Heavenly Winter Dinner

On Thu 05 Jan 2006 08:56:03p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it rox
formerly rmg?

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I guess this is the year of bacon because I've eaten it 3 out of 5 days
so far, and I usually never have it.

Tonight I had all the right ingredients for this salad which I found in
my mom's old Luchow's German Cookbook. It's also got her great old
standbys for Sauerbraten and Hasenpfeffer.

Hot German Potato Salad for 2

3 Slices thick bacon
2 shallots, sliced
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup stock or water
1 egg yolk or 1 teaspoon egg replacer
salt
ground black pepper
fresh thyme
1.5 pounds steamed red or yukon gold potatoes

Wash taters and put them into a large pot with a steamer rack and about
4 inches of water. Cover, turrn up high, bring to a boil, and steam
15-20 minutes until easily-pierced with a fork.

Meanwhile, fry the bacon in a medium frying pan until golden and still
soft. Remove bacon from pan and chop.

Add the scallion to the pan with the bacon grease and saute until
wilted. Add the cider vinegar and water and bring to a simmer. Add the
egg yolk or egg replacer and whisk til thickened. Add thyme, salt, and
pepper to taste. Add the bacon and mix in. Turn off the heat.

Remove potatoes from steam pot and cut into chunks.Add the chunks to the
pan with the bacon dressing and toss thoroughly. The potatoes may come
apart a little and become a little creamy. Serve garnished with a few
sprigs of fresh thyme.

This is so satisfying it's a fine one-dish meal for me :-D I had to
restrain myself from eating 1.5 pounds of taters tonight.

Good stuff! I loved Luchows. Was very sorry to see it close in the early
1980s, i think 1982. I never managed to buy their cookbook, though I
suppose I could probably find it somewhere used if I looked hard.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

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Good stuff! I loved Luchows. Was very sorry to see it close in the early
1980s, i think 1982. I never managed to buy their cookbook, though I
suppose I could probably find it somewhere used if I looked hard.

I'm so happy I kept it - I called my father tonight and told him I'd found
the sauerbraten recipe, so we will probably repraise it in the next few
months while it's cold outside. The recipes are simple, interesting, and
seem authentic.

One recipe calls for frying something in kidney fat. What's the story with
that?

Anyway the publisher is Doubleday & co. The one I have is from 1966 but it
had already had about a dozen reprintings then, so you could probably find
it.

cheers, Rox

On Thu 05 Jan 2006 09:55:55p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it rox
formerly rmg?

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Good stuff! I loved Luchows. Was very sorry to see it close in the
early 1980s, i think 1982. I never managed to buy their cookbook,
though I suppose I could probably find it somewhere used if I looked
hard.

I'm so happy I kept it - I called my father tonight and told him I'd
found the sauerbraten recipe, so we will probably repraise it in the
next few months while it's cold outside. The recipes are simple,
interesting, and seem authentic.

One recipe calls for frying something in kidney fat. What's the story
with that?

Kidney fat, often sold in forms of leaf lard or suet, is considered the
highest quality of fat from the animal. It may come from beef, pork, lamb,
etc.

Quoted message said:

Anyway the publisher is Doubleday & co. The one I have is from 1966 but
it had already had about a dozen reprintings then, so you could probably
find it.

Thanks. Now that I've been reminded of it, I will begin looking.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote in
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On Thu 05 Jan 2006 09:55:55p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it rox
formerly rmg?

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Good stuff! I loved Luchows. Was very sorry to see it close in the
early 1980s, i think 1982. I never managed to buy their cookbook,
though I suppose I could probably find it somewhere used if I looked
hard.

I'm so happy I kept it - I called my father tonight and told him I'd
found the sauerbraten recipe, so we will probably repraise it in the
next few months while it's cold outside. The recipes are simple,
interesting, and seem authentic.

One recipe calls for frying something in kidney fat. What's the story
with that?

Kidney fat, often sold in forms of leaf lard or suet, is considered
the highest quality of fat from the animal. It may come from beef,
pork, lamb, etc.

Quoted message said:

Anyway the publisher is Doubleday & co. The one I have is from 1966
but it had already had about a dozen reprintings then, so you could
probably find it.

Thanks. Now that I've been reminded of it, I will begin looking.

Wayne, check abebooks. They have access to several copies.

http://tinyurl.com/9kl3e

SallyW

On Thu 05 Jan 2006 10:45:30p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it SallyW?

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Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote in
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On Thu 05 Jan 2006 09:55:55p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it rox
formerly rmg?

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Good stuff! I loved Luchows. Was very sorry to see it close in the
> early 1980s, i think 1982. I never managed to buy their cookbook,
> though I suppose I could probably find it somewhere used if I looked
> hard.

I'm so happy I kept it - I called my father tonight and told him I'd
found the sauerbraten recipe, so we will probably repraise it in the
next few months while it's cold outside. The recipes are simple,
interesting, and seem authentic.

One recipe calls for frying something in kidney fat. What's the story
with that?

Kidney fat, often sold in forms of leaf lard or suet, is considered
the highest quality of fat from the animal. It may come from beef,
pork, lamb, etc.

Quoted message said:

Anyway the publisher is Doubleday & co. The one I have is from 1966
but it had already had about a dozen reprintings then, so you could
probably find it.

Thanks. Now that I've been reminded of it, I will begin looking.

Wayne, check abebooks. They have access to several copies.

http://tinyurl.com/9kl3e

SallyW

Thanks, Sally. After my last post I checked eBay and they have several
copies for auction, even one from the first printing. I think I'll try to
snare that one. It's also very inexpensive.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

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Thanks, Sally. After my last post I checked eBay and they have
several copies for auction, even one from the first printing. I think
I'll try to snare that one. It's also very inexpensive.

You're welcome! Good luck with the auction!

SallyW