I can't seem to figure out what to make with them. Any
suggestions other than gin?
Thanks!
--
S.Dunlap
L. Frear wrote in message ...
>I can't seem to figure out what to make with them.
The Penzey's folks suggest that they are used for game such as venison, squab,
pheasant and rabbit. Also they mention Germanic dishes such as sauerbraten,
stuffed goose, and beef stews.
I searched my recipes and found this one for you. * Exported
from MasterCook *
Bresaola
Recipe By : "Leaves From The Walnut Tree" by Ann and Franco Taruschio
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :2:00
Categories : Beef Italian
Preserving
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
10 pounds top round roast -- trimmed of all fat
4 liters red wine
2 1/2 pounds coarse salt
12 branches rosemary -- each about 6 to 8"
1 large Thyme bunch
8 each bay leaves
2 large carrots -- quartered
2 large onions
8 cloves garlic -- crushed
1/2 cup peppercorns
1/2 cup Juniper berries -- crushed
1 Tablespoon pepper flakes
2 each oranges, peel only
PREPARATION OF THE MARINADE
Put all of the ingredients except the meat into a tub - plastic or
otherwise - large enough to hold the marinade and the meat. Mix well for a
minute or two.
PREPARATION OF THE BRESAOLA
Place the meat in the marinate. All of the meat should be covered. Cover
the container and place at the back of the refrigerator. Leave for a
week or until the meat feels quite firm. (We have left it for as long as
ten days as the refrigerator used is cooler than a basement or root
cellar. ) Turn the beef over once at the mid-cycle of the marinating
process. At the end of the marinade period, remove from the marinade, dry
and wrap in two layers of cheesecloth. Hang in a cool place to dry. Place
paper on the floor as the meat drips a bit during the first few days of
drying. The meat should be hanged for at least a 3 weeks. At the end of
this time the meat should feel firm with no give when you press with your
fingers. (We have let two 9 pound bresaolas hang for as long as a month
and they were excellent.) For a 12 pound top round, three weeks should be
sufficient, but we cannot offer a definitive time period. The firmness
test is the best method to judge readiness. Mold will form during the
drying.
When drying is complete, remove all of the mold with a brush and scraper.
Wash the Bresaola with vinegar. Pat dry and rub the entire bresaola with
olive oil. Wrap in grease proof paper, and keep in the refrigerator.
Serve sliced very thinly. We suggest it be served with arugula, olive oil
and shaved parmesan. Alternatively serve with salsa verde, or wrap it
around quartered figs. [For a richer taste, top each fig quarter with a
teaspoon of teleme cheese, then wrap the bresaola around the fig and
cheese.] Alternatively, crisp some bresaola, break into small pieces and
make a salad of spinach, Radicchio, and pine nuts dressed with olive oil
and balsamic vinegar.
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Serving Ideas : We suggest it be served with arugula, olive oil and shaved
Shalom,
Susan
>>juniper berries.
>
>>I can't seem to figure out what to make with them.
>
>The Penzey's folks suggest that they are used for game such as venison, squab,
>pheasant and rabbit. Also they mention Germanic dishes such as sauerbraten,
>stuffed goose, and beef stews.
>
<Susan's recipe snipped - looked good>
You can also add some of the berries to sauerkraut when you cook it.
Bob Y.
A telephone has no constitutional right to be answered.
Justice Snow, "First Monday on October"
> Speaking of Penzeys (St. Paul), I was just there and bought
> juniper berries. (I make it a habit to buy unusual things
> to see how I can use them.)
>
> I can't seem to figure out what to make with them. Any
> suggestions other than gin?
I reinvented a childhood favourite the other day:
I fried
* shredded reindeer, moose and deer (hm, I guess it could be substituted
by some thinly sliced game. It won't be the same, but it will probably be
good) with
* chopped onions and
* forest mushrooms (I used ?funnel chanterelles?, lat. Craterellus
tubiformis),
seasoned them with
* salt&pepper
* rosemary and
* crushed juniper berries (there they were!)
and let it simmer for a few minutes in
* single cream and
* a splash of dry sherry
It's probably best (and more traditionally correct) served with
* pressed potatoes, but I had jasmine rice. And then some
* rowanberry jelly
Malin
I believe they are an ingredient for the marinade used in sauerbraten.
> On 28 Oct 1998 18:40:38 GMT, shar...@aol.com (Sharpei5) wrote:
>
> >>juniper berries.
> >
> >>I can't seem to figure out what to make with them.
> >
> >The Penzey's folks suggest that they are used for game such as venison, squab,
> >pheasant and rabbit. Also they mention Germanic dishes such as sauerbraten,
> >stuffed goose, and beef stews.
> >
> <Susan's recipe snipped - looked good>
>
> You can also add some of the berries to sauerkraut when you cook it.
Juniper berries are an essential ingredient in my dry rubs.
Ivan Weiss BORE: n., A person who talks when you
Vashon WA wish him to listen.
-- Ambrose Bierce: "The Devil's Dictionary"
>On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Bob Y. wrote:
>
>> On 28 Oct 1998 18:40:38 GMT, shar...@aol.com (Sharpei5) wrote:
>>
>> >>juniper berries.
>> >
>> >>I can't seem to figure out what to make with them.
>> >
>> >The Penzey's folks suggest that they are used for game such as venison,
>squab,
>> >pheasant and rabbit. Also they mention Germanic dishes such as
>sauerbraten,
>> >stuffed goose, and beef stews.
>> >
>> <Susan's recipe snipped - looked good>
>>
>> You can also add some of the berries to sauerkraut when you cook it.
>
>Juniper berries are an essential ingredient in my dry rubs.
>
hmm wonder if you can substitute gin?
alan
>Speaking of Penzeys (St. Paul), I was just there and bought
>juniper berries. (I make it a habit to buy unusual things
>to see how I can use them.)
>
>I can't seem to figure out what to make with them. Any
>suggestions other than gin?
>
>Thanks!
Try this one.
PORK WITH JUNIPER SAUCE
1 boneless pork loin (1-1/2 kg)
3 cloves garlic, slivered
salt to taste
pepper to taste
SAUCE:
18 juniper berries, crushed
1 tsp green peppercorns, crushed
2 Tbs brandy
2 Tbs cream
90 ml plain yogurt
Preheat oven to 190 C.
Remove skin and most of fat from pork. Make several slits in pork and
insert garlic. Season pork with salt and pepper. Roll up and secure
with string. Rub outside of pork with salt and pepper.
Place pork in a roasting pan and add 2 inches of water. Roast,
uncovered, in oven about 1-1/2 hours or until pork is cooked. Remove
from pan and set aside to cool.
To make sauce, pour off fat from pan juices. Add juniper berries,
peppercorns and brandy to pan and simmer over moderate heat until
reduced by half. Flame to burn off any remaining alcohol, then set
aside to cool. Skim surface and whisk in cream and yogurt. Check
seasoning. Serve pork cold with juniper sauce.
Note: Juniper sauce is also excellent served hot with grilled or
sauteed pork chops; once sauce has been flamed, stir in cream and
yogurt and serve
immediately.
****************************
Enjoy, Doreen.
Doreen Randal, Wanganui. New Zealand.
Love looks through a telescope; envy, through
a microscope............Josh Billings
They are used extensively as a seasoning in Native American foods, and by
extension in Colonial recipes. If you smell or nibble on one, you should get
a feel for what it would be good in. We use them with meats, stews, game,
vegetables, teas, etc.
Dusty
DOH! Wouldn't be a dry rub then. (:-b...
Marcella
PS this is done with dried berries, not sure what to do with fresh one's!
Thanks for any help.
Here in Sweden. You'll find it in any supermarket...
But if the travel is putting you off, don't be too sad -- it's not that
hard to cook it yourself. Give me a day or two and I'll dig up some
recipies.
Or, well just under my nose there's one for rowanberry jam. It's even
better!
2 l (1 kg) rowanberries (picked after some frost, or put them in the
freezer over night)
1 kg sugar
0,4-0,5 l water
simmer for 20-30 minutes, add
0,1 l cognac (cheap, preferably...)
and pour the jam into sterilized jars.
Malin
I'm not sure if this is the original or not but....
Ingredients
6 juniper berries, crushed
1/2 cup brandy
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons pepper
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
2 bay leaves
3 tenderloins of pork
Combine all ingredients except pork to make marinade. The marinade can
be saved and reused; it improves
with keeping. Marinate pork for two days before serving.
Broil on charbroiler or under strong broiler until 50 percent blackened.
(The stripes of a charbroiler are
preferable, but for appearance only.) Bake further 10 minutes at 400
degrees.
Slice on diagonal, about 1/2-inch thick. Garnish and serve with apple
rings, apple sauce, baked apples, etc.
Serves: 6 This recipe can be doubled, tripled etc. depending on serving
needs.
--
Steve
Opinions expressed are mine and do not reflect any position/comment
for the IBM Corporation.
Thomas Jefferson Roast Pork Tenderloin
Recipe By : Ross' Teal Lake Lodge - Tim & Prudence Ross
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : American Classics Heritage Recipe
Pork
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
6 each juniper berries -- crushed
1/2 cup brandy
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 each bay leaves
3 each tenderloins of pork
Read notes: (this marinates for 2 days - so think ahead)
Combine all ingredients except pork tenderloins to make marinade. The
marinade can be saved and reused; it improves with keeping. Marinate
pork for two days before serving.
Broil on charbroiler or under strong broiler until 50 percent blackened.
(The stripes of a charbroiler are preferable, but for appearance only.)
Bake further 10 minutes at 400~.
Slice on diagonal, about 1/2-inch thick. Garnish and serve with apple
rings, apple sauce, baked apples, etc.
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NOTES : Heritage Recipe: Teal Lake Pork Tenderloin - "Our recipe for pork
tenderloin..derives from an old Venison recipe used by Thomas Jefferson
at Monticello. It marinates for 2 days, so think ahead. The herbal
flavor of the juniper berries is perky, but a bottle of juniper berries
will last a lifetime."
"Ross' takes pride in the best ingredients and home cooking! They've had
over 75 years to get the recipes right! Many recipes are unchanged from
Great-Grandma Virginia's in the 1920's... They been hailed in magazines
like the Chicago Tribune and Wisconsin Trails
Ross' Teal Lake Lodge
Route 7, Ross Road
Hayward, Wisconsin 54843
715-462-3631
Copied by Tom Shunick 11/12/98
Source: 1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook (www.virtualcities.
com)