Meat, Fish, & Poultry

Creole Burgers

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onions

1 can chicken gumbo soup

2 Tbsp. ketchup

2 Tbsp. mustard

1/4 tsp. black pepper

8 split toasted buns

Brown beef & onions in skillet, stirring to separate meat particles. Stir in soup, ketchup, mustard & pepper. Simmer 5 min. Spoon on toasted buns.

Ham Loaf

2 lbs. ground lean pork

1 lb. ground ham

1 egg beaten

1 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup milk

3 Tbsp. tomato sauce

1/2 tsp. paprika

1/4 tsp. salt

Mix. Bake @ 350 deg. for 1 1/2 hours

Mustard Sauce:

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1/2 cup prepared mustard

1/2 cup vinegar

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup margarine

3 egg yolks beaten

Cook in double boiler until thick. Will keep indefinitely in refrigerator.

Hungarian Goulash

2 lbs. beef cut into 1 inch squares

2 Tbsp. butter

2 onions, chopped fine

1 tsp. red paprika

Salt & pepper to taste

1 tomato

1 green pepper

1 cup water

Fry onions in butter until golden brown. Add meat & brown. Remove from flame & add sweet paprika, salt & pepper. Cover & simmer in own juice over low flame for 10 to 15 min. Add tomato & green pepper cut up in small pieces. Add about 1 cup water or enough to make a nice gravy. Cook slowly about 2 hours, until meat is tender. Thicken gravy with 1 Tbsp. flour mixed with a little water to prevent lumping. Serve with noodles.

Lamb Chops with Horseradish Cream

Lamb chops

Mushroom caps

Horseradish Cream

1 Tbsp. flour

1 Tbsp. butter

Paprika

2 heaping Tbsp. grated horseradish

1/2 lump sugar

Onion juice

Beef broth

1/2 cup of cream

Have chops from rib cut rather thick. Pan broil for about 10 min. until nicely browned on both sides. Then put on top of each a heaping Tbsp. horseradish, cream, spread evenly with knife. Place a broiled mushroom cap on each chop. Place in hot oven for 2 min.

Horseradish Cream: Blend flour with butter. Do not brown at all, add paprika, sugar, salt a few drops onion juice, & a little beef broth. Cook 15 min. Then add cream & cook for 10 min. more, stirring to prevent lumping, add grated horseradish & cook 5 min. longer.

Lamb Chops with Vegetables

6 shoulder lamb chops

2 Tbsp. grated onion

1 Tbsp. lard or shortening

2 cups cooked rice

1 can tomato soup

Salt - pepper

1 pkg. frozen asparagus

Have shoulder chops cut 1 inch thick. Wipe with a damp cloth. Brown onion in shortening. Add rice, tomato soup & seasoning. Pour into bottom broiler pan. Arrange asparagus around edge. Place chops on broiler rack over rice & vegetables. Place in broiler allowing 2 inches between surface of meat & source of heat. When brown, season with salt & pepper. Turn & brown other side. Only one turn is necessary. Approximately 8 to 10 min. to a side is required. Lima beans, corn, cooked carrots, beets, or any pleasing combination of vegetables may be used. Cooked spaghetti, macaroni or hominy may take the place of rice.

Meat Balls & Spaghetti

1 1/2 lb. chopped beef

1/2 lb. lean chopped pork

1/2 lb. lean chopped veal

2 eggs

2 Tbsp. grated Italian cheese

1 cup bread crumbs

Salt & pepper

2 large cans tomatoes

1 medium size green pepper

1 medium onion

6 links Italian sausage, hot & sweet

2 cans tomato paste

Meat Balls: Mix meats, eggs, cheese & bread crumbs, add salt & pepper. Form into meat balls. Saute green pepper, onion & sausage, add tomato paste & tomatoes. Heat & add meat balls. Cook slowly 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Mexican Stew

1 lb. chopped chuck or round steak

2 potatoes, large

2 carrots, large

2 onions, large

2 green peppers, optional

1 can tomato soup

Form meat balls (about 8), place in botton of pot. Slice onions on top, then carrots on top of onions. Slice potatoes next (1/4-inch thick) & then peppers. Add enough water to just cover. Use 4-qt. pot. Place on lid, cook until potatoes are done. Add undiluted soup. Simmer about 5 min. Excelent heated over.

Pork Chop Bake

6 pork chops, cut 1/2 inch thick

Salt

Lemon

6 Tbsp. brown sugar

6 Tbsp. catsup

Put pork chops in shallow pan, salt chops. Top with 1 slice lemon, 1 Tbsp. brown sugar & 1 Tbsp. catsup. Add a little water to pan & bake 3/4 hour in 350 deg. oven.

Sauerbraten Meatballs

3 slices bread, broken up

3 Tbsp. hot water, mix into bread with fork

1 lb. chopped chuck

1/2 medium onion, chop fine

1 egg

1 tsp. salt

Sauce: 8 ginger snaps broken up

1/3 cup vinegar

1 1/2 cups hot water

10 whole cloves

2 bay leaves

Salt to taste

1 Tbsp. currant jelly

Mix bread mixture with meat, onion, salt & egg, shape into meat balls. Mix sauce ingredients together & pour over meat balls & simmer 1 hour, add small amounts of water from time to time if sauce thickens too much & starts to stick. About 15 min. before serving add 1 Tbsp. currant jelly. Serve with broad noodles. Remove cloves & bay leaves toward end of cooking time.

Swedish Meatballs

1 lb. lean chopped beef

3/4 cup quick cooking rolled oats

3/4 cup tomato juice or skim milk

1 egg

Salt & pepper to taste

1 cup onion soup

Mix well together all ingredients except onion soup & shape into small meat balls, about 1 inch diameter. Brown well in hot fat. If an electric fry pan is used, drain off excess fat, add about 1 cup onion soup & simmer @ 220 deg. for 1/2 hour or more. If fry pan is not available, place in a covered pan & simmer or bake at low heat for 1/2 hour more.

Swiss Steak - Tomato Sauce

1 lb. round steak, sliced thin

1 1/2 cup water

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 can tomato sauce

1 bay leaf

1 onion

Flour & salt, pepper

Green pepper

Egg noodles

Pound flour, salt & pepper into 1 lb. round steak sliced thin. Cut in 2 inch squares & brown in hot fat. Then add water, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, onion sliced thin, a few rings of green pepper. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Serve over egg noodles.

Baked Crab Meat Royal

1 small can of crab meat, flaked

1 small green pepper, minced

1 small can mushroom caps

3 Tbsp. butter

1 Tbsp. minced onion

2 Tbsp. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup milk

1/4 tsp. mustard

1 egg

Combine butter with onion & minced pepper in double boiler & cook lightly. Blend flour, salt, milk & mustard, stirring to a smooth sauce. Add egg, beaten, & cook until a smooth custard. Add crabmeat & mushrooms. Place in individual buttered molds or shells & sprinkle with buttered crumbs; brown under broiler.

Lobster Thermidor

2 lobsters, cooked (1 1/2 lbs.)

2 Tbsp. butter

2 Tbsp. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

Dash cayenne

1 Tbsp. minced parsley

1 cup thin cream

Grated Parmesan cheese

Cut the lobsters in half lengthwise. Remove & cube meat. Saute meat in butter about 5 minutes, then add the flour, seasoning & cream. Heat & blend thoroughly. Return the mixture to the lobster shells, sprinkle with cheese & bake in hot oven about 10 minutes, or brown under broiler.

Shrimp Casserole

1 lb. shrimps

1 can mushroom soup

2 cups noodles

1/4 cup bread crumbs

Grated cheese

Cook shrimp & noodles. Make cream sauce & add to mushroom soup, mix all ingredients together & top with bread crumbs & dot with butter.

Shrimp Creole

2 Tbsp. butter

2 Tbsp. flour

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

2 cups cooked tomatoes

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 lb. cooked shrimp

Melt butter, add onion & green pepper & cook until soft, add flour, blend. Add tomatoes & salt & cook over slow flame for 20 min. Add shrimp & heat. Serve with rice for 4.

Cantonese Casserole

1 can tuna fish or chicken

1 can Chinese noodles

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 pkg. cashew nuts

1 cup celery

1 medium onion

Saute onion & celery in butter until onion is yellow. Add all ingredients & put in casserole. Bake 30 min. @ 350 deg.

Chicken & Broccoli Supreme

1 bunch broccoli

2 large chicken breast

9 Tbsp. butter

9 Tbsp. flour

3 cups milk

1/2 lb. finely grated cheddar cheese

Cook broccoli until just begins to come tender, not too soft. Drain well & arrange in bottom of low baking dish. Place on top of this, slices of cooked chicken breasts, which have been removed from the bones. Cover chicken & broccoli with heavy rich white sauce made from the flour, butter & milk, to which has been added the grated cheese. More or less cheese can be used according to taste. Bake in a moderate oven until broccoli is tender & all ingredients are heated through. This is a good company dish which can be prepared well in advance & placed in the oven shortly before serving time. Serves 4.

Turkey & Rice Creole

2 cups turkey or chicken

1 cup cold cooked rice

1 cup canned tomatoes

1 pepper, cut fine

1 Tbsp. steak sauce

Salt & pepper

Combine turkey, rice, tomatoes, onion, green pepper & seasonings. Simmer for 15 min. Turn into greased 2 qt. casserole. Sprinkle 1/2 cup buttered crumbs on top. Bake 30 min. in 375 degree oven or until brown.