Turkey Congee With Fried Bread Sticks Recipes

LEFTOVER THANKSGIVING TURKEY CONGEE

Steps:

• In a very large stock pot, add the turkey carcass and all the veggies. Pour in the water and the rice, and bring everything to a boil. Let it simmer for 90 minutes. Use tongs to remove any bones, etc. Season with salt, white pepper, and garnish with scallion and cilantro.
• Now, that's the way we've always done it. But if you want a really smooth congee, you can do it a slightly different way. Rather than adding the rice to the pot at the beginning, simply add the carcass, vegetables, and water to the stock pot. Simmer for 2 hours until you have a rich stock.
• Remove any large bones and then strain the stock into a clean pot. Add the rice, bring to a boil, and simmer for another 90 minutes. Stir in some leftover shredded turkey, season with salt and pepper, and garnish with scallions and cilantro.

TURKEY CONGEE WITH FRIED BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Bring the water, carcass and salt to the boil in a large pot. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 2 hours. Remove the bones and carcass and toss in the rice, broke the bean curd stick, mushroom, water chestnuts and white nuts. Raise the heat and let the mixture come back to the boil and give it several good stirs. Then turn the heat down to low and partially cover the pot. Let the rice simmer for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Taste, and add more salt if necessary, reheat it slowly and simply add some more water if the porridge is too thick.
• It can be served immediately with Chinese fried bread sticks.
• Place into a stainless steel bowl and spray with baker spray and place loafs into the bowl and also lightly spray. Cover the bowl with plastic and place some place where it warm.
• When it double in size with your hand punch it down and recover with the plastic wrap and back into a warm place. Again when it double in size takes some of the dough and form into sticks. Repeat these steps until all done.
• In a skillet add oil and heat up to 350° and take one of the bread stick and deep fry to a light golden brown. Will need to lower the temperature down it the sample comes out too dark. Repeat this step. When the oil is right; fry off the sticks in small batches. Drain onto paper towel and onto a rack. Keep warm until serve.
• Serve the congee and serve with green onion and Chinese parsley and fried bread on the side.

BUTTERY BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Place the margarine in a 9 x 13 rectangular pan and place in a 425 degree oven to melt the margarine.
• Meanwhile combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Using a fork to stir, gradually mix in the milk. Add a little more milk if needed.
• Stir up the dough until it is cohesive and forms a soft ball. Coat the ball with flour if it seems sticky.
• Rip off a sheet of waxed paper and pat or roll the dough out on top of the wax paper. Make a roughly regtangular shape to fit the hot pan.
• Remove the hot pan from oven once margarine is melted. Gently place the large sheet of dough into the pan, overtop the hot margarine, being very careful not to burn yourself.
• Next, use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut the dough in thin strips, as well as down the middle if desired. The margagine will ooze up between the sticks. You may sprinkle Parmesan cheese on at this time if you like--or add garlic salt or garlic powder to the butter before adding the dough.
• Bake at 425 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes. They will bake up golden brown, crunchy on the outside and soft in the center.

BANANA BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine ingredients and stir only until smooth. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake in oven for about 1 hour or until firmly set.
• Cool, remove from pan, and cut into sticks. Spread sticks out on a cookie sheet and bake at 150 degrees F for 1 hour or longer until the sticks are hard and crunchy. Store in a tightly covered container.

GARLIC BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• 1. Prepare french bread by cutting in 5-6 inches and cut in half.
• 2. Mix into paste with blended garlic, Thai basil and salt in melted butter.
• 3. Put butter paste on french bread and place bread on cookie sheet.
• 4. Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit, then put the breads in for 10-15 minutes or until butter melted on the bread.
• 5. Take them out, let it cool and cut then into sticks to serve.

FRIED BREAD

Steps:

• Mix flour and baking powder. Add water to make a soft dough. Pat dough out on a sheet of plastic wrap to about 1/2" thick.
• Heat up about 1/4" of oil or lard to medium heat in a cast iron or non stick pan.
• Cut dough into about 9 biscuits.
• Fry on one side until brown. Flip and cook about 2-3 minutes more. Test for doneness by flaking the side of a biscuit with a fork. If it seems dry inside it is done.
• Serve with butter and jam. Can also be napped with gravy and served with stewed hamburger and onions.

YUMMY BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Soften yeast in 1/2 cup of the water.
• In a mixing bowl or bread mixer, add rest of water, salt, sugar, and flour.
• Mix to a workable state. Knead to a nice consistency.
• Melt butter and cover bottom of cookie sheet generously with butter (no substitutes). 5.Sprinkle with garlic powder.
• Roll out dough in baking sheet.
• Rub with butter and sprinkle parmesan cheese ( I like to add more garlic powder and Italian seasonings at this point).
• With a pizza cutter, cut into 1 inch strips longways, then cut them in half the opposite direction.
• Let rise for 20 minutes.
• Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.
• May be served warm or cold.

BANANA BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F If you've decided to use them, roast your nuts for 7-10 minutes. Remove and cool.
• Grease two medium loaf pans.
• Mash the bananas and set aside.
• Chop the nuts (I used macadamia nuts), set aside.
• Put the flour, baking powder and baking soda in your food processor and mix to incorporate. Put in a large bowl.
• Put the brown sugar and oil in the bowl of the food processor and combine. Add the eggs or egg replacer. Process until combined. Add the vanilla and give it a couple more pulses. Add the mashed banana.
• Pulse once to combine.
• Add the chopped nuts to the flour mixture and mix them to coat.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry until just combined. Don't over mix.
• Divide between the two loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour or until the loaves are done.
• I found 40 minutes was sufficient, but it may vary for different ovens. I used a wooden kabob stick to test my loaves. Once the stick came out clean I removed the loaves from the oven.
• Turn the stove temperature down to 200°F.
• Cool the banana bread in the loaf pans for about 15 minutes then turn them out onto metal racks and cool.
• Make sure they are cold before you cut them as they will fall apart.
• Using a serrated knife, cut each loaf in about 1 inch slices, then cut the slices in half so they resemble a biscotti cookie.
• I placed them cut side down on a metal cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake for at least another hour. I found that more time is needed. Be patient it might take a while.
• The slices should be hard and crunchy when finished. Store in a tightly covered container. I'm going to glaze these with chocolate. :0).