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[George K]

Tonight's Dinner

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Came out pretty tasty. My only flaw was that the breasts were a bit thick, and I cooked them, perhaps, too long.

Nevertheless, pretty tasty.

[Mik]

Good Chicken Marsala recipe. Made it tonight.

https://vikalinka.com/best-chicken-marsala/

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts
salt and pepper
½ cup/ 60 g flour
2 tbsp olive oil
3 small shallots chopped
1 cup/100g chestnut mushrooms sliced
1 tbsp flour
½ cup/125 ml marsala wine
1 cup/250 ml chicken stock
flat leaf parsley

Instructions

Cover the chicken breasts with a cling wrap and pound them with a meat mallet until they are no thicker than ½ inch. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides and dredge in flour.

Fry in olive oil until golden over medium-high heat for approximately 5 minutes. Do not over cook as the chicken breasts will be quite thin and will cook fast. Remove to a separate plate and set aside.

To the same pan add chopped shallots and cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes, then add sliced mushrooms, salt and pepper and saute for 5 minutes, then add 1 tbsp of flour, stir and cook for a minute longer, then add marsala wine and turn the heat up to medium, add chicken stock and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and return the chicken to the pan, let it heat through in the sauce, simmer for a few minutes to allow the sauce to thicken to a desired consistency.

Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley and a side dish of your choice.

[Optimistic]

Anybody have a fondue recipe they love? I decided I want to make some tonight and I never have before, and the recipes online have so much variation in cheeses and alcohol used.

[Mik]

Had a ton of leftover roast chicken so I made Fancy Nancy Chicken Salad from The Chicken Salad Chick. No grapes, so more apple, and I used Avocado oil mayonnaise so half the fat. Delicious.

https://domesticsuperhero.com/fancy-nancy-chicken-salad/?utm_campaign=yummly&utm_medium=yummly&utm_source=yummly

[Mik]

For the first dinner of the year, grilled salmon with orange basil butter, roasted potatoes and strawberry macadamia salad. The salad is from Dewey's Pizza, our favorite place and where The Princess worked for several years. Their salads are out of this world good - this one is organic mixed greens with strawberries, macadamia halves, blue cheese crumbles lightly dressed with a strawberry poppyseed dressing.

Serving with an Argentine rose' of pinot noir.

https://www.landolakes.com/recipe/19999/salmon-fillets-with-orange-basil-butter/

[Mik]

As a follow-up note, the salmon was excellent and very easy. I did not put the butter on before grilling, just some salt, pepper and orange juice. Put a little orange basil butter on after it was cooked. Even My Favorite Redhead loved it and she doesn't like salmon.

You could also roast the salmon in a 425 oven until it hits 135-145, depending on how rare or well done you like it.

[Mik]

Gotta evangelize this recipe. Easy, absolutely delicious, and company worthy. The nut crust kept the meat very tender and moist. The pistachios are salted so I did not salt the meat. It didn't need it, and you can add at table if wanted. Beautiful on the plate, too. The salad was good with it.

https://www.purewow.com/recipes/pistachio-pork-tenderloin-apple-escarole-salad

My SIL is allergic to tree nuts, but I think it would work fine with peanuts or cashews. Any nut, really. We will try that next time they are here.

[Larry]

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[LuFins Dad]

Tonight I made Himalayan Rabbit Stew.

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[Mik]

Trying this tonight.

https://www.food.com/recipe/pan-fry-garlic-butter-branzino-531608

[George K]

As I've said, Mrs. George likes her beef well done, which makes things like Beef Wellington out of the question.

So, I came across this...

https://cookitonce.com/easy-ground-beef-wellington-recipe-2/?fbclid=IwAR39hwzKkaH0X0r5yh0LjT-qh6kvueEwHb5JvXT5ir6btBuGNxzohZVFzQg

EASY GROUND BEEF WELLINGTON RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ lb. ground beef
8 oz. baby Bella mushrooms
2 eggs beaten
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp dried parsley (or fresh)
1 tbsp cream (or milk)
1 small onion chopped fine
4 cloves garlic minced
½ c. red wine or grape juice
1 tsp fresh basil
1 tsp salt
2 sheets puff pastry (thawed according to the pkg)
salt and pepper, to taste
4 tbsp saltine crackers or bread crumbs, crushed
mozzarella cheese, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 400 degrees.

Step 2: Combine the eggs, ground beef, saltine crackers or bread crumbs, dried parsley, salt, and cream or milk until well blended. Set aside.

Step 3: Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Once the butter has melted, add the onion and mushrooms to the pan and cook over medium-high heat until the mushrooms' sweat and onions are clear.

Step 4: Adjust the heat to medium, then add the garlic, red wine, and basil.

Step 5: Adjust the heat to high and continue cooking until the liquid has reduced, then take the pan off the heat. Let the mushroom mixture cool.

Step 6: Lightly oil a baking pan or cookie sheet.

Step 7: Lay the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface, then cut the sheets into 4 squares. Across each square, spread the mushroom mixture and top with a thin layer of mozzarella cheese. Shape half cup of meat mixture into flattened balls and put it on top of the cheese.

Step 8: Over the meat, pull the corners, then pinch the edges to seal.

Step 9: On the prepared cookie sheet, place the bundles, seam-side down. On top of the bundles, cut small slits and brush the tops with beaten egg or cream.

Step 10: Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and the meat is completely cooked. Remove from the oven and serve the ground beef Wellington with brown gravy. Enjoy!

[Mik]

I would think that would be a better texture than the filet, plus flavoring the ground meat.

We got hungry early yesterday, so I did not fix the fish recipe. We went to our favorite brewery for a burger and beer. Yum.

[George K]

I have a couple OF steaks from Wild Fork that we're doing tonight. My strip steak will be sous-vide, then sear, as usual.

For Mrs. George, I'm going to try to air-fry/broil her filet - which she likes cut in half, so it's thinner*. Also, baked potatoes in the air fryer. My two experiences with that have been spectacular. I mean, it's a baked potato, but wow...

*The woman has no shame. Of course, she married me, so, yeah.

[Mik]

Going to try these potatoes...never brined a potato before.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/the-bomb-bakers-recipe-1946128

[George K]

@mik when I make baked spuds, I coat them in olive oil, salt generously, and then bake. I DO pierce them with a fork, unlike Fieri's suggestion.

The Horseradish Sour Cream looks intriguing. Perhaps I'll try that (usually I'm a butter-on-spuds guy).

I suppose I can make them in the air fryer with appropriate adjustments to time and temperature.

[Mik]

Apparently you can do the same brining to baked sweet potatoes. Going to try that too.

Edit: Very good.

[Mik]

Made this tonight. Delicious with crusty rolls for the sauce. Strawberries in balsamic vinegar for a very healthy dessert.

https://www.dorothylane.com/recipes/BraisedChickenThighsWithShallotsWine

[George K]

@mik looks good! What sides did you make with it?

[Mik]

Just crusty rolls. Two apiece, to mop up the sauce. I made five thighs and adjusted accordingly. Also used some fresh basil, thyme and oregano from my indoor herb garden. I might add a bit more wine next time or maybe some chicken stock to make a little more gravy.

I loved it. Easy, delicious, and pretty healthy.

[Mik]

And here's the recipe for the strawberries. I do recommend getting a high quality balsamic. You can usually get that at the olive oil specialty stores.

https://lidiasitaly.com/recipes/strawberries-balsamic-vinegar/