Ptesan-Wi Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Folks, it has come to my attention that many of us out here really, really enjoy good food. And some of us are even capable of cooking some pretty tasty things. That being the case, let's share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptesan-Wi Posted September 24, 2005 Author Share Posted September 24, 2005 Sergio Leone Beef StewIf you've ever watched a Sergio Leone "spaghetti western" -- something like The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly -- you've seen a bunch of rough characters sitting at a table, glaring at each other while they eat stew out of big bowls with big spoons. Said stew always looks the same: big chunks of meat, potato and carrot, and apparently dry as a bone.Over time, I've come up with a stew that has the same "look and feel" as this staple of a semi-mythical Old West, and that is darned tasty to boot. So throw on your ten-gallon hat, rope yourself a steer and try your hand at my Sergio Leone Beef Stew.3 lbs. Chuck roast3 lbs. Red potatoes2 lbs. Carrots (either whole or baby, though it'll turn out better with whole)Red wine (optional)Worcestershire sauceCoarse-ground black pepperItalian seasoning (should contain oregano, rosemary, and thyme at a minimum)Goya-brand adobo all-purpose seasoning with pepper (if you can't get this, substitute garlic salt)Bay leafsLipton's Beefy Onion soup mixCut chuck roast into stew-sized chunks, discarding any large sections of fat. Put beef in large stew pot with a tight-fitting lid, then add a splash of red wine, a liberal splash of Worcestershire sauce, and liberal amounts of coarse-ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, adobo, a bay leaf, and a packet of the soup mix. Cover and slow cook over low heat (and I mean low, as low as your range will go except for the ridiculous "warm" setting that is on some electric ranges) for one hour; stirring is not necessary, but do it if it makes you feel better.Cut potatoes (with skin) into chunks; skin and slice carrots (unless using baby carrots). Add potatoes and carrots to stew pot. Add liberal amounts of coarse-ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, adobo, another bay leaf, and the second packet of the soup mix. Cover and continue to cook over low heat, stirring every half-hour or so, until potatoes become tender. Turn off heat, let sit for a few minutes, then serve. Serves anywhere from four to ten, depending on appetites. If serving with a wine, a full merlot such as Black Opal is a good fit.This makes a somewhat dry stew; it creates its own liquid from the meat and vegetables, and is not soupy. For a bone-dry stew, remove approximately half of the liquid that will be in the pot before adding the vegetables, and then remove most of what is left of the liquid after the vegetables have cooked for an hour. For a soupy stew, find another recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakinyan Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Pirate Chicken Marinate This is a marinate that orginated with my father. On weekends he would soak chickenwings in this before grilling it outdoors. Our entire family loves the stuff. However I have adapted it for general uses as both a Beef and Chicken marinate and find it enjoyable. 1/2 cup soy sauce1/2 cup water2 Tbs. Lemon Juice1 Tbs brown sugar2 Tbs Salad oil1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce1 tsp garlic (powder or fresh)1/4 tsp black pepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hmmmm. I'm really not much of a cook when it comes to recipes. But.1 whole big fucking onion1/2 bulb of garlicExtra Virgin Olive Oil (eyeball it)3-4 boneless skinless chicken thighs2 cans of sour-cream and chives potatoe soup.Cut up the onion and cook it up in a skillet with the olive oil. Cut up the chicken and cook it up with the onions. Chop up the garlic very fine and toss it in. Then put in the soup and cook on low until you get a simmer going and keep going for awhile until it seems right.Nummy stuff there Maynard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Stole this one from Dork Tower but people seem to love it.Igor Bars.Take chocolate chip cookie dough and make pan cookies (one big fucking cookie covering the bottom of a pan).Then pour melted caramel covering the cookie.Then put a layer of rice krispie treat to cover the caramel.Put a nice thick layer of chocolate to cover the rice krispie treat.You can top it with peanuts or crushed toffee depending on what twirls your nipples.Cut them up and serve them to people who like a whole lot of fucking sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptesan-Wi Posted October 6, 2005 Author Share Posted October 6, 2005 World's Juciest TurkeyThe holidays are coming, and with them comes turkey. Hours of that wonderful smell seeping out of the oven and into the house, with promises of tender, tasty slices of bird...promises that all too often turn into something with all the moisture content of drywall and about as much flavor.I hate dry turkey. I hate it with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns. And for that reason, I came up with this recipie, which hasn't failed me yet.Here's what you need:A roasting pan.A rack that will fit inside the roasting pan, preferably giving you an inch or so of clearance between the rack and the bottom of the pan.A meat thermometer.A box of round toothpicks.A good quality turkey (I recommend Honeysuckle White).Three or four cans of chicken broth.A clove of garlic.A bag of naval oranges.OPTIONAL: Some blackberries and/or red raspberries. WARNING: these will cause gravy color issues; see below.After thawing the bird forever and ever and ever (or, if you're smart, picking up a thawed bird that you arrange for ahead of time at your local supermarket), put the rack in the roasting pan. Dump in the chicken broth until it's up to the level of the roasting rack. Slice up or press your clove of garlic, and dump it in the broth.You can start pre-heating your oven to 275-F now.Clean your bird. That means taking out whatever is packed inside it -- neck, bag of organs, gravy packet, whatever -- and giving it a good rinsing from the tap. If you really want to cook up any of those part you take out of it, feel free, but don't ask me for instructions; I toss the nasty things.Open that bag of oranges, and slice 'em all in half. Tuck one under the neck skin flap of your bird, rounded side out, and tuck the flap underneath to hold it in place. Shove three or four inside the bird (if using the optional berries, add a handful inside the bird as well). Set your bird on the rack in your roasting pan. Then, using the toothpicks, tack as many of the remaining orange halves onto the outside of that bird (cut side to the bird, of course) -- on the breasts, on the wings, on the legs...wherever you can fit them. If you are using the berries, go ahead and tuck them in wherever you can between the orange halves.Stick in the meat thermometer (in a breast, not touching bone), and pop the whole bizarre-looking bird into your 275-F oven.It's going to take a few hours, but eventually the meat thermometer is going to creep up to 155-F. When it does, take the bird out just long enough to remove the oranges from the outside of the bird (just dump them in a bowl and set them in your kitchen somewhere; they'll make a nice scent). Put the bird back in the oven, and keep it in there until you get to an internal temperature of 165-F. (Yes, I know that the USDA says 185-F. The USDA lies.)Take the bird out of the oven, and let it settle for five minutes before you start to carve it. If making gravy, remove the bird from the pan for the settling time, and use the drippings from the pan to make gravy by whatever means you prefer. BERRY COLOR WARNING -- If you use the optional berries, you are going to get purple gravy. Now this might disturb your Aunt Gertrude or Cousin Morris, so if it's going to be a problem, don't use the berries.If everything has gone well, when you slice the bird you are going to have amazingly juicy turkey. Some of the chicken broth will have been drawn up into it, a fair amount of the juice from the oranges will have been drawn into it, and having those orange halves plastered all over the thing will have kept a lot of the moisture from evaporating out through the skin (though, by taking the orange halves off at 155-F, the skin will still be crisp). You'll get a little hint of the orange flavor through the bird, strongest at the outermost slices of the breast (and the skin, of course). And folks aren't going to go through pitchers of water trying to get dry bird down their throats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut810 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Home Style Chili1 Large Can Tomato Juice1 lb Ground Turkey (or beef)1/2 an OnionTablespoon (or two) Finley Chopped Garlic2 Cans Kidney Beans (I like Dark Red myself)1 Small Bottle Chili Powder.Take a large pot (with a lid) and brown the meat in it with the garlic and onion. Once the meat is browned, dump everything else in (at least half the bottle of Chili powder needs to go in, the more the better). Simmer for a few hours and you are good to go.This is a fairly flexable meal. Options include: -Adding spegetti or some pasta at the end -Adding some veggies either when you are browning the meat or simmering the chili. -Some wine somewhere in there. -Spices!! I love adding different types of spices, tobasco sause, basil, what have you. -Hot Peppers. Best when brownign the meat I think. Gives the entire dish a good kick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptesan-Wi Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Baked HamOK, here's an easy one, also just in time for the holidays. You will need:A smoked ham -- boneless and pre-cooked (which is pretty much how most hams are sold these days in the supermarket).Brown sugar.Spicy brown mustard (Gouldens works nicely).Ground clove.Preheat the oven to 350-F.Take your ham and score it in a cross-hatch pattern; set it in a shallow baking dish.Dump the whole bottle of mustard in a mixing bowl, and add roughly an equal amount of brown sugar, then start mixing. What you want is to be able to taste a dab of it and have neither ingredient overpower the other; just keep adding the sugar until you get to that point. Then mix in a liberal amount of ground clove.Pour the entire mix over the ham, and pop it in the oven. All you're shooting for here is to get the ham nice and warm all the way through; an hour or hour-and-a-half will do the trick. You may want to spoon some of the mixture back up onto the ham each half-hour or so.Take the ham out, transfer it to a cutting board, and let it set for a few minutes before carving. If you're having mashed potatoes, take some of the drippings -- which will be rich with that brown sugar/mustard/clove mixture -- and combine it with some corn starch and water in a saucepan to work up a nice gravy (only takes a few minutes).That's it. Tasty ham, tasty gravy, and you don't have to pick whole cloves out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestrel404 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 My wife makes the same thing with one difference. Replace the mustard with honey. Works just as well, though it's not as spicy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-Carver Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Nuclear GlopChicken (breasts or tenderlions, as much or as little as you want)1 box of Chicken Rice-a-RoniBag of frozen Peas and Carrots (may substitute as desired)Italian Seasoning (to taste)Wine (just a splash for seasoning)Olive Oil (enough to coat the bottom of your pan)Garlic (to taste)Salt/Pepper (to taste)Other spices as desired (to taste)This is a realtively cheap and easy meal. First, take the chicken and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Add the seasonings, garlic, wine, spices and oil into a pan; cook the chicken pieces in this mixture. Set the cooked chicken aside for a moment.Prepare the rice-a-roni as per the instructions on the box (you can use the same pan as the chicken for extra flavor). When you are ready to boil the water, add the chicken back to the pan. Add the peas and carrots. Simmer under cover until the rice is soft and the water is gone. Serve warm (though it makes great leftovers, too!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakinyan Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Garlic Chicken 6 to 8 chicken breasts½ cup of Olive Oil40 Garlic Cloves. Whole seasoning like thyme, not from a can but from the branchTake chicken, grill them up to get a nice surface texture and appearance (but not worrying about making them done) Then put in a half-cup of olive oil, 40 cloves of garlic, and some whole seasoning like thyme, And cook covered in the same skillet in the oven at 350 for one hour.Purchase some gourmet bread because the cloves of garlic mix with the oil and become like a spread you can use on the bread. This dish is very very good but I warn you. You will smell of garlic for a day afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Honky Nachos.Beef Rice-a-roni.Cook that shit up. Add in this order: grated chedder (mix it up so it can start to melt), diced tomatoes and finally sour cream.Scoop it up and munch it with tortilla chips.Simple, tasty and really bad for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptesan-Wi Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 Remember, folks: turkey recipie in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Spirit Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Bloodspirit's Broiled Mushrooms1 package sliced dry fresh Portobello mushrooms1 tsp Tumeric1 tsp Curry powder1 tsp Cayenne pepper2-3 tsp White pepper2-3 tsp Black pepperOil of your choice1 tsp Cinnamon1 tsp Paprika1 tsp Garlic powderAny other spices you wish to addTake the oil and half of the white and black pepper. Coat the bottom of a small round tin(like the kind you get from some restaurants for take out.) Take the mushroom slices and coat them gently with the oil and pepper mixture. Put them on a baking sheet covered with tin foil. After all the slices are laid out, gently sprinkle the slices with the remaining spices. Take the baking sheet and put it under the broiler in your oven for 3-4 minutes. Take out and serve on toothpicks. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptesan-Wi Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 It's holiday time again. Remember, there's a darned good turkey recipe in here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 16-18 small/medium ripe red tomatoes.De core the bastards.Cut them into three thick slices.Place in a roasting pan.Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper.Heat oven to 400 degrees.Roast those fuckers for 80 minutes.Take out of the oven and combine the tomatoes with 32 oz of free-range ororganic chicken broth.Puree the tomatoes in the broth.Take five turkey sausages (sweet) and removethe casings. Fry up in a pan with one dicedred pepper and one diced onion. Make sure the sausageis torn up into little pieces.Combine the two pans. Cut the kernels off the cobof one corn cob and add into the soup. Simmer forten minutes.Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph OOC Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Motherfucking Twenty Dollar Ambrosia PestoHere's the shit you need:- A lot of basil. Yeah, I mean, a lot. Enough to fill your blender about 3/4 when you press them down. That's a lot of basil, yo.- As much garlic as you like. I usually go half a clove, because fucking garlic is awesome.- As many pine nuts as you can hold in your tightly-clenched fist without losing any of them.- Maybe a dozen walnuts or so, shelled.- A brick of parmasean the size of DS Lite, shredded. The cheese, not the DS.- Shitloads of olive oil. Seriously, just go buy a new bottle.- The motherfucking hottest Italian sausage you can find. Don't get the sweet kind, it'll taste horrible. Get a pound and change.- Half a pound or so of portabella or shiitake mushrooms. I prefer shiitake, but portabellas are easier to find and cheaper.- An assload of whole wheat pasta. I cannot emphasize WHOLE WHEAT enough. Seriously, don't go fucking up a nice pasta dish with fucking white pasta, you peasant. I usually go two containers.- Some white wine, enough to fill a small pan.So this is what you do, man:You blend the basil, pine nuts, walnuts, garlic, and parmasean in your blender, using the olive oil to lubricate the process. You want it to be a smooth blend, but don't turn it into a power drink. It should be the consistency of other pasta sauces: thick, but not immobile. Now take that shit and put it in the fridge overnight. Take the mushrooms and lay them out in a pan or dish, and submerge them in white wine. Cover them if you can, but if not, that's cool. Leave that shit overnight, too.Next day, you boil the noodles with a dash of salt, and don't rinse them, dammit, or the sauce won't stick.While you're boiling the noodles, cut the sausage up into pieces and burn the shit out of it. Don't use oil, just pan-fry it; good sausage lubricates itself. Once the sausage is mostly cooked, pull the mushrooms from the wine marinade and throw those fuckers in the pan, too. Once the mushrooms are cooked just enough to make them raw but not so much as to make them wilt, turn off the heat and add your pesto sauce, which by now should have firmed a little since the night before. Mix it all up in the pan and serve on pasta. You might be wondering if all those very powerful flavors cancel each other out. The answer, surprisingly, from my experience, is that they don't. All those conflicting flavors tend to get along in peace and harmony. Each bite is like being face-fucked with flavor, but there's a lot of subtle differences you'll probably like between the sausage, the pesto, the mushrooms. While not happy dinner conversation, I'll add that I've known people to wish they had the ability or mettle to induce vomiting just so they could eat more of this dish.You should cook garlic bread, too, because garlic bread fucking rocks. Also, a salad will help everyone bullshit themselves into thinking this meal isn't, like, 1500 calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alptraum Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Half a clove?You fucking amatuer.The day I cook with less than three or four full cloves, and I mean big fucking cloves, is the day I staple my dick to my thigh and vote Republican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seph OOC Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 ... Wait, are the cloves the little, individually-wrapped slivers, or the entire bulb? Because when I said half a clove, I was referring to half of a rather large bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Half a bulb? Okay. You have redeemed yourself in my eyes. Go in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expendable Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Not my recipe but I thought you all might enjoy this - How to Make Your Own Halloween Candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn OOC Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I've been typing up recipes, especially ones that reduce the amount of grain and high-glycemic index foods. I'll just toss them up here as I get them done. Feedback and alterations appreciated. Enjoy!Hot and Sour SoupIngredients:4 cups stock or broth (chicken or turkey is best)3 tablespoons Aminos 1 package of mushrooms, sliced½ teaspoon garlic chili sauce1 pinch of pepper½ cup white vinegar¼ cup rice wine1 can bamboo shoots, water included2 tablespoons arrowroot2 tablespoons cold water1 egg, beaten2 green onion stalks, diced (tops, too)Optional ingredients/substitutions:Soy Sauce instead of Aminos Pork or chicken, pre-cooked and shreddedWhite pepper instead of black3 oz block of tofu, cut in ¼ inch cubesCornstarch instead of arrowroot½ teaspoon sesame oil (add flavor)Instructions1. Bring broth to a simmer in saucepan (at least two quarts)2. Add Aminos, mushrooms, garlic red chili sauce and bamboo shoots--Add the meat here, if you are including that3. Simmer for five minutes4. Add the pepper, white vinegar and rice wine--Add the tofu here, if you are including that5. Simmer for five minutes6. Mix the arrowroot and water; stir until smooth. Add mixture to the soup and stir well. 7. Simmer for five minutes, or until soup thickens a little.8. Make sure the eggs are well beaten before this next step. Pour them slowly into the soup in a fine stream while stirring the soup. The egg will cook instantly and you’ll start to see fine streamers of it in the soup. 9. Wait 30 seconds, then add the green onion stalks. Stir well and remove from heat. Serve hot.--Add the oil here, too.This reheats well in the microwave if cooked on High for two minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El'Jinn Uu Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 HOLY COW...Between the PB Message boards and Nprime.net, I sure do gleen allotta new info, But I Never knew about a Food thread being here... AWSOME!!!After This, I'm sure my wife will start coming here as we'll (Once I tell her about it) as she Loves cooking.Thankyou fer letting me know about this post Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn OOC Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 No prob. I need to put up my Spring Roll recipe, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn OOC Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Spring RollsIngredients:1 head of cabbage, shredded4 carrots, julienned1 package of Morningstar Sausage Crumbles1 package of rice paper wrappersCoconut OilSesame OilAminos to tasteGarlic to taste, mincedGinger to taste, mincedOptional ingredients/substitutions:Soy Sauce instead of aminos Meat Sausage instead of the crumblesAny other cooking oil preferred over CoconutGarlic and Ginger powers instead of mincing them by hand (much easier!)Wonton or egg roll wrappers instead of rice paper (will require an extra step)Instructions1. Prepare the wok by melting the coconut oil and adding aAminos. Once melted, the oil and aminos should easily coat the bottom. You can add sesame oil here, too, for additional flavoring.2. Season the amino-oil mixture to taste with the garlic and ginger. Both need to be finely minced.3. Stir fry the cabbage until it is cooked mostly through.4. Add the carrots and cook until both are done.5. Add the Sausage Crumbles; they only need to be heated. Another application of the aminos, garlic and ginger may be needed to add some zest to the taste.6. Set the filling aside and let cool.7. To do the wrappers, you’ll need a shallow pan of hot water, a paper towel to assemble the rolls on and wax paper for the finished roll.8. Soak a single wrapper in the hot water. Within 30 – 60 seconds, it will soften and become sticky. 9. Lift the wrapper out and lay it on the paper towel. A bit of advice – don’t drive yourself nuts trying to lay it out flat. Close is good enough.10. Take some of the filling and lay it on the wrapper, near one edge. Fold over the adjacent sides, then the edge closest to the filling. You should have turned the circular wrapper into a rectangle with one rounded edge. Roll from the folded edge until you reach the bottom of the wrapper. You have a spring roll. The packages I have seen also have pictorial instructions on the back.11. Set aside on the wax paper; they will remain sticky. Store in the fridge; serve hot or cold, according to your preferences.Wonton/eggroll wrapper – This is a little less messy to use, kinda. These wrappers only need a bit of water to seal them. Assemble according to the instructions on the wrapper, or however you prefer (I usually make the wontons into triangles – super-easy). Then fry them in oil (I usually add a bit of sesame oil to give it a more Asian flavor) or broil them at 250 degrees after brushing them with sesame oil. You only want them to brown and get hot; they will burn quickly. Turn once to get them on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNinja Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 One that my regular gaming group liked was my Taco Soup. To make it, you need a crock-pot, preferably a huge one. (I suppose it could be cooked on the stove, but it's more convenient to put it in a crock pot.)1/2 cup dried beans (prefer kidney or pinto, myself) - soak them overnight, then cook them. Or, if pressed for time, a 16 oz can of kidney beans, drained1/2 lb ground beef or ground turkey (drained)1 jar (16 oz) pace picante sauce - I use mild, up the spiciness if that's good for your group.1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce - any seasoning1 can (6 oz) sliced olives, drained(optional) 1 cup shredded corn - frozen corn, put in a food processor and chopped up to the consistancy of thick sand, mostly to help thicken the final mixture.(optional) 1 medium-size zucchini - also chopped up in a food processor, also helps thicken it.(optional) 1 can (4oz) sliced mushrooms - my wife likes them1 lb Velveeta (or your favorite cheese, if Velveeta isn't for you)Combine everything but the cheese in a crock pot (at least 5 qts, 7 is better). Put it on low setting, and mix it about once an hour. Once it's bubbling (usually about 4-5 hours after it's started) add the cheese, in small chunks to promote melting. Stir about every twenty minutes for another hour. Serve warm with tortilla or corn chips, or eat plain.The end result should be a fairly thick dip. Turkey and Velveeta leave a less oily mixture IMX than beef and cheddar, but your tastes may vary; I've also used mozzarella (very stringy) and monterey jack cheese. My gaming group of four guys plus me went through half a 7qt crock-pot full in one gaming session (1pm-9pm). Adding the corn and the zucchini not only helps people eat their vegetables but also leads to a much thicker mixture; without it, it's definitely soup-ier, which is better for spoons but not so much for chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic1 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I love this thread as I'm a culinary student XDI gotta dig around and contribute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Chili1 to 1 ½ pounds ground beef, freshly ground coarse is best1 to 1 ½ pounds ground pork, butt/shoulder is best but any will do, also freshly ground coarse if possibleQuart of good stock, something with a lot of body is ideal, beef, pork, chicken, it doesn't matter much2 12oz cans of diced tomatoes, I like the Hunts brand with the roasted garlic and peppers.1 can of tomato paste, trust me you need it2 small or 1 medium onion, diced, more if you prefer6 cloves of garlic smashed/minced/obliterated, more if you prefer 6 is the minimum4+ chipotles in adobo sauce, cut off the stems if they are there, then puree, or mince them, add them seeds and all1-2+ tsp Smoked paprika1-2+ tsp chile powder1 tsp+ crushed red pepper1 tsp+ ground cayenne pepper1 tsp basil1 tsp oreganoSalt and pepper to taste1 tbsp spicy brown mustard (or any mustard really)1 tbsp cocoa powder, yes, I'm serious. straight up cocoa, not hot cocoa mix we want the unsweetened stuffA handful of corn chips, smashed into crumbsbeans if you like that kind of thing, I don'tOlive oil or bacon grease to lube the pot.Brown off your meat then add the onion and sweat it out with salt for a few minutes while the meat continues to brown. Add the garlic, cook for another minute or three. Add everthing else and stir well to combine. The addition of the cocoa should darken the color to a brick red hue. Simmer, covered, for an hour or two stirring to ensure that everything can blend in the pot and that it doesn't burn. Test your seasoning frequently and adjust on the fly as needed. Its "done" when the excess liquid had simmered off or been thickened by the corn starch (chips) and gelatin from the meat and stock.This makes a LOT of chili and gets better with time. Spiciness will depend on the spice you add and how many chipotles you use. You can replace the stock with beer, but if you do you should add more smashed up chips to help thicken everything.Serve ... however you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileBill Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 INGREDIENTS• 1 pound large elbow macaroni• 12 tablespoons butter• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour• 3 cups milk• 2 tablespoon minced roasted garlic• 1 cup heavy cream• 1 tablespoon Mrs. Dash• 1 tablespoon Salt• 1 pound white Cheddar, shredded• 4 ounces Fontina, shredded• 4 ounces Oxaca, shredded• 8 ounces shredded asiago• 2 cups Panko (japenese) bread crumbsINSTRUCTIONS1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.2. In large pot filled with water add 3 pinches of salt and the macaroni and place over high heat. Bring to a boil and let cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. Set aside3. In a large saucepan, melt 8tbs butter. Sprinkle flour over butter and cook 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat, whisking until a roux or paste forms. Add cold milk and whisk vigorously until dissolved. Cook sauce on medium-low heat until thick and bubbly. Add heavy cream, all cheeses, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon pepper. Cook until cheeses are fully melted, stirring occasionally.4. In a separate pan melt 2 tablespoons butter and then mix in panko bread crumbs until the butter is thoroughly absorbed.5. Take 4 tbs of butter and melt. Stir together asiago and bread crumbs until completely mixed.6. Add cooked macaroni to cheese mixture and mix thoroughly. Place macaroni mixture in a 13 by 9 baking dish and top with bread crumb mix. Place in the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.7. For extra crispy topping, place under broiler after baking until bread crumbs turn golden brown. Recommended.You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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