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Sweet & Sour Peppers with Pork Chops

5/28/2020

From Gordon Ramsay's series on Amazon Prime, Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course, episode 1. Recipe used pork chops, and I've cooking it with both pork chops and chicken, and added sun-dried tomatoes.

3-5 peppers - bell or sweet, sliced
1 medium sweet onion, sliced
2 tbs olive oil
salt & pepper
1 tbs sugar
sun-dried tomatoes

red wine vinegar
basil, rolled and sliced
1 lb pork chops or chicken
garlic, crushed
thyme
butter

Add peppers and onion to hot oil
Season
Add sugar to break down peppers and caramelize onions
Toss - keep hot enough to always sizzle
Stir in red wine vinegar
Turn down gas and add olive oil to stew 2-3 minutes
Add basil and cook 30 more seconds
Remove from pan
Season chicken. For pork chops, punch seasoning into the meat
Lay away into hot oil
Add garlic and thyme under the meat
Squeeze the garlic while cooking and add butter
Baste with butter while cooking
Let rest before serving over peppers

Fried Green Tomatoes

5/27/2020

3-4 green tomatoes, sliced
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1 tsp paprika
salt & pepper
oil for frying
goat cheese
pimento cheese

Prepare plate with flower, bowl with milk and whisked eggs, and plate of other dry ingredients
Dip tomatoes in flour then egg mixture before dredging in dry mixture
Fry on each side until brown
Serve topped with cheeses

I prefer Jiffy brand cornmeal but husband complains that it's too sweet.

Fajitas

5/26/2020

I cook fajitas/burritos/tacos/whatever a LOT. This is the gist of what general goes into them.

3 tbs garlic
1 lb chicken
1 onion, sliced
2 bell peppers, sliced
1 pack mushrooms, sliced
4 tomatoes, diced

4 tomatillos, diced
grapefruit habanero hot sauce
cumin, chili powder/chipotle chili powder
cilantro
refried beans, tortillas, cheese, avocado for serving

Stir fry garlic in oil and hot sauce until fragrant
Brown chicken on all sides, while seasoning
Push meat to sides of pan and cook onions on high until translucent
Cook bell peppers, adding more seasoning/hot sauce as desired
Add mushrooms and tomatillos
Once all vegetables are cooked enough, and tomatoes and stir together for 2 minutes
Stir in cilantro
Serve with tortillas, refried beans, cheese, cilantro, hot sauce, avocado, etc

Roast Chicken

5/21/2020

From Gordon Ramsay's series on Amazon Prime, Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course, episode 1. My enamel dutch oven is smaller than the braising pan he used so in the future I'll use less liquid.

1/2 lb Spanish sausage/chorizo
olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, sliced
fresh thyme
1 can Cannellini beans, drained
1/2 up sun dried tomatoes

1 whole chicken
salt and pepper
lemon, whole
paprika
300 ml white wine
250 ml water

Cook down sausage with splash of olive oil
Add chopped onions, until fragrant and colorful
Stir in garlic and thyme
Cook in beans and tomatoes until beans start to change colors
Prepare chicken: cut off knuckles and wing tips
Season into chicken
Stuff, pushing down stuffing into very bottom of the chicken
Push in a whole lemon and pull the skin over
Cover in oil, paprika, salt, pepper, and rub into chicken
Pour 250 ml water and 300 ml wine wine into pan
Put chicken and more thyme into pan and cover with foil to steam
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees, then an additional half hour uncovered to crisp skin
Remove chicken and squeeze lemon into juices, mix, and strain
Remove stuffing from chicken and cover stuffing with roasting juices
Chop up chicken and also cover with roasting juices
Serve chicken with stuffing

Ginger Chinese Broccoli

5/19/2020

Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop, pg 182

Szechuan

Chinese broccoli
salt
4 tbs oil
2 tbs chopped garlic

1 tbs Shaoxing wine
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp potato flour mixed w/ 1 tbs cold water (optional)

Blanch broccoli with 1 tbs salt and 1 tbs oil until stems are tender but crisp
Heat remaining oil in wok on high
Sizzle ginger until fragrant
Add wine and sugar
Stir fry broccoli until hot, adding salt to taste
(optional) thicken sauce with flour mixture
Pour sauce over broccoli and serve

Egg Fried Rice

5/19/2020

Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop, modified from pg 257 and 258.

Szechuan

1 lb chicken
mushrooms
spring onions
1 egg
salt
white pepper

5 tbs oil
2 tsp Shaoxing wine (subbed Mirin)
3/4 cup chicken stock
3 cups cooked rice
1 tsp sesame oil
soy sauce (optional)

Heat 2 tbs oil on high; add chicken and mushrooms
Add wine and stock; bring to boil
Season and remove into bowl
Heat remaining oil and add beaten seasoned egg until half cooked
Stir fry rice, breaking up lumps
Add prepared ingredients over rice
Mix and stir fry 30 more seconds, seasoning if needed
Stir in green onions, sesame oil, and (optional) soy sauce); serve

I didn't have any eggs and I made this anyway because I'm a monster. Used leftover rice from Asia Kitchen, which was amazing.

Jerk Chicken

5/18/2020

Recipe from Gordon Ramsey's 100 recipes to steak your life on from his show on Amazon Prime.

Chicken Thighs
Scotch Bonnet Chilies
Garlic
Thyme
Cloves
Cinnamon

Nutmeg
Allspice
Sat and Pepper
Olive Oil
Worcestershire Sauce

Combine all spices and oil
Slice chicken (substituted breasts) and rub in marinade
Brown in hot oil for 10 minutes
Add Worcestershire sauce
Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes

Triple Chocolate Molten Mug Cake

5/15/2020

For Alice's birthday we had a zoom party where everyone made their own mug cake. I, of course, read a bunch of recipes before making one up. It ended up being way more delicious than anything cooking in the microwave had any right to be.

1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbs cocoa powder
pinch salt
3 tbs melted butter
3 tbs buttermilk
1 egg

1 tbs espresso rum
1 oz chocolate chips
4 chocolate truffles
2 tbs dulce de leche
water
4 tbs German chocolate stout
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Mediterranean Pasta

5/12/2020

1 can garbanzo beans
olive oil
salt & pepper
3 tbs olive oil
3 tbs garlic
1 onion, chopped
4 oz chicken stock
4 oz dry white wine
1 lemon, squeezed

1 can or 4 tomatoes, diced
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp basil
pasta, whole wheat
mushrooms (optional)
broccoli (optional)
3 cups spinach
1/2 cup feta cheese

Coat garbanzo beans in oil, salt, and pepper and bake for 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
Add garlic and onion to pan; cook until garlic is brown and onion translucent.
Add liquids, tomatoes, and seasoning to pot. Stir
Submerge noodles and boil; simmer until cooked.
Add any other desired vegetables.
Stir in spinach, garbanzo beans, and feta.

Added chicken in these pictures for our foster boys.

Meatballs

5/11/2020

1 lb ground italian sausage
1 lb ground beef
2 oz milk
2 oz red wine
2 eggs
1 cup Italian style bread crumbs
1 1/2 tsp garlic
1 tsp Parsley

Basil
1 tsp Black pepper
1 tbs salt
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp tarragon
1 tsp paprika
1/4 yellow onion, minced
Parmesan cheese

Combine all ingredients and form into 2-3 oz balls
(optional) form balls around mozzarella
Sear in cast iron before baking alone or covered in marinara at 350, at least 30 min

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