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Welsh Rarebit
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Combine the cheese, butter, mustard, and cayenne pepper in a heavy bottomed pan
- l/2 pound sharp cheddar cheese, in small dice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- l/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- Cayenne pepper to taste
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup beer (or milk)
- 4 slices toast
- Crisply cooked bacon and sliced tomatoes as accompaniments
Seafood Sauce for Salmon
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Just as delicious and great for those who cannot eat shellfish, try substituting Fumet de Poisson Gold (fish stock)...
- 4 Tbs. Butter
- 1 cup Half & Half (half milk/half cream)
- 1-1/2 oz. Glace de Fruits de Mer Gold (lobster stock)
- 2 Tbs. Fresh Dill, chopped
- 1 Tbs. Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
Butternut Squash Bisque
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Directions: In a 6 quart pressure cooker, sauté onions in olive oil for approximately 3 minutes, or until they be...
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 48 ounce can chicken broth
- 3 lb. Butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1" chunks
- 2 large onions, peeled and cut into large pieces
- 3 large red delicious apples, peeled and cut into 1" pieces
- 3/4 cup long-grain rice
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 pint half&half (fat-free works well), or milk for thinner consistency
- Salt, to taste
Cracker Barrel Meatloaf
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 can diced tomatoes, well drained
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup frozen shredded hash browns
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup ketchup
Chicken Fried Rice
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Heat oil in roasting pan. Add garlic and ginger - stir fry until fragrant
- 20 lb shredded chicken
- 4 insert pans of cooked and cooled basmati rice
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup chopped garlic
- 1 cup chopped ginger
- 8 cups each sliced vegetables (carrot, cabbage, fresh green peas, green onion, yellow onion, celery cut on the dias, julienned carrots)
- 2 bags frozen green peas
- 1 cup + soya sauce - or to taste and color
- 4 pkgs fried rice seasoning
- 4 Tablespoons black pepper
- 12 eggs + 1 teaspoon salt
- sesame oil
- chopped green onions
Shanghai Sweet and Sour Fish
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
To make the fish: Score each side of the fish with 3 diagonal cuts
- 1 (2-pound) whole sea bass or yellow fish, scaled and cleaned
- 1/2 cup Shaoxing cooking wine (Chinese rice wine)
- 2 T minced, ginger
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- 2 cups rice flour
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh, peeled ginger
- 1 star anise
- 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup julienned carrots
- 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and julienned
- 1 cup chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium canned
- 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chili sauce
- 2 cups 1/2-inch diced fresh pineapple
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions (white and green)
Creamy Rutabaga Soup
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Directions Saute celery and onion in 1 1/2 Tbs
- 1 1/2 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 2 med. ribs celery, chopped
- 1/3 C. raw white rice
- 1 lg. onion, chopped
- 3 lb. rutabagas, peeled and chopped
- 4 C. chicken broth (2 cans works)
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 1/2 C. milk
- sour cream and chopped chives for garnish
Roasted Pork Sausage with Potatoes
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Melt the butter in a large saucepan
- 1 lb ground pork (18-20% fat)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons curing salt
- 1/4 cup pistachios
- black Chanterelle mushrooms, cover with boiling water to reconstitute
- 2 Tablespoons white wine
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 large onion, cut into 1/4's
- 15 small peeled potatoes (e.g. Yukon Gold)
Recipes for Stuffed Jalapeños 3
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Roast in the oven or BBQ.
- or:
- Itialian Peppers
- 4 Italian sausages cooked on the grill
- 1/2 of a onion
- 1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs
- Italian seasoning
- 4 TBS of cheese and salsa mix or Velveeta cheese
- Shred 4 sausages on a cheese grater into a bowl.
- Shred 1/2 onion.
- Add bread Crumbs
- Add seasoning
- Add Cheese to mixture so becomes paste like
- Stuff in Peppers
- Top with bacon
- Wisconsin Peppers
- 4 to 5 large cloves garlic minced very fine
- 1 large vidalia onion minced
- 8 ounces queso blanco shredded
- 8 ounces queso fresco shredded
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 30 About 30 jalapeno peppers prepped for stuffing
- 1 pound thin sliced honey cured bacon strips cut in half
- Mix the garlic, onion, cheeses, salt and pepper. Stuff into peppers, wrap the tops of the peppers with the bacon strips and secure with a toothpick. Bake peppers until cheese is browned and bubbly and bacon is crisp.
Jim's Pressure Cooker Baked Beans
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Delicious!!
- 2 lbs. dried Great Northern Beans
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 small bottle ketchup
- 1 small bottle bbq sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 T cider vinegar
- 2 T dry mustard
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 lb bacon, finely sliced
- 1/4 cup rum (or cognac)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 t dried thyme
- water or chicken stock to cover