美国国家公共电台 NPR Behold: Susan Stamberg's Special Recipe For Caviar Pie

 

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: 

Now it's time for the last in our series of holiday recipes from our colleagues here at NPR. We've heard about Christmas breads and Turkey tacos and mofongo and also to you, but the person who started it all joins us now. Susan Stamberg, who is the mother of Mama Stamberg's cranberry¹ relish² has a New Year's recipe for us. Mrs. Stamberg, thanks so much for being with us.

SUSAN STAMBERG, BYLINE³: Oh, well, it's such a pleasure. But I like the mofongo to you, too.

SIMON: And a special thanks because we prepared your cranberry relish recipe over the holidays with my family, and it turns out to be a wonderful purgative⁴. Thank you very much.

STAMBERG: (Laughter) It's good for sinuses, too. You're so mean.

SIMON: So the recipe you're sharing with us today...

STAMBERG: Yes. this is a very elegant recipe, and I make it every year and bring to whatever New Year's party I'm invited to. You're not having one tonight, are you?

SIMON: No.

STAMBERG: Haven't asked me to it.

SIMON: No, as a matter of fact...

STAMBERG: Nonetheless, it's very chic⁵ and elegant. I think it's the kind of dish that Holly⁶ Golightly would take to a New Year's party.

SIMON: OK.

STAMBERG: It's caviar pie. And it's the simplest thing to make, but it's - really has a punch. It's got six eggs, and you have to hard boil them. And then you chop them a little bit. You mix them with three tablespoons of mayonnaise. You spread that on the bottom of an oiled 8-inch spring pan. I can't find mine, so I just use a plain old pie plate.

So you've got this layer of eggs with mayonnaise, and you sprinkle that layer with a cup of red onion which is minced⁸ fine. Now, I'm not much of a chef, and whenever I see the word mince⁷ in a recipe, I turn the page. But in this case, the work is really worth it because it's quite delicious so mince away.

SIMON: You just chop, chop, chop, chop, chop, chop...

STAMBERG: Chop, chop into smallish pieces.

SIMON: OK.

STAMBERG: Then you soften⁹ eight ounces of cream cheese, and you blend that with two-thirds of a cup of sour cream, get it all nice and smooth and then you spread that over the minced onion.

SIMON: And you have the ambulance on speed dial, but yeah...

STAMBERG: Yeah, you do. No, no, no. You spread it with a wet spatula¹⁰, but that's kind of hard. So I...

SIMON: Spit on the spatula? What do you do?

STAMBERG: No, no, no. I put my hands under hot water and then I just use my very clean fingers - just spread all that. You chill it for three hours if you got the time overnight, but you don't have the time if you want to make it for this evening. And when you're ready to serve it, you take black caviar and spread that all over the top.

SIMON: What if you don't have a big Hollywood star in your family? Caviar is an expensive ingredient.

STAMBERG: I can't afford it. I have used red which I understand is less expensive and also more festive¹¹ looking. So you just cut it into wedges the way you would a pie, and you serve it with thin slices of lemon just because that looks so pretty. And I like to eat - I'll eat it with a fork. But some people like to spread it on crackers¹². It's absolutely up to you, and it makes about 10 servings.

SIMON: Yeah.

STAMBERG: Or more of people detest¹³ it...

SIMON: (Laughter).

STAMBERG: ...Or less if they really love it and go back for thirds as I often do.

SIMON: Now, is this a family recipe or something you read in The New York Review of Books?

STAMBERG: I pulled it. I want to show you this. I think this must have been family circle. Look how old that thing is.

SIMON: Oh.

STAMBERG: It's yellow with a...

SIMON: Mercy, the caviar way of life for the holidays.

STAMBERG: You betcha.

SIMON: (Unintelligible) off a caviar ad from Teaneck, N.J. Oh, my word. Is that your handwriting that says fabulous¹⁴?

STAMBERG: Yes, indeed, it is.

SIMON: Mrs. Stamberg, it's an honor to have you on our show, even under this thoroughly¹⁵ ridiculous occasion, so thank you very much. Have a wonderful New Year.

STAMBERG: You, too.

SIMON: One of the things I treasure about my life here is having the office down the hall.

STAMBERG: Oh, good heavens. How dear you are. Thank you. Happy 2017.

1 cranberry   

n.梅果

参考例句：

• Turkey reminds me of cranberry sauce.火鸡让我想起梅果酱。
• Actually I prefer canned cranberry sauce.事实上我更喜欢罐装的梅果酱。

2 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 purgative   

n.泻药；adj.通便的

参考例句：

• This oil acts as a purgative.这种油有催泻作用。
• He was given a purgative before the operation.他在手术前用了通便药。

5 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

6 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

7 mince   

n.切碎物；v.切碎，矫揉做作地说

参考例句：

• Would you like me to mince the meat for you?你要我替你把肉切碎吗？
• Don't mince matters,but speak plainly.不要含糊其词，有话就直说吧。

8 minced   

v.切碎( mince的过去式和过去分词 )；剁碎；绞碎；用绞肉机绞（食物，尤指肉）

参考例句：

• He minced over to serve us. 他迈着碎步过来招待我们。
• A young fop minced up to George and introduced himself. 一个花花公子扭扭捏捏地走到乔治面前并作了自我介绍。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 soften   

v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和

参考例句：

• Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。

10 spatula   

n.抹刀

参考例句：

• He scraped the mixture out of the bowl with a plastic spatula.他用塑料铲把盆里的混合料刮了出来。
• She levelled the surface of the cake mixtured with a metal spatula.她用金属铲抹平了蛋糕配料。

11 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

12 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 detest   

vt.痛恨，憎恶

参考例句：

• I detest people who tell lies.我恨说谎的人。
• The workers detest his overbearing manner.工人们很讨厌他那盛气凌人的态度。

14 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

15 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。