RECIPES WITH THYME
Posted by adminChicken with Thyme
Season a small roasting chicken inside and out. Roast uncovered in a moderate oven for half an hour on each side. Remove the fat from the pan and add 1 whole lemon, cut into small cubes, i cup of dry white wine, 2 tablespoons of red-currant jelly, and several chopped stalks of lemon thyme. Return to the pan, and roast until tender. Serve this dish with whole fresh apricots, stoned, cut, and filled with horseradish and cream cheese. This makes a real special-occasion dinner.
Stuffed Cutlets
1 cup toasted stale bread, diced
1\2 cup sauteed chopped mushrooms
2 shallots, chopped and sauteed Chopped thyme, pepper and salt 1 egg yolk to bind it all together
Cut pockets in chops or cutlets, insert the mixture and fasten with a toothpick. Brown the meat in a little oil, and transfer to a covered casserole, baking in a moderate oven for 20 or 25 minutes. Stir in 1\2 cup of cream, and pour some of it over the chops. Reheat and serve immediately.
When roasting a loin of lamb, put salt, pepper, and chopped garden or lemon thyme between the chops. Cook a sprig of thyme with marrow and zucchini, and put a few leaves with mushrooms. In nineteenth-century France, thyme was used with many vegetable dishes; and seasoned stuffed tomatoes, a favourite of the southern provinces, were often flavoured with crushed thyme leaves.
The plants can easily be increased by dividing a clump and setting out again any rooted portions. Garden thyme grows easily from seed, too. Sow it in the spring or autumn. It will grow slowly for a while, but there is flavour and aroma in even the tiniest sprig, so use it right from the start.
*147\181\8*
Add A Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.