Il Mulinos Tartuffo Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet; stir in brown sugar.
• Stir in rum; let mixture bubble.
• Arrange fruit in mixture and intersperse pecans. Pineapples may overlap; place semicircles along sides of skillet; place cherries in middle of ring. Berries should be evenly distributed - their mirror image will be what the top of the cake looks like.
• For the batter, mix flour, baking powder, cornmeal and salt in a bowl.
• Cream butter at slow speed in an electric mixer and gradually add 1 cup of sugar. Beat until fluffy.
• Add egg yolks and vanilla.
• Add half the dry mixture, beating, then half the liquid (sour cream, Coco Lòpez or milk). When incorporated, add the remaining dry ingredients and then the remaining liquid. Add rosemary and pecan pieces (both optional).
• In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, then add 2 tablespoons sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Fold half of the whites into mixture, then fold in the rest. Spread the batter evenly over the fruit.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until a knife inserted - into the dough only - comes out clean.
• Let the cake sit for a minute, then run a knife around the edge and invert a serving dish on top. Turn the skillet and serving dish over, gently rap the bottom of the skillet. Serve.

Steps:

• Boil the cranberries and 1/4 cup water until cranberries are very soft, about 10 minutes. Purée in a food processor and pass through a food mill or fine sieve. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, heat the cream and milk just to a boil. Set aside. Whisk the yolks and sugar together in a small bowl until smooth. Slowly whisk in the hot cream mixture. Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Transfer to a large bowl. Whisk in the cranberry purée and liqueur. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight and freeze according to the ice-cream maker's directions.

Steps:

• Soak the chops in brine or inject with hot-pepper liquid 1 to 24 hours before cooking. (To inject chops, fill the syringe with liquid, insert about 2 inches into the side of each chop and inject.)
• Remove the chops from the brine and dry with paper towels.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chops and sear until browned, about 1 minute per side. Reduce the heat to medium and add water to a depth of about 1/4 inch. Cover the pan and cook 7 minutes, adjusting the heat so the water simmers steadily, adding water as needed.
• Turn the chops and cook until they reach an internal temperature of 145 to160 degrees, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the pan, cover and let stand 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the carrot, onion and leek. Sauté for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté for 2 minutes.
• Add the wine and stir to deglaze the pan. Boil the wine to reduce it slightly, about 1 minute.
• Add crème fraîche and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and then lower heat so liquids don't reduce. Simmer 15 minutes and keep warm.
• Pat scallops dry. Heat the oil in another large skillet over medium-high heat. Add and sauté the scallops for 30 seconds on each side -- just to seal. Add the scallops to the sauce. Poach gently for about 5 minutes.
• Arrange on 4 plates. Sprinkle with basil slivers.

Steps:

• Fry the Sichuan peppercorns in the oil for 15 minutes. Discard the peppercorns, and reserve 4 1/2 tablespoons of oil for this recipe. (Save remainder for another purpose.)
• Skin and bone the chicken, then plunge it into boiling water and simmer till just barely cooked through, about 5 minutes. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips 3 inches long.
• Combine the peanut butter and sesame oil till smooth. Stir in all the remaining ingredients except the cilantro.
• Add 2 teaspoons of the red pepper flakes and then taste, adding up to 2 more according to your tolerance. Then add as much of your newly made Sichuan oil as necessary to make a sauce that isn't overly oily.
• Arrange the chicken on a platter, spoon the sauce over it and sprinkle the cilantro on top. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• At least a day ahead of serving, shape the ice cream by arranging 6 squares of plastic wrap on a countertop and placing about 3/4 cup of vanilla ice cream in the center of 3 squares and 3/4 cup of chocolate ice cream in the center of each remaining square. Bring the wrap around the ice cream and twist the ends together to enclose. Mold each into a sphere (the shape doesn't have to be perfect at this point) and freeze for 1 hour. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Unwrap and cut each ball in half. Push half a cherry and 1/2 teaspoon of slivered almonds into the middle of each vanilla half. Press a chocolate half over each, rewrap and freeze on a prepared baking sheet for at least 6 hours or overnight.
• To coat the ice-cream balls, melt the chocolate in the oil in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Quickly dip each ball into the mixture and place on the prepared baking sheet. Freeze 2 hours to harden and then wrap in wax paper and store in the freezer until ready to serve.
• Right before serving, split open each ball into quarters. Ladle the zabaglione or whipped cream to one side. Garnish with berries, cookies and confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Cut the skin and pith from each orange; then slice each into thirds. Remove and discard the seeds. In a small bowl, whisk together the pomegranate molasses, honey and orange-blossom water.
• Lay orange slices on a large white platter. Sprinkle with dates, pomegranate seeds and pistachios. Pour the molasses mixture over top, sprinkle with mint and serve.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in the container of a crockpot (or other slow cooker). Cover and cook on low heat for 12 hours. Serve with pork, swordfish or tuna, grilled eggplant or roasted or grilled chicken.