RECIPES - PRESENTING PURIM

PRESENTING PURIM

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golden and crispy. Combine lettuce, halved tomatoes, and red onion. Then combine dressing ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over salad. Sprinkle croutons and garnish with hot mushrooms.

--- browned. Remove pan from oven and soak up excess grease with paper towel. Spread BBQ sauce over top side of wings. Return wings to oven and bake for 5 more minutes. Spread a second layer of BBQ sauce over wings. Bake for 5 more minutes

FRIED MUSHROOM SALAD

A delicious and vibrant salad. The crispy coated mushrooms provide a wonderful contrast to the bright vegetables.

Ingredients: Salad: 1 bag of romaine lettuce 1 box grape tomatoes, halved 1 red onion, thinly sliced 1 cup onion and garlic croutons 1 box fresh button mushrooms 2 eggs 1 cup flour cornflake crumbs, for breading oil, for frying

Dressing: 1 cup mayo 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup vinegar 1 tsp mustard 1/2 tsp garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Clean one box button mushrooms. coat in flour, eggs & crumbs. Heat oil on medium, fry mushrooms for 2-3 minutes until

HOT HICKORY BBQ WINGS

This famous classic, with an extra kick of delicious barbeque goodness. A real crowd pleaser!

Ingredients: 1 tsp oil 32 chicken wings 1/3 cup oil 3 tbsp hot sauce 3/4 cup hickory barbeque sauce

Directions: Preheat oven to 325°. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and brush with 1 tsp oil. Place wings in single layer on the prepared pan, skin side up. With a little space between each wing. Brush the top with 1/3 cup oil. Brush hot sauce over the oil layer. Bake in the preheated oven for 1½-1¾ hour. Baste with pan juices a few times until the wings are

ORIENTAL BEEF SKEWERS

Commonly served as a street food all over Asia. A vibrant and deliciously fragrant beef dish.

Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb. Chinese beef (or any beef that is good for grilling) 3 tbsp hoisin sauce 3 tbsp sherry wine 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tsp BBQ sauce 2 scallions chopped 2 cloves garlic minced 1 tbsp minced ginger 1 pack skewers 1 cup baking soda (to sprinkle on the meat)

of the meat. Let rest for a ½ hour. Rinse very well. In a small bowl mix hoisin sauce, sherry, soy sauce, BBQ sauce, scallions, garlic and ginger. Place meat in a 1-gallon Ziploc bag, pour sauce into the bag. Mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Discard marinade. Tread on skewers. Pour a little oil in a grill pan. heat on medium high. Grill 2-3 minutes per side.

TRADITIONAL SPRING ROLL

A traditional Chinese dish, famous for its numerous interpretations all over Asia. Delicate and sumptuous, perfect for upscale entertaining.

Ingredients: 5 cups shredded cabbage 2 shredded carrots 1/2 cup diced scallions (bunch) 1 tsp freshly grated ginger 1 clove fresh garlic, crushed 1/2 tsp salt dash of black pepper 2 tbsp soy sauce mixed with 1 tbsp water 1 pack spring roll wrappers oil for frying

Directions: Finely grate the ginger and garlic. In a large skillet, add a tbsp of oil and heat over medium high. Add ginger and garlic to pan, cook 30 seconds until fragrant but not browned, then add the cabbage, carrots and onions and toss well to mix. Add salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes until vegetables are slightly browned. Add the soy sauce and water toss well with cabbage and vegetables. Cook until the liquid evaporates for a few minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Using one spring roll wrapper at a time, lay the wrapper in front of you so it looks like a diamond. Add About 3 tsp of filling to the center. Fold in the two sides towards the center, wet the edges. Roll up and seal tightly. Place oil in a deep-frying pan, on medium. Fry spring roll 2 minutes a side until golden and crispy.

HONEY MUSTARD WONTONS

A crispy and flavorful side that pairs well with numerous Chinese dishes. The honey mustard brings a different twist to an otherwise traditional dish.

Ingredients:

Wontons: 1 pack wonton wrappers 2 tbsp oil 1 small onion diced 1 clove garlic minced 1 lb deli pastrami diced 1 cup sauerkraut, very well drained 3 tbsp honey mustard sauce (see below)

Honey Mustard Sauce: 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise 3 tbsp honey 1/2 cup Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions: To prepare the honey mustard sauce: in a bowl combine all the ingredients until smooth. Reserve 3 tbsp of the sauce for wontons. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté the onion and garlic in the oil until cooked through. Remove from heat. In a bowl combine the pastrami, sauerkraut, and the honey mustard sauce. Add the onions and mix well. Brush the edges of wrappers with water. Fold the wonton wrapper over the meat mixture by bringing each of the corners to the center so that they can overlap slightly. Seal very good. In a skillet heat the oil over medium heat. Fry wontons until golden (2 minutes on each side). Serve with honey mustard sauce.

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BEG, BEG, BEG… GIVE, GIVE, GIVE

MIRI ISAACS

I know it’s Purim and all, but this guy standing at my door asking for a handout - I have this niggling suspicion that he isn’t even Jewish. His yarmulke is askew, it sits uncomfortably on his head. The way he pronounces the requisite “Tzedakah!” is wrong, no matter which dialect he is using, which yiddishe sect he might belong to. Altogether he comes across as an imposter. Yet I give him my donation as I’ve been doing all day long.

Then, when I have a quiet moment to talk to Hashem, I use that imposter’s donation as a plea bargain. “Hashem, I know I may not be worthy of all the good things I am asking You for. But just as I gave to all who knocked on my door this Purim, I am told that You give to all who knock on Your door on this auspicious day!”

The Ritv”a gives an explanation regarding the giving to the poor on Purim. There is a Halacha in Shulchan Aruch that on this auspicious day of Purim; יד הפושט כל לו נותנים .On this day we are obligated to give tzedaka to anyone who extends his hand for a donation, no questions asked, without verifying whether they are indeed poor, and truly in need of our funds.

The Chasam Sofer adds that just as we help anyone who extends their hand on Purim without checking if they are worthy, so too, Hashem will answer the prayers of all who beseech Him on this special day; כל הפושט יד נותנים לו propitious this On. day, we do not have to be deserving of His blessings; He will give to all indiscriminately.

In that case, find those singular moments, dispersed throughout this overwhelmingly hectic day, to say a kapitel Tehillim, to daven for someone in need, to ask for your own yeshuah, to beseech Hashem for the geulah… Now’s our chance!