Christmas Recipes: Main Dishes. No.1 of 12 – Crispy Fish Spaghetti
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes + soaking
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Calories per serving: 860
Not suitable for freezing
Ingredients:
Sultanas (optional), 50 g (2 oz) Anchovy fillets, 50 g (2 oz) Haddock, cod or salmon fillet (skinned) 450 g (1 lb) Garlic cloves, 2 Breadcrumbs, fresh Pine Nuts, 50 g (2 oz) Fennel Seeds, 5 ml (1 tsp) Olive Oil, 100 ml (4 fl oz) Parsley, flat-leaf chopped 600 ml (4 tsp) White wine, 100 ml (4 fl oz) Bay leaf, 1 Peppercorns, 1 Salt and Pepper Spaghetti, 350 g (12 oz) Garnish: lemon wedges and flat-leaf parsley
Instructions:
Anchovies should be drained and the oil kept. The fish should be cut into bite sizes. Take 45 ml of warm water and soak the sultanas for 10 minutes. Prepare crushed garlic. Combine anchovies, garlic, fennel, pine nuts, olive oil and breadcrumbs. Cook till crisp and brown turning occasionally. 200 deg C (400 F) for about 20 minutes. Add parsley and drained sultanas. Combine bay leaf, peppercorns, fish, salt, white wine and water (300 ml, 10 fl oz). Cook in a shallow vessel below the breadcrumb mixture for about 15 minutes, till cooked. Separate the fish from the liquid. Reduce the strained liquid in a pan to about 60 ml (4 tsp). AT the same time cook the spaghetti in salted water (boiling) till tender (10-12 minutes). Sieve the spaghetti and mix with the reduced liquid at high heat for a couple of minutes. To present; Add the fish to the spaghetti. Add the breadcrumbs and garnish with lemon and parsley.
Categories: Christmas Recipes Tags: Fennel, Occassionally, Wine And Water
Swedish Christmas Recipes for Julskinka and Christmas Sausage
A key element of Swedish Christmas celebrations is the food.
Christmas ham or Julskinka is traditionally served on Christmas Eve as part of the festivities. Often the dinner may be a smorgasbord which includes Christmas ham(julskinka), pickled herrings (sild), Christmas sausage (potatis korv), potato salad, pickled cabbage and a range of cooked meats.
As Christmas Eve is the time when Swedes celebrate Christmas and open their presents this is the most important meal of the holiday.
Christmas Sausage or Potatis Korv
Serves 8
2 pounds ground lean pork 2 pounds ground lean beef 6 medium raw potatoes, shredded 3 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 medium onion, chopped
Bring a stockpot of salted water to a simmer. In a mixing bowl, mix all ingredients well together. Form into rolls about 4 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Cut parchment paper into 6-inch lengths and wrap sausage well, tying both ends tightly with string. Place rolls into the simmering water. Cook slowly for about 45 minutes. Remove sausages from water and let cool before unwrapping.
Serve piping hot on the Christmas table with Swedish mustard (senap).
Christmas Ham or Julskinka
Serves 8 to 14
1 lightly salted ham, 6–11 pounds 1 egg yolk 1/2 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons prepared Swedish mustard 3 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs
Drinking Water Filters
Categories: Christmas Recipes Tags: Parchment Paper, Swedish Christmas, Tablespoon Sugar
