Friday, May 21, 2010

What to do with fresh sage?

Recipes or helpful hints, please! Thanks!

What to do with fresh sage?
Its great to use for stuffed pork tenderloin, very tasty, go to foodtv.com for recipe. Enjoy. Sage is also very good for your health.
Reply:Sage is lovely used with chicken, duck or turkey. Simply chop it finely with some lemon thyme and brush the bird with olive oil or soft melted butter. Sprinkle the herbs over and bake in the oven - you can make a delicious stuffing using it too - simply take about 2 cups bread crumbs, 1 egg, 1 very finely chopped onion, 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh sage, 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh thyme and some salt and pepper. You can add a bit of lemon rind if you like. Mix together and press firmly into the birds cavity. Poke a chunk of butter into it. I usually loosely wrap my baking bird in aluminum foil for the first 1/2 an hour, then unrwap the foil and let it brown, use a pastry brush to brush the pan juices over the bird. A well cooked chicken takes about 11/4 hours - bigger birds longer of course.


You can also chop finely the sage and mix with lemon juice and a bit of parsley and some olive oil and brush over chicken drumsticks and then bake them. Also delicious on chicken or shrimp Kebab sticks and bbq - serve with fresh sliced different types of melons and minted iced tea. Delicious.
Reply:butternut squash raviolis in a sage butter sauce, google the reciple its to die for
Reply:Stuff it in your next roasted chicken or turkey. MMMMmmm!
Reply:You dry the fresh sage. When I was little my Grandma spread out sage on a screen (same as a screen in a window) in her attic. Then she put it in jars and used it all year. I think it is difficult to use unless it is dried. Then you can crumble and crush it.


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