Dajaj Ma Jawz Food

DAJAJ MA' JAWZ

Steps:

• Place chicken in a pot and cover halfway with water; add half of the chopped onions, the carrots, 1/4 cup of the parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
• Remove chicken and take the meat off the bone, cut into bite-size pieces; set aside.
• Strain the chicken stock and set aside. Mix the walnuts with the paprika and set aside.
• Brown the chicken pieces in the butter. Add the remaining onions, the chicken stock, the cinnamon, cloves, baharat, and bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaves, then set on a serving platter, and garnish with the walnut and paprika mixture.
• Decorate with the remaining parsley and cilantro.
• Serve with rice and pita bread.

SAVORY CORN & BASIL PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously butter a 4 cup low baking dish (gratin dish).
• Scrape your corn off the husks- To do this you run a paring knife down the middle of each row of corn, hold the ear over a large bowl and with the back of a spoon scrape the ear from top to bottom- this removes the juice and pulp but leaves the tough skins of the kernals behind.
• You should have apprx 1 1/2 cups of corn pulp.
• In a bowl whisk the flour, cornmeal& eggs until very smooth.
• Whisk in the egg yolks, milk, butter salt& hot pepper sauce.
• Stir in the basil& corn pulp.
• Pour into the baking dish bake 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

APPLE CRISP CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• CRUST.
• Grease a 9 x 13 inches baking dish.
• In a bowl combine cracker crumbs, oatmeal, pecans and brown sugar.
• Stir in butter.
• Press onto the bottom of the baking dish.
• Set aside.
• FILLING.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and brown sugar until smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating on low speed, just until combined.
• Stir in sour cream, cinnamon and ginger.
• Pour over the crust.
• Arrange apple slices in rows over the filling.
• TOPPING.
• Combine flour, oatmeal, pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Sprinkle over the apples.
• Bake at 350°F for 50 minutes or until center is almost set.
• Cool on wire rack.
• When cool refrigerate.

BISHOP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle lemon wheel with simple syrup (pound the lemon with the end of a thick wooden spoon or a muddler to extract the juice and the oils from the rind). Add rum, and fill canister halfway with ice. Cover and shake well. Drain into a goblet.
• Add 3 ice cubes and red wine to goblet. Stir gently and garnish with a half-slice of lemon.