Lightly poach the fish in the court bouillon until opaque. Remove the fish and reserve the liquid. Cook the mushrooms, green onions, and garlic in the butter until tender. Blend in the flour, nutmeg, and white pepper aqnd salt to taste. Add the milk and reserved liquid all at once. Stir constantly until well blended. […]

Cut celery/or chinese cabbage into 2-inch segments. Mix ground pork, crab, eggs, sherry, salt, cornstarch, pepper, scallion, ginger and soy sauce into 5 large meatballs. Heat oil then fry meat mals until brown, approximately 8 minutes. Add broth and cover. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add celery or Chinese cabbage. When cabbage is done but crisp, […]

Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until very hot. Add the frozen vegetables, fry for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the prawns, garlic and coriander and cook for a further minute. Add the soya sauce and sesame oil, stir well and cook for 1 minute. Serve immediately on […]

Smoky Salmon xxxxxxxxxxxx Drain and flake salmon. Combine salmon, lemon juice, onion, horseradish, liquid smoke, salt and peppe4 r with cream cheese. Blend together well. Shape into a ball or log on wax paper. Wrap and chill for several hours. Combine nuts and parsley on wax paper. Roll salmon mold on this. Chill. If desired, […]

In a non-aluminum medium skillet, combine scallops with white wine. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Turn off heat and let scallops stand in wine 5 minutes. Drain, discarding wine. Transfer scallops to glass bowl and let cool. Add tomato, shallot, vinegar,oil, capers, and crushed red pepper flakes. Season to taste with salt […]

Arrange fish in lightly oiled shallow baking pan. Sprinkle evenly with salt. Mix together sugar & cornstarch in saucepan; add orange juice & cook, stirring constantly, until clear & thickened. Add orange rind, lemon juice & butter: heat. Brush fish with small amount of glaze; broil3-4″ from heat for 8-10 minutes. Garnish platter with orange […]

Soak bamboo skewers 1 hour before using. Devein shrimp with scissors leaving shell intact. Mix all ingredients except shrimp until blended. Ad shrimp and marinate 30 minutes at room temper- ature or overnight in refrigerator. Drain and discard marinade. Thread shrimp on 2 parallel skewers. Cook 1-1/2 to 2 minutes per side.

Blend the clams, clam juice, and cream cheese to a smooth consistency. All all of the other ingredients and blend well. Cover and chill. Makes about 1 3/4 cups of dip SUGGESTED DIPPERS: Carrots, Fennel, Zucchini, Wheat Crackers

SET A LARGE KETTLE (not made of iron) over moderate heat. Saute the onion, garlic, green pepper and celery in the bacon drippings for 8 to 10 minutes until they are limp and golden. Add the parsley, ham cubes, bay leaf, thyme and cayenne pepper. Saute, stirring often, for 5 to 6 minutes. Add the […]

If you are using frozen trout, defrost them completely before cooking. Wash fish under cold running water, pat dry inside and out and sprinkle a little salt into the cavities. Spread the 1/2 cup flour over wax paper, roll the fish around in the flour and shake off any excess. In a heavy 10-12″ skillet, […]