Ed Brown’s simple New Year’s Day meal

Recipe: Eighty One Bloody Mary with torpedo shrimp

Ingredients

• 1 quart tomato juice
• 2 cracks black pepper
• Pinch of salt and sugar
• 2 ounces lime juice
• 2.5 ounces lemon juice
• 1/4 bottle of Worcestershire
• 8 shakes Tabasco
• 2 heaping teaspoons of horseradish (prepared) - with a bit of juice, too
• 1 tablespoon olive juice

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Recipe: Pomegranate winter refresher

Ingredients

• 1 ounce pomegranate juice
• 2 ounces white grape juice
• 2 ounces orange juice
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• Splash of sparkling apple cider

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Recipe: Lemon chicken

Ingredients

• 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts, cut into thin cutlets (approx. 1/2 inch thick)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper, ground
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1/2 cup chicken broth, or vegetable broth or water
• 16 each paper-thin lemon slices with the skin
• 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, picked, washed, dried, roughly chopped

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Recipe: Roasted carrots

Ingredients

• 2 bunches medium, fresh carrots with tops, washed, trimmed not peeled
• 1/2 cup good olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Recipe: Smashed potatoes with olive oil and parsley

Ingredients

• 8 each medium Yukon Gold or red bliss potatoes
• 3 quarts water
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/4 cup best quality extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, picked, washed, dried, roughly chopped
• Fleur de sel or kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper

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Recipe: Portobello fries with soy dipping sauce

Ingredients

• Portobello fries
• 8 each portobello mushrooms
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups club soda
• 2 large egss
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 5 cups canola oil
• Sea salt
• Soy dipping sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ketjap manis sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Thai fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons mirin
• 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 slice fresh ginger, smashed

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Recipe: Endive, watercress and pomegranate

Ingredients

• 3 endive, split, cored, cut lengthwise in 1-inch segments
• 1 bunch fresh watercress, washed, dried, remove large stems
• 1 fresh pomegranate, remove seeds only, discard rest
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
• Kosher salt and fresh black pepper to taste

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Recipe: Cranberry bread pudding

Ingredients

• 3/4 vanilla bean, split and scrape insides, reserve pod for another time
• 3 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 5 whole eggs
• 1 1/2 French baguettes (day-old best), cut into 2-inch-thick slices
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen fine)
• 2 teaspoons soft butter

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Recipe: Clementines with Grand Marnier

Ingredients

• 15 each clementines, peeled, segmented
• 2 cups simple syrup
• 1 cup Grand Marnier
• 6 each mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons Grenadine

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Recipe: Classic mimosa

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces fresh-squeezed orange juice
• 4 ounces Prosecco or Spanish Cava

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Recipe: Mini "all crabmeat" crab cakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cornflake crumbs
• 1 pound jumbo lump blue crabmeat with fat (best brand: Clayton)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons homemade mayonnaise or Hellman
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter

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Recipe: Pumpkin chowder

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled, crushed
• 1 medium acorn squash, peeled, seeded, roughly chopped
• 1 quart light chicken or vegetable stock or water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• Salt and black pepper to taste

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Recipe: Coconut shrimp

Ingredients

• 16 pieces large shrimp, peeled, butterflied
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups club soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
• 5 cups canola oil
• Sea salt

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Recipe: Grilled crab and Cheddar

Ingredients

• 8 slices whole-grain bread
• 4 teaspoons grainy mustard
• 1/2 pounds light Cheddar, grated
• 6 ounces lump crab meat
• 2 tablespoons soft butter

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Recipe: Citrus olives and chili

Ingredients

• 1 grapefruit, peeled, segmented
• 1 orange, peeled, segmented
• 1/4 fresh jalapeno, seeded, minced
• 10 picholine (green) olives, pitted, cut in half
• 20 oil-cured black olives, pitted, cut in half
• 1 sprig rosemary, broken in 3 pieces
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

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