Uncle Bills Garden Dip Food

UNCLE BILL'S DILL DIP

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, add softened cream cheese, and mayonnaise and mix well to blend.
• Add dried dill weed, Bea monde seasoning, parsley and scallions and mix well to blend.
• Chill before serving.
• Refrigerate any unused portions.
• Bea Monde Seasoning is available in most super markets or specialty food stores.
• If desired, you may substitute and use sour cream instead of cream cheese.

UNCLE BILL'S FRESH STRAWBERRIES AND DIP

Steps:

• Combine vanilla yogurt, cream cheese and orange marmalade in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
• Rinse and dry strawberries.
• Line a basket with the fresh mint leaves.
• Pour dip into a bowl and place in the center of the basket.
• Surround dip with fresh strawberries.
• Dip strawberries into the dip and enjoy.
• NOTE: If preferred, remove the hulls from the strawberries and discard.
• Place the strawberries into a large bowl.
• Pour dip over the berries and lightly mix to coat.
• Place a few mint leaves around the rim of the bowl.

SPICE/CRUMB COATED WEDGE BAKED POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and cut in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 3 or 4 wedges.
• Place potato wedges in a large bowl and cover with cold water and let sit for about 5 minutes while preparing the coating.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, paprika, seasoning salt, black pepper, and granulated garlic powder; mix well.
• In a medium size bowl or saucepan, melt butter.
• Dry wedge potatoes on paper towelling.
• Drop several potato wedges into the melted butter and mix to coat with butter.
• Now roll potatoes in the crumb/spice mixture to coat well.
• Place coated potatoes directly on the middle rack in the oven, keeping them separated.
• Bake in preheated 450 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are nicely browned and done to your liking.
• Serve immediately with a Dill Dip or Garden Dip.

UNCLE BILL'S FRENCH MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse both mushrooms in cold water and immediately pat dry with paper towels.
• Cut mushrooms into quarters and then slice thinly, 1/8 inch thick.
• In a large heavy bottom soup pot, melt butter on medium heat.
• Add mushrooms and saute for 5 to 6 minutes or until liquid from the mushrooms has mostly evaporated.
• Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and cook for 1 minute, stirring often.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth, water and chicken soup base and bring to boil, about 5 minutes, stirring often so the bottom does not burn.
• Add thyme, bay leaf and green onions.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and discard.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks and whipping cream.
• Slowly add 1 cup of hot broth mixture from the soup pot to the egg/cream mixture, whisking constantly until incorporated. This prevents the egg yolks from cooking.
• Return mixture to the soup pot, adding slowly and whisking all the time while adding.
• Heat over low heat until hot, about 5 minutes.
• Add white pepper to taste.
• Serve soup sprinkled with minced parsley.

UNCLE BILL'S DEEP FRIED ZUCCHINI STRIPS

Steps:

• Wash and trim zucchini, (DO NOT PEEL).
• Cut zucchini into about 2 1/2" long by 1/2" thick strips.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, beat eggs and milk until fluffy.
• In a plastic bag, add flour, seasoning salt and shake well.
• In a separate plastic bag, add finely crushed saltine crackers.
• Dip zucchini strips in egg mixture.
• Drop into flour mixture and shake well to coat.
• Dip again into egg mixture.
• Drop into crushed crackers and shake well to coat.
• Heat olive oil to 325 F to 350 F in a medium-size frying pan or use a deep fryer.
• Drop coated zucchini (a few at a time) in the hot oil and cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes, turning once, (DO NOT OVERCOOK).
• Zucchini should be crunchy.
• Serve immediately with Bearnaise Sauce as a dip.
• SAUCE FOR DIPPING: Prepare contents of Bearnaise sauce according to package directions or make your own.
• NOTE: Instead of using plastic bags, place the flour mixture in a mixing bowl, and the crumbs in a separate bowl. This will not be quite as messy.
• Also, Panko crumbs would be excellent or cornflake crumbs.
• See recipe #382043.

DEEP FRIED SHRIMP WITH VEGETABLES, UNCLE BILL'S VERSION OF "

Steps:

• Prepare shrimp, then rinse in cold water; drain.
• Place shrimp in a bowl and sprinkle with additional black pepper and salt and let dry while preparing other ingredients.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, pinch of salt, pinch of black pepper, beaten egg and water and mix well to a smooth batter.
• Measure oil to a deep medium size saucepan or a frying pan and heat to medium-high heat.
• Dip shrimp into batter to coat well.
• Using tongs, hold shrimp by the tail and dip into hot oil for a couple of seconds so that the shrimp do not curl, then drop.
• Deep fry several shrimp at a time for about 2 minutes, turn over and cook for another 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove shrimp onto paper toweling and set aside.
• Heat WOK to high heat, add 2 tablespoons of oil, then add prepared vegetables, stirring well and saute' for about 2 minutes until vegetables are just partially cooked.
• In a small mixing bowl, mix together water, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, soy sauce and tapioca starch until mixture is smooth.
• Add mixture to WOK, stirring constantly to coat vegetables and cook until sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute.
• Divide shrimp equally to individual serving plates and spoon vegetable mixture over shrimp.
• Serve immediately.

UNCLE BILL'S YORKSHIRE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine milk and flour.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition until batter is smooth.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Heat a 12 cup muffin pan for 3 minutes in preheated 450 F oven.
• Remove pan from oven and add 1 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil to each muffin cup.
• Return muffin pan to preheated 450 F oven and heat for about 2 minutes or until oil gets hot (THIS IS VERY IMPORANT.) Remove heated pan from oven and spoon about 3 tablespoons of batter into each cup until mixture is evenly distributed in the 12 cups.
• Return to oven and bake in preheated 450 F overn for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 F and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until Yorkshire pudding has risen and is lightly browned.
• DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR AT ANYTIME DURING THE BAKING PERIOD.
• At the end of the baking time specified, you may open the oven door to take a peek at the pudding to see if it has risen and is lightly browned.
• Remove from oven and serve immediately with your favorite gravy recipe along with your roast.
• If you have any fat from your roast, you may use this in lieu of the olive oil.
• Prepare muffin pan in the same manner.
• For an easy gravy, see recipe #25365.

UNCLE BILL'S GREEN GODDESS DRESSING

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.
• Store in refrigerator in a glass jar with lid.