Last December, I went to Houston to spend Christmas
with my Brother and Family. Every time I go to Houston, I have the opportunity to
have some culinary adventures. Some of my Friends have suggested that I write
about them.
For Christmas Dinner, I had the opportunity to taste
one of the typical dishes of the south of the USA: Deep Fried Turkey.
Deep Fried Turkey is marinated with Herbs (Cajun
Style) and then cooked in Peanut oil. Peanut oil has a high smoke point. We
bought a boneless turkey. Some people think that this deep Fried turkey must be
Crispy. I would say that is juicy, very tasty. Deep Fried techniques to cook
Turkey have their advantages.
In Venezuela, Country where we were born, there is a
tradition for Christmas to make “Pan de Jamón”, typical Venezuelan bread filed
with Ham, fried bacon, raisins and olives. In recent times, some people
substitute Ham with Turkey. Other ingredients that are often used are capers
and red peppers My brother tried a
different option, something that we found in very few shops: Use of Salmon
instead of Ham. When we use Salmon, we need to change some other ingredients,
which do not fit in this situation. Olives, raisins and bacon are not used here
but we added capers and cream cheese.
Pan de Jamón, using Salmon instead of Ham.
In Venezuela, Country where we were born, there is a
tradition for Christmas to make “Pan de Jamón”, typical Venezuelan bread filed
with Ham, fried bacon, raisins and olives. In recent times, some people
substitute Ham with Turkey. Other ingredients that are often used are capers
and red peppers My brother tried a
different option, something that we found in very few shops: Use of Salmon
instead of Ham. When we use Salmon, we need to change some other ingredients,
which do not fit in this situation. Olives, raisins and bacon are not used here
but we added capers and cream cheese.
Below I leave some pictures of some special dishes
from Maggiano’s, one of our favorite Italian restaurants.
Pasta Frutti di Mare
Calamari
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