August Recipe:
Greek Fish Croquettes |
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Ingredients:
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1/2 tsp. |
dry mustard |
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1/2 tsp. |
sugar |
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1/2 tsp. |
salt |
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1/2 tsp. |
freshly ground white pepper |
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1/2 tsp. |
white wine vinegar |
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2 |
egg yolks |
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1 2/3 cups |
extra virgin olive oil |
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Juice of 1 large lemon |
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For the fish patties |
10
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scallions whites and tender
green parts only, finely chopped |
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3 cups |
cooked, shredded white-fleshed
fish, such as cod, snapper, or perch, all bones and skin
removed |
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1/4 cup |
chopped fresh wild fennel,
fennel fronds, or dill |
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1/4 cup |
chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley |
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2 tlbsp. |
ouzo |
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2 scant tlbsp. |
ground cumin |
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1 tsp. |
grated nutmeg |
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salt and freshly ground white
pepper to taste |
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2 |
eggs |
Flour for dredging
Olive or other vegetable oil for frying |
Preparation:
Prepare the mayonnaise: In
the bowl of a food processor, pulse the dry ingredients
together to combine. Add the vinegar and egg yolks, and
pulse until smooth. Drizzle in the olive oil, drop by drop,
pulsing until the mixture begins to thicken. Then, alternate
between the lemon juice and oil, pulsing on and off until
the mayonnaise is emulsified and creamy. If it curdles in
the process, start over with the dry ingredients, vinegar,
and egg yolks, and add the curdled mixture to the new batch
as it begins to thicken. Continue mixing in the lemon juice
and oil, alternating between each. Store, covered, in the
refrigerator until ready to use, up to 1 day.
Prepare the patties: Place the
scallions in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until
very finely chopped. Add the shredded fish and herbs, and
pulse on and off to combine. Add the ouzo, cumin, nutmeg,
salt, and pepper, and pulse a few more times. Add the eggs
and continue processing until the mixture is smooth and
dense. Transfer to a bowl and store, covered, in the
refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours, or until the mixture stiffens
a bit.
Place about 1 1/2 cups
flour on a plate or piece of parchment paper. Remove the
fish mixture from the refrigerator. Take a heaping
tablespoon at a time and shape into a small patty, about 2
inches in diameter. Dredge lightly with flour.
Heat about 1/3 inch of oil in
a heavy skillet. The oil should be hot but should not reach
the smoking point. Place the first 4 or 5 patties in the oil
to fry. Flip them with a slotted spatula when the bottoms
are golden. Fry on the other side, remove, and drain on
paper towels. Skim off the burnt flour from the flour in
skillet, and repeat with the remaining patties. |
Excerpts from:
"Meze"
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The History of Good Manners In Ancient Greece (Part A) |
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In ancient times the
beginning of the day coincided with the break of dawn and the end
with sunset. The orator Aeschines, in a speech referring to an
Athenian law, mentioned that parents were not allowed to let their
children leave the house before dawn and insisted they should return
home before dark.
The Greeks spent all day
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if their parents, a slave or an elderly relative accompanied them.
Women freely attended weddings, funerals, and religious ceremonies.
As
well as the agora, a popular place for men to gather for
conversation was at the barber's shop. Barbers were well informed
with all the latest news and gossiped about everything. A famous
quotation exhibits this verbosity on the part of barbers: "How would
you like your haircut?" asked a barber of the King of Macedonia,
Archelaus. "Sparing of words" the King replied.
Hand
shaking was limited to ceremonies, swearing of oaths and official
departing. Salutation was usually done by waving the hand or
uttering "hello" (haire) or "May you have good health" (Hygiaine).
The
main garment men wore was the chiton (tunic). Over the chiton they
wore the "himation" -a sort of mantle - or the "chlamys." The
impression that the Ancient Greek's clothing - and temples - were
white is mistaken. They were actually highly colourful, with a
special preference towards brick red, light green and blue. Yellow
was considered the most becoming hue for women.
to be continued...
Excerpt from "Watch Your Manners In Greece" by Christos K. Zampounis
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