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French Fries

French Fries

French-fried potatoes were likely invented during the 18th century in the area that later became Belgium. The name “French” was applied to them in (American) English at the beginning of the 19th century. The straightforward explanation of the term is that it means potatoes fried in the French sense of the verb: “to fry” can mean either sauteing or deep-fat frying, while its French origin, frire, unambiguously means deep-frying : frites being its past participle used with a plural feminine substantive, as in pommes de terre frites (“deep-fried potatoes”). Thomas Jefferson, famous for serving French dishes, wrote exactly the latter French expression. In the early 20th century, the term “French fried” was being used for foods such as onion rings or chicken, apart from potatoes. The verb “to french”, though not attested until after “French fried potatoes” had appeared, can refer to “julienning” of vegetables as is acknowledged by some dictionaries while others only refer to trimming the meat off the shanks of chops.

Potato au Gratin (three cheese)

Potato au Gratin (three cheese)

Au Gratin is a widespread culinary technique in food preparation in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg and/or butter. Gratin originated in French cuisine and is usually prepared in a shallow dish of some kind. A …

Succotash

Succotash

True succotash contains lima beans and corn. The rest seems to be up for grabs. Succotash is thought to be one of the first recipes the Algonquin Indians taught the settlers at Plymouth Rock. Succotash was also made by the Narragansett Indians, who called it misckquitash, which means “boiled corn”. It is notable that the two primary ingredients are two of the main agricultural crops of many Native American tribes.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of frozen corn
  • 1/2 bag of frozen lima beans
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 green bell pepper
  • 4 green onions
  • 1 sm onion
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 4 strips of bacon
  • 1/2 cup of chicken broth or cream

Instructions

  1. Cut up the bacon, bell pepper, red pepper , green onion and onion. Put in a skillet 2 tbsp olive oil, add the bellpepper and onions. Cook for about 5 min,. then add the bacon cook another 5 min. Add corn to the pan and yes cook another 5 min, (Now if you use fresh corn and lima beans. you need to cook them separate for about 10 minutes or until tender) Add the lima beans and cook another 5 min. Stir in the thyme pepper and salt according to your taste. Add the cream or chicken broth and cook for another 5 min.

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Succotash

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup of frozen corn
  • 1/2 bag of frozen lima beans
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 green bell pepper
  • 4 green onions
  • 1 sm onion
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 4 strips of bacon
  • 1/2 cup of chicken broth or cream

Instructions

  • Cut up the bacon, bell pepper, red pepper , green onion and onion. Put in a skillet 2 tbsp olive oil, add the bellpepper and onions. Cook for about 5 min,. then add the bacon cook another 5 min. Add corn to the pan and yes cook another 5 min, (Now if you use fresh corn and lima beans. you need to cook them separate for about 10 minutes or until tender) Add the lima beans and cook another 5 min. Stir in the thyme pepper and salt according to your taste. Add the cream or chicken broth and cook for another 5 min.
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