Thursday, February 26, 2009

EVERYDAY FOOD Smoky Beef Tacos

This recipe comes from Everyday Food Issue # 60. The beef is so easy to make and really delicious. I'm always stumped with how to make a roast interesting and this was a big hit for me.

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a heavy pot that has a tight fitting lid, stir together:
    2-3 T chopped canned chiles in adobo
    1/2 c ketchup
    1 cup water
    8 chopped garlic cloves
    2 tsp dried oregano
    2 tsp salt and 1/4 t pepper

  3. Cut a 3 pound beef chuck roast (trimmed of excess fat) into 4 pieces and add to pot. Turn to coat. Cover and bring pot to boil.
  4. Once pot is boiling, turn off heat and put the pot into the pre-heated oven and bake covered 2 1/2 hours.
  5. Transfer beef from pot and shred pork. Remove fat with spoon and add additional liquid to beef if desired.
Serve beef in corn tortillas with sour cream or with rice and beans.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Breakfast Eggs (Mom)

9 eggs, beaten (Or 7 eggs and 4 servings of liquid egg whites)
3 c. milk
2 c. shredded low-fat/fat-free mozzerella
3 slices bread, cubed (do not use homemade bread made with honey)
1# light sausage, browned, drained
1 small onion, diced
1/2 t dry mustard

Mix, cover, refrigerate overnight if desired.

Bake in greased 9X13, uncovered

45m-1hr 325

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Buffalo Chicken Chili - RachaelRayShow.com

Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
2 tablespoons butter
2 pounds all-white meat ground chicken breast
1 large carrot, peeled and finely chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 ribs celery, finely chopped
5 large cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon smoked paprika (you can substitute with chipotles or chipotle chili powder)
1 bay leaf
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups chicken stock
1/4-1/2 cup hot sauce, depending on how hot you like it
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce (if you have a big can of tomatoes, don't go to the store to get the sauce, it's fine. Just use what you have)
1 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 7-ounce bag yellow corn chips
1 7-ounce bag blue corn chips
3/4 pound blue cheese, crumbled, recommended type Maytag Blue
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped (a couple of handfuls)


Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°F or broiler to medium Place a large pot over medium-high heat, add 1 turn of the pan of EVOO, about 1 tablespoon, and the butter. Once the butter has melted and the pot is hot, add the ground chicken. Brown it, using the back of a wooden spoon to break it up in to small pieces, about 5-6 minutes. Add the carrot, onion, celery, garlic, paprika, bay leaf and some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken stock and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Add the hot sauce, tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes, and bring up to a bubble. Simmer for 8-10 minutes to let the flavors come together. While the chili is simmering, spread the yellow and blue corn chips out on a cookie sheet. Top with the crumbled blue cheese and transfer to the oven to melt the cheese, about 4-5 minutes. If using the broiler, 2-3 minutes should do the trick. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chopped parsley. Top each serving of buffalo chicken chili with a few blue cheese-topped corn chips.

NOTE: It says it serves four, but we got much more out of it than that. Her servings seem to be pretty large (like 1/2 pound burgers!)

Pasta with Arugula, Goat Cheese, and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto - CooksIllustrated.com

INGREDIENTS
1 cup
oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes (one 8 1/2 ounce jar), drained, rinsed, patted dry, and chopped very coarse
6 tablespoons
extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup walnuts , toasted in small dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 6 minutes
1 small clove
garlic , minced or pressed through garlic press (about 1/2 teaspoon)
3/4 ounce
grated Parmesan cheese (1/2 cup)
Table salt and ground black pepper
1 pound campanelli or farfalle
1 medium bunch arugula (about 10 ounces), washed, dried, stemmed, and cut into 1-inch lengths (about 6 cups)
3 ounces
goat cheese

1. In food processor, pulse sun-dried tomatoes, oil, walnuts, garlic, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper until smooth, about fifteen 2-second pulses, scraping down bowl as needed. Transfer to small bowl and set aside.
2. Bring 4 quarts water to rolling boil, covered, in stockpot. Stir in pasta and 1 tablespoon salt; cook until al dente. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup cooking water, and return pasta to stockpot; immediately stir in arugula until wilted. Stir pasta-cooking water into pesto; stir pesto into pasta. Serve immediately, dotting individual bowls with 1/2-inch pieces goat cheese.