Mario Unclogged: Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve this year is the Feast of the Two Fishes. We are doing my linguine with clams, hot chiles, and pancetta, but I'm subbing my dad's "mole" salami for pancetta to give it a deeper spice component. The main course will be super jumbo stone crab claws from Joe's—yes, served with their mustard sauce—a green salad, and some Guido's garlic bread.
Desserts will be espresso drops and coconut balls (first step, find the coconut's legs) both from Martha Stewart's magazine Everyday Food because my kids find it very accessible and there is a photo for every cookie. I will make a version of Gina DePalma's chocolate hazelnut kisses, and we will surrender early to a deep mug of hot buttered rum from my mom's recipe file, which I'm sharing with you in this post here.
About the author: Mario Batali has created a thriving restaurant empire and has established himself as a top restaurateur. Together with his partner, Joe Bastianich, he operates seven New York City hotspots. Mario splits his time between New York City's Greenwich Village and northern Michigan with his wife, Susan Cahn, of Coach Dairy Goat Farm, and their two sons. More Mario: mariobatali.com.
Rum Butter
Ingredients
1 pound brown sugar1/2 pound butter
1 egg beaten
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 shots Haitian rum
Procedure
1. Cream the brown sugar and butter.
2. Mix in the beaten egg, nutmeg, vanilla, and allspice. (This will keep in the fridge for a week.)
3. Place a large tablespoon of the butter mixture in a tall cup, add 2 shots high-quality Haitian rum, and fill with boiling water.
Yumola!
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3 Comments:
The Hubby and I went out for 7 fishes to a local trattoria because (SURVEY SAYS) I am too tired to make them all and even I need a break.
The meal was fabulous and I am all prepared for tomorrow's feast with only Dorie Greenspan's Devil's Food White-Out Cake to ice in the morning. Whatever you are making this even ing make memories.
Merry Christmas and Buon Natale!
JerzeeTomato at 7:13PM on 12/24/07
Jambalaya tonight and goulash tomorrow (along with anchovy gougeres, slices of pear wrapped in prosciutto spread with a cream cheese-real Parmigiano-blackpepper spread, potato nik, red cabbage, gingerbread and City Bakery's caramel-cranberry tart) in this household where I will be the only gentile at the table. Best wishes to all on this quiet night and high hopes for peace in the New Year.
lemons at 8:59PM on 12/24/07
Is "yumola" your word or Rachel's, Mario...
DanielJ at 10:28PM on 12/24/07