; thinly slice

2 Green onions; thinly sliced

1 1/2 tb Drained capers

1/2 c Lemon mayonnaise

Salt and Pepper
LEMON MAYONNAISE
2 tb Lemon juice

2 Cloves garlic

1 lg Egg

1/8 ts Paprika

1 c Salad oil

Salt and pepper LEMON MAYONNAISE INSTRUCTIONS: In a blender of food processor, whirl lemon juice, garlic, egg and paprika until blended.
With motor running, slowly pour in salad oil until combined.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cover and chill up to 2 days.
makes 1-1/4 cups SMOKED POTATO SALAD INSTRUCTIONS: In a bowl, gently mix together the potatoes, celery, onions and capers.
Stir in 1/3 c lemon mayo, add more if desired.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve or cover and chill up to 2 days.

Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Salad Recipe

November 03, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Pennsylvania Dutch No Comments →

Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Salad

10 large potatoes, cooked and peeled
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup vinegar
3 eggs
2 tablespoons mustard

Be sure potatoes are cold before adding dressing.
Heat sugar, water, vinegar, eggs and mustard in a saucepan.

Mix about 3 tablespoons cornstarch in a little water.
Add some of the hot sauce to the cornstarch, then gradually add to the saucepan, stirring constantly.
Pour over cold potatoes and mix gently.
Refrigerate until serving time.

Mennonite Cream Buns Recipe

November 03, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Mennonite No Comments →

Some Mennonite bakers fill these light buns with sweetened whipped cream others use the filling that follows.
You can fill them with homemade preserves and a final dusting of icing sugar. Without the cream filling, the buns make great dinner rolls.

Makes 24 buns.

Buns
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup warm water (105 degrees F)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 egg, well beaten
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Cream Filling
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons milk
2 egg whites
1/2 cup softened shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Strawberry or other fruit preserves
Confectioners’ sugar

Buns: In heavy saucepan, heat milk over medium heat.
Add 1/3 cup sugar, the shortening and salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved and shortening melted.
Pour into large bowl; let cool until lukewarm.

In small bowl, stir together water and remaining sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar; sprinkle yeast over surface.
let stand in warm place for 10 minutes, until puffy.
Whisk egg and yeast mixture into milk mixture.
Beat in flour 1 cup at a time until smooth dough forms.

Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; knead in remaining flour until soft but not sticky dough forms.
Knead for 8 to 10 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
Form dough into ball; place in lightly oiled bowl, turning dough to coat with oil.
Cover loosely with plastic wrap let rise in warm, draft-free place for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.

Punch dough down; let dough rest for 10 minutes.
Divide dough into 24 even-size pieces; shape into buns.
Place on greased or parchment-paper lined baking sheets.
Cover with damp towel; let rise at room temperature for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Bake buns for 12 to 15 minutes until well risen and golden brown, and buns sound hollow when tapped on bases.
Let buns cool on wire racks.

Cream Filling: In large bowl, beat together sugar, milk and egg whites until smooth.
Beat in shortening and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
Split cooled buns, spread with filling and preserves and sift confectioners’ sugar over tops.

Pizza Sauce

November 01, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Sauces No Comments →

1 cn Tomato paste

1 Clove garlic (chopped)

3 c Water

1 pt Oregano

3 pt Cooking oil

1/4 pt Marjoram

1 pt Black pepper

1/4 pt Basil

1 pt Instant minced onion

1 pt Brown sugar

1 pt Grated Parmesan cheese

Combine ingredients in a 1 qt sauce pan and cook for 30-40 minutes.
Makes enough sauce for 4 12″ Pizzas.

Traditional Lobster - Crab Recipe

October 26, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Appetizers Ideas No Comments →

1/4 lb Butter

1 Med.
onion, grated

2 ts Dried mustard

1 Dash Tabasco sauce

1 Juice of 1 lemon

8 Lobster tails OR;

1 lb Lump crabmeat

4 tb Flour, heaping

2 c Milk

2 ts Salt

1/4 c Sherry

2 tb Parmesan cheese

Deviled Rock Lobster or Crab Servings: 6 This recipe is equally good with lump crabmeat, or using the frozen lobster tails; whichever is available.
Melt butter, add onion which has been grated along with onion juice.
Cook a few minutes until onion is tender.
Add dried mustard, salt, then flour.
Slowly add milk and make your cream sauce.
Allow your sauce to thicken, stirring constantly, and then add all the other ingredients.
Serve this in flaky pastry shells.
This will serve six.

biscotti

October 20, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Italian No Comments →

Biscotti

1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon aniseeds, lightly crushed
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup whole unblanched almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Beat sugar and eggs together until creamy.
Beat in melted butter, aniseeds, and orange extract.
Mix together flour and baking powder.
Add to the batter and beat until well blended.
Stir in the nuts.
Place the dough in the refrigerator and chill for at least 1 hour.
(The chilled dough can be kept refrigerated for up to 3 days.)

Shape the dough into a 9 x 6-inch oval 1 1/2 inches thick and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned.

Remove the pan from the oven and cool slightly.
Transfer the dough to a cutting board and slice diagonally into 1/2-inch thick pieces.
Arrange, cut side down, on the baking sheet and return to the oven.
Bake an additional 15 minutes.
Transfer the baked Italian Biscotti to wire racks to cool.

Makes 18.

Antipasto platter

October 18, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Italian No Comments →

Antipasto Platter

Posted by artsycook 6/11/01 3:53:19 pm

Cheese: Provolone, Mozzarella and fresh mozzarella sliced between slices of ripe tomato

Meats: hard salami, capacola, pepperoni

Olives: Italian, Greek or Spanish, green to black

Vegetables: cucumber, sweet cherry peppers, pepperoncini, green onions, hearts of palm, artichoke hearts etc…

Italian Dressing - homemade!!!!!!

Arrange assortment of vegetables, cheeses, or deli meats; sliced or rolled and arranged on a serving platter.
Pour Italian dressing (see index) over all and served with Italian bread or crackers. Feel free to make up your own combination.

Sausage And Cheese calzone

October 17, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Italian No Comments →

Sausage and Cheese Calzone

Pizza dough
1 pound sweet Italian sausages, skins removed
1 red bell pepper, chopped
4 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
10 ounces mozzarella cheese, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes

Prepare pizza dough.

In a skillet, cook the sausage and onion over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring to break up the meat.

Add bell pepper and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes more, stirring often, or until the sausage is cooked through and vegetables are soft.

Remove with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
Stir in the mozzarella, parsley and red pepper flakes.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Brush 2 baking sheets with olive oil or spray with olive oil cooking spray.

Divide the dough into 4 pieces.
Take one piece of the dough and with floured hands press it into a 6-inch round.
Stretch or roll it out with a rolling pin into a 12-inch circle.
Leaving a 1/2-inch edge, spread a quarter of the filling over half of the dough. Dampen the edges with water.
Fold the dough in half to enclose the filling; seal the edges with a fork.
Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
With a large spatula, carefully transfer the calzones to the prepared baking sheets.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and crisp on the outside.

Serve warm.

Bistecche Dei proveri

October 16, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Italian No Comments →

Bistecche dei Poveri (Poor Man’s Steaks)

In Sicily bistecche like these are served as an antipasto, a contorno, or, when a charcoal fire is going, as one of many dishes in a mixed grill.

3 medium eggplants (about 2 pounds)
Salt
1/2 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons oregano
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh mint

Start outdoor grill.
Cut the eggplants into lengthwise slices about 1/4-inch thick.
Throw away the outermost, curved slice, which is mostly skin.
Salt eggplant and let stand.

While the eggplants are standing, mix the olive oil with the oregano and chopped mint leaves.

When the fire is ready, take as many slices as will fit on your grill, brush them on one side only with the flavored oil, and put them on to brown oiled-side down.
While they are grilling, brush their top sides with more oil.
When done on both sides, remove to a serving platter, brushing with just a bit more oil, and keep warm until all the slices are cooked.

Serve hot.

Serves 6.

Bean Soup With pasta

October 16, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Italian No Comments →

Bean Soup with Pasta (Pasta e Fagioli)

5 cups water
8 ounces dried great northern or navy beans (1 1/4 cups)
1 large onion, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped or 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 medium stalks celery, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 pound salt pork, chopped
2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup uncooked macaroni (shells, bows or elbow macaroni)
Grated Parmesan cheese

Heat water and beans to boiling in Dutch oven; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 1 hour.
Add onion, tomato, celery, garlic, salt pork, bouillon, salt and pepper to beans.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours.
Do not boil beans as they will burst.
Skim fat if necessary.

Stir macaroni into soup.
Cover and simmer until macaroni is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with cheese.

Yields 5 servings.

Pecan Encrusted Italian Pork roulade

October 13, 2007 By: Gargantua Category: Italian No Comments →

Pecan Encrusted Italian Pork Roulade

Posted by bettyboo⯲ May 14, 2001

7 ounces pork tenderloin
1 ounce spinach
Pinch nutmeg
2 ounces prosciutto ham
2 ounces ricotta cheese
2 ounces pecan pieces crushed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Pound the pork tenderloin to a nice thickness.
Layer with prosciutto, spinach, nutmeg, and ricotta cheese.
Roll and secure if necessary.
Sear on all sides and brown.
Roll in crushed pecan pieces.
Bake for 12-15 minutes.