Category: Ramp Recipes (Page 1 of 3)

Ramp Infused Meatballs

October 15, 2023 / / 0 Comments

The standard recipe below makes about 18 meatballs.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs of ground beef
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • 1/2 cup of chopped ramp bulbs
  • 2/3 cup of uncooked rice
  • 1 tsp chili powder, + 1 tsp later
  • 2 tsp salt, + 1 tsp later
  • 2-1/2 cups of diced tomatoes, fresh or canned
  • 2-1/2 cups of water
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped yellow onion

Instructions

  1. Mix together meat, eggs, milk, ramp bulbs, rice, chili powder and 2 tsp of salt.
  2. Form into 1-1/2″ balls. Brown in skillet.
  3. In a large saucepan, combine tomatoes, water, onion, and remaining seasonings. Bring to a boil, then drop in meatballs. Cover and cook slowly on low heat for 1-1/2 hours.
  4. Serve with fresh parmesan or mozzarella cheese.
  5. Alternatives would be to serve on a hoagie bun (meatball sub), or serve on top of pasta / spaghetti.

Caramelized Ramp Bulbs

September 30, 2023 / / 0 Comments
Caramelized Ramp Bulbs
Caramelized Ramp Bulbs

These caramelized ramp bulbs are a delicious treat by themselves or an excellent choice for a unique side dish!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 pounds of ramp bulbs
  • 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Melt butter in an oven proof sauté pan over medium heat. The pan should be large enough to hold all of the ramp bulbs in a single layer.
  3. Add bulbs and cook until they begin to brown slightly, about 10 minutes.
  4. Add sugar and toss, continuing to cook until sugar melts and begins to bubble, about 2 minutes.
  5. Add salt, pepper, and vinegar and cook for about 5 minutes longer.
  6. Place the pan in the oven, uncovered, and roast for 15 minutes.
  7. Remove to a serving dish and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
  8. Serve while still warm.
  9. Serves 4-6 people as a side dish.
  10. (For a smaller serving, just halve all ingredients.)

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Ramp Ribs

April 7, 2018 / / 0 Comments

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 large pork rib rack
  • 1 pound of cleaned ramps
  • 2 two crushed garlic cloves
  • 3 finely chopped habanero peppers
  • 4 dashes balsamic vinegar
  • salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS

  • Rub the salt and pepper and garlic into both sides of the ribs.
  • Place the ribs curve up on some aluminum foil.
  • Place on the concave surfaced the ramps and sprinkle over with the hot peppers.
  • Give it several dashes of vinegar.
  • Wrap it up in foil and bake on the grill for 1 hour.
  • Carefully open the foil and mush what is left of the ramps and smear over the meat.
  • Place the meat on the grill and brown both sides.
  • Baste the meat with the juice ramp mixture left in the foil.
  • Just before removal coat well with your favorite barbecue sauce.
  • Forget the napkins everyone will want to lick their fingers.

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Breakfast Bowl with Ramps, Asparagus & Lemon Herb Sauce

April 6, 2018 / / 0 Comments

A tasty and healthy breakfast all in one bowl!

Serves 4

4 thick slices of country style bread, cubed
12 stalks mini asparagus, cut in 3
12 ramps
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
1/2 bunch fresh parsley
1/2 bunch fresh mint
1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts + extra for serving
juice from 1 lemon
grated zest from 1 lemon
pinch of red chili flakes
1/2 cup Olive oil
4 eggs
vinegar

  • Preheat oven to 380F.
  • Place the bread, asparagus and ramps on a baking tray and drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Bake until golden, about 12 minutes.
  • Place herbs, pine nuts, lemon, chili and oil in a blender and blend until smooth. If its to thick just add a little more oil.
  • Bring a pot of water to the boil and add a little vinegar, poach the eggs for 3 minutes.
  • In a bowl start with the bread, then asparagus and ramps, then the egg, pine nuts and finish off with the lemon herb sauce.

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RAMP ESCABECHE

April 5, 2018 / / 0 Comments

Ingredients

8 oz. ramps, trimmed
1⁄2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. olive oil
Kosher salt
3⁄4 cup rice vinegar
1⁄4 cup honey
Coarsely ground black pepper

Instructions

Light a grill. In a large bowl, toss the ramps with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and season with salt. Arrange the ramps on the grill, and cook, turning, until lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the ramps to a glass pint jar, folding them to fit inside, if necessary.
In a 2-qt. saucepan, combine the vinegar with the honey and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until reduced by one-third, about 5 minutes. Pour the vinegar over the ramps along with the remaining 1⁄2 cup olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Seal the jar and let stand until completely cool before serving. Refrigerate for up to 2 months.

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Ramp Omelet Recipe

April 2, 2018 / / 2 Comments

Right now, my favorite combination is ramps and eggs, a particularly satisfying pairing. Sizzled in a little butter, ramps make stellar scrambled eggs, and for not much more effort, a spectacular cheese omelet.

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 large eggs
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup chopped ramps
  • >1 ounce Gruyère, grated

PREPARATION

Step 1
Crack the eggs into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and beat lightly with a fork.

Step 2
Heat an omelet pan over medium heat and add the butter. When butter begins to sizzle, add the ramps and cook for 30 seconds or so, until softened. Pour in the eggs and stir to incorporate ramps. As the eggs begin to set, tilt the pan and lift the edges of the omelet to allow any uncooked egg to settle to the bottom of the pan. Cook for no more than a minute, then sprinkle the cheese over the eggs.

Step 3
With a spatula, fold the omelet into thirds. Tip the omelet onto a platter seam side down. Serve immediately.

Caramelized Wild Ramps

November 16, 2017 / / 0 Comments

Ingredients:

1-1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1-1/2 Tbsp Turbinado sugar (brown sugar may be substituted)
1 lb wild leek bulbs, fresh or frozen
1-1/2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400.

Melt the butter in an ovenproof saute pan over medium heat. The saute pan should be large enough to hold all the leek bulbs in a single layer. Add the leek bulbs and cook until they begin to brown slightly, about 10 minutes. Add the sugar and toss, continuing to cook until the sugar melts and begins to bubble, about 2 minutes. Add the salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar and cook for 5 minutes longer.

Place the pan in the oven, uncovered, and roast for 15 minutes. Remove to a serving dish and sprinkle with the chopped parsley. Serve while still warm.

Ramp Jam Recipe

October 20, 2017 / / 0 Comments

This is a just a variation of a recipe for green onion jam I adapted and tweaked from a chef who I admire very much. Not exactly a “jam” like you would expect, it’s savory and has a bit of a slight crunch to it as well. You could definitely still put it on toast (I do) but usually it’s function is more of a condiment, to be used as part of the accoutrement for platter of cured meats or cheese. It is so much more than just a condiment though.

Since the recipe contains a bit of cornstarch to thicken it and give it it’s “jammy” quality, it will in turn thicken other things that you add it to. Gravy, fruit sauce, heck barbecue sauce. The ramp jam’s possibilities in the kitchen are only limited by your imagination. I’ve used it to make vinaigrettes, flavor sour cream, or I’ll just dollop it on something, anything. This week I used it to make a sauce for beef roast. I took some jam, thinned it with just a bit of reduced, strong pork glace then mounted it with a little butter, and whisked it in to thicken it lightly: it was the best thing I made all week.

RAMP JAM

Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients

  • 4 cups young or middle aged ramp bulbs sliced 1/4 inch
  • 1.5 tsbp cornstarch, dissolved in 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar or honey
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp each brown mustard seed and yellow mustard seed
  • 1/2 tsp each whole caraway and cumin seed, toasted
  • 2 tbsp flavorless oil like grapeseed or canola
  • Tbsp chopped wild mint (optional)
  • Tiny pinch of crushed red pepper flakes

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat, add half of the ramps to the pan and cook for a minute or two until translucent. Add the salt, spices and sugar and cook until the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Add the vinegar and cook for a minute more. Add the cornstarch dissolved in water and cook until the mixture thickens, just a few minutes. Add the reserved ramps and the chopped wild mint if using.
  3. Transfer the ramp jam to a container and cool immediately. It will keep for a long time if it is tightly covered. The ramp jam could also be frozen easily.

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