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Rice Pilaf with Parsley and Almonds
One of the benefits of cooking with Convection is the ability to cook multiple foods at one time in the oven. Preparing a rice pilaf in the oven is an easy way to cook a flavorful side-dish and it frees you up from standing at the stovetop as well as eliminating any possible boilovers or burning.
When cooking a multi-level meal in the oven, stage the dishes first to make sure they all fit. For example a tray of chicken could be cooked on rack position 4 or 5, vegetables on rack 2 and the rice pilaf on rack 3 or next to the vegetables if there is room.
When you have multiple foods cooking in the oven higher temperatures of 375 - 400 degrees are ideal to keep an even temperature.
Cathy Dyla
Ingredients
¼ - cup unsalted butter
1 - small yellow onion, halved lengthwise and sliced thin lengthwise
2 - cloves garlic, chopped
2 - cups basmati rice
½ - cup white wine
3 ½ - cups chicken broth, heated
¾ - cups Italian parsley leaves, chopped
½ - cup sliced almonds
Preparation
Preheat the oven Convection or Convection Bake 350 or 400 degrees if cooking multiple dishes.
Melt the butter in a saute pan and cook the onion and garlic until just softened.
Add the rice and saute stirring often until lightly brown. Stir in the white wine then the heated chicken stock. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pour the contents into an oven casserole, cover and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is fluffy.
Let the rice sit out of the oven uncovered for a few minutes before gently folding in the parsley and almonds.
Check the seasoning and add more salt and pepper if needed.
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Baked Ham with Tangerine Glaze and Roasted Carrots
Since ham is already cooked by smoking it is most often eaten cold, however heated through and brushed with a fruity glaze it makes a great centerpiece for celebration meals.
In order to heat the ham through it usually needs a fair bit of time in a slow oven and to avoid drying out the meat it is covered until the final stage when the glaze is added. However, if you bake your unsliced ham in Convection you will not need to cover the ham and the heating through time will take approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours, depending on the weight of the ham. If you are heating a sliced ham then it must remain covered in foil to avoid drying out.
Ingredients
Preparation
1 - smoked ham, bone-in, skin on 7 - 9 lbs
1 - bunch fresh sage leaves
¾ - cup olive oil
1 - cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2 - cups tangerine juice
2 - tangerines, sliced thin, seeds removed
2 - cups, packed light brown sugar
1 - cup water
½ - teaspoon whole cloves
2 - cinnamon sticks
1 ½ - lbs baby carrots
Preheat the oven in the Convection Mode 300 degrees.
Place the ham on a rack in a large roasting pan.
Score the ham with cuts in a diamond pattern about 2 inches apart and ½ deep.
Season generously with salt and pepper. Chop 8 of the sage leaves and mix with the olive oil to make a paste, rub all of the ham getting into the slits.
Bake for 2 hours.
Glaze:
Combine the butter, tangerine juice, tangerines, brown sugar, water and spices in a heavy medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.
Bring to a gentle boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced to a syrupy glaze, 30 - 40 minutes.
Brush the glaze over the ham when it has completed its initial heating phase. Add the baby carrots and another 8 chopped sage leaves and continue baking for another 40 - 50 minutes until the carrots are tender and the internal temperature of the ham is 150 degrees.
Serves 12
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