Gourmet Turnip Cake Kihen Fin Veisseriben Recipes

GOURMET TURNIP CAKE (KIHEN FIN VEISSERIBEN)

Steps:

• To make cake: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter an 8-inch springform pan; sprinkle with flour.
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, turnip puree, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt and chopped nuts.
• Pour cake batter into buttered pan. Bake 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a rack 5 minutes before removing side of pan.
• To assemble cake: In a medium bowl, cream butter, egg yolks and powdered sugar. Cut horizontally through center of cooled cake, making 2 layers. Spread 1/3 of the frosting over lower half of cake; place other half of cake on top. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake; sprinkle evenly with grated nuts. Refrigerate until served; refrigerate unused portion.

RICE KUGEL (REIS-KUGEL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter a deep baking dish; set aside.
• Peel and shred apples. In a medium bowl, beat together egg, salt and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir in raisins, shredded apple, rice, 4 Tablespoons of the butter, jam and almonds.
• Pour into buttered dish; dot with remaining 2 Tablespoons butter. Sprinkle with 1 Tablespoon sugar. Bake 40 minutes; serve hot.

SPINACH TIMBALE

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 180 C (350 F).
• Melt the butter in a pan, saute the onion and cook until soft but not brown.
• Add the spinach and cook for a further 5 minutes until soft, stirring once or twice.
• Add the milk and cream and heat gently without boiling.
• Beat the eggs in a bowl, take the spinach mixture off the heat and add the eggs, cheese, breadcrumbs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased 1.1 litre (2 pint) ring mould (Bundt tin) and cover the mould with foil.
• Place the ring mould in a roasting dish that is half filled with hot water.
• Bake at 180 C (350 F) for 1 1/4 hours until it is firm to the touch and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Turn the Timbale out onto a flat serving dish and garnish with slices of tomato.

CAMEROON SUYA

Steps:

• Trim the steak of any fat and then cut into thin strips. Place in a bowl or shallow dish.
• Mix the sugar, garlic powder, spices and onion salt together. Add the crushed peanuts, then add this mixture to the steak. Mix well so that the spices are worked into the meat.
• Thread the steak onto 6 satay sticks, pushing the meat close together (almost so it resembles ribbon candy, if you can picture how that looks).
• Place in a shallow dish, cover loosely with foil and allow to marinate in a cool place for a few hours.
• Preheat the grill (or broiler). Brush the meat with a little vegetable oil and then cook over moderate heat for about 15 minutes or until evenly brown.

TURNIP CAKE

Steps:

• Cook shredded turnip with 1 cup of water for 5 minutes.
• Add some sugar if turnip is bitter.
• Heat 1 tspn of oil, stir fry Chinese sausage/ham, dry shrimp, mushrooms, shallots until done.
• Add black or white pepper if desired.
• Mix ingredients and rice flour with turnip.
• Add salt if desired.
• Note: this mixture should not be too thick.
• Turnip cake will turn hard if it is too thick.
• To steam: Choice (1) place step 5 mixture in a container and use steamer to steam for 50 minutes with high flame.
• Choice (2) If you do not have a steamer, use 8x8x2 baking pan.
• Cover baking pan with foil paper, pour in mixture.
• In a large deep pan, add water, position a bowl in center of pan, then, place baking pan on top of bowl.
• Put on lid and steam for 50 minutes with high flame.
• Chill turnip cake in room temperature.
• Slice cake into square or rectangular shape with a cleaver.
• Fry in pan with 1 tbspn of oil until golden brown on both sides.
• Sauce: Minced garlic and red chili pepper Mix with soy sauce, a drop of sesame oil and little bit of sugar.
• Ready to serve.