Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
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>>I was just reading the thread about foods you've never purchased from
>>a supermarket. I would love it if people posted their recipes for
>>oven fried chicken and pork, green bean casserole from scratch, etc.
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>>I'll start with one that Crash and I make from time to time. I should
>>note that the Italian sausage variety screams out for finely minced
>>green pepper. Crash is still trying to screw up his courage to give
>>that a try. You can also add minced mushrooms or whatever else you'd
>>like.
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>> * Exported from MasterCook *
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>> Pizza Rolls
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> I have a good recipe for stuffed italian sausage I made with my meat
> grinder a couple of years ago. It'd work fine with patties.

I picked up a trick from Julia Child, from one of her t.v. shows.

She demonstrated the technique with a 'hamburger' patty but i have used
it successfully with meat balls.

And that is to take some chilled cheese and cutting off the appropriate
amount (hamburger patty or meat ball sized) and forming the meat around
it, then proceed to cook as preferred.

A nice bit of blue is very good this way, and i sometimes add copious
amounts of oregano and garlic to beef with an bit of aged sharp cheddar
inside.

I have done the same thing with various herbal butters, but while it
adds a nice flavor to the meat i prefer using cheese over butter as it
adds another dimension to the meat rather than a bit of flavor that can
be achieved in other, simpler ways.

A bit of less than ripe, still firm avocado is a nice stuffing for a
meat patty or meat ball, especially when spiced with some chili powder
or or cayenne, cumin and a bit of lemon juice. Serve with a spicy hot
dipping sauce.

Various ground nut pastes work will and on occasions when im trying to
impress i will use a very nice local chicken sausage, tart apples and
some calvados to make a sauce with. Apple stuffed chicken balls with a
brandy sauce. One time i served them beside an asparagus pie at a
buffet and one person who partook was so very impressed they now make
the asparagus pie and serve it with a stuffed chicken ball on top of
each slice.
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JL