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| Succulent and Savory: Standing Rib Roast |
Every year as I'm contemplating what to make for Christmas dinner, I consider such tantalizing offerings as a beautiful glazed ham or a crown roast of lamb or pork. Invariably I return to my all-time favorite Christmas entrée, a succulent standing rib roast with its comforting accompaniment of Yorkshire pudding. Expensive, yes, but it is Christmas! And so simple to make. Let the flavor of the meat reign supreme by adding only salt and pepper as seasonings. About the only thing you could do wrong is to overcook it. Be sure to have an accurate meat thermometer. |
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| Tangy Roasted Pumpkin Soup |
It's not too early to start planning your Thanksgiving dinner. How about beginning the festivities with a rich and savory pumpkin soup? Roasting the pumpkin for the soup encourages the natural sugars to caramelize and enriches its flavor creating a more complex soup. Ingredients 1 medium pumpkin, about 4 pounds Olive oil 1 T butter 2 slices bacon, diced 1 large yellow onion, chopped 6 cups chicken stock ½ cup heavy cream ¼ cup orange juice 1/8 t freshly grated nutmeg Salt and freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup crème fraiche, thinned with milk just until pourable 1 cup julienned roasted pumpkin Roasted pumpkin seeds* Procedure 1. To roast the pumpkin, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 2. Cut pumpkin in half through stem end and then cut each half into several pieces. 3. Remove strings. Reserve seeds for garnish.. Place pumpkin on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 4. Roast in oven until tender but not falling apart, about 45 minutes. 5. Let cool and peel away skin. 6. Julienne a cupful for garnish. 7. Dice the remainder. 8. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add bacon and onions and cook stirring occasionally until onions are soft and bacon is just turning golden. 9. Add the pumpkin and stock and simmer until pumpkin falls apart, about 30 minutes. Let cool about 20 minutes. 10. In batches, puree soup in a food processor until smooth. 11. Strain through a mesh sieve; add cream, orange juice and nutmeg. 12. Reheat. Ladle into bowls and garnish with julienned pumpkin and toasted pumpkin seeds.* 13. Drizzle on crème fraiche. 6 servings *How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds 1. Rinse pumpkin seeds under cold water and pick out the pulp and strings. (This is easiest just after you've removed the seeds from the pumpkin, before the pulp has dried). Simmer seeds in salted water for 10 minutes. Pat dry thoroughly. 2. Place the pumpkin seeds in a single layer on an oiled baking sheet, stirring to coat. 3. Sprinkle with salt and bake at 325 degrees F until toasted, about 25 minutes, checking and stirring after 10 minutes. 4. Let cool and store in an air-tight container. There is no need to crack open to remove inner seed. Another suggestion for serving pumpkin soup is to ladle it into scooped out pumpkin shells or acorn squash shells. Photographer Bill Brady http://bit.ly/9wFYxm Recipe by Phyllis Kirigin sweetpaprika.wordpress.com Phyllis is a resident of Croton-on-Hudson and is an avid cook and food blogger. She loves all things culinary, focusing on using fresh ingredients and promoting local farmers and artisans. She can be reached at sweetpaprika@optonline.net
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| The Croton Police Dept. tip line is now going to cell phone. This means that tips may be texted to the number as well as verbally called in. The number is 271-0706. |
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