KLINGON STYLE COOKING FOR EARTHERS, #5, --- Main Courses [From "K' Tesh's Klingon Recipe Pages]...

Main Courses:  [***Most of these would take an Earther with an adventurous appetite and a strong stomach to eat them!!!]... Bregit Lung (bIreQtagh): According to the Interactive CD ROM game, Star Trek KLINGON, Bregit lung is "the Breathing Organ of any of a number of Klingon beasts. Prepared in a manner that preserves its tough texture and blanched color" As seen in Star Trek KLINGON, its RAW honeycomb tripe (cows stomach) placed in a bowl, on a bed dark purple leafy vegetables, and green leafy vegetables. Folks, its the only thing that it can be. If you have a recipe for tripe that is actually edible, let me know, and I'll add it here. Fruit of Life: "Savor the Fruit of Life my young friends. It has a sweet taste when it is fresh from the vine, but don't live too long, the taste turns bitter after a time" Kor... Dahar Master of the Klingon Empire shortly before his final battle with the Jem Hadar. ("Once More Unto the Breach" [DS9])        Gladst (tlhatlh): or Gladst ousus bal. A dark leafy Klingon vegetable. ("Melora" [DS9]) Appeared to be fresh seaweed.        Broiled Karada Legs: (qaraDa gham) The broiled legs of a tlhIngan Ha'DIbaH (Klingon Animal), that resembles the tera'ngan octopus. Worf ordered some while he was suffering from Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome. Kira was craving some when she and Odo went to the Klingon restaurant aboard DS9 for lunch. ("Genesis" [TNG], "The Sound of Her Voice" [DS9]) I'm going out on a limb here, as the octopus dishes have never been identified as qaraDa, but this ties up a few loose ends. Worf's meal was accompanied with dried fish (possibly herring). It is quite acceptable (read: customary) to eat the legs with both hands. qaraDa gham Ingredients1 Large Octopus 2 Tbs. softened butter 1 tsp. paprika Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup butter, melted 1 lemon, quartered PreparationRemove the head of the octopus and discard, separate the legs from each other. Make a mixture of the softened butter, paprika, salt and pepper. Place the legs over medium-hot coals and broil for a few minutes. Turn the legs, baste with the butter mixture and finish broiling until the fully cooked. Garnish with lemon quarters and serve at once with melted butter. Makes 2 servings      The following Octopus dishes are edible, but most people will be only interested in looking at them. For that reason I am inclined to prepare these dishes well in advance and freeze/thaw them as needed (I wouldn't recommend eating them in that case). For these Octopus dishes, simply remove the head/body of a large octopus (approx. 1 to 2 lbs ), split the tentacles (if deemed necessary), and then display. I WOULD NOT BOIL the octopus, unless you intend to actually eat the dish ( or are aiming for a more accurate appearance). When an octopus is boiled, its tentacles tend to curl, and often the skin peels worse than when it is raw. I realize that this will probably deter some from consuming the dish. Just remind the brave Warriors who do consume the dish that they do so at their own risk and... Today IS a Good Day to Die!!!       Emperor's Karada: (voDleH qaraDa) This dish graced the table of Riker's Last Meal (aboard the Enterprise). ("A Matter Of Honor" [TNG]) According to tradition Emperor's Karada is marinaded in its own blood ('Iw), and often sap (vIychorgh). For the display that would be most accurate to the scene in Ten Forward, place a RAW octopus upside down, in a large glass bowl (approx. 8 1/2" to 10" in diameter) with the tentacles overhanging the edge. Cover the center of the octopus with what appears to be a dark (and wet) kelp. For a more Klingon appearance display on a round shallow aluminum bowl with handles that are attached to a short stand (I have yet to find one of these for purchase, and am currently looking into making one). In a pinch an old fashioned steak plate (the oval, metal type) would probably do.        Emperor's Karada #2: This dish was onboard the Klingon vessel, Pagh. ("A Matter Of Honor" [TNG]) This dish was on one of the raised shallow aluminum bowls. This octopus appeared to be boiled, I say this because the tentacles were curved under the bowl. I would hazard a guess that the center of this dish was also covered with dark, wet kelp, but I cannot be sure of this because of the dark lighting onboard the Pagh... .i.e. Use your Imagination!        Hunters Karada: (wamwI' qaraDa) This dish was poked at (and some was eaten) at by the Klingon Ambassador Kell, while he instructed Geordi to kill Governor Vagh. ("Mind's Eye" [TNG]) This is simply qaraDa served with ngat (which is made from granulated cartilage and grain). Prepare as above, and display on a raised shallow aluminum bowl. This octopus appeared to be darker red (possibly boiled) and had what appeared to be potato salad in the center.        Enemy's Heart (jagh tIq): Literally the heart muscle of a sworn enemy. One doesn't eat the heart of a soldier killed in combat for the Empire, a Blood Oath ('Iw 'Ip) has to have been made naming the individual enemy. ("Blood Oath" [DS9]) This is always fresh, as it is best taken from the chest of the fallen enemy while he still breathes his last. The heart is shared among the surviving members of the Blood Oath.        Pipius Claw (pIpyuS pach): The marinated claws of the pIpyuS, a Klingon avian. According to Alan Sims, these were simply chicken feet with the middle toe cut off. They were placed on a plate (bottom of the foot facing up) and covered with, what appears to be, a (bottom) layer of some red, (not purple) vegetable, and an opaque whitish fillet of some kind of fish or vegetable, that had been fried. (it crunched as Riker ate it). This actually could be edible if you take some care.        Racht (raHta'): This dish was quite clearly served LIVE! Half-dead, racht is NOT acceptable to the discerning Klingon Gourmet! ("Melora" [DS9]) Clean, live earthworms. Served by the handful Bashir is clearly seen consuming one, but this appeared to be a clear plastic fishing lure, a mostly clear gummy worm *may* have been used.        Scrag: The roasted haunch of the killer garbat marinated in its own blood and treated with ten different spices. This is concidered one of the finest achievement of the Klingon culinary arts. It tops CMO. Beverly Crusher's list of Klingon foods that are completely indigestible by tera'nganpu. Cmdr. Riker had the unpleasant experience of consuming a portion of scrag with Worf and Alexander, for which he got a dingwally of a tummyache. A full serving would have proven lethal. ("Debtors' Planet" [TNG Novel #30]) As you might want to serve scrag at a Klingon feast, and that garbat may be hard to come by, I have the following recipe using terran ingredients. Scrag Ingredients --- 6 lbs. leg of lamb, trimmed of all visible fat 4 to 8 garlic cloves or to taste, sliced 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil 2 Tbs. dried oregano Juice of 2 lemons 2 onions, chopped coarsely 2 zucchini, chopped coarsely 3 carrots, chopped coarsely 2 1/2 lbs. small red potatoes, scrubbed Salt and pepper, to taste Paprika, to taste Mint jelly, if you like PreparationUsing the tip of a knife, cut small slits all over the lamb. Wedge the garlic slices into the slits (using as much of the garlic as you like). Rub the lamb all over with the olive oil, the oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. Put the lamb in a large roasting pan, and squeeze the lemons over it. Arrange all the vegetables around the lamb and season them to taste with the paprika. Add 1/4 inch of water to the pan. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees, and roast the lamb and vegetables for 30 minutes. Turn the oven down to 300 degrees, and roast the lamb for 2 1/2 to 3 more hours (or until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees), basting it with the juices from time to time and adding additional water if necessary. (The lamb must be well cooked to develop the right flavor.) Let the lamb cool for 20 minutes before carving. Serve each portion with vegetables, and mint jelly. Serves 16