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Prime Beef Sirloin Jerky
By LaLaCooks
Recipes & Menus / recipes Prime Beef Sirloin Jerky Cutting the beef with the grain gives the jerky its chewy text...
- 2 1/2 tablespoons minced canned chiptole chiles in adobo
- 2 teaspoons smoked sea salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1-pound beef top sirloin steak (preferably prime), trimmed, very thinly sliced with the grain
ASIAN BARBECUE GLAZE
By LaLaCooks
Whisk ingredients together in small saucepan
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons Asian chili-garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
Chocolate Crostata
By LaLaCooks
Recipe courtesy Alex Guarnaschelli
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 orange, zested
- 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out dough
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup ice water
- Sour cream, whipped cream, or ice cream, if desired
- Powdered sugar, if desired
- Ground cloves, if desired
Quick Chicken Paella with Sugar Snap Peas
By LaLaCooks
by Ivy Manning
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoons smoked paprika*
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 large chicken thighs with skin and bones, excess skin and fat trimmed (about 2 1/2 pounds)
- 4 ounces 1/4-inch-thick slices fully cooked smoked Spanish chorizo**
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion (about 1 large)
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
- 2 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
- 1/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers from jar
- 2 1/2 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed (about 8 ounces)
Jack Quesadillas with Cranberry Salsa
By LaLaCooks
To prepare salsa, combine first 7 ingredients
- Salsa:
- 1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 Anjou pear, cored and finely diced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
- Quesadillas:
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 cup (2-inch-thick) slices green onions
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers
- 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 2 cups chopped cooked turkey
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
Croque Monsieur
By LaLaCooks
2004, Barefoot in Paris, All Rights Reserved
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups hot milk
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch nutmeg
- 12 ounces Gruyere, grated (5 cups)
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 16 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed
- Dijon mustard
- 8 ounces baked Virginia ham, sliced but not paper thin
Steamed Clams with Chorizo, Citrus and Saffron Aioli
By LaLaCooks
Saffron Aioli, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 large chorizo
- 2 pounds clams, cleaned
- 1/2 cup Albareino Spanish white wine
- 1/2 orange
- 1/4 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 *2 egg yolks
- 1 cup blanched slivered almonds
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 orange, juiced
- 3 cups extra-virgin olive oil
- Water as needed, to thin
CREAMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING
By LaLaCooks
Makes about 2 1/4 cups. Published May 1, 2010
- 1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces) granulated sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- pinch table salt
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter , softened and cut into 1-tablespoon pieces
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate , melted and cooled (see note)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chicken Tagine with Artichoke Hearts and Peas
By LaLaCooks
To give this Moroccan stew flavor without much fat, chef Joël Robuchon simmers it in a spiced broth
- One 4-pound chickenlegs separated into drumsticks and thighs, breasts halved crosswise, skin and visible fat removed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 medium onions1 coarsely chopped, 1 minced
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 6 saffron threads, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 medium tomatoes, cut into eighths
- 1/4 preserved lemon, rind only, minced (see Note)
- 8 frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and quartered
- 1 cup frozen petite peas, thawed
Baked Brown Rice
By LaLaCooks
Use for Brown Rice Salad So easy - love this!
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice, medium or short grain
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt