Ann Cary Randolphs Peas Food

ANN CARY RANDOLPH'S PEAS

Steps:

• If using fresh peas, shell. If using frozen, rinse to defrost and drain well.
• Melt butter in pot large enough to hold the peas and stock. Stir in flour until well blended. Let cook a little. Stir in the stock slowly, and whisk to keep lumps from forming. Stick cloves into peeled onion and add to pot along with peas. Cook peas about 15 minutes at a simmer. (Cook frozen peas about five minutes.) Remove the onion; stir in the sugar.
• Whisk the yolks with the water and briskly whisk in a few few spoons of hot stock. Whisking constantly, pour the yolk mixture into the peas and cook over low heat. Cook just below simmer, stirring. When mixture thickens a little, remove; season with salt and serve. Do not let mixture boil or it will curdle.

SHRIMP IN ASPIC WITH SAUCE VIERGE

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in wine. Heat stock to boil; remove from heat and stir in gelatin to dissolve completely.
• Heat 3 cups clam juice to boiling; add shrimp; reduce heat and poach one minute. Cool shrimp in the liquid.
• Sprinkle each of eight 1/2-cup molds with 1 teaspoon chives. Arrange three shrimp in each mold over the chives. Fill molds with aspic and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• To serve, unmold on cold plates and pass warm Sauce Vierge.

TIROPETAS

Steps:

• With a fork cream the feta, cottage cheese and cream cheese together until smooth.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth.
• Mix in the parsley, pepper and nutmeg.
• Lay out phyllo, one sheet at a time (keep remaining sheets covered with damp cloth) and cut into strips 1 3/4 inches wide. Brush each strip with melted butter. Fold over bottom edge a quarter inch.
• Place less than a teaspoon of filling on the folded-over end of pastry strip and fold over one corner to make a triangle; continue folding pastry from side to side in shape of a triangle (like folding a flag). Place seam side down on baking sheet. Continue until filling is used up. Brush tops of pastries with melted butter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 18 miutes, until golden brown.
• Refrigerate, or freeze if desired. To serve, if frozen, place directly from freezer in oven at 350 degrees and bake for about 15 minutes, or until heated through and butter is bubbling. If refrigerated bake for only 10 minutes.