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Ensopa de Camerao

4/1/2021

Brazilian

1 onion, finely diced
1 bell pepper, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 can diced tomatoes
1 lb shrimp
1 can coconut milk
1/4 cup cashew milk

1/2 tbs tomato paste
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp paprika
1 lb shrimp
1 lime, juiced
cilantro, parsley, or basil

Saute onions and peppers in hot oil until translucent
Cook in garlic until soft
Stir in tomatoes and cook for a few minutes
Move ingredients to side and cook shrimp until color changes on both sides
Remove shrimp from pan
Add milks, tomato paste, paprika, ginger, and season
Simmer uncovered 10-12 minutes
Add shrimp back to pan for 3-5 minutes
Remove from heat and stir in juice and herbs
Serve with rice or thick crusted bread

You can make this into a more smooth soup by pouring the sauce into a blender after cooking the tomatoes, adding the remaining ingredients, then returning it back to the pan to simmer.

Galinhada

3/31/2021

Brazilian

1 lb chicken
salt & pepper
ground cumin
1/2 cup hot water
5 saffron threads
1 white onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced

1 cups rice, soaked in hot water
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup chicken broth
1 tbs tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 lemon
2 tbs green onions, chopped

Rub seasoning into chicken and let rest at room temperature
Soak saffron in hot water
Brown chicken on all sides; set aside
Saute onions and peppers until soft
Cook in garlic until frgrant
Saute rice for 1-2 minutes, stirring
Deglaze with wine and allow to evaporate
Stir in steeped saffron, broth, tomato, paste, and bay leaf
Bring to a boil, place chicken on top and let cook until rice is al dente
Cook in tomatoes
Squeeze lemon on top and add green onions before serving

Pipian Verde Salmon

3/30/2021

Mexican

Lightly brush salmon with egg whites and season
Press to coat in half of pumpkin seeds
Place crusted side down into hot oil and bake for 3 minutes at 350
Flip and cook for another 3 minutes
Heat remaining pumpkin seeds with salsa to make pipian sauce
Plate salmon on top of plate of sauce

1 cups pumpkin seeds, roasted and crushed
1-2 cups salsa verde
1 lb salmon
1 large egg white, lightly beaten

Mango Chile Chicken

3/29/2021

1 lb chicken, legs or thighs best
4 dried mango slices
1-4 tbs chile powder
garlic
onions, sliced thick

Crush or blend mango - easier if frozen
Combine with chili powder and olive oil and rub into chicken
Saute onions and garlic in hot oil with salt
Place chicken on top of onions and bake for 30-40 minutes at 375

I used a blend of ghost peppers so used only a tbs

Spicy Carrot Fries

3/29/2021

2 lb carrots, peeled and sliced
2 tbs oil
salt & pepper
chili powder
garlic powder

cumin
onion powder
ginger
cilantro
pumpkin seeds

Toss carrots in seasoning and oil
Bake for 20 minutes at 400

Pescado Encocado

3/28/2021

Ecuadorian

1 lb white fish, chunks
2 tbs lime juice
1 small orange, juiced
4 garlic cloves crushed
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp paprika or achiote powder

1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds
1 sized onion, diced
1 bell peppers, diced
4 roma tomatoes peeled and chopped
8-14 oz coconut milk
3 tbs cilantro

Marinate fish in juices and spices
Saute vegetables in hot oil and salt for about 5 minutes
Mix in coconut milk and cook until sauce begins to thicken.
(optional) thicken sauce with tapioca starch
Add fish and marinating liquid to pan and cook until done
Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with rice, coconut, and fried ripe plantains

Bistec Encebollado

3/27/2021

Cooked dinner over video chat with Jony!

Puerto Rican

1 thin cut steak
1 medium white onion per steak, sliced
garlic salt (3 parts salt, 1 part garlic powder
1 lime

Rub garlic powder into steaks; ideally an hour to overnight before cooking
Saute onions in hot oil until they begin to brown
Place steak(s) on top of onions and flip when it begins to change color on the edges
Squeeze lime onto dish while cooking
Serve with rice

Maduros

3/26/2021

oil
ripe plantains

Cut plantains in half then sliced diagonally
Fry in enough oil to keep damp
Add oil as it is absorbed by the plantains
Cook until golden on all sides
Serve warm alone or with melted cheese

Sausage Tortellini Soup

3/23/2021

1 lb hot Italian sausage, ground
1 onion, diced
1/2 head garlic, minced
6 cups chicken broth
1 bunch spinach

10 oz cheese tortellini
1 cup heavy cream
seasonings?
parmesan

Brown sausage in pot on medium heat and remove from pan
Cook onion and garlic until gragrant
Add chicken stock, deglazing, stir in spinach and simmer until wilted
Return sausage, add tortellini, and simmer until tortellini is cooked
Stir in heavy cream
Serve with parmesan cheese

Massaman Curry

3/2/2021

Thai

1 lb short ribs or other protein
3 1/2 cup coconut milk
5-6 tbs massaman paste (below)
2-3 tbs fish sauce
3 tbs palm sugar, chopped

3 tbs tamarind juice
1 large white-flesh sweet potato, chunks
small onion, chopped
1/4 cup roasted peanuts

In one pot, heat oil very hot and brown protein
Add 1/2 cup of coconut milk and enough milk to submerge protein
Stir in 1 tbs curry paste, 1 tbs fish sauce, and bring to simmer
In other pot, bring 1 cup coconut milk to a boil and reduce
Saute remaining curry paste in milk until oil starts to sizzle around edges, stirring constantly
Stir in remaining 2 cup coconut milk to dissolve paste
Stir in fish sauce, palm sugar and tamarind
Add protein, onion, potato, and peanuts to the curry
Add cooking liquid to the curry
Gently simmer until potatoes are tender
Adjust seasoning with fish sauce, sugar or tamarind and serve with jasmine rice

Curry Paste:

1 tsp coriander seeds, toasted
1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted
1/4 tsp white peppercorns
3/4 tsp cinnamon, ground
1/4 tsp cloves, ground
1/8 tsp nutmeg, ground
1/4 tsp cardamom, ground

mild red chilies, dried & deseeded
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup shallots, chopped
1/6 cup lemongrass (bottom), chopped
1/8 cup galangal, chopped
2 cilantro roots
2 tbs garlic, chopped
1 tsp fermented shrimp paste (gapi)

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