Poke-quettes |
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If pokeweed doesn’t kill you, it can be one of the best foods you’ve ever tasted. And its distinctive flavor pervades these hearty croquettes.
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Pokeweed Shoots |
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4 cups cooked millet or other grain
2 cups cooked pokeweed [Caution: You must prepare pokeweed according to these directions before using it in this recipe or you may poison yourself.] 1 cup tofu-cream cheese 1 cup walnuts, chopped 1 cup breadcrumbs 2 tbs. fresh parsley or dill weed, chopped 2 tbs. fresh basil, chopped 6 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 tbs. chili paste or 1/2 tsp. cayenne hot pepper, or to taste 2 tsp. marjoram, ground 2 tsp. Vege-sal or 1 tsp. salt, or to taste 2 tsp. paprika, 1 tsp. black mustard seeds, ground 1 tsp. white pepper, or to taste |
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1. Mix together all ingredients. 2. Shape into croquettes approximately 3 inches in diameter and 3/4 inch high by hand, or with a circular cookie cutter. 3. Bake on an oiled baking dish 40-50 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven, or until lightly browned underneath. Serve with sesame ramp sauce or any of the other sauces in this book. |
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Makes 18 croquettes
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