Author Notes: A twist on a traditional Noodle Kugel for a Chinese New Year’s Party! —Ami B Goldstein
Serves: 9
Ingredients
flat noodles, eggs, milk, half-and-half, Szechuan pepper (ground), 5 spice powder, salt, Vanilla, crystallized ginger , unsweetened chip coconut, sliced almonds, butter
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8
ounces flat noodle
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3
eggs
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1
cup milk
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1/2
cup half & half
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1/8
teaspoon szechuan pepper
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1/4
teaspoon 5 spice powder
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1
tablespoon Vanilla
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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1
tablespoon crystallized ginger chopped
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1/2
cup unsweetened coconut, chipped
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1/2
cup sliced almonds
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2
tablespoons melted butter
Fresh cored and peeled pineapple in its juice, butter, brown sugar, lime juice, soy sauce,crystallized ginger, vanilla bean,water, bourbon,
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1
Pineapple, peeled and cored
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4
tablespoons butter
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1 1/4
cups brown sugar
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2
tablespoons fresh lime juice
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1
tablespoon soy sauce
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1/2
vanilla bean
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1/4
cup water
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1/4
cup bourbon
Directions
flat noodles, eggs, milk, half-and-half, Szechuan pepper (ground), 5 spice powder, salt, Vanilla, crystallized ginger , unsweetened chip coconut, sliced almonds, butter
- Preheat oven 325′ F, Butter a 8×8 inch casserole dish, scatter 2 T. of coconut in dish. Have a water bath set up to put dish in.
- Cook noddles and drain well.
- Beat eggs, milk , half & half, pepper, salt, vanilla, 5 spice, and ginger using a wire whisk.
- Add noodles and stir together.
- Pour into prepared dish, scatter remaining coconut and almonds on top, drizzle with melted butter.
- Cover tightly with tin foil, place in water bath and bake for 35 minutes.
- Remove foil, bake another 10 minutes, almonds and coconut will brown lightly. remove from water bath.
- Serve with Pineapple Brule
Fresh cored and peeled pineapple in its juice, butter, brown sugar, lime juice, soy sauce,crystallized ginger, vanilla bean,water, bourbon,
- Slice pineapple in 1/4 inch rings and then quarter
- Using a small saucepan melt butter over low heat.
- Add 1 cup of brown sugar, water, bourbon, lime juice, ginger and scrape vanilla bean into pan.
- Cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. It should be bubbling on low heat and reduce to syrup consistency. Set aside. (This can be made a day ahead and refrigerated.)
- Arrange pineapple slices in pie dish and pour enough syrup over to almost cover pineapple, top each with pieces of ginger and sprinkle remaining 1/4 c. brown sugar on pineapple. (I continued to reduce the remaining sauce , would be great over ice cream:)
- Put pie dish under the broiler and heat until pineapple caramelizes to your liking.
- Cut a piece of kugel, arrange pineapple on or around kugel and drizzle with syrup.