Chinese Pork & Vegetable Hot Pot Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups baby carrots
• 2 medium white turnips, (8 ounces total), peeled and cut into 3/4-inch-wide wedges
• 2 1/4 pounds boneless pork shoulder, (picnic or Boston-butt), trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
• 1 bunch scallions, sliced, white and green parts separated
• 1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons medium or dry sherry, (see Ingredient Note)
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2-4 teaspoons Chinese chile-garlic sauce
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 star anise pod, or 1 teaspoon aniseed
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, (see Ingredient Note) for garnish

Directions

1. Place carrots and turnips in the bottom and up the sides of a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Top with pork and scallion whites. Bring broth, water, soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, ginger, vinegar, chile-garlic sauce to taste and garlic to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour over the pork and vegetables. Nestle star anise pod (or aniseed) and cinnamon stick into the stew. Cover and cook until the pork and vegetables are tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours on high or 5 1/2 to 6 hours on low.
2. Discard the star anise pod and cinnamon stick. Skim or blot any visible fat from the surface of the stew. Add the cornstarch mixture, cover and cook on high, stirring 2 or 3 times, until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve sprinkled with scallion greens and sesame seeds.

Sesame seeds can be purchased already toasted. If you can't find them, toast your own in a small dry skillet over low heat, stirring constantly, until golden and fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Vegan Roast Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 c Chick peas — cooked & mashed, about 3/4 cup dry -may substitute pinto,kidney or adzuki beans
• 1 1/2 c Carrots -- 1/4″ pieces
• 1 1/2 c Celery -- 1/4″ pieces
• 1 1/2 c Parsnips -- 1/4 “ pieces-OR-
• 1 1/2 c -Turnips, white — small 1/4″ pieces
• 1/8 ts Cinnamon
• 2 ea Vegetable bouillon cubes up to 3
• 2 tb Tamari soy sauce -- up to 3 tb
• 1 t Sea salt
• 1/4 ts Sea kelp
• 1/8 ts Cayenne pepper -- or less
• 2 c Onion -- finely chopped
• 6 c Bread cubes -- 1/2″ squares
• 1 1/2 c Nuts — or seeds,partially ground, up to 2 cups raw pecans,almonds,filbert or sunflower seeds taste best
• 3/4 c Parsley -- chopped, up to 1 c
• 3/4 c Buckwheat flour — or amaranth flour
• 1/4 c Arrowroot powder or soy flour or chick pea flour
• 2 ea Garlic cloves — pressed, up to 4, optional

Directions

1. Soak the chickpeas overnight and cook until tender.
2. Steam the carrots, celery and parsnips or turnips until tender. Mash the chickpeas and vegetables with the bouillon and other flavourings cinnamon, soy sauce, sea salt, sea kelp and cayenne pepper) until thoroughly mixed and smooth. Add the raw onion and all the remaining ingredients and use your hands to mix together everything well. Preheat the oven to 350F.
3. Oil a 9”x13″ low baking dish and line it with wax paper, then oil the wax paper. Shape the mixture into a 3″ high oblong loaf in the pan with rounded top and edges. Bake for 80-90 minutes until well browned and cooked as firmly as you like it. The edges easily removes from the wax paper and can be placed on a platter on a bed of greens and garnished with peeled tomato flowers or radish roses. a thin coating of flax oil or other fresh, natural oil may be brushed on top for a glistening finish to the loaf.

Looks terrific and taste delicious with Vegetarian Gravy or Mushroom Gravy.

Keeps 5-7 days refrigerated or may be frozen.

SERVES:4-6

Gratin of Turnips and Blue Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 md Turnips; peeled and sliced paper thin
• 1 md Yellow onion peeled and finely sliced
• 4 tb Melted butter
• 1/2 c Whipping cream
• 4 Anchovy fillets finely chopped
• 1/4 ts Nutmeg - preferably freshly ground
• 1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 c Crumbled Roquefort, Stilton or other blue cheese

Directions

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375F. Toss together the turnips and onion with the melted butter and place in a 9-inch square or round baking dish. 
2. Cover tightly and place in preheated oven for 30 minutes. In a small pot over medium heat, combine cream, anchovies, nutmeg and pepper. Bring to a boil and let cook 1 minute. Remove turnips from oven, remove cover and pour the cream mixture over them. Sprinkle with Roquefort and return to oven. Let bake, uncovered, another 20 to 25 minutes.
3. If the gratin is golden brown, it’s ready to serve. If not, preheat broiler. Place gratin under hot broiler about 3 minutes to brown the top before serving. May be prepared a couple of hours in advance to this point and kept covered at room temperature.

Creamed Turnip Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb Turnip greens
• 1 T Chopped shallots
• 1/2 T Olive oil
• 1 c Cream
• 2 Peppercorns
• 1/4 c White wine
• 3 oz Finely grated Parmesan -cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Blanch turnip greens, then submerge in ice water and drain. Lightly sauté shallots in olive oil. Add cream, peppercorns and white wine. Reduce by half and strain. Place blanched turnip greens in food processor. While pureeing add cream mixture. Add cheese, salt, and pepper.

White Turnip Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 Medium-sized white turnips
• 1 lg Onion
• 3 tb Butter
• Salt and pepper
• 3 sl Bread
• 2 Egg yolks
• 1/2 c Cream
• Parsley

Directions

• Peel, slice and coarsely chop the vegetables and cook them slowly in the butter for 5 minutes. Add 6 cups of boiling water, salt and pepper, and bread, which you have first dried out in a slow oven and crumbled.
• Simmer the soup for a half hour and puree’ it. Reheat over low heat. Stir in the egg yolks beaten well with the cream. Serve at once, garnished with finely minced parsley.

Turnip Slaw Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 c Mayonnaise
• 3 T Sour cream
• 2 ts Tarragon vinegar
• 1 ts Prepared mustard
• 1 ts Sugar
• Dash of salt
• 1/4 ts Celery seed
• 1/4 ts Pepper
• 1 ts Chopped fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 lb White turnip, peeled and shredded (4 cups)

Directions

1. In a large bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sour cream, tarragon vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, celery seed, pepper, dill, and turnip. Mix well and refrigerate until needed.

Jordon is a huge turnip and coleslaw fan so I thought I would add this to the blog to satisfy you turnip lovers out there.

Thanksgiving Survival Guide | 2013 Edition

I've searched the archives and found a bunch of Thanksgiving related links for you as you prepare for a house of in-laws that you didn't really want coming over anyways but now you have to cook for. While I can't take your in-laws off of your hands, I can make it a little easier for you with some recipes and tips posted here. Hope this helps!

Tips

• How to make gravy without the lumps
• How to Choose a Turkey
• How to Deep Fry a Turkey
• How to Roast a Turkey
• How to Stuff a Turkey
• Thanksgiving on a Budget
• How to Cook a Thanksgiving Dinner
• Three alternative Thanksgiving dishes

Recipes

• 101 Cookbooks has a wide section of unique Thanksgiving recipes
• Two Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
• Creamed Turnip Recipe
• Sautéed Green Beans Recipe
• Holiday Mashed Potato Recipe
• Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe
• Traditional Stuffing Recipe
• Turkey Gravy Recipe
• Cranberry Salsa Recipe
• Turkey Chili Recipe
• Pumpkin Pie Recipe
• Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe

You can also explore The Cooking Blog deeper by browsing the Thanksgiving, turkey, and holiday tags.