Tian Of Roast Potatoes And Chinese Mustard Greens Food

POTATO-ONION TIAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425˚. Brush a 3-quart oval baking dish with olive oil. Toss the potatoes with 1 tablespoon olive oil, the thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, toss the onion and leek slices, keeping them intact, with 1 tablespoon olive oil and a big pinch each of salt and pepper.
• Arrange the potatoes, onion and leek in overlapping layers in the prepared dish. Drizzle with the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover with foil and bake until the vegetables are very tender, about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until the potatoes are lightly browned and crisp around the edges, 30 to 40 more minutes. Let stand about 10 minutes before serving.

ROASTED POTATOES WITH MUSTARD AND THYME

Steps:

• Wash yellow or red potatoes. Cut off any bad blemishes on the skin, but leave the rest of the skins on.
• Roughly dice and place the potatoes on a large baking sheet.
• In a small bowl put the olive oil, mustard (either Dijon or whole grain), salt, garlic powder, thyme and black pepper. Mix well.
• Pour the oil mixture over the potatoes and stir until all of the potato pieces are well coated.
• Bake in a 425 degree oven for 45-50 minutes, stirring the potatoes once or twice while they are baking.
• Best if eaten immediately.

VEGETABLE TIAN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Halve the peeled garlic clove and rub bottom of a large baking dish with the cut side of the garlic. Coat the bottom of the dish with 2 tablespoons oil. Arrange vegetables in dish, alternating them and overlapping them. Season with salt and pepper as you layer the vegetables. Scatter herbs on top and drizzle with remaining oil to coat generously. Add garlic cloves evenly over the top.
• Bake 25 minutes, then baste vegetables with oil from pan, and continue baking until tender and browned, about 25 minutes more.

SARSON KA SAAG (INDIAN MUSTARD GREENS)

Steps:

• Place the chiles into a dry skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir until the chiles turn dark red-brown in color and give off their fragrance, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, allow to cool, and remove stems of chiles; shake out the seeds, and tear the flesh of the roasted chiles into pieces. Set aside.
• Place the spinach into a saucepan over medium heat; place mustard greens into a separate saucepan.
• If leaves are dry, mix in 1 or 2 of tablespoons of water.
• If leaves are still wet, just cover the pans and simmer the greens until tender, about 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
• Place greens together into the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse several times to break up the greens, then process to a paste, about 1 minute.
• Heat ghee in a large saucepan over medium heat, and stir in the cumin seeds, stirring for about 30 seconds or until the seeds sizzle and turn a darker brown color.
• Mix in the onion, cook and stir until lightly browned, about 3 minutes, and mix in the roasted peppers, ginger paste, garlic paste, and tomato.
• Mix in the pureed greens, bring to a simmer, and stir in salt and sugar to taste.
• If dish is too thick, mix in up to about 1/4 cup of water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the greens are the desired thickness.

FLU FIGHTING MUSTARD GREEN AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the mustard greens very thoroughly in several changes of water.When you think they are clean,wash them again!
• Cut the greens into 1'' peices.Peel and cut the sweet potato into large chunks.
• Bring all ingredients to a boil,reduce the heat to low and simmer,covered ,for 3 hours.
• Serve hot.

WILTED MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cook mustard greens in 2 batches in a 6 to 8 quart pot of boiling salted water, stirring to submerge, until wilted and tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl of cold water to stop cooking. Drain greens in a colander, pressing to squeeze out excess moisture, then coarsely chop.
• Cook garlic in butter in a 4 to 6 quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring until softened, about 2 minutes. Add boiled greens, salt and pepper and cook, covered stirring occasionally until heated through, about 5 minutes.

MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Trim the leaves of the greens from the stems and discard the stems.
• Heat chorizo in the bottom of the pressure cooker with the top off until browned.
• Add beef stock to the pot, making sure to scrape sausage off the sides. Add some of the greens to the pot and mix to cover as much as possible with the chorizo/stock mixture.
• Add the remaining greens to the pot, pressing down to close the pot. This will be well past the "maximum" line, but don't worry as they will wilt significantly below the line by the time they're done.
• Seal the pressure cooker and cook for 15 minutes. Stream cold water on the lid - avoiding the vent! - to cool the pressure cooker enough to safely open.
• Drain the greens to remove excess moisture. Season with pepper, garlic salt, and hot sauce.

HERB MUSTARD ROAST POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine mustard, oil, garlic, and herbs in a large bowl.
• Add potatoes and toss to coat.
• Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake 35-40 minutes or until tender.

ASIAN-INSPIRED MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Place the sesame seeds into a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir constantly until the seeds are toasted a golden brown and make a continuous crackling noise, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the seeds immediately to a bowl to stop the cooking process. Set seeds aside.
• Place sesame oil in the hot skillet, and heat until it just begins to smoke (this should happen very fast). Place mustard greens into the hot oil, and pour in water. With a spatula, gently toss the greens until they are wilted and reduced in quantity, about 2 minutes. Mix in garlic, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sake, and sugar.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, stir until sugar has dissolved, and cover the skillet. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the greens are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. If a thicker sauce is desired, remove greens with a slotted spoon, and cook the liquid down to desired thickness; return greens to the skillet, toss in the pan juices, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

NEELYS' BRAISED MUSTARD GREENS WITH BACON AND RAISINS

Steps:

• On medium heat, saute bacon in a large saute pan. When it is almost done, add your sliced garlic for a minute or two. Drain drippings when cooked and set aside.
• While bacon is cooking, boil water in a large pot.
• Blanch mustard greens in boiling water until bright green (about 2 minutes). *Cook's Note: Add a few greens a little bit at a time into boiling water. Make room for more greens by pushing down with a spoon. Drain greens.
• Add greens to your saute pan full of bacon/garlic. Stir together.
• Add chicken stock, raisins, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well together.
• Let simmer for 5 minutes.

AUTUMN TIAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap beets tightly in parchment-lined foil. Roast on a baking sheet until tender, about 1 hour, 20 minutes. Let cool completely. Peel and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.
• Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees. Toss onion with 1 tablespoon oil and half of thyme. Season with salt and pepper and arrange in the bottom of a 3-quart round or oval gratin dish. On a cutting board, stack 1 slice each potato, beet, and tomato. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat with remaining vegetables, keeping each stack separate. Transfer stacks to dish and shingle to overlap slightly. Sprinkle with remaining thyme and drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil. Cover tightly with parchment-lined foil.
• Bake 30 minutes. Uncover; drizzle with remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Bake, uncovered, until vegetables are tender and tomatoes are caramelized, about 35 minutes more. Let cool slightly before serving.

CHINESE GREENS AND BEEF

Steps:

• Marinate beef in cornstarch, salt, sugar, sherry, soy sauce and msg for 30 minutes.
• Heat 2 Tblsp. oil in frying pan until hot.
• Stir-fry garlic until brown.
• Add chinese greens, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms; stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add water and cook 1 minute more. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Heat 2 Tblsp. oil in frying pan until hot.
• Stir-fry beef mixture 3 minutes.
• Add vegetables to meat and simmer 2 minutes.
• Serve hot.
• Variations: the meat mixture with vegetables can be served over chow mein noodles, fried rice noodles or bean threads.

TIAN OF ROAST POTATOES AND CHINESE MUSTARD GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice potatoes in 1/4-inch thick slices and place in a medium sized bowl.
• Toss potato slices with 2 Tbsp.olive oil to prevent browning.
• Sprinkle potatoes with salt and pepper.
• After washing greens, separate thick stems from leaves.
• Slice stems in julienne.
• Cut leaves into a fine shred---you should have 8-10 cups.
• Place stems then leaves in large oven safe casserole.
• Add garlic, broth, 2 Tbsp Olive oil and seasoning to taste.
• Layer potatoes over greens in overlapping circles or rows, depending on shape of pan. You may have to press to fit the potatoes atop the greens, but as they cook, the greens will wilt.
• Place in a pre-heated oven and bake for 45 minutes to an hour. You want the potatoes to be crisp and lightly browned.
• Optional: top with grated parmesan cheese during the last 10 mins of baking, or lightly buttered bread crumbs for an additional flavor burst.