| Chilean Christmas
Bread from Chile - Bread
Ingredients:
2 cups SR flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
100 grams glaced cherries
1 teaspoon cognac or brandy
1 cup plain flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup sultanas and chopped almonds (mixed)
1/2 cup glace fruit
2 eggs
115 grams butter
grated rind 1 lemon
Directions
Sift flour. Cut butter into pieces. Cream butter and sugar,
add eggs and mix well. Add sultanas and almonds, glace fruit,
lemon rind, vanilla, cherries, and cognac to flour. Mix well
and pour into a buttered mould. Bake at 150 Celsius for 1
1/2 hours.
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Escabeche
De Gallina - Main
(Marinated Chicken)
Ingredients:
1 c Celery leaves
1/3 c Vinegar, wine
2 ea Parsley sprigs
1 t Salt
2 ea Cloves, whole
1 c Water, hot
1/4 t Thyme, dried
2 ea Onions - cut in rings
1/3 c Olive oil
1 ea Carrot - sliced
2 1/2 lb Chicken pieces
1 ea Leek - sliced
1 c Wine, white, dry
1 ea Lemon - cut in 8 wedges
Directions
Reserve a few celery leaves for garnish. Chop remaining celery leaves.Tie
chopped celery leaves, parsley, cloves and thyme in small piece
ofcheesecloth - set aside.
Heat oil in large saucepan - fry chicken in oil, a few pieces at
a time until golden brown. Discard oil after frying chicken - wipe
pan with paper towels. Return chicken to saucepan
In small bowl, combine wine, vinegar, salt and water. Pour over
chicken ~ add onion rings, carrot, leek and bag of herbs. Cover
and simmer 30 minutes - discard bag of herbs.Place cooked chicken
pieces in a large bowl. Spoon of fat from cookingliquid. Stir cooking
liquid, vegetables and lemon wedges into chicken.Cover and refrigerate
6 hours. Serve cold, garnished with reserved celeryleaves.
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