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dilute, thin dissolve, blend, infuse. The term is used when combining liquids and
solids. Nola uses this verb to instruct the cook to
“altar” raw eggs by straining them before adding them to the dish. [ES: Nola/Carroll-Mann. Guisados 2-art. Jun 6, 01:107-108:glos; Nola. 1989: xiii-3:xvi-1:xvi-2 etc; Nola/Iranzo. 1982:168;
and Nola Peréz. 1994:194-195]
POTTAGE OF MARINATED HEN WHICH IS
CALLED JANETE OF HENS
ADAPTED FROM
NOLA’S xvii-2 POTAJE DE ADOBADO DE GALLINA QUE SE
DICE JANETE DE GALLINAS
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Ingredients
4 l chicken broth
salt to taste
1 chicken
2 chicken livers
12 slices of bacon
2 medium thinly sliced onions
6 small pears
2 c honey
1 c almonds
½ c vinegar
6 small slices of dry crustless bread
1-2 tbsp flour
1 tsp saffron mashed
Garnish
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Preparation
Fry bacon in
a frying pan. When crispy, set it aside. Add the onion to the frying pan and sautée
until translucent. Set frying pan aside with bacon grease.
Put the
onion in the broth and add the chicken. Boil gently for 30 minutes. Cut into
the meat into 6 portions. Sautée the chicken in the frying pan with bacon
grease. Strain the broth to remove the onions.
Peel, blanch
and toast almonds. Grind them in a good processor and set aside.
Peel quinces
and pears and cut into quarters. Remove them cores and boil them in honey.
When soft,
remove from heat and sprinkle fruit with half the almonds.
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PREHEAT OVEN
TO 410ºF/210ºC
Roast the
livers in the oven FOR 5-10 minutes until done.
Put the
other half of the almonds in a food processor with the livers and toast soaked
in vinegar. Blend them with 1 qt of chicken broth. Strain this into a pot and
heat it. Add flour little by little until it thickens. Add spices and enough saffron
to make the dish slightly yellow. Taste to see if more salt and/or spices are
necessary.
Place the
onions in the bottom of a casserole dish. Then put the fruit and honey in the
casserole Add the pieces of chicken and pour the sauce over this.
When ready
to serve, warm in oven or in the microwave. Serve it in soup bowls.
Garnish the
dish with the bacon crumbled into small pieces, chopped parsley, sugar and
cinnamon.
See blog titled
dárselo published
November 29, 2013 for recipe.