Earl Grey Oatmeal For Zwt 8 Food

EARL GREY OATMEAL (FOR ZWT-8)

Steps:

• In a lrg saucepan, combine milk & water until simmering. Remove from heat & add tea bags. Allow to steep for 5-10 minutes.
• While the teabags are steeping, toast the oats. In a skillet set over low-heat, add 1 ½ tbsp of butter. When butter stops foaming, add the oatmeal. Stir until butter & oatmeal are well-combined. When oatmeal is toasted & smells rich & nutty, remove from heat.
• Remove the tea bags from the saucepan. Place on med-heat & return to a boil. Add oatmeal to the saucepan. Turn down to low-heat. Sprinkle in lemon zest & sweeten with honey to taste. Allow to cook until the oatmeal is thick & creamy. Serve warm, topped w/fruit, nuts or more honey. Thin w/milk as desired.

BLACK EYED PEA & CHORIZO HUMMUS (ZWT-8)

Steps:

• Heat med-sized sauce pot on med-high heat. Add chorizo to render fat & brown.
• Reduce heat to med. Add onions + garlic & cook until tender (about 5 min).
• Add cans of black eyed peas w/their liquid & bring mixture to a boil. Cook for 2 min & reduce to a simmer. Reduce liquid by half.
• Add cream cheese, tahini, cumin, lemon juice, parsley & lemon zest. Combine well.
• Transfer mixture to a food processor (or blender) to puree (I will use my hand-held blender for this). Drizzle in olive oil slowly. Puree until smooth (for about 5 min). Remove & refrigerate until ready to serve.
• *To Serve* - Garnish w/a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, parsley or a sprinkle of paprika. Serve w/grilled bread & raw veggies for dipping.
• *Note* - The recipe said it served 4, but I see it as much closer to serving 6 as an appy.

BALLYMALOE BROWN BREAD (ZWT-8)

Steps:

• Dissolve the molasses or treacle in 2/3 cup warm water in a sml bowl. (Around 100F is ideal) Grant calls it "blood heat" & notes the easiest way to obtain this temp (w/o a thermometer) is: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil, add 3 cups of cold water. Stir in the yeast & set aside for 8-10 minutes (or until the yeast begins to froth).
• Put the flour into a lrg bowl & mix in the salt.
• Lightly grease a lrg non-stick loaf pan w/oil.
• Make a well in the flour, pour in the yeast mixture & let it sit for a minute. Pour in about 1 1/4 cups warm water (see above), then form your hand into a rigid claw & stir the liquid into the flour slowly but steadily in a spiral motion (starting in the middle & working outwards to the rim of the bowl). The dough should be soft & too wet to knead (add water as necessary).
• Let the dough rest in bowl in a warm place for about 15 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to the greased loaf pan, cover loosely w/a damp towel & set in a warm place to rise for about 20 minutes. ("The bread should be what we call 'proud,'" says Tim Allen, "just beginning to peer over the top of the pan.")
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Bake the bread for 20 minutes, then lower the oven temp to 400F & bake for 35-45 minutes more. If you like a crisp crust, remove the bread from the pan about 10 minutes before it is done, then return it to the oven (placing it upside down directly on the oven rack to finish cooking).

MONK FISH ROASTED W/CAPERS, BACON & PARSLEY (ZWT-8)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C/400F temp - Heat a non-stick, oven-proof pan over med-high heat. For ea portion, add a small pat of butter. When the butter foams, add the monkfish tails & brown on both sides. Season w/salt & pepper as desired (I used lemon pepper).
• Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish & transfer to the oven to bake for 10 minutes. Check that the fish is hot throughout by pushing a skewer or knife into the thick part of the fish. If it comes out hot, the fish will be done (should take no more than 15 minutes). Remove from the oven, take the fish out of the pan & allow to rest.
• While the fish is resting, add a little more butter to the pan w/the shallots, garlic & bacon. Cook over a high-heat for a few min (til the bacon is cooked). Add the capers, a final squeeze of lemon juice, some grated lemon zest & the white wine.
• Add the monkfish back to the pan & baste w/the bacon/caper sauce for 2-3 minutes. Scatter parsley over the monkfish & shake the pan once or twice more. Place the monkfish tails on a bed of rice, cous cous or asparagus. Spoon the bacon/caper sauce over the top of the monkfish & serve immediately.