Wednesday, June 22, 2011
♥ Braised Garlic and Mushroom Chicken
4 pounds chicken breast with bone and skin
3 tablespoons oil (for frying)
1 package onion soup mix
1 cup water
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1 can tomato paste
1 container mushroom (sliced)
10 cloves garlic (roughly chopped)
salt and pepper
cornstarch and water mixture
pat chicken dry with paper towel and heavily season with salt and pepper. in a frying pan place oil and place chicken in pan and cook til it's golden brown on both sides. place in a 9x13 pan. meanwhile mix the rest of the ingredients and pour over chicken. cover with foil and place in the oven at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. skim off fat and mix in the cornstarch mixture while it is still hot to thicken the sauce.
2:42 PM
♥ Salami Salad
1 container cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
1/2 cup Italian dressing
20 pieces of salami (thinly sliced)
salt and pepper to taste
mix all together and serve cold
2:31 PM
♥ Stuffed Cabbage
1 head of cabbage
1 jar of your favorite marinara sauce
1 pound grounded hamburger
1/2 pound grounded pork
1 can dice tomatoes
1 package meatloaf seasoning
2 eggs (beaten)
salt and pepper to taste
in boiling water dip whole head of cabbage in, this will help you to remove the leaves easier.let the cabbage stay in there for about 20 seconds. after peeling the cabbage cut off the core bottom stem as a triangle. in a medium bowl mix all the ingredients except the dice tomatoes and marinara sauce. put a spoonful of the meat mixture in the cabbage leaf and roll. place in a 9x13 pan/glass pan. lay the cabbage rolls, side by side and pour the dice tomatoes and marinara sauce over the cabbage roll. cover with foil and place in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
2:07 PM
Friday, June 17, 2011
♥ Smoke Meat Special
you really have to get really good smoke meat, i love mines super spicy, and grant picks it up for me from his friend doming he sells his smoke meat $20 dollars a bag. if you would like to buy just facebook me.
smoke meat (spicy or not, sliced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
2 slices of ginger (minced)
1/2 cup shoyu
1 cup sugar
1 onion (sliced)
cornstarch and water mixture
2 tablespoons olive oil
saute garlic, ginger in olive oil. add the smoke meat and onions and let it cook. once the meat is cooked and the onions are tender add shoyu and sugar. let it simmer for about 10 minutes, then add the cornstarch and water mixture to thicken the sauce. let it simmer for 5 minutes and serve =)
11:47 AM
Thursday, June 16, 2011
♥ Sweet Sour Spareribs
3 pounds spareribs, cut into 2-inch pieces
marinade:
3 tablespoons sherry
5 tablespoons shoyu
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup oil (for frying)
sweet sour sauce:
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1 small can pineapple juice
1/4 cup shoyu
1 can chunky pineapple (optional)
mix together all ingredients for marinade. marinate spareribs for about 30 minutes. in a pot slowly brown the spareribs, cover and let it simmer for 25 minutes. combine all the ingredients for the sweet sour sauce and add it to the spareribs. let it simmer, covered for 20 minutes or until it's tender, stirring occasionally. add the drained chunky pineapple.
11:27 PM
♥ Chicken Marsala
Grant and I went to Macaroni Grill and tried this Chicken with Marsala sauce I'm not too sure what the actual name is called of the dish but I decided that I would try to make it at home, and sure enough it was pretty close to it too =) and what better to go with pasta is a nice glass of red wine!
4 boneless skinless chicken breast
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 block butter (divided)
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup dry marsala wine
1 teaspoon thyme
1/2 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
salt and pepper
box of your favorite pasta noodles
heavily salt and pepper the chicken breast, well just enough as a seasoning. in a sauce pan add butter and olive oil and cook the chicken breast. make sure it's cooked through and it is nice and golden brown on both sides. take chicken out and place it on a dish. cook your pasta, drain and cool. then in a sauce pan saute garlic in half of the butter covered for about 5 minutes then add wine and thyme. let it reduce until it's roughly 2 tablespoons of liquid remaining, then add the cream and let it simmer until it reduces by half. add the remaining butter, continue stirring until it's fully emulsified. add parmesan cheese. keep it warm until your ready to serve. plate your noodles, then cut your chicken into thin strips, then pour the marsala sauce over the noodles and top the pasta with the chicken.
11:12 PM
Friday, June 10, 2011
♥ Chicken Cacciatore
3 boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced
4 tablespoon butter, divided
1 1/2 cups onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoon flour
1 (6 oz) tomato paste
1 can italian diced tomato with juice
1 1/4 cup chicken stock
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste
season chicken with salt and pepper. heat 2 tablespoons of butter in sauce pan cook over medium-high heat saute the chicken til it's brown. remove the chicken into a dish. add 2 tablespoon butter, cook onions, mushroom, garlic until soft. stir in flour cook until absorbed. stir in tomato paste, tomatoes with juice, chicken stock, thyme, and bay leaf. bring to a boil, return chicken to pot and cover and simmer until chicken is tender (about 15-20 minutes) then remove the bay leaf.
1:12 AM
♥ Slow Roasted BBQ Ribs
rack of ribs
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce plus extra for serving
1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
preheat oven to 300 degrees. line a large baking pan with aluminum foil. place ribs, bone down in prepared pan drizzle with oil. in a small bowl combine sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Rub sugar mixture over ribs loosely cover with foil. bake for 2 hours, or until tender. uncover, brush with sauce and bake 10 minutes more. serve with additional sauce.
1:05 AM
Sunday, June 5, 2011
♥ Pork and String Beans
1 bag string beans (got mines from the farmers market)
1 pound pork, thinly sliced
sauce:
1/4 cup shoyu
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
3 cloves garlic (minced)
pepper to taste
mix sauce ingredients all together and let in marinate in the pork for 20 minutes in a frying pan, fry pork together with sauce ingredients and simmer until pork is cooked. and string beans and continue cooking, uncovered, until beans are tender. stir occasionally and serve.
11:46 PM
♥ Baked Manju
5 cups flour
2 cups oil
3/4 cold water
1 teaspoon salt
2 cans Koshian (fine)
2 egg yolks
Mix flour, oil, water, and salt. Form and flatten batter in palm of hand. Place scoop of Koshian in center and cover with edges of dough. Pinch to seal edges. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. The with the 2 egg yolks beat in a small bowl and brush on every manju for a nice golden top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. This recipe makes rough 60 - 2 inch manjus
11:41 PM
♥ Baked Potato Soup
It was a cold day in Hilo so I decided to make Baked Potato Soup, Grant couldn't get enough of it =)
4 potatoes (baked)
2/3 cup flour
6 cups milk
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
6 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup mushrooms (chopped [optional])
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, pierce potatoes with fork and bake at 400 for 1 hour or until tender. Cool and peel, and coarsely mashed. Add flour and milk, stirring with a whisk til blended over medium heat. Wait til it's thick and bubbly about 8 minutes, then add potatoes, 3/4 of the cheese, stir until cheese is melted. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and the place it back on stove and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. DO NOT LET IT BOIL. Serve with extra cheese and bacon.
11:32 PM