Category: Wine

Ingredients

1 sheet Pepperidge Farm(r) Puff Pastry
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 (7 ounce) bag dried mixed fruit, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup port wine
2 (1 pound) pork tenderloins
1/3 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

Thaw the pastry sheet at room temperature for 40 minutes or until it’s easy to handle. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork.

Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it’s tender. Stir the fruit and wine in the skillet. Cook for 5 minutes or until all the liquid is evaporated. Let cool completely.

Coat the pork with the flour.

Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 14-inch square. Cut the pastry sheet into 2 (14×7-inch) rectangles. Spread half of the onion mixture lengthwise on each rectangle. Top each with a pork tenderloin. Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg mixture. Fold the pastry over the filling and press the edges together to seal. Place seam-side down on the baking sheet. Tuck the ends the pastry rolls under. Brush the pastry rolls with the egg mixture.

Bake for 30 minutes or until the pastry is golden. Remove the pastry rolls from the baking sheet and let cool for 10 minutes. Slice and serve warm.

Ingredients

4 carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
4 cups red potato chunks
2 (14 ounce) cans sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
2 1/2 pounds fresh Polish sausage, cut into 3 inch pieces
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 cups dry white wine or chicken broth
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon caraway seed

Directions

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, layer carrots, potatoes and sauerkraut. In a skillet, brown the sausage; transfer to the slow cooker (slow cooker will be full). Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings in a skillet; saute onion and garlic until tender.

Gradually add wine or broth. Bring to a boil; stir to loosen browned bits. Stir in pepper and caraway. Pour over sausage. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or until vegetables are tender and sausage is no longer pink.

Ingredients

8 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
8 slices Swiss cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup herb-seasoned stuffing mix
1/4 cup butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Arrange the chicken in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish. Top with Swiss cheese slices. Combine the soup and wine and stir well. Pour over the chicken. Drizzle butter or margarine over all and top with stuffing mix crumbs. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups uncooked Arborio rice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
1 1/2 quarts beef stock
3 tablespoons beef marrow
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon saffron powder
3/4 cup dry white wine
salt to taste
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Melt half of the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Simmer the onion and beef marrow in the butter for about 10 minutes. When the onion is soft, remove the onion and marrow from the pan using a slotted spoon, and set aside. (I like to leave the onions in.)

Saute the rice in the pan over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Stir constantly so the rice will not stick and burn. Stir in one ladle of beef stock, and keep stirring until it is mostly absorbed, ladling and stirring in more of the broth as well as the white wine in the same manner, until the rice is almost al dente. Stir in the saffron, remaining butter, and 3/4 cup of Parmesan cheese. Turn off the heat, cover and let sit for 4 or 5 minutes.

Serve as a bed for ossibuchi or by itself with as much of the remaining Parmesan cheese sprinkled over as you like.