Category: Meat & Poultry

Salami Wellington

It’s amazing how I’ve been trashing up salami here for Purim on the blog for 12 years now and I still get so excited about it. AND I still, somehow, come up with new and exciting ideas! This year is probably my favorite because I’ve ALWAYS wanted to make beef wellington and I couldn’t believe just how awesome it turned out! Yes, it’s a bit of a patchke, but it’s so beautiful to serve, especially for your Purim meal!

Why have I been trashing up salami for 12 years now? I started the trend on my blog years ago for Purim since salami is hung like Haman was hung on the gallows! My drunken hasselback salami went crazy viral, as did my salami babka a few years later! I hope you love this one as much as I do!

Happy Purim!

Salami Wellington

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large shallot, finely minced
16oz. finely minced cremini mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tsp fresh thyme
salt and pepper, to taste
splash of whiskey, optional
5 strips Abeles & Heymann beef fry
2 tbsp dijon mustard
14oz. Abeles & Heymann salami
2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
1 egg yolk, thinned out with a splash of water

Method:

In a shallow pan, heat the olive oil. Add the shallots and saute until translucent. Add the mushrooms and saute over high heat until all the liquid has been released and the mixture is mostly dry, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and stir to incorporate, saute 1 minute. Deglaze the pan with whiskey, if desired. Remove the mushroom mixture from the pan and transfer to a plate or baking sheet. Place in the freezer to cool.

Lay a large piece of Saran wrap on your work surface. Place slices of beef fry down in a row, overlapping slighty. Spread the mushroom mixture over it. Brush the salami with dijon mustard and place on top of the mushrooms. Lifting the Saran wrap, roll the layers around the salami, tightening the roll around the sides until taut. Place in the freezer while you prepare the puff pastry.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Lightly roll out the puff pastry to smooth out the folds. Take the second sheet of puff pastry, and using a lattice cutter, cut out a strip of lattice.

Remove the roll of salami from the freezer. Place on the solid sheet of puff pastry, wrap it around tightly and seal the ends. Brush with egg wash. Wrap the lattice sheet of puff pastry over it and brush with additional eggwash.

Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Slice and serve.

Other salami recipes:

last year: salami chopped sandwich
two years ago: sweet & sour salami
three year: roasted antipasto salad
four years ago: salami nduja
five years ago: salami tarte tatin
six years ago: salami potato latkes
seven years ago: salami babka
eight years ago: salami quiche
nine years ago: beer battered salami chips with beer mustard
ten years ago: drunken hasselback salami
eleven years ago: salami chips

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Hot Honey Hasselback Salami

Do I ever tire of hasselbacking salami? No, I do not. And I feel the same way about building boards – it’s the perfect game day, or really any day, snack! So I couldn’t resist a few flavor combo, with a condiment that’s all the rage – HOT HONEY. Plus, you know how I feel about alliteration! HOT. HONEY. HASSELBACK. Yes please!!

Hot Honey Hasselback Salami

1 salami
1/2 cup hot honey, such as Gefen
3 tbsp yellow mustard

Dipping Sauce
1/2 cup mayo
1 tbsp sriracha
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 1/2 tsp rice vinegar
2-3 tbsp hot honey

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Remove the wrapper from the salami and place on a cutting board with chopsticks on either side. Holding the salami down with one hand, slice into thin, even slices (don’t worry, the chopsticks will ensure that you don’t slice all the way through).

In a small bowl, combine the hot honey and mustard.

Generously brush the salami with the sauce, making sure to get in between all the slices. Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes, basting every 10-15 minutes, until the salami is browned and crispy around the edges.

While the salami is cooking, mix the dipping sauce in a bowl until incorporated.

Serve with dipping sauce and, if desired, add other accoutrements like crackers, pretzels, crudites, dried fruit, nuts and pickles.

 

Other Salami Recipes:

roasted antipasto salad
salami nduja
salami tarte tatin
salami babka
beer battered salami chips with beer mustard
drunken hasselback salami
salami chips

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Creamy Leek & Chicken Soup with Barley

 

Creamy Leek & Chicken Soup with Barley

4 chicken bottoms
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 large leeks, white and pale green parts only, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup dry white wine
5 sprigs thyme
2 dried bay leaves
1 cup barley, rinsed
9 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 tsp umami seasoning (optional)

Method:

Heat the olive oil in a soup pot. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and sear until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side, remove from the pot. Add the leeks and saute until wilted and starting to brown. Add the garlic and stir to incorporate and soften. Add the wine and use a spatula to scrape any bits from the bottom of the pan while the wine cooks down and the mixture is creamy. Return the chicken to the bot and add the thyme, bay leaves, barley, and stock. Season with umami seasoning, and salt and pepper, to taste.

Bring the soup up to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, for 1 hour.


Related Recipes:

cream of chicken soup in bread bowls
cream of leek soup
grilled leeks with crispy panko
salmon en croute with creamed leeks

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Umami Mommy Chicken

What is Umami Mommy chicken you ask? Well lets just say I love alliteration, for starters. But I call it mommy chicken because it’s that quick and easy sheet pan potato-and-chicken bake that every mom loves to throw together to get dinner on the table fast. The umami part? That’s thanks to the grated tomato, garlic and onion soup mix that gets slathered all over the chicken – it turns into this savory jammy and sticky topping that’s just finger-lickin-good! I threw this dinner together quickly when I had some mushy tomatoes on hand that were too soft for salad (nothing worse than mealy winter tomatoes!) and I’m hooked! I hope you will be too!

Umami Mommy Chicken

1 chicken quartered
1.5-2 lbs. baby red potatoes, halved
3 soft tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup onion soup mix
3 tbsp olive oil

Method:

Line a sheet tray with parchment paper and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spread the chicken and potatoes out on the tray. In a medium bowl grate the tomatoes, add the garlic and season with salt and pepper. Spread the mixture over the chicken and potatoes and sprinkle with onion soup mix. Drizzle with olive oil and bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, basting occasionally.

herbs de Provence roast chicken
Dave’s Jamaican jerk chicken
apricot harissa chicken

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Bone Marrow Butter Roast Turkey & Gravy

If you’ve been following me on Instagram for a while, you probably know that I’ve been celebrating Thanksgiving with my friend Melinda and her family for the past 7 years, it’s tradition! Sadly, Melinda didn’t host this year, so I decided to host a Friendsgiving potluck with my friends and make my first turkey!

I was so excited but also nervous to make the perfect juicy bird, so I did research on techniques and I literally could not sleep coming up with ideas on how to keep my bird moist. Most recipes recommended slathering the turkey breast with butter – but that’s a no-no in the kosher kitchen, so I needed an alternative. Of course I could go the margarine route, but anyone who knows me knows that I don’t do margarine. Like ever! (Trauma from kosher culinary school and my mom’s kitchen growing up!).

Alas, as I twisted and turned at night, I came up with the most amazing non-vegan-butter alternative – MARROW BONE BUTTER! I roasted marrow bones with garlic to make a buttery confit, and I blitzed it in the food processor to make the most umami, lip-smacking butter that I literally took my bird OVER THE TOP! My guests could not get enough (even the turkey haters!) and it was an absolute success.

I may have to bring it to Melinda’s Thanksgiving next year!

If you’re wondering, here’s what all my friends brought to the potluck!

I made turkey and gravy, red wine cranberry sauce, chestnut hummus and stuffing and my daughter made her amazing sourdough bread.

My friends brought:

Orzo with mushrooms
Meat stuffed peppers
Roasted potatoes
Strawberry apple crisp
Sweet potato Pie
Roasted brussels sprouts
Nish Nosh salad
Arugula salad with oranges, dates, mint

For dessert we had:

Pecan Pie
Lotus Babka
Streusel cookies
Cinnamon cake with maple frosting

I’m thinking this Friendsgiving thing has to happen every year! So grateful for good friends and reasons to celebrate!

Bone Marrow Butter Roast Turkey & Gravy

6 marrow bones
6 oz. peeled garlic
3 sprigs thyme
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup extra virgin olive oil, or enough to almost cover
13 lb. turkey
1 onion, roughly chopped
2 carrots, roughly chopped
2 celery, roughly chopped
7 lady apples (mini baby apples)
1 apple, sliced in half
1/2 orange
1 small head garlic
bundle of mixed herbs (I used tarragon, rosemary and thyme)

Gravy:
1/4 cup oil from the drippings
6 tbsp flour
2 cups turkey stock (may sub chicken)
salt and pepper, to taste

Method:

First make the bone marrow butter. In a non-reactive dish, combine the marrow bones, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and olive oil to almost cover. Bake at 375 until the garlic is soft and starting to brown and caramelize, about 30 minutes.

Scoop the marrow from the bones into a food processor with the S-blade attached. Add the garlic and a bit of the oil (1/4 cup) and blend until creamy. Transfer to a container and put in the freezer to solidify while you work on the turkey.

Place the chopped onions, carrots, celery and lady apples in the bottom of a roasting dish. Season with salt, pepper and toss with a bit of olive oil. Place the turkey rack on top.

Thoroughly dry the turkey on all sides, taking special care to dry out the cavity. Stuff the cavity with apple halves, orange, garlic, and herb bundle. Tie the legs with oven-safe string. Remove the marrow butter from the freezer (if it’s too frozen, allow it to soften for a few minutes) and generously slather it under the chicken skin, spreading it out over the breast (be careful not to rip the skin).

Pour some of the remaining confit oil over the turkey and rub it all over the skin. Season with salt and pepper.

Roast the turkey, breast-side-up at 350 degrees for 13 minutes per lb. or until it reaches 160 degrees (I recommend the thermometer method), basting every hour with the pan juices. If the skin starts to get too brown, you can tent it with foil.

Remove the turkey rack from the roasting dish and set aside. Using a slotted spoon, remove the roasted vegetables and apples and set them aside. Pour all the pan juices into a measuring cup, allow them to settle and use a spoon to separate most of the fat from the pan drippings.

Place the roasting dish on the fire and and add 1/4 cup oil from the roasting pan. Add flour and whisk until a paste forms, stirring the mixture over the entire pan to incorporate all the bits of flavor from the pan. Stir the paste until it takes on a deep tan color, about 6 minutes.  Add the turkey stock and whisk until creamy. Pour in the pan drippings and whisk to incorporate. Pour the gravy through a fine-mesh sieve to strain.

Serve the turkey with gravy and roasted apples from the pan. Gobble Gobble!

More Thanksgiving Recipes:

Thanksgiving grazing board
chestnut hummus
cranberry oat bars
stuffed dates with chestnut cream
baklava pumpkin pie
acorn squash with wild rice stuffing
cookie butter pumpkin pie
Mexican hot chocolate pecan pie
cranberry sriracha green beans
shaved brussels sprouts salad

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