美国国家公共电台 NPR Summer Potluck Dishes To Withstand The Heat And Please Crowds

 

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

Here's a summer challenge. You're going to a cookout or a barbecue or a family reunion. You need to bring a dish to share. And it has to do two things.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Number one, withstand hours outside in the heat. And number two, make some hungry people happy.

SIEGEL: Stumped¹? No worries. To help you out, we asked three chefs for their suggestions.

JAMES RIGATO: My name is James Rigato. I'm the chef owner of Mabel Gray in Hazel Park, Mich. And I have a charred³ cauliflower with tahini vinaigrette, hot pepper jelly, crispy garlic and mint. I find that cauliflower is a pretty neutral vegetable that enjoys the contribution of char² and spice and the kind of creaminess that the tahini offers. And this is one of the dishes that'll be great sitting out for a long period time. And it's a little bit of a relief from the protein, sauce-heavy, smoky kind of barbecue mentality⁴.

So when you go to a barbecue, there's probably a point when the fire's a little too strong for the ribs⁵ or, you know, the chicken or whatever item they're going to be grilling⁷. So you're going to have too hot of a fire for a protein, but it's perfect for the cauliflower. So if you prep your tahini vinaigrette, if you prep your hot pepper jelly, crispy garlic, mint, have that all ready to go, show up to the barbecue a little early, you have the opportunity to grill⁶ that cauliflower over what would be too hot of a flame for the rest of the meal. So you can kind of get there first, assemble your dish. And while everyone else is trying to piece together their meal, you're already there, halfway⁸ through a bottle of rose with your dish done.

I've done this dish a number of times in the restaurant and, you know, family style. This is a crowd pleaser. It's gluten-free. It's vegan. It's wonderful when it's warm. It's delicious at room temp. And honestly, you can toss all the ingredients together, put in the fridge and eat chilled for lunch for the next day.

AMY THIELEN: My new favorite bring-along for potlucks, barbecues or family gatherings⁹ is also charred. But not the black kind, the green, leafy kind - Swiss chard baklava. I'm Amy Thielen, a chef and a writer and the author of "Give A Girl A Knife." Every summer, I grow a lot of Swiss chard in my garden. And it comes on so strong that I have to figure out things to make with it.

So I like this recipe because it's stealthy healthy, meaning that its green goodness is hidden between two layers of crisp, brown filo pastry¹⁰. Sometimes people are afraid to work with filo, but you can just stack it in layers. You don't have to brush each sheet with butter. You can just stack them up in just five big clumps¹¹ and then pour butter over everything later. This simplifies the process so much and makes it very quick to come together.

Swiss chard baklava is a dish that when you bring it people will say, what is in this? What did you use to make this so delicious? And my answer would be caramelized onions, just a little bit of sugar, toasted almonds, ras el hanout, which is a Moroccan spice blend - it's just really a combination of spices you have in your cabinet. But you can use garam masala or curry¹² powder. I mean, come on, this is just summer.

EDWARD LEE: The idea of bread pudding is that you kind of use leftover¹³ bread. And I thought, what's the best kind of bread out there if not a donut? I'm Chef Edward Lee from 610 Magnolia Restaurant in Louisville, Ky. And my bring-along dish is a glazed¹⁴ donut and sweet potato bread pudding. Donut bread pudding is going to be sweet. And that's where you temper it with the savory¹⁵ sweet potato. You mix that into a bread pudding and you'd be surprised how actually not overly sweet the final dessert is.

For this bread pudding, you can just do the bread pudding. But I really kind of elevate it a little bit by adding a crust to it using gingersnap cookies, which gives it a beautiful crunch¹⁶ and a little bit of spice that's going to sort of offset¹⁷ against the sweetness of the dessert. At my restaurant, I serve this dessert neatly¹⁸ punched out and with this gorgeous little meringue topping. And that's great if you want to serve it in an upscale setting.

But if you're taking this for a bring-along, I would maybe suggest doing something with maybe marshmallows. If you want to get fancy you even toast them on the top so they're kind of, like, s'moresy (ph). And then just a little bit of fresh orange segments, a little bit of chopped mint. And it can sit out for hours and it's still delicious.

SIEGEL: That's Edward Lee. We also heard from two other chefs, James Rigato and Amy Thielen. You can find their recipes for glazed donut and sweet potato pudding, charred cauliflower and Swiss chard baklava at npr.org.

SHAPIRO: So why stop there? If you have a great summer bring-along dish that's perfect for outdoor parties and get-togethers, we want to hear about it. Email [email protected] with the subject Summer Dish.

SIEGEL: And we'll share some of your suggestions and recipes later next month.

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1 stumped   

僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的过去式和过去分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说

参考例句：

• Jack huffed himself up and stumped out of the room. 杰克气喘吁吁地干完活，然后很艰难地走出房间。
• He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while. 他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。

2 char   

v.烧焦；使...燃烧成焦炭

参考例句：

• Without a drenching rain,the forest fire will char everything.如果没有一场透地雨，森林大火将烧尽一切。
• The immediate batch will require deodorization to char the protein material to facilitate removal in bleaching.脱臭烧焦的蛋白质原料易在脱色中去除。

3 charred   

v.把…烧成炭( char的过去式)；烧焦

参考例句：

• the charred remains of a burnt-out car 被烧焦的轿车残骸
• The intensity of the explosion is recorded on the charred tree trunks. 那些烧焦的树干表明爆炸的强烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。

5 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

6 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。

7 grilling   

v.烧烤( grill的现在分词 )；拷问，盘问

参考例句：

• The minister faced a tough grilling at today's press conference. 部长在今天的记者招待会上受到了严厉的盘问。
• He's grilling out there in the midday sun. 他在外面让中午火辣辣的太阳炙烤着。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

9 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

10 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。

11 clumps   

n.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的名词复数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声v.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声

参考例句：

• These plants quickly form dense clumps. 这些植物很快形成了浓密的树丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves. 这些鳞茎死了，剩下的只是一丛丛的黃叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

13 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

14 glazed   

adj.光滑的，像玻璃的；上过釉的；呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式)；上釉于，上光；（目光）变得呆滞无神

参考例句：

• eyes glazed with boredom 厌倦无神的眼睛
• His eyes glazed over at the sight of her. 看到她时，他的目光就变得呆滞。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 savory   

adj.风味极佳的，可口的，味香的

参考例句：

• She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
• He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。

16 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

17 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

18 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。