Croatian Cauliflowerfrench Beansbrussels Sprouts Recipes

Steps:

• Put cauliflower in hot water, add salt and cook until soft.
• Melt butter in a pan, add bread crumbs and fry it until dark brown (do not burn it).
• Take out cauliflower cut it in pieces and put it into hot pan with butter and bread crumbs. Fry it just 2-4 minutes and mix gently to cover with bread crumbs.
• Before serving, add sour cream.
• You can also eat it without sour cream, so just put the sour cream jar on the table. Serve with roasted meat.
• The same procedure is with French beans or Brussels sprouts, but make sure to put green vegetables into hot water - that will keep green colour.

Steps:

• Break the cauliflower into flowerets and cook, uncovered with the lemon juice in a small amount of boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Then, cover it, and continue cooking until just tender.
• Drain the vegetables.
• Arrange cauliflowerets, brussel sprouts, and tomato slices in a shallow casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with thyme, salt, and white pepper.
• Spoon the condensed soup on top and sprinkle with crumbs.
• Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and heated through.
• (app. 25 minutes?) Serves 6.

Steps:

• Clean French beans, cut into 5 cm pieces and cook in hot water (throw it into hot water to preserve nice green color).
• Cook 10 minutes and than change water and cook until soft. Remove French beans from water and put into a salad bowl.
• While hot, pour over oil and finely minced garlic. You can also season it completely with vinegar (use water to dissolve vinegar if it is too strong) salt and pepper but cool it and eat cold.

Steps:

• Fill large bowl with ice and cold water. Cook brussels sprouts in large pot of generously salted boiling water 2 minutes. Add cauliflower to same pot; cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes longer. Drain. Transfer vegetables to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well.
• Combine cream, shallots, and sage in large saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until mixture is reduced to 21/2 cups, about 10 minutes. Season with salt. Remove from heat. Cool slightly.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs; stir until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl; cool. Stir in pine nuts and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
• Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; arrange half of vegetables in dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then 1 1/2 cups Parmesan. Arrange remaining vegetables evenly over, then sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups Parmesan. Pour cream mixture evenly over. DO AHEAD: Breadcrumb topping and gratin can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill. Bring to room temperature before continuing.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Cover gratin with foil. Bake covered 40 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle breadcrumb topping over and bake uncovered 15 minutes longer.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add Brussels sprouts and return to a boil. Cook, for about 20 minutes, or until sprouts are tender but firm (If using frozen, cook according to the package directions). Drain.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; add sprouts and garlic, and saute 5 minutes, stirring, until garlic is soft and fragrant.
• Add cider to skillet and turn heat to high, stirring constantly, until cider is reduced in volume by half, making a sauce.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Quarter and core the cauliflower, then slice thin so that it falls apart into small, thin pieces. Whisk together the Dijon mustard, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and water or stock in a small bowl and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a well-seasoned wok or in a large, heavy nonstick skillet. Add the cauliflower and brussels sprouts and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes, until the vegetables are seared and beginning to soften. Add salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring or tossing (as you would a stir-fry), for another 5 minutes, or until the cauliflower and the brussels sprouts are just tender and flavorful.
• Add the beans, dill and lemon-mustard mixture and stir together for another minute or two. Taste, adjust seasonings, and remove from the heat. Serve with quinoa or another grain of your choice. If desired, add a drizzle of lemon-flavored olive oil to each serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over high heat and add the chicken thighs skin side down. Cook for about 6-7 minutes until golden brown and turn over and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.
• Using a metal ladle, warm the brandy quickly and ignite the surface of the brandy using a lighter. Pour the brandy slowly and evenly over the chicken and wait for the flames subside. Be careful not to boil the brandy in the ladle as this boils off the alcohol. Pouring slowly and evenly will avoid "Flare-up"
• Remove chicken and place in a casserole dish. Keep warm.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onions to skillet and cook gently for about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms to pan and cook for a further 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove onions and mushrooms and place in casserole dish with Chicken.
• Add wine to the pan, bring to a boil and add the mixture to the casserole dish.
• Cook the casserole in the oven uncovered for about an hour and 15 minutes.
• Pour off the liquid into a skillet and keep chicken warm. Reduce the liquid down to about 2 cups. Add cream and salt and pepper to taste and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Pour mixture over chicken and serve.

Steps:

• Clean the French beans and cut into two or three parts (3-5 cm).
• Sauté finely minced onion on butter until translucent.
• In the meantime put French beans into hot water and cook 5-8 minutes, than remove from water and drain.
• Add French beans into sautéed onion; add tomato juice, very finely minced garlic and parsley. Season it with salt and pepper. Stir and add some beef stock to cover French beans.
• Cook until French beans are soft, or 20-30 minutes adding beef stock if necessary.

Steps:

• Trim the root end off the sprouts, peel off the first layer of leaves and cut each one on half.
• Heat butter and oil in a large frying pan until the butter just starts to brown. Add the sprouts being careful not to get splattered with hot oil.
• Stir or toss frequently until the sprouts are nicely browned.
• Add the water and soup mix and simmer uncovered for about 7 minutes. Taste a sprout and season to taste with salt and pepper.