This month I was the hostess for the Ethnic Cooking Class . Guess what, we had Canadian food. Canada was under the Monarchy of England for many years. We lived in Western Canada, therefore we used a lot of their traditional recipes. If you lived in Eastern Canada, you prepared French Meals. We enjoyed Delicious roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Gomen Wat, this is Swiss Chard all jazzed up, spicy with lots of garlic and onions. Mashed turnips, they were so sweet. English Fresh Raspberry Trifle for dessert. Notice my centerpiece it was a little Royal Canadian Mounted Police girl with the Canadian Flag. The drinks of choice were cans of the fabulous Canadian Ginger ale.
The recipe for Gomen Wat follows: 1 pound Swiss Chard greens, washed, trimmed,and chopped coarsely, 2 cups water, 1 tbsp. olive oil,3/4 cup chopped onions,1 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice,1 tsp. salt,1 1/2 cups sliced green bell pepper, 1/2 tsp. turmeric,1/2 tsp allspice,1/2 tsp. paprika. 2 tbsp. minced fresh ginger root. Directions: Place chopped greens in pot with 2 cups of water.Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes. Drain, but reserve the cooking water, Set aside. Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in a pot. Stir in onions and cook until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cooked greens, 1 tbsp.olive oil and reserved cooking water. Simmer, uncovered, over med. heat until liquid is gone. Add the green pepper slices, lemon juice, salt, turmeric, paprika, allspice, and ginger root.Cook until peppers are soft.
