Melange Recipes

VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• Scrape the carrots and leave them whole. Peel the turnip and the potato and cut them in half. Cut each half into 6 or 8 segments.
• Place the green beans, carrots and the onions in a saucepan. Add water to cover, and salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add turnip and potato. Cook 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain well.
• Heat the butter in a skillet. Add the shallots and cook briefly, then add the vegetables, salt and pepper and thyme. Cook for 1 minute while stirring and shaking the skillet.

TOMATO AND ZUCCHINI MELANGE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, mix together tomatoes, zucchini, salsa, water, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Mix in bell peppers if desired. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.

VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• Boil green beans and broccoli for about for 2 minutes. Melt butter in a pan then saute with vegetables. Season with salt and pepper or any other seasonings.

RUSS'S VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, Add the vegetables and toss well, then cover until cooked and tender but not mushy (about 8 minutes). Stir every couple of minutes.
• Add the cream and mustard and bring back to a simmer. Cook for a couple of minutes more, then remove from the heat, sprinkle over the parmesan, season to taste, stir then serve.

MR. B'S SHRIMP AND HAM MELANGE

Steps:

• Shell and devein the shrimp and put them in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
• Drop tomatoes into boiling water and let stand 10 seconds. Drain. Pull away and discard the skin. Cut away and discard the cores. Cut tomatoes in half crosswise and squeeze away most of the seeds.
• Cut tomato halves into 1/4-inch dice. There should be about 1 cup.
• Cut ham into very small cubes. There should be about 1/2 cup.
• To the shrimp add the paprika, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, garlic, all the chopped white part of a green onion or scallion and 1/4 cup of the chopped green part. Blend well with the fingers.
• Heat butter in a heavy skillet and add shallots and shrimp mixture. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes or until shrimp lose their raw look. Scoop them out into a warm dish.
• Add wine, tomatoes, 1/4 cup green onions and tarragon. Cook, stirring, about 30 seconds and add cream, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and stir in mustard. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes or until thickened lightly and saucelike.
• Add ham and shrimp and stir until they are coated with sauce.
• Arrange hard roll halves broiled side up on serving dish and pour shrimp in sauce over all. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup green part of onion.

MELANGE

Steps:

• With the steam pipe of an espresso machine steam the milk. Pour the espresso into coffee cups and add the milk and the sugar.