Romantic Dinner Menu - Shrimp a la Pietro, Strawberry Basket (cake shell filled with strawberry mousse)
rec.food.cooking/Eileen Holze/1996 I'm cooking our usual Valentine's Dinner which my husband loves. Shrimp ala Pietro, risotto, and a salad. For dessert I'm making a strawberry basket. Shrimp A La Pietro Recipe by: Little Mom 15 shrimp 3/4 of 1/4 lb butter handful of mushrooms salt and pepper paprika onion powder Cook shrimp 3 minutes. Drain. Saute above adding 5-8 drops white wine. Crumble bleu cheese and sprinkle over top. Bake 400F for 15 minutes. Strawberry Basket Recipe by: Little Mom Cake 2 cups all-purpose flour -- sifted 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 3 large eggs 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 pint strawberries, -- halved Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour 11"x5" loaf pan; set aside. On sheet of waxed paper combine flour, sugar, baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt; set aside. In large bowl at high speed beat cream until stiff; set aside. In medium bowl, at high speed beat eggs and vanilla, until thick and lemon colored; fold into whipped cream. With spatula fold into flour mix and pour into pan. Bake 45-50 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Cut and remove 1-inch slice from top of cake. Take knife with serrated edge and remove cake to make a shell with 1" walls. Fill cake shell with strawberry mousse.*(Recipe follows) Put on top. Cover cake with icing* (recipe follows); garnish with strawberries. Place rest of icing in pastry bag with weave tip; decorate sides of cake with basket pattern. With star tip use remaining icing to decorate top edge of cake. Strawberry Mousse: 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1/4 cup amaretto 1 cup heavy cream 1 pt strawberries, sliced 1/2 cup sugar In small glass measure, sprinkle gelatin over amaretto and set aside for 5 minutes until gelatin softens. In small bowl, at high speed beat cream until stiff; refrigerate. In large skillet over low heat toss strawberries with sugar until sugar dissolves (about 3 minutes) Remove from heat, stir in gelatin mixture until blended. Cool to room temperature; fold into whipped cream. Icing: 2 cups heavy cream 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar 2 tsp. vanilla extract In large bowl at high speed, beat ingredients until mix is stiff. Title: Recipe: Romantic Dinner Menu - Beef Tenderloins with French Onion Sauce, Parmesan Cheese Toast Points, Roasted Green Beans with Mandarin Oranges and Almonds, La Roca Cheesecake _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
