Real Vermont Cooking

2 Dozen large mushrooms 1/2 onion, finely diced 4 tbsp diced celery 4 tbsp diced bell pepper 2 tbsp garlic 1/2 # crabmeat Bread crumbs 2 tsp flour One Egg Butter for sautéing Salt and cayenne 1 c. seafood stock Pull the stems out of the mushrooms and dice very finely (stems only, not the caps). Sauté onions, celery, bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in butter until onions clear. Add flour and blend. Add seafood stock and simmer 10 minutes. Add crabmeat and bread crumbs, season with salt and cayenne to taste. Add one egg. Pipe into mushroom caps. Top with a few bread crumbs and bake at 350 for 12 minutes.

Ingredients 2 c. grated sweet potato 1 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. milk 1 egg Curry powder (options include nuts, dry sherry, or marshmallows) Blend all ingredients together and bake in a greased shallow baking pan for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Ingredients 3 # red Cabbage- coarsely shredded 7 tbsp lemon juice 7 tbsp butter 2 tart apples, peeled, cored and diced 3 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp cider vinegar 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp ground cloves Pour the 5 tbsp. lemon juice into a large pot of boiling water. The juice is important as it seals the color in he cabbage. Cook the cabbage slightly, about 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add apple and slightly soften. Add remaining lemon juice, sugar, vinegar, salt, pepper, and cloves. Add cooked cabbage and reheat stirring frequently for about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Ingredients 2 # whole corn 1/2 stick butter 1 tbsp flour 1/2 c. onion-diced 1/4 c. celery-diced 1/4 c. bell pepper-diced 1/2 c. fresh tomatoes-diced 1/4 c. diced parsley 1/4 c. diced onion tops 1 tbsp oregano 1 tbsp basil 1 tbsp minced garlic Salt, black red and white pepper to taste Saute butter and flour together to form a blonde roux. Add onions, celery, and bell pepper. Saute until the onions clear. Stir in tomatoes and corn, garlic, oregano, basil and simmer about 10 minutes. Adjust the salt and peppers to taste, add onion tops and parsley, serve. (Note-this dish lends itself well to the addition of any meats or fish. Add meat after the onions have cleared, add fish later depending on the size and texture of the fish. Try it with crawfish and tasso for a great combination.) Serves up to 8 people.

Ingredients 10 carrots cleaned 2 eggs 3 tbsp flour 2 tbsp chopped pecans 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp baking powder Salt and cracked black pepper to taste 1 c flour Oil for deep frying Boil carrots in a pot of lightly salted water until tender. Place in food processor and puree. Add eggs, 3 tbsp flour, nuts, sugar and baking powder. Using the pulse button, blend about 5 seconds. Season with salt and pepper. Adjust sweetness with sugar to taste. Roll mixture into three inch oblong fritters, dust in flour and fry in oil until they float. Drain on towel. Note: for breakfast, saute in butter instead of deep frying and top with cane sugar.

4 salmon steaks
1 parsley sprigs
Lemon wedges
anchovy butter
6 anchovy fillets
2 T milk
6 T butter
1 dr tabasco sauce
1 pepper

Pre-heat the grill to high heat. Oil the grill rack and place each steak to ensure an even heat. Place a small knob of Anchovy Butter (divide a quarter of the mixture in four) on each steak. Grill for 4 minutes.

Turn the steaks with a fish slice and place another quarter of the butter among the steaks. Grill on the second side 4 minutes. Reduce the heat and allow to cook for a further 3 minutes, less if the steaks are thin.

Serve with a neatly arranged pat of anchovy butter on top of each steak. Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon wedges.

Anchovy Butter: Soak all the anchovy fillets in milk. Mash in a bowl with a wooden spoon until creamy. Cream all ingredients together and chill.

Serves 4.

Ingredients 1 head cabbage 2 tsp salt 2 tsp butter 1 onion diced 3 c. tomatoes, diced 6 pods okra, cross cut 1 bell pepper, diced 1 tasso or ham 2 cloves garlic 1 bay leaf Cayenne to taste Cook cabbage in boiling water covered with 1 tsp salt-10 minutes, drain. Saute’ onions, tomatoes, okra, peppers, and meat. Add garlic, bay, salt and cayenne to taste, simmer 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf, pour over cabbage and toss lightly.