Brazilian Shabbat Menu
Posted by : Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky
Lita wanted to know what a shabbath meal in Brazil was like.
Challah
Chopped eggs
Gefilte Fish with homemade chrain
Chicken soup with mondlach
Stuffed chicken legs or Chicken Tajine with prunes
Oven baked potatoes or Savory Kugel (noodle) or varenikes
Vegetable
Egg white pudding and Baba de Moça
Chopped eggs or eggplant salad
4 hard boiled eggs
1 large onion chopped
Schmaltz or oil
salt and pepper
Cook onions in oil until brown and crispy
Mash eggs and add the onion and oil it has been cooked in.
Seaon with salt and pepper
Chicken Soup with Mondlach
Mondlach:(sorry, but I eyeball this one)
Flour
egg
oil
salt
Place flour in a bowl.
Make a well in the center
Add eggs,salt and oil.
Stir with a fork and then with your hands.
Make a thin roll about 1/4" thick
Cut 1/4" pieces
Fry in plenty of oil
(some people bake it)
May be done ahead.
* Exported from MasterCook *
Stuffed Chicken Legs S F Aug 1993
Recipe By : Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :2:00
Categories : Main Courses Poultry
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 chicken legs with thighs
1/2 lb mushrooms (2 different, kinds) -- chopped
fresh or frozen (never canned)
1 lb breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup onion -- chopped
3 tablespoons parsley -- chopped
1 lemon
2 shallots
3 large basil leaves -- chopped
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 bay leaf -- crumbled
2 cups chicken stock
pinch cayenne
salt and pepper -- to taste
foil -- to wrap legs
1. Bone legs, leave skin.
2. Season with lemon, salt and pepper and chill 3 hours.
3. Cook onions in oil until transparent. . Stir in chopped shallots,
crushed garlic and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper and cook until
liquid has evaporated.
4.. Stir in dried herbs. Cook 1 minute.
5. Stir in breadcrumbs and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in
parsley and basil.Add 1/4 cup chicken stock and stir to combine. Let cool
6. Remove chicken from the refrigerator and dry pieces well.
7. Oil 4 squares of foil. Place 1 leg, skin side down on ea. Place 2 to 3 T
filling on top, and re-shape leg. Close foil tightly around it to seal well
9.Place packages in an oiled pyrex and add 1/4 cup of stock.
10 Bake in a 425 F oven (pre heated) for 45 minutes.Adding more stock as
needed.
11. Remove from oven and remove foil. Bake another 15 to 20 minutes or
until golden brown.
12. Let cool a little and slice. Serve with sauce left in pyrex.
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NOTES : This same filling may be used for baby chickens
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Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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