Neiman Marcus Recipes Book Food

NEIMAN MARCUS POPOVERS

Steps:

• Place milk in bowl
• Sift flour, salt and baking powder together into large mixing bowl.
• Beat eggs until foamy and pale in color; add warm milk.
• Gradually add flour mixture and beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
• Let batter rest for 1 hour at room temperature (this is an important step).
• Preheat oven to 450F and spray popover or muffin pans with cooking spray (Pam).
• Fill popover cups almost to the top with batter and place popover tin on cookie sheet.
• Transfer to oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 375F and bake for 30 to 35 minutes longer, until popovers are deep golden brown outside and airy inside.
• Turn out popovers and serve hot with strawberry butter.

NEIMAN MARCUS STRAWBERRY BUTTER

Steps:

• Whip butter in a bowl with electric mixer until fluffy.
• Fold in strawberry preserves.
• Return to refrigerator and allow butter to solidify.

THE NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and both sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla;
• mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda.
• Add chocolate chips,Hershey Bar and nuts.
• Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

NEIMAN MARCUS CAFE CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté first 7 ingredients in large stockpot until tender.
• Stir in garlic and taco seasoning.
• Add chicken stock, corn tortillas and cooked chicken breast.
• Bring to a boil, then simmer 15 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, cilantro and Cheddar cheese spread, then simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add baking soda; stir well.
• When foaming subsides, add heavy cream and simmer 30 minutes more.
• Garnish with baked tortilla strips.

NEIMAN MARCUS SOUP

Steps:

• In saucepan, cook onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally until soft.
• Add chilies and tomatoes. Cook 10 min or so until liquid is evaporated.
• Stir in cream cheese. Maintain mod heat until cheese is melted.
• Stir in chicken broth, half and half, lemon juice, cayenne and salt. Heat soup until it is hot, but do not let it boil.
• Serve with mont jack and tortilla strips.

NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIE

Steps:

• Cream the butter with the sugars until fluffy.
• Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract.
• Combine the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Drop by large spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, or 10 to 12 minutes for a crispier cookie.
• Makes 12 to 15 large cookies.