The Beer Garden in Battery Park

THE BEER GARDEN IN BATTERY PARK

The Beer Garden in Battery Park

Tucked away at the southern tip of Manhattan, on eastern end of Battery Park and behind some flowering shrubbery, you’ll find The Battery Park Beer Garden. THE BEER GARDEN IN BATTERY PARKIt’s open for April to October and a perfect spot for tourists to take a break, check their map and make plans for the rest of their day. It’s also great for locals too.

THE BEER GARDEN IN BATTERY PARK
THE BEER GARDEN IN BATTERY PARKThey’ve got a good selection of lager, pilsner, and IPA on tap as well as bottled.

THE BEER GARDEN IN BATTERY PARKThey also have a simple menu featuring grilled items like burgers, as well as paninis and salads.THE BEER GARDEN IN BATTERY PARK

THE BEER GARDEN IN BATTERY PARK

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Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp

Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp

Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp

I was in the mood for shrimp and came across this recipe – Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp – on Alyssa River’s site The Recipe Critic. It’s simple and quick to make and yet has some very complex flavors. I served it with faro which went well with the sauce. Rice goes well too.

Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp

Ingredients:
  1. ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
  2. 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  3. 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  4. 1 Tablespoon whole grain mustard
  5. 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  6. 2 garlic cloves, minced
  7. 2 tablespoons butter
  8. 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
  9. Black pepper
  10. Sliced green onions, for garnish
Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp
Mix the first six ingredients together in a bowl to make the sauce. Put the butter in a frying pan on high heat. When it melts, add the sauce and let it reduce for a few minutes.
Cajun Garlic Butter ShrimpAdd the shrimp to the pan and sprinkle with black pepper. Stir and cook for a few minutes until the shrimp is done. Garnish with the chopped green onions. Really good and easy to make.

Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp

Also good with snow peas and rice.

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Zucchini Lasagna

Zucchini Lasagna

No, it’s not really lasagna but that’s what my mother called it. I wasn’t too crazy about vegetables when I was a kid so she thought she’d make it sound more appetizing – zucchini lasagna.. I didn’t like it very much then but I love it now. It’s a good side dish, especially with pasta and not bad on a sandwich.
Zucchini Lasagna.
Zucchini Lasagna.
Pre-heat the oven to 350o.
Slice the zucchini diagonally, season with salt and black pepper, and dredge in flour. Lightly fry it in the oil, drain on paper towels and let it cool. Zucchini Lasagna.

Coat the bottom of a baking dish (we used a 12-inch oval) with some tomato sauce and add a layer of fried zucchini.Add some more sauce, dot it with ricotta and then a sprinkle of parmigiana.Zucchini Lasagna.
Repeat for 2 more layers but for the top layer don’t put any ricotta – just sauce, parmigiana and sprinkle the breadcrumbs. Bake for 25 minutes. Finish under the broiler for 5 minutes, until the parmigiana and breadcrumbs form a crust.
Zucchini Lasagna.

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Pisarei e Faso

Pisarei e Faso

Pisarei e faso’ is a traditional dish of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna. It’s small bits of pasta in a tomato sauce with beans. Sort of an Italian Chili.

Pisarei e Faso'

For the Pisarei:
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
  • About ½ cup warm water
Place the flour and breadcrumbs in a large glass bowl and thoroughly mix.
Pour in enough warm water a little at a time and blend with your hand until dough is formed. Shape it into a ball, cover the bowl and let it rest for an hour.Pisarei e faso’
Cut off pieces of the dough and roll into thin cylinders with half an inch diameter.Pisarei e faso’
Slice the cylinders into small pieces and make an indentation in the middle of each by rolling it with your finger.Pisarei e faso’
For the Sauce:
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3-4 oz. pancetta, chopped (or lard)
  • 16 oz. tomato sauce *
  • 16 oz. can white cannelloni beans, rinsed
* Tomato Sauce
 Lightly sauté the onion in the oil and then add the pancetta. When the onion is translucent and the pancetta fat renders, add the tomato sauce.
While the sauce is simmering bring water for the pasta to a boil in a large pot. Add the pisarei . Don’t crowd the pot or they’ll stick together. After about 8-9 minutes, when they float to the top they are ready.Pisarei e faso
Take them out of the water with a skimmer and place them in the pot with the sauce. Sauté’ for a few minutes and add the beans. Simmer for another few minutes and serve Pisarei e faso’ with parmigiana and a drizzle of olive oil.

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