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Matzoh Ball Soup

Honestly, this is my least favorite dish, but I do like a broth that has loads of flavor and is clear. Dill and carrots are a must. I make a stock using a chicken carcass, onions, carrots, celery and 1 gallon of water. I cook for 1.5 hours and strain.
To make the soup, I simply [...]

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Corned Beef and Cabbage

By now you know that I would not recommend anything but a grass-fed beef, and if you are not used to the flavor of grass-fed, now is the time to get a brisket and brine it!
Brine:
3 quarts water
1 cup kosher salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
2 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 teaspoon black [...]

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Cassoulet

Salt to taste
3 whole duck legs
1 lbs stew lamb, cut up
3 lbs sausage
3 cups duck or goose fat
4 cups white beans
3 carrots diced
3 celery stalks diced
2 leeks
2 onions, chopped fine
1 23oz can San Marzano tomatoes
12 cloves garlic
2 sprigs thyme, rosemary, sage and parsley (each) wrapped in cheesecloth
2 cups white wine
1 cup Demi-Glace or very rich [...]

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Stuffed Pumpkin

1 pumpkin – about 4 pounds
salt
1 Tablespoon butter
4 bay leaves
4 fresh thyme sprigs
6 garlic cloves peeled and chopped fine
6 black peppercorns
2/3 cup stock
2/3 cups chopped tomatoes
1 2/3 cups stock
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 ounces pancetta
2 fresh rosemary sprigs
1 Tablespoon vinegar
2 small onions
1 teaspoon sugar
2 carrots peeled and diced fine
1 cup red wine
1 large potato, [...]

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