Chef Guide for Chefs: Club Member Recipes
Chef2Chef Recipe Club - Volume 1 Number 067 - December18, 2001.
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Hello Recipe Club. We have three more of your recipes today. Kind of a fall/turkey theme! You've had almost a month of holiday recipes and if you haven't seen exactly what you're looking for, we've got hundreds more you can access by clicking here:  http://chef2chef.net/search/menuc.php?search=Christmas

After the Christmas break, we've got recipes from a Personal Chef, Indian recipes, more Italian recipes, and some great Moroccan recipes for you! If you have a recipe theme you'd like to see or have a collection of recipes you'd like to share, drop us a note in our Recipe Club Forum:
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Cindy writes:

Over the years, I've discovered that our family enjoys the "big" holiday meal on Christmas eve, while having a leisurely "eatfest" on Christmas day. (We forego a sit-down meal on Christmas.) In order to do this, I prepare a large variety brunch buffet for our morning "meal" and leave most of the foods out until noon-ish. Around that time, I slowly begin transitioning out "brunch" foods and little by little, set out other buffet foods to get us through the rest of the day. I'm looking for some new recipes that suit this type of arrangement. (Brunch recipes or other...) Suggestions, please?

If you got some suggestions for Cindy, drop her a note here: http://chef2chef.com/amb/workshop/47.shtml

Bon Appetit

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You could call this the tenderloin of turkey recipes.
 
Fried Turkey Breast
 
When the turkey is defrost for 2 days in refrigerator, take it out and with electric knife or a very sharp one, slice the breast just like if it was baked (across the grain) into slices the same size--maybe 1/4 inch thick.  Salt and Pepper and flour the slices and cook in a medium hot skillet with just a little oil or butter for about five minutes or so on each side.  Serve warm. 
 
You can use the rest of the bird in dressing or whatever you wish but try this one.
 
This has been a special dish for my family for generations, yet few folks have heard of it.  It does not compare in any way to the whole fried turkey. 
 
June Barnett

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This recipe is quick and easy to prepare and offers a delicious alternative to the traditional cranberry sauce, either homemade or canned!  It can be prepared a few days prior to serving.  It is wonderful with turkey, chicken and pork.

Cranberry-Orange Sauce

2 large oranges
1 bag (12 ounces) cranberries (3 cups)
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
orange-peel slivers for garnish.

1.  From oranges, grate 1/2 tsp peel and squeeze juice.  Add enough water to juice to equal 1 cup.

2.  In 2-quart saucepan, heat cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, orange peel, and orange juice to boiling, over high heat, stirring occasionally.  Reduce heat to medium and cook, uncovered, 5 to 8 minutes or until most  of the cranberries pop, stirring occasionally.  Mixture thickens as it chills.

If you prefer less "whole" pieces of cranberry, strain part of the mixture through a strainer.

Spoon sauce into bowl; cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours or up to 4 days.  Garnish with orange peel slivers.

Enjoy! Irene Bryant

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MULLED WINE from Chef Johnny
 
 
1.75 liters dry red wine (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Beaujolais)
4  Cups  apple cider
1/2  Cup sugar
1  Orange cut into 6 wedges
2  lemons cut into 4 wedges
14 whole cloves
2  cinnamon sticks
The lemon or orange slices pierced with whole cloves for garnish
 
Pour the wine, apple cider and sugar into a 6 or 8 quart sauce pan.  Bring to a slow simmer.  Insert 2 cloves  into each wedge of orange and lemon and add to the simmering pot.  Add cinnamon sticks and continue to simmer for additional 30 to 40 minutes.  In each of the lemon slices, stick a whole clove.  Serve hot in mugs and garnish with the lemon or orange slice and cloves.

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