New England Nutmeg Sauce Recipes

CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH NUTMEG SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, milk and molasses. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apple, raisins, cherries and dates., Pour into a well-greased 6-cup pudding mold or metal gelatin mold. Cover with foil. Place on a rack in a deep kettle. Add 1 in. of boiling water to kettle; cover and boil gently until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 2 to 2-1/2 hours, replacing water as needed. Let stand 5 minutes before unmolding., In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and nutmeg. Unmold pudding onto a serving plate; cut into wedges. Serve warm with sauce.

NUTMEG SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Combine dry ingredients in a small saucepan. Use a little of the boiling water to mix the ingredients.
• 2. Stir in the remaining boiling water. Place over medium-high heat and stir until thickened. Add the butter and vanilla, and mix well.
• 3. Cool to room temperature.

NUTMEG VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the milk, nutmeg, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat, whisking occasionally to make sure the mixture doesn't burn or stick to the bottom of the pan. When the cream mixture reaches a fast simmer (do not let it boil), turn off the heat and let the flavors infuse for 10 minutes.
• In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar. In a thin stream, whisk the cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Pour the egg-cream mixture back into the saucepan.
• Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to 180 degrees F. At 160 degrees F, the mixture will give off a puff of steam. When the mixture reaches 180 degrees it will be thickened and creamy, like eggnog. If you don't have a thermometer, test it by dipping a wooden spoon into the mixture. Run your finger down the back of the spoon. If the stripe remains clear, the mixture is ready; if the edges blur, the mixture is not quite thick enough yet. When it is ready, quickly remove it from the heat and pour it though a fine-meshed strainer into a container in an ice bath to cool. Keep chilled and serve cold.

NUTMEG SAUCE

Steps:

• Blend cornstarch and sugar.
• Add boiling water, stirring constantly until thick.
• Add lemon juice, butter, nutmeg and salt.
• Serve warm.
• My Method:.
• I just whisked everything, except the butter, together and cooked it.
• When boiling hot, I whisked in the butter and stirred until thickened.

BREAD PUDDING WITH NUTMEG

Steps:

• In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Combine milk and butter; add to eggs along with sugar, salt, spices and vanilla. Add bread cubes and, if desired, raisins; stir gently. , Pour into a well-greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° until a knife inserted 1 in. from edge comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. , Meanwhile, for sauce, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, vanilla and nutmeg. Serve with warm pudding.

CREAMY NUTMEG CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter. Remove chicken and set aside. , In the same skillet, saute onion and parsley until onion is tender. Add the soup, sour cream, milk, nutmeg, sage, thyme and rosemary; mix well. Return chicken to the skillet an spoon sauce over pieces. , Simmer, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, basting occasionally. Sprinkle with additional nutmeg.

FETTUCCINE WITH CREAM NUTMEG SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the fettucine in boiling salted water until just cooked or al dente (until somewhat firm texture is reached).
• Drain well.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet.
• Saute the garlic for 1-2 minutes over very low heat.
• Add wine to butter& garlic.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the sour cream, whipping cream, nutmeg and italian parsley.
• Heat cream and sour cream mixture until very hot but not boiling.
• Add parmesan cheese.
• Season to taste with salt& pepper.
• Pour hot sauce over hot fettucine and toss.
• Sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese and chopped parsley, if desired.
• Serve immediately.