Grandpa’s Guac

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INGREDIENTS

  • 4 very ripe avocados (end stem should fall off easily)
  • Zest and juice from two limes
  • 1/2 sweet onion – thick slices
  • 1/2 red onion – thick slices
  • 1 tomato – thick slices
  • 2 jalapeños
  • 1 serrano pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 12 or more sprigs of fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp distilled white vinegar
  • A dash or two of Choloula

STEP BY STEP

  1. Roast garlic, onions, tomato and peppers over a flame, or broil for 5 minutes.
  2. Dice onion, tomatoes and garlic.
  3. Remove skin, seeds and vein from peppers.
  4. Dice cilantro, tomato and seeded jalapeño
  5. Mix everything except the avocado together in a large bowl
  6. Dice avocado – See Tips and Tricks below

Grandpa’s Salsa

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Shopping Cart Salsa

salsa-winnerThis salsa was originally named Shopping Cart Salsa. You pick up the items, pulse them, and you are done. This recipe was entered into my granddaughter’ school salsa contest and it took FIRST PLACE! Congratulations Leighann.

Also provided for Yesica for a thank-you for excellent care at JCL.

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 roma tomatoes, chopped
  • 3 tomatillos, peeled, washed and chopped
  • 1/2 vadallia onion – chopped
  • 5 cloves smashed fresh garlic (or to taste)
  • 1 entire bunch chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 TBL lime juice
  • 2 entire bunches chopped scallions (greens only)
  • 4 jalapenos (seeded and de-veined for milder salsa)
    • optional:  substitute de-veined serrano peppers
  • 1/1 tsp salt and a pinch of pepper (to taste)
  • 1 tsp seasoned Rice Vinegar

STEP BY STEP

  1. Prepare as shown above, then combine all ingredients into a blender and pulse for just a few seconds – you still want it fairly chunky.
  2. Store in a medium bowl and mix well.
  3. Cover and refrigerate overnight for best results.

Another Indian Omelet

  1. Start with two hard boiled eggs
  2. Halve them and grate THREE of the egg white halves
  3. Fry in butter
  4. Add spices, onion, peppers, green onion, salt, chili powder, cumin, coriander, black pepper, garam masala, etc.
  5. Mix together
  6. Remove from heat and put in basil slices
  7. Beat two eggs with whatever spices, diced onion, green onion
  8. Put onto hot griddle and spread around
  9. As soon as center begins to congeal put toppings in center
  10. PLATE:  Fold into omelet
  11. Yolks, bell pepper, diced onion – mash together with butter
  12. Season with similar spices to above
  13. Add tomato paste – mix in and reduce
  14. PLATE: side by side
  15. Top with grated cheese
  16. Mop up grill with Hawaiian King Rolls or burger/hotdog buns

See also THIS OMELET

Yaday Special Butter Omelet

From Yummily

In large skillet

  • 4 TBL butter
  • ginger paste
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • chili powder
  • Garam masala
  • ground cumin
  • ground coriander
  • salt
  • pepper
  • turmeric
  • Kashmiri Mirch
  1. Melt butter and add spices over medium high heat
  2. Simmer, adding splashes of water to keep it runny
  3. After simmering several minutes add diced tomato, green onions, 2 hard-cooked egg yolks and 2 more TBL butter
  4. Crush together and continue to mix, adding water occasionally
  5. Add two beaten eggs and mix until eggs are cooked
  6. PLATE – This becomes your base
  7. Wipe off grill with Hawaiian King Rolls (opened)
  8. Chop egg whites (left over from 2 egg yolks) and put onto skillet
  9. Add 1 TBL more butter
  10. Fry whites until they start to brown on the edges
  11. PLATE – Put on top of first plated mixture
  12. Add 1 TBL butter to hot pan
  13. Add one well-beaten egg and spread it out
  14. Cook until it begins to barely congeal in the center
  15. PLATE – Invert on top of the other ingredients
  16. Clean your grill with the rolls, add 2 more TBL of butter to the pan and wipe with rolls to coat them a bit more
  17. PLATE – grate cheese on top, add diced tomato
  18. Drizzle with mixture of 1 TBL each yogurt, mayo, sour cream and ranch dressing
  19. Serve with the rolls and a side of slivered onion, diced tomato, green onion and basil

See also THIS OMELET

Lumpia

Lumpia is a Filipino appetizer or side that is similar to a spring roll or egg roll.

  1. Brown 1/2 LB in 1 TBL EVOO into skillet
  2. Add diced onion and carrot to the pan as soon as meat starts to brown
  3. Add garlic and ginger as soon as onion starts to cook
  4. Add sliced green peppers
  5. Add water chestnuts, salt, white pepper and light soy sauce
  6. Remove from skillet and add diced fresh cilantro
  7. Wrap in spring roll wrappers or lumpia wrappers
  8. Secure edge with egg wash
  9. Fry in canola at 300º until browned
  10. Serve with sweet chili sauce

Quick and Easy Stir Fried Rice

Mis en Place

  • Finely dice one sweet onion, two cloves of garlic and one carrot – Set aside
  • Break 2-3 eggs into a bowl – DO NOT beat them – Set aside
  • Dice 2-3 chives and grate 1 tsp fresh ginger – Set aside
  • Dice 1-2 pieces of bacon into 1/2 inch pieces – Set aside
  • Mix sauce: 1 TBL light soy, 1 TBL sugar, 1 TBL rice white wine or rice vinegar, (opt) 1 TBL sake – Set aside
  • Open a small can of peas – about 1/4 C

Step by Step

  1. Heat 1 TBL EVOO in a skillet
  2. Put egg into skillet and break yolk and spread them flat
  3. Once cooked, break eggs into small pieces and then set aside
  4. Add bacon to the skillet and cook, then remove pieces
  5. Leave the residual grease in the pan
  6. Saute onions, carrot and garlic until softened
  7. Add precooked day-old rice to the pan
  8. Add ginger, scallions and peas to the pan
  9. Season with Salt and White Pepper to taste

 

Stir Fried Rice

Start with white rice that has been in refrigerator for a couple of days. The reason for this is because much of the moisture has evaporated, and it will stir fry really nicely.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 C rice – at least one day old, preferably two
  • 1 TBL + 1 TBL Safflower, Sesame, or Peanut oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 onion – diced
  • 2 TBL scallions
  • 1/2 carrot – julienne strips
  • 2 leaves bok choy
  • 2 leaves red cabbage
  • 1/2 C green beans
  • 4 cloves garlic – minced
  • 1 TBL Maggi Sauce (soy based)
  • Optional: 1/4 C Bean Sprouts
  • Optional: 2 oz pork loin – cut thin and into pieces

STEP BY STEP

  1. Chop bok choy and red cabbage into pieces.  Put rice into bowl, and veggies into a bowl.   Eggs also, so that everything can be added quickly.
  2. Heat your wok really hot.  500º if you have an infrared thermometer
  3. Put 1 TBL safflower, sesame or peanut oil into the pan
  4. Add three beaten eggs
  5. Cook quickly and break into medium sized pieces, then remove and set eggs aside.
  6. Add the other 1 TBL oil
  7. Add onion (diced), carrots (julienne strips) and green beans or peas.  If green beans, they should be cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  8. Add meat if you are using it
  9. Add bok choy or cabbage.
  10. Add rice and break apart
  11. Mix as it cooks
  12. Add soy
  13. Add bean sprouts if you are using them
  14. After it has cooked enough (judgement call) put the eggs back in
  15. Add 3 dashes Maggi Sauce . Soy based
  16. Serve hot
  17. Garnish with cucumber, lime and/or cilantro
  18. Serve Thai chili sauce on the side

Another Recipe:

Ingredients

  • 1.5 Cups of leftover Rice – See note at top of this page
  • 1 Cup of Green Peas (200g)
  • 2 big Carrots, cut into matchsticks
  • 1 Medium Sized Onions, sliced
  • 2 Gloves of Garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 Knob of ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 Egg – beaten
  • 3 tbsp. Soy Sauce

Method

  1. Boil rice as per instructions on packaging and set aside
  2. Put oil in a wok on a high heat, throw in garlic and ginger and fry for 30 seconds
  3. Add the onions and carrot and fry for 3 minutes
  4. Add the soy sauce and frozen peas and cook for s further minute
  5. Add a whisked egg and let sit for a minute
  6. Add the rice, breaking up the fried egg as you stir

 

Soboro Don

Basically chicken, rice and eggs.  Also served with chicken, veggie and eggs.

RECIPE ONE

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc)
  • ½ lb ground chicken (you can also mince chicken breasts/thighs)
  • 1 tsp ginger (grated, with juice)
  • 1 Tbsp sake
  • 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp mirin
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 large eggs (beaten)
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc)
  • 2-3 servings cooked Japanese short grain rice
  • ¼ cup green peas, French cut green beans or edamame (defrosted)
  • Pickled red ginger (kizami shoga)

Step by Step

  1. Cook the chicken in oil on medium low heat stirring continually
  2. While the chicken is still slightly undercooked pour in the sake, mirin and soy
  3. When the chicken is done (but not dry) add 2 TBL sugar and grated ginger
  4. Cook until most of the liquid is gone
  5. Transfer to a bowl and set aside
  6. Beat the egg well and add 1 TBL sugar
  7. Cook/beat the egg until it is in small pieces
  8. Plate in thirds – rice, chicken and egg
  9. Top with edamame and pickled ginger

RECIPE TWO (brief)

  1. Marinate 1 lb ground or minced chicken in 2 TBL each sake, mirin, soy, ginger and sugar.
  2. Scramble 3-4 eggs and chop into small pieces
  3. Finish rice according to appropriate instructions
  4. Alternately you can serve green beans as a fourth item, or in place of rice.
  5. Garnish with chives or peas, then ginger.

Here is a link to other Soboro Don recipes.

Enchiladas – COLLECTION

Enchilada Sauce – collection index

Grandpa’s Corn/Flour Tortillas

Spinach and Poblano Enchilada

View the Basic Enchilada Casserole

Grandpa’s Enchilada Casserole

Select your favorite canned enchilada sauce, OR MAKE YOUR OWN, then proceed with recipe. For this recipe I used Grandpa’s Enchilada Sauce.

This recipe takes a little bit of time to make, but it is actually very easy.

INGREDIENTS

  • Grandpa’s Enchilada Sauce
  • Corn Tortillas
  • Your filling of choice
    – for this recipe, I used green chiles, sauteed onion, chopped
    – another option is shredded cheese, shredded meat, green chilies, chopped tomato, minced onion, and cilantro
  • Tomato and cheese
  • Grated cheese for the top
  • Chopped chives or cilantro for garnish

STEP BY STEP

  1. Pour 1/4 C sauce into the bottom of a greased casserole dish
    – Alternately you can use small individual ramekins or plates
  2. Pour about 1/2 inch of sauce into a sauté pan
  3. Heat to a simmer
  4. Dip corn tortillas in the sauce just to coat (about 3-5 seconds per side)
  5. Put 1-2 TBL filling into the middle
  6. Roll up from one end and place seam side down in casserole dish
  7. About 14 were able to fit in the 9×12 pan above
  8. Spread remainder of sauce over top and sprinkle with cheese
  9. When ready to serve bake at 350º for about 15 minutes

You can prepare this several hours ahead of time. When you are ready to serve, just pop it into a COLD oven, set the temperature to 325, and bake for 45 minutes.

Garnish with pickled red onions, avocado, tomato, sour cream, queso fresco or refried beans.


Grandpa’s Round Enchiladas

IMG_7884Grease small casserole dishes.
Lay strip of foil down so that the foil can be used to remove casserole after cooking.
Oil the strip of foil as well.
Lay down topping of your choice. The bottom will become the top after it is turned out.

IMG_7883What is shown here is sauteed mushrooms and the other is green chilies.
Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
Lay down corn tortilla pieces.
Spoon with enchilada sauce.
Layer with shredded chicken and some cheese.
Spoon some salsa as the next layer.
Finally layer some more corn tortilla pieces and sauce.

Cook 25 minutes at 350°
Invert pan onto a plate.
Remove the foil, sprinkle with cheese and serve.


THIRD PARTY RECIPES


The information below this section is from a third party. It is part of Grandpa's Personal Recipe box. Feel free to browse, but know that this information is from someone else.

•  Shawna’s Chicken Enchilada Lasagna

Shawna’s Chicken Enchilada Casserole

From “Dinner Time in No Time”
This is what Shawna Arnold usually fixes for potlucks.  There are NEVER any left-overs to take home.

•  Tex-Mex Cheese Enchiladas

Tex-Mex is a cuisine that crosses the border both into Texas and Mexico

•  Chicken Enchilada Casserole

A recipe from a magazine… sorry, I don’t remember which one.

•  White Chicken Enchiladas

A pleasing cream-based enchilada dish (or casserole)

•  Early Morning Breakfast Enchilada

An easy recipe for when your eyes are not yet opened

•  Smoked Chicken Enchiladas

This is a good recipe for using left-over chicken

•  Chicken Enchiladas

Similar to the recipe just above this one

•  Enchilada Notes

A brief enchilada recipe written in a few scratched notes

Spanish Style Potatoes

INGREDIENTS

  • 5 Russet potatoes
  • 1 TBL salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda

STEP BY STEP

  1. Wash and dry four potatoes
  2. Optional: Peel potatoes
  3. Cut into one inch segments
  4. Bring a large pot of water up to a boil
  5. Add 1 salt and baking soda to the water
  6. Add potatoes and bring pot back to a full boil
  7. Turn off heat and let potatoes simmer in the hot water two minutes
  8. Strain potatoes from water – discard the water
  9. Dump potatoes onto a clean towel and let air dry for 30 minutes
  10. Return to a large mixing bowl and toss with 1 TBL EVOO
  11. Add 1 TBL large grain kosher salt and toss until coated
  12. Pour onto a baking pan and let rest 30 more minutes
  13. Heat up 3 C canola oil to 375º
  14. Add potatoes all at once
  15. This will reduce oil temperature, but that’s OK
    Do not reduce heat on the oil, you want it eventually to start frying
  16. Cook 25 minutes from the time you add them
  17. Remove to a paper towel to drain
  18. Sprinkle with salt while they are still warm
  19. Serve with a side of dipping sauce

Spicy Tomato Dipping Sauce

  1. Microplane two cloves of garlic
  2. Heat up 1 TBL EVOO in a pan to medium low heat
  3. Heat 2 TBL tomato paste till it starts to break down
  4. Push the tomato paste to the side and add a splash more oil in the clear space
  5. Add garlic and 1 tsp sweet paprika to the oil
  6. Add 1/2 tsp kosher salt and 1/2 tsp powdered cayenne pepper
  7. Mix cayenne 20 seconds, then mix all ingredients together
  8. Add 1/4 C water and 1/4 C chicken stock and whisk all together
  9. Bring up to a boil and then reduce to a simmer
  10. Let simmer 5 minutes
  11. Remove from heat and whisk in 2 tsp white wine
  12. Put into bowl and set aside to finish cooling
  13. Add 2 TBL Miracle Whip salad dressing

 

 

 

Avocado and Eggplant Velouté (soup)

This is a popular dish in many African countries.

Velouté is one of the FIVE MOTHER SAUCES

Cut off green stem of eggplant
Coat outside with EVOO
Poke full of holes (lots)
Bake at 450º for about 35 minutes – till blackened
Let cool down until you can touch it without being burned
Cut open and discard most of the seeds
Scrape out flesh – Keep about the size of a playing card of the burnt flesh
– set flesh aside
Sautee diced onion over medium heat
Add garlic when onion has softened (remove center germ)
Salt and pepper to taste
Add pinches of curry, cardamom, powdered cumin, cumin seed, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, dry ginger, chili peppers, coriander seed, peppercorn, sweet and hot paprika, fenugrek, and dry turmeric – whatever you already have on hand
Cook about 3 minutes, then add eggplant back in
Simmer another 8-10 minutes
While eggplant simmers, add shitake mushrooms (more or less, to taste) to a hot pan with EVOO
Sear mushrooms – add salt
Meanwhile, bring 3 C milk up to a high simmer
Add pulp into milk
Puree in blender with 4 TBL butter on low
Add skin back in during the last few seconds of blending
Pour into bowl and top with sauteed mushrooms
Optionally add some pieces of torn bread
Drizzle with EVOO
Sprinkle top with chopped chives

Stuffed Peppers – COLLECTION

– How to roast a pepper – – SEE VIDEO

Cotija Stuffed Poblanos

Step by Step

  1. Soak corn (shucked) for 15 minutes in buttermilk
    (Optional: Trader Joe’s Roasted Corn)
  2. Sear corn in a bit of butter over high heat
  3. Roast and peel 2 poblano peppers SEE VIDEO
  4. Slice open and remove seeds – set aside
  5. To skillet add:
    1. seeded and diced tomato to the corn (still at high heat)
    2. 2 TBL Hatch or Macayo’s Green Chiles
    3. 2 TBL diced sweet onion
  6. Reduce heat to low and add
    1. 1/4 C Cotija cheese
    2. Season with EVOO, salt and pepper
    3. Add optional chicken, shrimp, etc
  7. Toss well
  8. Stuff peppers with skillet mixture
  9. Bake at 10-15 minutes at 350º or serve cold
  10. Plate and top with Mexican Crema (option heavy cream plus a bit of yogurt)

Stuffed Poblano on Red Bell Pepper Sauce

INGREDIENTS

  • Red bell pepper
  • Poblano pepper
  • Goat cheese or Monterey
  • Queso fresco
  • Shallots
  • Fresh red bell pepper
  • Shrimp, lobster, krab or cooked chicken

STEP BY STEP

  1. Roast (blacken) your poblano pepperSEE VIDEO
  2. Slit the side and remove all seeds and veins
  3. Flatten your red bell and put it under the broiler.  This will become your sauce
  4. Chop up meat
  5. Mix and combine with cheese and fresh red bell
  6. One serano chile
  7. Fresh cut cilantro
  8. Basil chiffonade and chop
  9. Salt
  10. Stuff the poblano
  11. Cook 10 minutes at 350º
    RED BELL PEPPER SAUCE
  12. Blend (puree) sauteed shallot, garlic and roasted red bell, chicken stock, salt and pepper
  13. Put into skillet and heat to reduce
  14. Serve stuffed pepper on a bed of the red bell pepper sauce

Stuffed Mini Peppers

  • A bag of what I like to call mini peppers from the supermarket.
    WASH and dry before using
  • Blacken over a gas burner, with a torch or under the broiler about five inches from the heater element – or on the grill.
  • After they have blackened put them into a glass bowl and seal with plastic wrap.
  • Let stand ten minutes to loosen the skin, then peel off. DO NOT RINSE.
  • Use a paper towel to scrape off most (not all) of the blackened skin

Peppers Stuffed with Cream Cheese

INGREDIENTS – OPTION ONE

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Photo from www.aspicyperspective.com
  • Cream cheese
  • Goat cheese
  • Grated cheddar
  • Ground basil
  • Cilantro – chopped

STEP BY STEP – OPTION ONE

  1. Prepare peppers as shown above
  2. Stir together cream cheese, goat cheese, grated cheddar, ground basil and cilantro.
  3. Put a slit into the side of the pepper and carefully remove the seeds and the veins as much as possible.
  4. Spoon cheese mixture into the peppers pressing gently to close the slits. Do not overstuff.
  5. Return peppers to the pan (slit side up) and bake 10 more minutes.
  6. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and top with chives.

Peppers Stuffed with Meat

INGREDIENTS – OPTION TWO

Photo from theitaliandishblog.com
Photo from theitaliandishblog.com
  • 1 LB uncooked Ground pork, chicken, beef, or whatever you prefer
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Handful of Panko bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 chopped green onion
    SAUCE – OPTION TWO
  • 1 TBL EACH – Soy, fish or oyster sauce, mirin
  • 2 TBL EACH – Sake, sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch in 1 tsp sake (hold aside)

STEP BY STEP – OPTION TWO

  1. Cut pepper in half length wise – remove seeds, stem and veins
  2. Mix together all of the above ingredients ( for the stuffing – not the sauce )
  3. Shake the halved peppers gently in a bag of flour
  4. Carefully pack the stuffing into the pepper
  5. If you are able to do it at the same time, prepare sauce while the meat and pepper are cooking – otherwise, do it now and then set it aside. Use cornstarch to thicken or sake to thin
  6. Fry MEAT SIDE DOWN in safflower oil for about 3-4 minutes
  7. Flip in skillet to give a light fry to the pepper itself
  8. Plate and top with your sauce
  9. Garnish with minced chive and/or 5 spice powder

 

Crepes – COLLECTION

Your crepe batter should be like EXTREMELY thin pancake batter, but not as thin as milk.  After pouring into the skillet quickly tip the pan to spread the batter around making it as thin as possible.

HINT:  Mix only half of your liquid into your flour and stir until smooth, THEN pour in the rest of your liquid.  This will help avoid lumps.

Quick and Simple All-Purpose Crepe Batter
1 C flour
1/2 milk
4 TBL butter (melted)
1/2 C water
3-4 eggs
1 tsp canola oil or melted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 TBL CinnaSugar

 

• for savory – sub 1/4 C of buckwheat flour for AP flour,
and add a dash of French Toast seasoning or cumin

Wholly Crepes – Halifax, Nova Scotia

Crepe Lasagna

Cok au Vin Crepe Filling


Grandpa’s Breakfast Crepe
with cream cheese and jam filling
Crepe Cake
Cullen Campbell
Crepe Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinchiki (Russian Style Crepes)

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

 

12-15 crepes

Ingredients:

1 eggs

2 cups milk

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1,5 cups all purpose flour

2 tablespoons of any oil, plus more for pan

For Serving:

Any fillings

Russian traditional fillings:

Desserts: Sour cream, sweetened condensed milk, any jam, honey, cottage cheese

Savory: Caviar, smoked salmon with sour cream

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, and salt. Mix in flour, 1/4 – 1/2 cup at a time, until a runny batter forms. Whisk in the oil and let rest for about 15 minutes.

In a 10 inch skillet or pan, rub a little oil and heat over medium low to medium. Once thoroughly heated, add 1/4 – 1/3 cup batter to the center and immediately tilt the pan in a circle to coat the bottom in a thin layer. Cook until bubbles begin to form and the bottom turns golden, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook until the other side is golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove to plate. Rub the pan with more oil and repeat with remaining batter.

Enjoy from Blinchiki!

Frittata – COLLECTION

Spelled by some Fritatta, but according to Google, my title spelling is correct.


New Life Frittata

New Life Frittata

Adding New Life to Old Food is the basis for one of my books. This is one of my favorite recipes from it.

Zucchini Frittata

Zucchini Frittata

North American Frittata

North American Frittata

Spanish European Frittata

Spanish European Frittata

Goat Cheese Frittata

Goat Cheese Frittata

Mini Breakfast Frittata

Mini Breakfast Frittata

Machaca Beef

Thanks to Ninos Restaurant in Sun City and Macayos Restaurant in Phoenix for this recipe.

  1. Use a chuck roast or chuck eye roast or bottom roast
  2. Cut into large pieces – about 2-3 inches
  3. Put into a pot of water (or crock pot) and cover with beer plus two inches
  4. Add large pieces of celery, carrot and onion
  5. Add salt, pepper, oregano, cloves, and Grandpa's Thunder Powder or Arghhh Powder
  6. Bring water to a boil and simmer for 2-1/2 – 3 hours
    If using a crock pot, let slow cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  7. Let cool so you can handle it safely – KEEP the braising liquid
    Keep some for gravy, and use some to keep the meat moist in the refrigerator
  8. Shred while still warm – refrigerate for up to a week in the braising liquid
    Discard any large pieces of fat or gristle.
  9. When ready to serve, heat up a skillet with butter, onion and garlic
  10. Sear the shredded meat in the hot skillet  – this will create more texture in the meat
  11. Add 1 small (drained) can of diced tomatoes and 1 can green chilies
  12. Add salt, pepper and desired spices
  13. Rehydrate with a bit of the braising liquid
  14. Cook for about 20 minutes, then serve on taco shells, tostada shells or tortillas.
    This is also good when mixed with BBQ sauce and served on a hamburger bun

German Red Cabbage

Ingredients

  • 3 slices of chopped bacon
  • 1 diced apple
  • 1/4 C diced onion
  • 1-2 tsp sugar (depending on taste)
  • 1 inch thick steak of green cabbage
  • 1 inch thick steak of red cabbage
  • 1 TBL red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 C red wine
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • dash of ground clove
  • 1 bay leaf

Step by Step

  1. Cut cabbage steaks in layers creating strands
  2. Render bacon in a Dutch oven
  3. Add onion and stir until coated
  4. Add diced apple and sugar – mix well
  5. Add cabbage strips and toss until coated
  6. Add vinegar and wine plus final seasonings
  7. Simmer for 1 hour
  8. Add in 1 TBL AP flour and 1 TBL lingonberry jam
  9. Mix until thickened
  10. Serve on a plate with grilled bratwurst.

For another recipe CLICK HERE.

Steve’s Chicken Burrito

{CAPTION}Ingredients

  • 1/2 LB shredded precooked chicken
  • 1 onion
  • 2 Roma Tomatoes
  • 1 or 2 jalapeños (optional)
    – Seeds and veins removed
  • 1 TBL tomato paste
  • 1 taco seasoning packet

Step by Step

  1. Brown the chicken in 1 TBL butter
    (Ground chicken is OK, but not as good)
  2. Add the onion
  3. Continue to cook 5 minutes until softened
  4. Add the tomato paste and (optional) jalapeño
  5. After 5 minutes, add the seasoning packet
  6. Cover and simmer for 30-60 minutes
  7. Wrap in a tortilla.
    Can’t find them in the grocery store?
    CLICK HERE for Grandpa’s tortilla recipe:

Alternate Preparation

  1. Buy a whole chicken and remove the stuffing packet and rinse it under cold water
  2. Put the chicken in a crockpot with the onion and jalapenos and tomato paste
  3. Mix in 1 C of water or broth
  4. Simmer for 6-8 hours

Steve used the same skillet that his dad had been using for 40 years.

Mexican Jumble

Food is whatever tastes good together.  Here are many things that you can put on top of a corn tortilla.

  1. Heat the tortilla in a dry skillet
  2. Top with any combination of the below ingredients
  • Spinach
  • Fontina cheese
  • Cilantro
  • Tomato
  • Cucumber
  • Avocado
  • Shredded pork
  • Lettuce
  • Sour cream or Mexican crema
  • Marinated red onion
  • Black beans
  • Salsa
  • Carnitas

etc….

Mondongo a la Andaluza

  • Cows feet and tripe
  • Cover with water
  • Add oregano, salt, achiote paste in water (a staple)

Sofrito

  • Bacon, ham, sausage, bell pepper, onion, tomato
  • Add potatoes and more achiote chilies
  • Garbanzo beans

Panuchos, tortas

Empanadas de queso con chaya

  • Maize, chaya (green leaf) Mix and flatten
  • Wrap around shredded dutch edam cheese
  • Fry until golden brown
  • Serve with puree salsa or red sauce

Kibi

  • Lebanese
  • Pork, bulgar wheat, pepper, garlic, chopped mint, onions – FRY
  • Serve with some sort of dip

2 LB black beans – 6 L of water (no salt)
Cook 1 hour
Add salt AFTER cooking
Epazote leaves – whole
1 whole onion – halved
1 pork butt – chunks
Cover with a lid – cook 2 more hours

Serve with Chiltomate – Yucatan tomato

Cilantrol, lemon, tortillas

Mango pancake

  • 1 3/4 C fresh mango
  • 1/4 C buttermilk
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • PUREE UNTIL SMOOTH
  • 1 stick butter – softened
  • 1 1/3 C sugar
  • 2 eggs – 1 at a time
  • 2.5 C flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Mix in with mango puree
  • Mix into egg mixture
    BUTTERED baking dish
  • 350º for 30 minutes
  • Turn out and sprinkle with powdered sugar
  • Serve with fresh fruit

Octo Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1 whole octopus
    MARINATE
  • 8 C water
  • 2 C red wine
  • 1/2 C white vinegar
    VINAIGRETTE
  • 3 TBL white wine
  • 2 TBL EVOO
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • oregano, salt and pepper
  • one lemon – zest and juice
    PASTA
  • 1/2 onion – slivered
  • 4 cloves shaved garlic
  • 1 C cherry tomatoes (halved)
  • 1/4 C Kalamata olives
  • 1/2 C tomato sauce
  • salt, pepper, micro greens and cooked orichetta pasta

Step by Step

  1. Put all (or part) of octopus into the marinate
  2. Wives tale?  Don’t know, but they all do it…
    Put two wine bottle corks in the liquid
  3. Turn heat onto medium low
  4. As soon as the marinate starts to simmer, reduce to low
  5. Allow to cook for another 90 minutes
  6. Rub off sucker cups with a spoon
  7. Remove the beak (cartilage)
  8. Cut arms at a bias into 3/4 inch pieces
  9. TASTE TEST:  Should be soft, not chewy
  10. Brush with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper
  11. Sear on hot grill pan (350º) for 1 minute per side
  12. Whisk together Vinaigrette and toss with octopus pieces and set aside
  13. Now, finish your pasta
  14. Sear shallots or onion in EVOO
  15. Add in shaved garlic
  16. Sweat for 3 more minutes
  17. Add olives
  18. Add cherry tomatoes
  19. Add salt and pepper
  20. Add tomato sauce
  21. Toss above with orichetta pasta
  22. Plate pasta
  23. Top with octopus
  24. Garnish with microgreens and lemon

 

Italian Wedding Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 TBL EVOO
  • 1/2 onion – diced
  • 1 carrot – julienne strips
  • 4 leaves Tuscan Kale – chopped
  • 1/4 C white wine
  • 2 C beef stock
  • 1 LB meatballs – see below

Step by Step

  1. Sweat onions, carrots and Tuscan kale – All chopped – in EVOO
  2. Deglaze with white wine
  3. Add beef stock
  4. Bring it up to a boil
  5. Reduce to a simmer
  6. Nestle meatballs carefully – see recipe below
  7. Cover
  8. Simmer for an hour
  9. Garnish with grated parm

Italian Meatballs

  • 1/2 LB lean ground beef
  • 1/2 LB ground pork
  • Parm cheese
  • 2 TBL AP flour
  • 1/4 C Panko bread crumbs
  • 1/2 onion – grated or minced
  • 1 egg
  • salt, parsley and nutmeg to taste
  • Mix to combine, but do not overmix.
  • Create rustic “almost round” meatballs
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