Nuts

Lemon carrots amandine

lemon-carrots-amandineIngredients:
* 450g (1 lb) carrots, scrubbed
* 25g (1 oz) Stork margarine
* 2 x 5ml spoons (2 teaspoons) grated lemon rind
* 50g (2 oz) whole blanched almonds

Fudge sauce

Fudge-sauce_cIngredients:
* 25g(1 oz) Stork margarine
* 75g (3 oz) soft brown sugar
* 1 x 170g (6 oz) can evaporated milk
* 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tablespoon) cornflour blended with
* 2 x 15ml spoons (2 tablespoons) water
* 25g (1 oz) walnuts, chopped, optional

Custard sauce

Custard-sauce_cIngredients:
* 2 eggs, size 2
* 25g (1 oz) castor sugar
* 275ml (1/2 pint) milk
* Vanilla essence or nutmeg

Red cabbage salad

Red-cabbage-saladIngredients
1 onion
400 g/14 oz red cabbage,
finely sliced
5 tablespoons sunflower oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon cumin
25 g/1 oz peeled walnuts

Carbonnade of beef

Carbonnade-of-beef_cIngredients:
* 25g (1 oz) Stork margarine
* 4 medium-sized onions, peeled and sliced
* 675g (1 1/2 lb) chuck steak, cubed'
* 25g (1 oz) plain flour'
' tossed together
* 275ml (1/2 pint) brown ale
* Salt and pepper
* 1 x 5ml spoon (1 teaspoon) malt vinegar
* 1/2 x 15ml spoon (1/4 teaspoon) ground nutmeg
* 1 x 5ml spoon (1 teaspoon) brown sugar
* 1 x 5ml spoon (1 teaspoon) Worcestershire sauce

Topping:
* 6-8 slices French bread
* French mustard

Chicken and cashew stir_fry

Chicken-and-cashew-stir-fryIngredients:
* 15g (1/2 oz) Stork margarine
* 1 x 15ml spoon (1 tablespoon) oil
* 350g (12 oz) chicken breast, skinned and cut into strips
* 1 leek, sliced
* 3 sticks celery, sliced
* 1/2 red pepper, de-seeded and sliced
* 2 oranges
* 50g (2 oz) cashew nuts

Beef roll_ups stuffed with mince, bacon and gherkins

Beef-roll-ups-stuffed-with-Ingredients:
1 slice old bread
a little milk
200 g/7 oz minced beef and
pork
salt and freshly ground pepper
nutmeg
4 slices of stewing or uncooked
roast beef (total weight 400 g/14 oz )
beaten as thin as possible
4 bacon rashers
4 gherkins
cocktail sticks
25 g/1 oz butter
50 ml/2 fl oz beef stock
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz buttermilk

Creamy fish bake with broccoli

Creamy-fish-bake-with-broccIngredients:
500 g/1 lb broccoli
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 large red onion
1 yellow pepper
25 g/1 oz butter
1 lemon
300 g/10 oz cod fillet
300 g/10 oz salmon fillet
100 g/4 oz cream cheese
100 ml/4 fl oz single cream
1/2 tablespoon fresh thyme
leaves
pinch nutmeg
100 g/4 oz cooked mussels
100 g/4 oz prawns
50 g/2 oz mature Gouda cheese
or any mature cheese, grated

Creamy ragout of veal with parsley rice

Creamy-ragout-of-vealIngredients:
400 g/14 oz veal steak
1 onion
50 g/2 oz butter
500 m/17 fl oz veal stock
1 bouquet garni comprising
2 sprigs thyme,
2 springs parsley and a bay leaf
salt and freshly ground pepper
300 g/10 oz rice
40 g/1 1/2 flour
150 m/5 fl oz cream
squeeze of lemon juice
pinch of nutmeg
2 tablespoons finely chopped
parsley

Endive 'stamppot' with mushrooms and cheese

Endive-stamppot-with-mushIngredients:
1 1/2 kilo/3 lb potatoes
salt and freshly ground pepper
50 g/2 oz butter
200 g/7 oz chunk smoked
bacon, diced
250 g/8 oz mushrooms
150 ml/6 fl oz milk
600 g/20 oz endive, finely sliced
nutmeg
200 g/7 oz mature Dutch cumin
cheese (or any full-flavoured cheese with cumin)

Filosoof Dutch Shepherd's pie

Dutch-Shepherds-pieIngredients:
1 onion
750 g/1 1/2 lb potatoes
50 g/2 oz butter
500 g/1 lb minced beef
200 ml/7 fl oz beef stock
150 ml/5 fl oz milk
2 teaspoons cornflour
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon mixed fresh herbs
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
25 g/1 oz breadcrumbs
25 g/1 oz mature Gouda cheese
or any mature cheese, grated
15 g/1/2 oz chilled butter

Limburg asparagus soup with ham off thebone and egg mimosa

Limburg-asparagus-soup-withIngredients:
300 g/10 oz white asparagus
3/4 litre/1 1/2 pints vegetable
stock (tub)
1 teaspoon sugar
30 g/1 oz butter
30 g/1 oz flour
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz cream
pinch grated nutmeg
salt and freshly ground pepper
200 g/7 oz ham-off-the-bone
3 eggs, hardboiled
1 tablespoon finely chopped
parsley

Koninginnesoep Queen's soup

Queens-soupIngredients:
1 litre/2 pints chicken stock
30 g/1 oz flour
150 g/5 oz smoked salmon, in
pieces
freshly ground pepper
pinch nutmeg
few drops lemon juice
1 egg yolk
100 ml/3 1/2 fl oz cream
2 tablespoons finely chopped
dill

Hearty chicken soup

Hearty-chicken-soupIngredients:
1 onion
1 leek
1 large carrot
2 celery sticks
1 red pepper
1 bunch spring onions
1 boiling chicken
1 bouquet garni: sprigs thyme,
parsley and bay leaf tied
together
4 white peppercorns
1 small piece nutmeg
50 g/2 oz vermicelli
100 g/3 1/2 oz sweetcom (tin)
1 tablespoon finely chopped
celery
salt and freshly ground pepper


Tip
Remove the skin and fat from the chicken beforehand if the soup is to be eaten on the same day.

Bitterballen Bite_size croquettes

Bite-size-croquettesIngredients:
200 g/7 oz stewing beef or
shoulder of veal, cubed
1 bouquet garni
400 ml/14 fl oz beef stock
(from 1 stock cubes)
30 g/1 oz butter
30 g/1 oz flour
salt and freshly ground pepper
nutmeg
2 eggs
100 g/3 1/2 oz breadcrumbs
groundnut or sunflower oil for
frying
coarse mustard