Thursday, April 25, 2013

Pickled Red Onions Recipe Great w BBQ , Mexican Food or Anything

Pickled Red Onions – Great w BBQ , Mexican Food or Anything
Try this ! This recipe goes great w/ any dish. See recipe BELOW.
Pickled onions are a pickled food consisting of onions pickled in a solution of vinegar and salt, often with other preservatives and flavourings. In the United Kingdom they are often eaten alongside fish and chips or as part of a ploughman’s lunch. There is a variety of small white pickled onions known as ‘silverskin’ onions, most frequently used as an essential component of the Martini cocktail variant known as a Gibson.
Pickled onions are pickled in malt vinegar and the onions are about an inch in diameter. Silverskin onions are pickled in white vinegar, and are much smaller.
In the Southern United States, pickled Vidalia onions can be served as a side dish.
In Hong Kong, pickled onions are served in many Cantonese restaurants, especially around dinner time, as a small dish before the main course is served.
In Switzerland, they are served to accompany raclette, along with pickled gherkins.
In Mexico red onions are often pickled in a mixture of citrus juices and served as a garnish to many meals.
Pickled Red Onions Recipe 


Ingredients:
  • 2 large Red Onions
  • 4 cloves fresh Garlic minced
  • 2 cups Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2tsp Salt
  • 1tbsp Honey

Slice red onions in half then thinly slice onions. Mince 4 cloves fresh garlic. Place onions and garlic into boiling water for 1 minute the remove onions and drain.  Place onions and garlic back into saucepan and cover with cider vinegar and add salt. Add 1 cup of warm water and honey into saucepan and stir to combine. Bring saucepan to a simmer for 1 minute then remove from heat. Let cool then pour into a jar or bowl, cover then refrigerate for 4 hours. Serve & enjoy.

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Chipotle - Cola Pulled Pork Sandwiches Recipe - Spicy Juicy and Savory

This will take about 3 hours to cook but it is simple to do and you will get some leftovers. The chipotles and cola give a spicy sweet flavor to the pork. Add BBQ sauce if you like. Shred and serve on sandwiches. this goes great with our BBQ Beans, Tater Salad and Pickled Red Onions











Chipotle - Cola Pulled Pork Sandwiches - Spicy Juicy and Savory


Ingredients:
(yields 8 sandwiches)
  • 3lb Pork Shoulder Roast
  • 1 small can Chipotles in Adobo Sauce
  • 2 12oz cans Cola
  • 1 White Onion medium dice
  • 6 cloves Fresh Garlic minced
  • 1 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Best Price Buy Chipotle Peppers in Adobo
Best Price Buy Chipotle Peppers in Adobo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place pork into roasting pan. Trim pork shoulder into 2″ cubes, trim excess fat and remove any bones. Puree Chipotles in Adobo Sauce in food processor. Baste pork with 1/2 or more of Chipotles in Adobo Sauce. Place onions, garlic, salt, pepper and cola in pan. Cover pork with cola. Place lid on roasting pan or use foil to cover and place in preheated oven for 2 hours. Remove and check for doneness. Remove fat, shred pork add pan drippings and BBQ sauce if desired. You can place pan drippings into a skillet and simmer to reduce to a thick sauce.  Serve

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Tequila Cola Braised Chipotle Chicken and Shrimp Dinner Recipe Recieta

 Tequila Cola Braised Chipotle Chicken and Shrimp

Hot, spicy sweet and ohh soo good. The combination of Chipotle peppers and cola make chicken and shrimps the star of this meal. The secret is to braise the chicken in cola and chipotles w/ adobo. You then reduce the sauce, add shrimp and serve ! This is not authentic Mexican food, but any lover of Mexican food would love this dish. You will need a good margarita to wash this down, so get extra tequila and limes.



Tequila Cola Braised Chipotle Chicken and Shrimp - Hot Spicy and Sweet  


 Ingredients:
(serves 2)
  • 4 Chicken Thighs
  • 1/2 cup AP Flour
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 20oz bottle Cola
  • 2 shots Tequila
  • 1/2 Yellow Onion diced
  • 5 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 small can Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 3/4lb peeled deveined shrimp
  • 2tbsp Brown Sugar

Preheat oven to 300. Preheat large skillet to med high heat. Remove skin from chicken thighs and save. Salt and pepper chicken then roll  in flour. Place chicken in skillet w/ olive oil. Lightly sear chicken and remove chicken. Puree chipotles in adobo in food processor.  Place chicken skin in skillet then set chicken thighs on top of skin pieces. Top with pureed chipotle sauce. Add onion, garlic, and soda. Cover skillet with heavy foil. Place in oven and cook for 1hr 40 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm. Remove chicken skin and fat. Add  brown sugar & Tequila to remaining liquid and set on stove top. Bring liquid to a simmer and reduce for 5 minutes. Place shrimp into liquid for 3 minutes till shrimp is cooked. Plate & serve.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Cabernet Braised Lamb Steaks Video Recipe

Cabernet Braised Lamb Steaks



Cabernet Braised Lamb Steaks

Ingredients:
  • 2 Lamb Steaks or 2lbs Chicken Thighs
  • 1/2  bottle Cabernet
  • 1/2 cup AP Flour
  • Olive Oil
  • 1/2tsp Salt
  • 1/2tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 large sprig of Fresh Rosemary

 Preheat oven to 300. Coat lamb with flour, salt and pepper. Place floured lamb into a preheated, oiled skillet and sear for 3 mins per side. Remove lamb and place into roasting pan. Scrape residual flour from skillet and place into roasting pan with lamb. Place rosemary, onion and garlic into roasting pan. Add salt and pepper, cover and place into preheated oven for 2 hours. Allow lamb to rest for 5 minutes after cooking. Serve.

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Baked Cranberry Orange Oatmeal - Almost Sugar Free

Here is a great breakfast treat. Healthy and delicious. Loaded w/ fiber and all the good stuff you need. The best thing is it tastes great.



  • 4 cups Oatmel
  • 4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp Baking Soda
  • 4 Eggs
  • 3 cans Frozen Apple Juice
  • 2 Jars Orange Marmalade
  • 4 tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 stick Melted Butter
  • 1 can Water
  • 10 oz Dried Cranberries
Mix and place in greased floured baking pans. Bake 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Glaze w/ Orange Marmalade. Place back in oven for 20 minutes more. Enjoy !

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Texas Style BBQ Beans – Sweet and Savory

Texas Style BBQ Beans – Sweet and Savory – Fast and easy Recipe
Ingredients
Texas Style BBQ Beans - Sweet and Savory - Fast and easy Recipe
Texas Style BBQ Beans – Sweet and Savory – Fast and easy Recipe
  • 1/2lb Bacon
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 1 Carrot
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 large can Pinto Beans
  • 1 can Black beans
  • 1/3 cup BBQ sauce
  • 4tbsp Molasses
  • 1 Jalapeno or 1tbsp Louisiana Hot Sauce
  • Cilantro
Dice bacon and cook in preheated skillet on medium heat. remove bacon, leaving grease. Place diced carrot, onion and garlic into skillet and cook until onion becomes translucent. About 5 minutes. Add pinto beans,black beans, bbq sauce, molasses, diced jalapeno or hot sauce and bring to a simmer. Add cilantro and bacon. Simmer for 20 minutes and serve.

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Authentic Mexican Gorditas Cooking Recipe- Little Fat Ones

Authentic Mexican Gorditas Cooking Recipe- Little Fat Ones

These tasty little fat ones are Mexican cooking at it’s best. Think street food or comfort food and you have a Gordita. The Gordita is a fat tortilla stuffed with whatever you have on hand or like. Prepare the dough, heat up the comal or griddle / skillet then cook the gorditas. when the gordita is cool enough to handle you cut it open and smear refried beans inside and add some meat and cheese and place it back on the heat to get it nice and hot and you have some great eating. two of these and a drink and you will have a great smile and a full belly. ! See video at bottom.
Recipe for Authentic Mexican Gorditas - Little Fat Ones
Recipe for Authentic Mexican Gorditas – Little Fat Ones

  Authentic Mexican Gordita Dough Cooking Recipe

  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 tbsp Shortening
  • 2 cups Hot Water
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
Cook in a medium skillet or griddle. Lightly brown and set aside to cool. Once cooled, cut open and fill with refried beans, meat and cheese. Place filled Gordita in hot skillet and heat up. Serve with salsa.