Fried chicken has a dual origin in the rural American South. The Scots had a tradition of deep-frying chicken in fat with seasonings, unlike their English counterparts who baked or boiled chicken. Later, as African slaves were introduced to households…
Ingredients 300 g (1½ cups) all-purpose flour or durum semolina flour 1 tsp salt 3 eggs 1 Tbsp olive oil A few drops of water Procedure Dough Pour the flour and salt into a food processor. Beat the eggs with…
This elegant recipe for eggs Connaught was originally published in Cordon Bleu Cookery Course Volume Five (pages 2–3), printed in 1968. Legend has it that the dish was invented at the Connaught Hotel in Mayfair London. It is a light…
Ingredients 1 whole egg 1 cup flour 2–6 tablespoons water 1–2 teaspoons olive oil (optional) Procedure On a smooth surface, heap the flour. Push a hole in the center of the flour (it should look like a volcano). Break egg…
Ingredients 3 egg yolks 1 whole egg 1 teaspoon salt 1 dash pepper 80 ml (¼ cup) water 580 ml (2 cups) flour 1–2 teaspoon olive oil Procedure In a bowl, beat together egg yolks, egg, salt, and pepper. Stir…
These homemade noodles can be served with a variety of pasta sauces, such as pesto sauce. Ingredients 3 whole eggs ⅛ teaspoon salt ½ cup (120 ml) wine 1 Tablespoon olive oil 3 cups (700 g) flour Procedure In a…
This recipe is from The Cook’s Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes, from a project that puts out-of-copyright texts into the public domain. This is from a very old source, and it reflects…
Drawn butter is a butter-based sauce typically served with lobster or crab. Ingredients 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 oz) water 2 teaspoons flour 2 ounces (57 g) unsalted butter Procedure Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Mix…
Ingredients 1½ cups finely-crushed chocolate wafers 3 packages (24 oz) softened cream cheese 1½ cups white granulated sugar 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled 2 tbsp flour 1 tsp vanilla essence 4 eggs ¼ cup milk ¼ cup vanilla-flavored…
This is the original Dole-brand recipe for pineapple upside-down cake. Ingredients 1 large can (~397 g / 14 oz) crushed or sliced pineapple 2 cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) flour, sifted 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ⅔…
Ingredients Oil for deep frying 1 cup chopped methi (fenugreek) leaves ⅓ cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) 2 tbsp besan (Bengal gram flour) 1 pinch asafoetida (hing) 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp green chilli-ginger paste 1 tbsp hot…
Cheyeeam are deep-fried balls of ground chickpeas. Ingredients ½ kg kadalai paruppu (Bengal gram, small brown chickpeas) ½ kg vellam (jaggery, unrefined palm sugar) 10 elackai (cardamom pods) ½ kg maida mavu (refined wheat flour) Water Salt, to taste 1…