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Polenta with Fresh Corn
By vail28
1. Pour 2 cups water into a medium saucepan
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 * 2 ears fresh corn, kernels removed
- 2 * 2 cups milk
- 1 * 1 cup quick-cooking polenta
- 4 * 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Ginger-Shallot Chicken Breasts
By vail28
1. Place the chicken in a plastic storage container
- 4 * 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, about 1-1/2 pounds
- 1 * 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarse chopped
- 4 * 4 large shallots, or 1/2 medium onion and 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 * 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 * 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 fresh jalapeño, or Serrano chilies, seeded (optional)
- 2 * 2 tablespoons cold-pressed vegetable oil
- * Extra oil for the sauté
Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef
By vail28
Stir together chipotle peppers and sauce, cilantro, red onion, garlic, clove, salt, lime juice, and cider vinegar i...
- 2 chipotle peppers (from a can) plus all the adobo sauce it sits in
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 red onion, peeled and cut into large chunks
- 1/2 head garlic, peeled and cloves smashed
- 3 dry bay leaves
- 1 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 2.5 to 3.5 pounds beef brisket
- 2 to 3 cups beef or chicken stock
Sloppy Joes
By vail28
1. In a large skillet, heat the oil to medium-high
- Tomato Sauce:
- 2 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 * 1/2 medium onion, chopped finely
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 * 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 * 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 * 1 pound ground sirloin
- * Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 * 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 * 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 * 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 * 4 hamburger buns
- * Butter, for spreading on hamburger buns
Oven Frites
By vail28
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees
- 4 * 4 medium baking potatoes
- 2 * 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- * Olive-oil cooking spray
Chocolate Gingerbread Bars
By vail28
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 4 * 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for pan
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 * 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 * 1 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 * 1 large egg
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- * confectioners' sugar, for dusting (optional)
Tortilla Pie
By vail28
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 4 flour tortillas (10-inch)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for pan
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 pound ground beef sirloin
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen corn kernels
- 3 packed cups loose baby spinach (about 5 ounces), torn into pieces
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish (optional)
- Sour cream (optional)
Chocolate granola
By vail28
* Preheat the oven to 300 F and have a large baking sheet covered with parchment paper ready
- * 3 cups (300 g) old-fashioned rolled oats
- * 1/2 cup (10 g) millet puffs
- * 1/2 cup (10 g) rice puffs
- * 1/2 cup (75 g) pumpkin seeds
- * 1/2 cup (65 g) slivered almonds
- * 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- * 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- * 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- * 1/3 cup honey
- * 1/3 cup water
- * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- * 1/2 cup (80 g) chopped dark chocolate (70 % or 64 % cocoa contents)
Sweet Chili Lime Drumsticks
By vail28
Place chicken into sealable bag
- For the marinade:
- juice and zest from 1 lime
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp hot new mexican chile powder
- 1/2 - 1 tsp red pepper flakes (vary depending on how spicy you like things)
- 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 tbsp ginger paste
- 1/2 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 6 chicken drumsticks, frenched
- kosher salt and freshly cracked
Moorish Pork Kababs
By vail28
1. In a small saucepan, combine the oil, cumin, sweet and hot paprika, saffron infusion, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, ...
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 * 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, toasted in a dry pan until fragrant, finely ground
- 1 * 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 to 1 * 1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot paprika
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed and steeped in 2 tablespoons hot water
- 2 * 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- * Salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 * 2 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 * 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 * 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- * Lemon wedges for serving