Main Courses Shopping List: Week 6  Winter II

Menu for the Week
 
Pan-Seared Tuna with Capers  1
Braised Lamb with Potatoes and Onions  2
Beef Barley Soup  3
Pasta with Turkey, Leeks and Peas  4
Pork Chops, German-Style  5
Chicken Creole / Brown Rice  6
   
Pantry Items to Check
 
olive oil most
sea salt    for finishing often
cornstarch, (corn flour, maizena)  1 tbs 5
flour,  1/4 cup 2
fennel seeds,  1 tsp 1
paprika,  1 - 2 tbs 2,5
chili powder,  1 tsp 6
bay leaves (laurel,  4 2.3,6
dried marjoram,  1 tsp 3
dried oregano,  1 tsp 6
dried rosemary,  1/2 tsp 2
dried tarragon,  2 tsp 4
dried thyme,  2 1/2 tsp  3,5
Worcestershire sauce,   1 tbs 6

chicken stock,  2 3/4 cups (22oz, 660ml)

2,4,5,6
beef stock,  6 - 10 cups (48 - 80z, 1 - 2 l)  3*
     beef stock only if not making  
garlic,  7 - 8 cloves 1,2,5,6
onions,  5 - 6 2,3,5,6
capers,  2 tbs 1
Kalamata or black, Greek olives,  3 tbs chopped 1
lemon juice,  1 tbs 1
pasta,  bite-size,  1 1/4 cups (4.2oz, 125gr) 4
brown rice, quick-cooking, 1/2 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) 6
barley, quick cooking, 3/4 cup (4.2oz, 120gr) 3
   
Dairy
 
shredded cheese,  2oz, (60gr)  4
   
Produce
 
leeks,  2 medium 4
carrots,  4 medium 3
celery,  3  ribs 3
potatoes,  2 medium 2
mushrooms,  8oz (240gr) 5,6
green bell pepper,  1 6
   
green beans,  fresh or frozen,  8oz (240gr) 3
peas, frozen,  6oz (180gr)  1 cup  check freezer 4
   
Meat/Fish
 
tuna steaks or filets,  12oz (360gr) total 1
lamb, suitable for braising,  14oz (4200gr) 2
beef, for stewing or braising,  16oz (480gr) 3
    or, if making stock:  
beef for stock, 2 - 3 lbs, (1000gr) short ribs, 3**
         bone-in chuck roast, soup meat  
turkey,  cutlets, or tenderloin,  10oz (300gr) 4
pork chops,  12oz (360gr) 5
chicken breasts,  boneless. skinless,   2 6
   
Other
 
whole tomatoes,  30oz (900gr)    3,6
   
white wine,  3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) 1,4
beer or red wine,  1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) 5
   
if making stock:  
 1 more onion, 1 more carrot, 3 more bay leaves 3**
  1 bouquet garni, celery rib or tops  
   

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