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Stephanie's Herb Garden

All of our vinegars are made by hand using the slow infusion method over many months
vinegars are a quick one ingredient solution for producing gourmet meal
The unique flavors of our vinegar
If you have never used herb vinegars, there is unlimited culinary pleasure in store for you, and here are just a few of my favorite recipes
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Recipes

If you have never used herb vinegars, there is unlimited culinary pleasure in store for you, and here are just a few of my favorite recipes.

Appetizer-Marinated Shrimp-4 Servings
1/4 Cp Tarragon Vinegar
1/8 cp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/8 cp Canola Oil
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp Capers, optional
1/8 Cp Minced Shallots or scallions
1/8 Cp Sweet Green Pepper,minced
2 lbs shrimp , peeled and deveined
1 tbsp fresh chives, minced
1 clove garlic, minced

In a pyrex or ceramic bowl combine all ingredients except shrimp.  Whisk together. Boil shrimp until just pink(approx. 2 min.). Drain shrimp and add to marinade, stirring to coat. Cover and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours before serving.

 

Main Course-Chicken Breasts in Vinegar-Cream Sauce-4 Servings
2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/3 cp low-fat or nonfat sour cream
3 tbsp canola oil
2/3 cp Basil Blush Wine Vinegar
3 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes, minced
4 cloves garlic ,minced
3 tbsp fresh thyme , minced
3 tbsp fresh marjoram , minced
1/2 cp vegetable stock or water

Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large heavy teflon skillet. Add the chicken and cook on both sides until golden. Add the garlic and cook until soft, being careful not to burn. Sprinkle in the thyme and marjoram, cover the pan,reduce heat to low, and cook for 15 minutes, or until the chicken breasts are cooked through. Remove the chicken to a serving platter and keep warm. Increase the heat to medium and pour in the vinegar, scraping the bottom to loosen any bits. Add the stock or water and the sun dried tomato. Stirring constantly, cook the sauce until reduced by half. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream. Pour the sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with fresh minced herbs.

 

Main Course-Baked Fish-4 Servings
2 lbs any flat fish fillet(flounder, lemon sole, orange roughy)
1/4 cp
Thyme Blush Vinegar
1/8 cp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 tsp groumd Fennel
1/4 tsp Rosemary

Mix all ingredients except fish in a pyrex or ceramic bowl. Spray  baking pan with teflon coated spray or if you prefer rub pan with just a touch of olive oil to keep fish from sticking. Place fish in baking pan, brush on both sides and pour ingredients over fish and let stand for 1/2 hr. Bake in same pan at 350 degrees until it flakes with a fork-approximately 1/2 hr.

 

Main Course-Spicy Beef Stew-4 Servings
1 1/2 lbs beef chuck, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 tbsp. Canola oil
1/2 cp Thyme Blush Vinegar
1/3 cp. Tomato Sauce
3 med. tomatos,peeled,seeded,chopped
1/2 tsp. ground cumin seeds
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 lbs. pearl onions, peeled
1/4 cp. fresh parsley, minced
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp. salt
2 cloves garlic , minced
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp fresh rosemary , minced
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 bay leaf
1 cup water

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a heavy ovenproof pyrex or corning casserole dish, warm the oil over medium-high heat. Add the beef and brown on all sides. Add the vinegar, tomato sauce,tomatoes, honey, salt, garlic, rosemary, cinnamon, cumin, black pepper, cloves and bay leaf and stir. Add the water, onions and parsley. Cover and bring to a boil, then place in oven. Bake for 1 hour or until the meat is tender, adding water if necessary. Remove bay leaf before serving.

 

Diane's Macaroni Salad
1 16 oz box Elbow Macaroni, cooked
3 tbsp Mixed Herb Blush Vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tbsp low fat Mayonnaise
3 carrots , finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
In a large pyrex or ceramic bowl combine all the ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for several hours before serving to allow flavors to blend.

 

Garlic and Basil Steak
Serve with sauteed peppers, onions and mushrooms.
1/2 cp. olive oil
1/2 cp. hearty red wine
fresh ground pepper
fresh oregano
1/2 cp. Mixed herb Blush vinegar
1 2" thick sirloin steak
fresh basil
Combine oil, vinegar, red wine and pepper. Place steak in a glass dish, pour marinade over steak and refrigerate overnight. Reserve marinade and broil steak as desired. Heat marinade to boiling point to thicken and serve as a side sauce. Garnish with basil and oregano leaves. Serves 4

 

RITA'S SALAD DRESSINGS

Italian Herb
3 Tbsp. olive oil
3/4 cp. Mixed Herb Blush Vinegar
2 tbsp diced parsley
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp. dijon mustard
Pinch salt and pepper

 

French Vinaigrette
3 Tbsp olive oil
3/4 cp. Mixed Herb Blush Vinegar
2 tbsp. diced parsley
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. dijon mustard
Pinch salt and pepper

 

 Sesame Scallion
2 tbsp. sesame oil
2 tbsp. soy sauce(sodium reduced)
1 tsp. sugar
2 scallions, diced
3/4 cp. Tarragon Vinegar
1/4 cp. apple juice

 

Spice Vinaigrette
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
Dash cinnimon
3 tbsp. Blueberry Wine Vinegar
1/3 cp. Walnut oil

 

Honey Mustard
6 tsp. honey
6 tsp. hot chinese mustard
3 tsp. canola oil
3/4 cp Basil Blush Vinegar

 

 Creamy Tarragon Dressing
1 cp. low-fat mayonnaise
1/2 cp. low-fat sour cream
1 tbsp. Tarragon Vinegar
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp. anchovy paste
2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

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