Category: Grandpa’s Use Only

These recipes are for Grandpa and his family. This category includes recipes from magazines, TV shows, newspapers, and other sources where I don’t have permission to republish the recipes, but still feels they are recipes that he may want to cook for himself at a later time.

Pasteles – pork, root, tie, boil

Pork butt – chunk
Achiote oil-seeds
Olive
Cilantro
Pepper
Sofrito
Onion, garlic
Tomato
Red bell pepper
Green bell pepper
Bay peppercorns
Banana leaf
Parchment paper

Cook achiote oil seeds w/olive and bring to fuzzy boil-lower heat and strain. Sauté pork w/culantro & cilantro (tied), pepper, sofrito-onion, garlic, tomato, red bell, green bell, ajicitodulces, cilantro, culantro.

Stock; pork bone, onion & bay peppercorns (cook stock 1 ½ hour)

Banana leaf wrap, parchment paper to compress, squeeze and tie

Boil for 1 hour in salted water

Cubano Sandwich

  • Italian Bread or Hoagie Roll
  • butter
  • mayo spread
  • mustard
  • Swiss cheese or Provalone
  • Shredded ham
  • Shredded pork roast
  • pickles (sliced)
  1. Put into a sandwich press and bake until browned
  2. Alternately, put on a 500º cast iron skillet, and press with another hot skillet

Optional:  green peppers, banana peppers

 

 

Apple Galette

(1) Puff pastry
(2) Apples (green)
(3) Butter
(4) Granulated sugar

Cut (1) in round-using plate as template. Put (2) on sheet pan, Slice (2) very thin & fan out on (1). Spread w/3 – sprinkle liberally w/(4) and bake at 375 for 20 min.

Chicharrones

Chicharrones de pollo (chicken) cerdo (pork)

  • 2 Boneless chicken thighs (pieces) or pork loin or 5 pieces bacon
  • 2 TBL Cider vinegar
  • 2 TBL Flour
  • 2 TBL adobo
  • 1/2 C canola oil

STEP BY STEP

  1. Cut chicken into thin strips
  2. Toss chicken in apple cider vinegar
  3. Toss in flour and adobo
  4. Heat oil in pan
  5. Cook chicken till brown – listen for oil to quite down
    remove when much quieter.
  6. Spread on butcher paper to cool

Tostone

Plantains (high starch)

Soak in salt water ½ gal water with 1/8 salt. Drain & pat dry, Fry in Canola (med heat) till just start to brown, turn over so all is browned. Soft but not fried. Drain on paper towel. Hammer w/spiked side of hammer till sides split. Fry till edges browned and crispy. Sprinkle w/ a little salt. Serve w/Mohito

Plantaines (peeled, cut in 1” pieces)

Moro Red Beans & Rice (Moro de habichuelas rojas)

Red beans
Green olives
Salt pepper
1 tbl brine
olive oil
bay leaves
½ cu sofrito
rice

Prepare beans, soak w/ bay leaves, simmer 2 hours. Cover bottom of pan w/olive oil, add ½ cu sofrito to hot oil and cook water out of sofreto. Add 12 green olives w/2 tbl brine salt (quite a bit) black pepper. Put beans into hot pan, add uncooked rice, add bean liquid, add “caldo” broth. 2 fingers of liquid over rice, cook until rice is seen, lower hear, mix & cover for 20 min or longer.

Chicken Teriyaki

1/4 C Short grain white rice – cooked in 1/2 C water
2 Boneless chicken thighs
scant Kosher salt and pepper
sprinkle of Garlic
sprinkle of Ginger
Equal parts flour and cornstarch to coat – about 2 TBL each

  1. Cut raw chicken breasts on the bias into thin cutlets
  2. Sprinkle with salt, garlic, and ginger
  3. Dredge in cornstarch, shaking off any excess
  4. Pan fry over medium-high heat in peanut oil
    Don’t overcook or it will dry out, but you want both sides well browned
  5. Put teriyaki sauce mix into pan with chicken
  6. Turn chicken over to coat
  7. Serve over rice and top w/sauce.

Teriyaki Sauce

  • ½ C sugar
  • ½ C soy
  • 2 TBL mirin
  • 2 TBL saki
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • ½ tsp cornstarch

Special Steps: Use short-grain white rice (stickier). Rinse rice before cooking.  Annie Chung’s teriyaki sauce is another suggestion.

Spinach Salad

Spinach
1 roasted pepper
4 artichoke hearts
10 black olives (calamata)
1 tbl balsamic vinegar
1 tbl mustard
1 tbl grape seed oil

Roast pepper over flame till black, peel back black (discard). Julienne strips. Quarter artichoke hearts and toss all w/dressing.

Dressing; 1 tbl each, balsamic vinegar, mustard, grapeseed oil

Or use the recipe for Hot Bacon Dressing

Lentil Soup

1 cu lentils
onions
celery
carrots
1 tbl garlic
½ tsp salt
½ cu broth
½ tsp ginger

Boil lentils in 6 cu water for ½ hour. Add diced onions, celery, carrots. “Drain and cook another ½ hour blend with 1 tbl garlic, ½ tsp salt, ½ cu broth and ½ tsp ginger.

Fajitas or Fajita Sandwich

INGREDIENTS

  • Skirt Steak
  • Onions
  • Red Bell
  • Green Bell
  • Corn Tortillas
  1. Trim as much fat from the skirt steak or flank steak (same thing, different names) as you are able.  Ask for the outside cut if it is an option.
  2. Marinate meat for 2-8 hours in the fridge
    (Marinade:  See recipe below)
  3. Let come up to room temperature before cooking
  4. Put onto a hot grill or skillet for only a few minutes
  5. Meanwhile, grill or saute your onions and red and yellow bell peppers
  6. Prepare fresh:  green onion, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado
  7. Warm tortillas in a flat dry pan
  8. Prepare refried beansMARINADE

Garlic, onion, orange juice, orange zest, lime juice, lime zest, salt, pepper, Thunder Powder, cumin, allspice, Guajillo peppers, chipotle, Oregano Mexicano, black pepper and EVOO.

If making sandwiches, use a bolillo roll.

Seared Chicken Salad

(1) Chicken Breast
(2) Napa cabbage (shredded)
(2) Bean sprouts
(2) Red bell pepper (slivers)
(2) mushrooms
(2) sesame vinegarette
(2) salt & pepper
(2) olive Oil
(2) ginger
(2) scallions
(3) radicchio caps
(4) wonton skins
(5) honey mustard

(1) season & sear chicken skin side first, (1) cook at 325 for 15 min. (2) toss all, (3) fill, (4) top w/crispy, (5) drizzle, (1) plate

Cannelloni

Meat
Madeira wine
Oil
Shallots
Aromatics
Cheese
Crumbs
Chives
Mushrooms
Pasta
stock

4” squares of pasta, wet/roll, bake dish, top with butter & cheese. Bake at 450 for 10 min. Broil 3 min.

Banana Roll

Phylo Sheet
butter
banana
mint leaves
caramel sauce
oil
mint syrup
cookie
sherbert

Butter phylo (brush), banana slices, mint/caramel, roll up. Butter flap so it seals. Fry in pan. Slice on diagonal on rolls

Garnish w/ caramel, cookie, sherbert

Cauliflower Soup

Butter
Onions
Cilantro
Mint
Garlic
Cumin
Coconut milk
Cauliflower
Sour cream
Coriander

Cook out butter, onion and cauliflower, add stock just till it shows, 15-20 min. Blend in sour cream.

Top w/ Cilalntro, mint, chutney

 

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Cauliflower Soup
Evoo . Onion, leek, potatoes
Half head . Dice stem
Piece and put into skillet
Red pepper, garlic, white pepper, salt, bay leaf
Stir so it doesn’t brown
2 c chicken stock
1 c cream or half and half
Taste and season
Simmer till soft

Optional, top with cooked shredded chicken and chives

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Butter
Onions
Cilantro
Mint
Garlic
Cumin
Coconut milk
Cauliflower
Sour cream
Coriander

Instructions 1. Cook out butter, onion and cauliflower, add stock just till it shows, 15-20 min. Blend in sour cream.

Top w/ Cilalntro, mint, chutney

Ingredients
Cauliflower (depending on how many are being served)
1 tsp salt per 2 CU cauliflower
1 tsp lemon per 2 CU cauliflower
whole milk, to almost cover cauliflower
chive oil (used when serving)

Instructions
1. Cut cauliflower into sauce pan, into one inch pieces
2. Add milk until almost covering cauliflower
3. Bring up to heat very slowly, but not to boiling
4. Simmer 30 minutes
5. Remove cauliflower into blender / discard milk
6. Blend with salt, lemon and chives
7. Put small puddle of chive oil in bottom of serving bowl
8. Gently pour soup into center of puddle, creating ring around the edge
9. Top with micro celery, sprouts, parsley or whatever

Pumpkin Soup (Two Recipes)

Leek (white part only)
Pumpkin pieces
Nutmeg
Stock

Sauté leek, add pumpkins pieces, nutmeg and stock to cover. Bring to heat (done), blender. Crushed cookie on top.

Serve with ginger cookies

Pumpkins Soup #2

Pumpkin
Cloves
Olive oil
Salt
Cinnamon
Broth
Whole sage
Butter
Milk
nutmeg

Toss pumpkin pieces with olive oil, salt, cloves, cinnamon. Arrange down on sheet pan. Bake at 325 for 45 min. Puree broth, whole sage for 5 min – remove sage. Top with milk foam, butter, nutmeg.

Peel & deseed and cut into 1” pieces pumpkin

Savayon

Ingredients:
(1) 4 egg yolks
(2) ¼ cu sugar
(3) 1 tbl lemon juice
(4) 1 tbl sherry wine
(5) heavy cream
(6) honey
(7) vanilla
(8) misc fresh berries
(9) mint sprig
(10) powdered sugar
(11) 1 cu whipped cream

Instructions:
Start broiler, whisk 1,2,3,4,6,7 till fluffy. (8) in bottom of bowl. Fold in (5) or (11), pour on top of (8). Broil for 30 sec, sprinkle w/(10) and top with (9)

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