| HEDGEAPPLE RECIPES
POTEMKIN'S SURPRISE
Ingredients:
6 Large baking hedgeapples (the kind
with bumps)
3 Cups corn starch
1 Cup corn meal (dry)
4 Cups water
1 T salt
a dash of red pepper (more if you are
adventuresome)
1 Cup of lard
<>Preheat the oven to 500 degrees
Place the batter in an oven proof dish
lubricated with a fine lard
(We recommend Potemkin's Extra Virgin Lard ®)
<>Mix the ingredients into a smooth batter
<>Place the hedgeapples in a covered dish on a
separate oven rack
Bake until the batter has formed
a firm crust
Serving Suggestion:
Of course you still can't eat the
hedgeapples but the
crust isn't too bad.
HEDGEAPPLE AU VIN PICNIC VERSION Serves Four
Ingredients:
8 Large hedgeapples
8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 frying chicken, cut up, skinned if desired
1 1/2 frozen pearl onions
1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar whole mushrooms
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups dry red wine
1/2 teaspoon parsley, as a garninsh if desired
1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees
2. Cook bacon in a large skillet or
Dutch oven
until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; reserve drippings. Brown the
chicken
in hot bacon drippings, turning to brown all sides; drain. Place
chicken
in a 2 1/2 to 3-quart casserole dish;sprinkle with bacon.
3. Combine onions, mushrooms, 2
tablespoons
parsley, thyme and garlic in same skillet as before. Cook over medium
heat
until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour.
Gradually
stir in wine. Cook until mixture boils and thickens stirring
constantly.
Pour over chicken and bacon in casserole.
4. Cover, bake at 400 degrees for 40-50
minutes
or until the chicken is fork tender and juices run clear. Or if using a
meat thermometer chicken is done when it holds at 180 degrees for ten
seconds.
Sprinkle with parsley.
Serving Suggestion:
Use the hedgeapples to hold down the picnic
blanket
and the paper plates in the event the wind is blowing
Discard the hedgeapples after washing the
plates.
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