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Strawberry Swiss Roll

September 21, 2020 by Carine Clary Leave a Comment

Strawberry Swiss RollSwiss Rolls are one of those photogenic bakery items that people think look too pretty for normal people to successfully prepare. Kinda like the most beautiful girl in the senior class who doesn’t get asked to the prom cause everyone thinks she already has been. But our little Swiss Miss will be invited everywhere and will surprise you with ease of prep and utter deliciousness.

Most people hesitate when thinking of rolled cakes because…..rolling. They think it will crack. But it rarely does (never with me) and if it cracks you have whipped cream to spackle it with.

But first things first. The cake. It’s a sponge cake that you bake in an ungreased cookie sheet with edges, also called a jelly roll pan for obvious reasons. You will line it with paper, evenly spread the batter over it and cook for 15 minutes or until just golden. Then loosen the edges with a knife, flip it on to a dish cloth and peel the paper off. While still warm fold an edge of the towel over the end and roll up gently. Leave it there till cool about half an hour. And as for the dishcloth you want one that’s got a flat weave so that it will roll more tightly and not scatter lint on your masterpiece. As you can see I lacked that and so used a regular old dish towel which, although not optimal, worked ok. Any lint that escaped the confines of the towel was subsumed into the whipped cream and went unnoticed by those eagerly gobbling the finished product. So be flexible when you must and usually things will work out.

Strawberry Swiss RollRolled up it will look like this:Strawberry Swiss RollWhile that’s cooling you will whip your cream and slice up most of the berries saving a few for decorating the top. You’ll also want to save a little of the whipped cream for the decorative blobs on top. If you don’t have a pastry bag with a tip don’t worry. Put a few spoonfulls in a plastic bag, snip off one corner and squirt you some very professional dollops of cream. Below behold the whipped cream fixins. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

Strawberry Swiss RollOnce unrolled use a pastry brush to spread the jam mixture over the cake then spread the whipped cream over that and cover with chopped strawberries. Roll back up carefully and dust with powdered sugar. Add the whipped cream and berries to the top then transfer to a serving dish, put in the fridge for an hour to cool the whipped cream and you are ready to serve. It will keep for a couple of days there without getting soggy. (It won’t last that long but just for the record it could.)

Strawberry Swiss RollAnd a tip. You can use other fruit but I’ve found strawberries and peaches to be overall best. Blueberries bleed a little but taste good and are a nice addition if you’re making a fourth of July patriotic roll. If you like blackberries and raspberries go for it. I love both but not so much in this because of the seeds and they are a little too tart. But to each his own.

And that’s it folks. A gorgeous filled cake that’s surprisingly not too filling, just flavorful and light.

Strawberry Swiss Roll

 

 

Strawberry Swiss Roll
 
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Author: Carine Clary
Ingredients
  • For the Sponge Cake:
  • 4 large eggs room temp
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour, sifted
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • For the Syrup:
  • 3 tablespoons apricot jam
  • 1 tablespoon orange liqueur
  • For the Strawberry Filling:
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
  • 1 tsp. orange zest
  • 1 cup strawberries chopped (reserving several berries to garnish)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line the bottom of an 18x13 rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (do not grease). The paper should just cover the bottom.
  2. Add eggs & sugar to a bowl and beat on high for 4 to 5 min until thick & about triple in volume.
  3. Whisk together flour and baking powder and sift into egg batter one third at a time, folding to incorporate.
  4. Transfer to the baking sheet & bake at 350˚F for 13-15 min or until top is barely golden. Remove from oven and right away run a thin edged spatula or knife around edges of your cake to loosen from the pan. Immediately invert cake face down onto a clean, dry linen towel, remove parchment paper then roll cake into the towel. Let cool to room temp (30 min - 1hr).
  5. Meanwhile, thin the apricot jam with the liqueur or with water & set aside.
  6. In a large mixing bowl, combine heavy cream, orange zest and powdered sugar. Beat together starting on low speed to incorporate sugar, then turn the mixer up to high speed for 2-3 min or until whipped, white and fluffy, scraping down the bowl as needed. Save a few tablespoons for topping if desired.
  7. Carefully unroll cake and loosen from the towel. Brush the top evenly with the jam. Spread out the filling but not to the edges. Place chopped strawberries on top then roll the cake tightly in the same direction you rolled it the first time. Slice off the edges if desired and dust generously with powdered sugar.
  8. If you are topping it with whipped cream put into a pastry bag and do several dollops and top with a sliced half strawberry in the center.
Notes
Sponge cakes rely on the volume of the whipped eggs to rise properly. You must beat the eggs and sugar for the time stated.
To prevent cracks the cake should be rolled in the linen towel right after it comes out of the oven.
You can use straight Grand Marnier as the syrup if you want a little more punch.
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Filed Under: Cakes, Desserts, Fourth of July, Southern Tagged With: Strawberry Swiss Roll, Swiss Roll

Coq au Riesling

August 16, 2020 by Carine Clary Leave a Comment

Coq au RieslingWho says warm braised chicken, aka, Coq au Riesling, can’t be perfect for warm summer evenings? It can and this subtle version is not only simpler, but more delicately flavored with only leeks, shallots and parsley. I scuttled the garlic, thyme etc… And since the meat cooks at a lower temperature it needs to be on the bone for maximum flavor & unctuousness.

To start you’ll want to cut up a small chicken or get three pounds of parts (I usually default to thighs) then dry them off and season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in your pot and when it’s hot place the chicken skin side down in the fat. Don’t move it until the skin has formed a golden crust. You can determine this by shaking the pan gently. If the skin is crispy it will release naturally. Once it does, flip it and do a quick brown on the other side then remove from the pan and set aside.

While the chicken’s browning, carefully wash and chop the the bottom greenish/gold part of the leeks and the shallots. Put them in the pan and saute for a few then add the wine, scraping the bottom to bring up the browned parts. After a good stir throw in the bay leaf then place the halved and peeled carrots on top and the chicken with its juices on top of that. Let it boil until somewhat reduced then cover and put in the oven.

Coq au Riesling

Coq au RieslingWhile it’s cooking boil the potatoes in salted water. The reason I do this separately is to make sure the potatoes aren’t overcooked. And I know that having potatoes and noodles is gilding the lily but I love them both so you can skip the noodles if that’s too excessively starchy. Once the chicken is done remove to a serving platter and stir in the minced parsley, potatoes and heavy cream. Spoon over the chicken, top with chives and serve. If you’re serving with the noodles as an option you’ll want to put them on the individual serving plates before digging in to the chicken and cream sauce.

Coq au RieslingFinish with a squirt of lemon and you are good to go!

Coq au RieslingFinally, if you’re looking for a light summer salad make my orange arugula version. It’s a perfect tart foil for the creamy chicken.

Orange Arugula SaladAnd now a word about the wine:

Riesling, or as the French say, “L’un des plus grands cépages du monde!”

And they’re right! It really is one of the greatest grape varieties which is why I wanted to provide a little background since it’s in the title of the dish, but also because it’s one of my favorites. Riesling has many styles but it’s summer and the right Riesling style for a braised chicken dish is a dry minerally one with distinct under ripe fruit and citrus notes. It won’t overwhelm the other ingredients and has the added bonus of going down easy with the meal. The late harvest sweet versions are famed but the topic for another posting since they’re enjoyed in different contexts.

Riesling is a grape grown on both sides of the Rhine but compared to their German counterparts, dry Alsatian Rieslings tend to be drier, have more mineral notes and be aligned more closely with the citrus spectrum of fruit flavors. The grape began to be cultivated in Germany in the 15th century before crossing the border to France in the 17th.  For the purposes of this recipe there’s not a big difference between the two so any of the younger drier versions are fine and you can even try excellent varieties grown in Washington State, the New York finger lakes region or Australia’s Clare Valley. As you can see from these far flung locations Monsieur Riesling is a traveler who only demands cooler weather, especially at night. The other advantage accruing to this varietal is its consistent quality across brands. What does that mean? Simple – it means that all the major growers will deliver a delicious product regardless of brand or vintage. In addition to the Trimbach I used you might try vintages from Beyer, Windsbuhl, or Josmeyer.

The dryness lightness and lower alcohol allow it to cut through the cream and fat. Perfect for chicken, pork and fish and of course, perfect for the Coq au Riesling featured here.

And remember, the French expression for a bribe is a “pot de vin.” With one of these vintages you could bribe almost anyone to do anything. Good to know in election season!

 

Coq au Riesling
 
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Author: Carine Clary
Ingredients
  • 3 lbs chicken parts
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 leeks, (equal to about 1.5 cups chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons shallots, finely chopped
  • 4 carrots, halved
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 lb. small round red potatoes, unpeeled
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • ⅔ cup creme fraiche or heavy cream
  • lemon juice to taste
  • buttered egg noodles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Pat chicken dry, salt and pepper well, then heat oil and the butter in an oven proof pan over medium high heat. Place chicken skin side down in fat and brown on each side. Remove and set aside. About 10 minutes. Don't crowd the pan. Do in batches.
  3. Wash leeks carefully and chop the white and pale green parts.
  4. Add leeks and chopped shallots to the pan and cook until pale gold about 5 minutes.
  5. Place carrots in pan and top with the chicken (skin side up) with its juice, then add bay leaf & wine. Let boil for 3 or 4 minutes until reduced by about half then cover pot and place in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
  6. While the chicken cooks boil the potatoes in cold salted water until tender, about 15 minutes, drain, add parsley and shake to coat, and add to chicken along with the creme fraiche or heavy cream.
  7. Squeeze lemon juice on individual servings if desired.
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Filed Under: Chicken, French Tagged With: Chicken with white wine and leeks, coq au riesling, Coq au Vin Blanc

Hoisin Beef

July 23, 2020 by Carine Clary Leave a Comment

Hoisin Beef. When you want something special but all you got is the cheapo tube of mystery ground chuck with the picture of the meat on the tube which you hope the meat inside will actually resemble and not the pink goo they make the pretend burgers out of at McYouKnowWho’s.

Is that what you seek? If so, fear not! Franglo’s got you covered. You will need the usual battery of Asian flavor potions outlined below but if your fridge can comply you have a quick ‘n easy Chinese supper coming up.

Your first question may run along the lines of, “What’s Hoisin?” Name of a place or perhaps a mythical Mrs. Hoisin who fed travelers with hearty piles of beef noodles, or….or…how about, nobody knows other than it seems to come from the Canton province in the south. The original recipe for hoisin sauce had a black bean or wheat sauce base “with some kind of dried/fermented seafood element added for extra umami flavor.” Those seafood embellishments were scaled back and ultimately eliminated due to their expense so now it’s perfect for vegetarians, just not with this recipe…

To get started you will put a little oil in a wok or fry pan and start cooking the ground beef. The trick to this prep is to cook the meat until the moisture from the beef largely evaporates. This should happen before you add the other ingredients so that the sauce will be thick and unctuous.

Beef HoisinWhile this is browning chop and grate the veg and measure out the various sauces. Once the meat is fully browned start adding the veg. Onion first then garlic then cabbage then carrot. Next come the flavorings. Mix all together and set aside.

Beef HoisinNow you will do the noodles and as for noodles, I prefer the egg type but really any round narrow one will do. My usual was not available at the store so I purchased this festive Filippino brand below:

Beef HoisinI have never heard of a noodle referred to as an “excellent flour stick” but I suspect that hiring translators was low on the priority list of the Excellent Flour Stick Company. We can only guess. What we don’t need to guess is boiling them. It’s easy. Do it in plenty of salted water for slightly less time than package instructions direct then drain. You will add it at the end to the stir fry and it will cook for a couple of minutes while it’s being coated with the sauce and soaking up all that good flavor.

And that’s it. Unless you’re from Louisiana or Hunan province and want to add a teaspoon or so of chopped red pepper like the extra ones I have featured in the photo.

Start to finish it’s better and much faster than takeout so enjoy!

 

Beef Hoisin
 
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Author: Carine Clary
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 cups shredded Napa cabbage
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 tablespoon hot red pepper, finely diced (optional)
  • 8 oz round egg noodles
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp dark sweet soy sauce
  • 1 tsp white vinegar (or cider vinegar)
  • ¼ cup finely sliced green onions
  • sesame seeds, to serve (can be black or white)
Instructions
  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the ground beef & spread it out in the pan. Let it cook until the juices evaporate at least 5-7 minutes and the beef starts to brown.
  2. Next add the onion and stir-fry for a minute. Add the garlic and stir-fry for half a minute.Then add the cabbage and stir-fry for another 20 seconds. Then mix in the carrot until wilted. Cut the heat and set aside.
  3. Cook the noodles in boiling water according to package directions. This will be different depending upon whether the noodles are fresh or dried. Drain and add to the pan with the beef. Turn the heat back to high and add the oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, dark sweet soy sauce and vinegar. Toss until well combined.
  4. Top with the sliced green onions and sesame seeds before serving.
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Filed Under: Beef, Chinese Tagged With: beef and noodles, beef hoisin

Shredded Chicken with Toasted Walnuts & Shallot Oil

June 25, 2020 by Carine Clary 2 Comments

Shredded Chicken & WalnutsIf the continued quarantine is making you a little nuts, fight back by eating some! This recipe with poached chicken and shallots slow cooked in walnut oil requires several steps but is overall pretty easy. It can be a main course for a light meal or an appetizer. It’s especially nice if you’re asked to bring a plate to a pot luck or other group gathering. And one other thing – it can be any other nut including slivered almonds, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts….you pick. You could also use almond or olive oil or any other neutral oil that you have on hand.

To start you want to chop and lightly toast the nuts and set aside. Then you will poach the chicken gently over a very low flame until just cooked. If the chicken is skin on leave it on. It will impart flavor and you can remove it after it’s cooled. Once cooked remove the skin, let cool and shred. I specify legs here but you may also use thighs. Actually, you can use anything but dark meat is moister and better for this recipe.

Next up is the star of the show.

The Shallots! Sounds like a bad Vegas act but no, it’s slowly carefully cooked to perfect crispness thinly sliced fancy pants onions. However, they cannot be hurried. They must be cooked on low heat, and for the first 10 or 12 minutes it will look like nothing is happening. Towards the end though you must watch them carefully since they’ll burn quickly once all their moisture has evaporated.

Shredded Chicken & WalnutsRemove them from the oil with a slotted spoon and let them drain. Take the oil off the heat and let it cool for a couple then stir in the garlic, green onions and pepper.

Pile it up on a plate and surround with the shallots that you haven’t already eaten and serve it forth!

Quick Faker Version: This involves left over or rotisserie chicken (think Costco) and canned fried onion rings like the ones you put on the green bean casserole at Thanksgiving. The oil can be a nut oil or even a garlic infused olive oil. Chop the green onions and red bell pepper, mix into chicken, bind with the oil, top with the toasted nuts, pop the top on the canned rings, surround the salad and dig in!

Shredded Chicken with Toasted Walnut & Shallot Oil
 
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Author: Carine Clary
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
  • For the Walnuts:
  • ½ cup walnuts, chopped
  • For the Chicken:
  • 1.5 lbs chicken legs (or leg & thigh parts)
  • For the flavored oil:
  • ¼ cup toasted walnut oil (or mild olive oil)
  • ½ lb. shallots, sliced thin
  • The ingredients below are added after you remove the cooked shallots and take the oil off the heat
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, grated
  • 3 tablespoons green onions, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper, finely minced (this can be hot or sweet)
Instructions
  1. For the Walnuts:
  2. Chop roughly and toast over medium flame in a pan on the stove top, set aside.
  3. For the Chicken:
  4. Boil on low heat in lightly salted water to cover for about 20 minutes or until chicken is falling off the bone.
  5. Remove & let cool.
  6. For the seasoned oil:
  7. Thinly slice shallots. If you have a mandolin use that for uniform slices.
  8. Pour the oil into a small saucepan with the heat VERY LOW and add the shallots cooking until brown & crispy. This can take 15 minutes. Towards the end of that time watch it carefully because it crisps up fast.
  9. Remove shallots, drain, and set aside.
  10. For the Assembly:
  11. Remove chicken skin and shred.
  12. Stir the garlic, pepper and green onion slices into the warm oil and pour over chicken.
  13. Garnish with chopped walnuts & toasted shallots.
Notes
Makes a good sandwich if you have leftovers.
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Filed Under: Chicken, Southern Tagged With: Chicken and flavored Walnut Oil, Shredded Chicken, Shredded Chicken & Walnuts in Shallot Oil

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Hello, I'm Carine Clary and I'm the FrangloSaxon.

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