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Asian Braised Pork Shoulder
By Gigirox
Directions Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F
- Ingredients
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- One 3-pound pork shoulder, cut into 4 to 5 pieces
- Kosher salt
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped
- One 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
- 3 to 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup oyster sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sambal oelek
- 3 star anise
- Zest and juice of 1 orange, zest removed in wide strips with a peeler
Spicy Thai Slaw ****
By Gigirox
"Top Secret Recipes" version of Claim Jumper Spicy Thai Slaw
- Dressing:
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 T chili paste(sambal)
- 4 ts fresh lime juice
- 2 ts oil
- 1/2 ts salt
- Slaw:
- 2 oz soba noodles, cooked (1 1/2 cups)
- 10 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
- 2 cups mixed baby greens
- 1 1/2 cups julienned carrot
- 1 cup cilantro
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Classic White Cake with Buttercream Frosting
By Gigirox
You'll never buy a cake mix or canned frosting again, when you taste how good a from-scratch cake tastes, and how d...
- CAKE:
- 1 cup milk, room temperature
- 6 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- 1 pound unsalted butter, soft and cut into one inch pieces
- 3/4 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup water
- 5 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Sunflower Parmesan Crackers***
By Gigirox
325* 25-30 minutes
- 1 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup water
Jean Marie's Italian Green Beans****
By Gigirox
An often requested recipe, Ann's mom, Jean is a great cook!!
- 1 Lg bag fresh string beans
- 1-2 cans stewed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Several cloves of garlic(use to liking)
- 1 Lg white onion
- Basil leaves
- Ground pepper
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup white or red wine
- Italian seasoning to taste(optional)
- Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
Crabby Patties *****
By Gigirox
I couldn't make enough of these the week we spent at Cape Hatteras
- SPREAD
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1- 6 oz jar "Old English" cheese spread
- 1/2 ts garlic salt
- 1/2 ts season salt
- 1 T mayonaise
- 1-7 oz can crabmeat
- 6 -English Muffins (split)
Coconut-Nested Eggs
By Gigirox
Process Preheat oven to 350°F
- 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 2 eggs
Mushroom Saute Crostini***
By Gigirox
This savory, herb-scented mushroom mixture can be used in a range of dishes -- spread crostini with fresh goat chee...
- Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds white button mushrooms, coarsely chopped
- 2 sprigs thyme
Meringues****
By Gigirox
Preheat the oven to 200F* Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar in a dry glass or stainless steel bowl (if using ...
- 3 medium egg whites
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 3/4 cup sugar ( super fine is best)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Note: another recipe or simple formula is 1 part egg white-1 1/2 part sugar.
Apricot Soy Pork Strips****
By Gigirox
1- Drop 3T jelly in a bowl
- 6 Pork Cutlets or pork tenderloin
- 3 Tbsp Apricot Jelly
- 2 Tbsp Honey
- 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 Tsp Sesame Oil
- 1/2 tsp dry Ginger(1tsp fresh)
- 1 Garlic Clove-minced
- 1/2 tsp Chili garlic sauce
- I find that I never have enough sauce, so double it, triple it...
- enjoy!!