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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Pulled Barbeque Chicken Sandwiches

1. Mix together in a ziploc bag: 2 squeezed lime juice, 1t. salt, 1t. pepper, 1t. onion powder, 1t. garlic powder and 1T. to 2T spicy chicken seasoning blend ( I use Kickn Chicken by Weber or a spicy Mrs. Dash) and 1/4 oil. Mix well then add in 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken. Marinate up to 4 hours.
2. Heat a bbq or grill pan or the oven at 350 and cook until fully cooked.
3. Shred chicken and place in an oven safe dish and pour 1 cup(add more if you like) Sweet Baby Rays bbq sauce over it and 2T. water.
4. Place in oven set at 300 and slow cook 30 minutes and serve on a bun with a slice of cheese on it.
5.Eat and Enjoy:)

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Indian Tacos

4 Frozen Dough Balls ( thaw on a plate with bottom of plate buttered and a damp cloth over top and let thaw and raise 4 hours to 6 hours)
2 cups refried beans
2 cups taco meat
1 cup shredded cheese
shredded lettuce
diced tomatoes
diced red onion
sour cream
salsa

1. Heat oil to 375
2. Take a dough ball and roll out with a rolling pin or my tool of choice a large glass until super thin
3. Place dough round in fryer and fry until golden browned on both sides
4. Drain on paper towels
5. Smear refried beans on bread, then taco meat, cheese. lettuce, tomatoes, onions and top with salsa and sour cream.
6. Eat and enjoy!!!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Homemade Supreme Pizza

1 small greased cookie sheet roughly 10*16
1 cup pepperonis
1/2 cup sausage like jimmy deans cooked, cooled crumbled
1 pepper julienned or sliced
1/4 onion julienned
black olives sliced
3 cups mozzerella cheese grated
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 can pizza dough by Pillsbury in refridgerated section...deep dish
1.5 cups spaghetti sauce of choice

1. Heat oven to 425
2. Un roll dough and press into pan to fit in pan to the sides
3. Top with a cup of sauce more if you want
4. Place grated cheese on top
5. Place sausage and pepperonis on
6. Then place veggies and olives
7. Put in oven cook 10-15 minutes until crust is browned.
8.Pull out of oven and cool.
9. Cut and enjoy.

Erins Mushroom Onion Swiss Frisco Burger

1 pound lean 88-93 percent lean ground beef
8 slices of rustic sourdough bread slice cut to somewhat size of burger(Cour de Alene) found at costso
4 slices swiss
1 pound sliced mushrooms
1 onion sliced
6T butter
1T. salt
1t. pepper
1t. garlic powder
1t. onion powder
1T. ketchup
1T. Mustard dijon or yellow
1 egg yolk

1. In a bowl mix all the seasonings salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder, egg yolk, mustard. ketchup, and ground beef together. Make 4 burgers patties and set aside.
2. In a large fry pan add in the butter then the onion sliced or julienned, and add 1t. salt. Cook on medium high until they become clear looking and add sliced mushrooms cook and stir when mushrooms have sweated down to half then drop heat to medium low and let cook.
3. Heat grill to 300 400 and add burgers. Do not press down on them and do not flip them more than twice. You lose juices that are critical for moistness and flavor.
4. After 5 minutes on one side flip over cook another 5. When done top with cheese and let rest a minute while you toast up bread either in a toaster or butter and toss on hot grill.
5. Place burger on a slice of toast then top with onion mushrooms and then top with other piece of toast. Place whatever condiments you want usually its just mayo but to each its own.

Open Roast Beef Sandwich with Gravy

2 pound eye of round roast or whatever you like, rump and chuck is fine
2 packs of Lipton Onion soup or beef broth
6 cups water
2T. salt
2T. pepper
1T. onion powder
1T. garlic powder

1. In an oven at 300 or crockpot on low add in the roast then season with salt pper, garlic powder and onion powder and rub it all over it.
2. Pour water over roast and add in the Lipton onion seasoning stir cover and cook in oven 4 hours or crockpot on low 6 hours.
3. Remove meat after meat is done and  set on plate place a sheet of tin foil over it and let it rest. Then slice into pieces or shred
4. In a strainer strain juice to get bits of onion out.
5. In a pan on medium high add 4T butter and 4T flour and cook for 2 minutes or until lightly brown, then add in 2 cups of broth from meat, taste and if juice is too salty before you add it to the roux(flour butter mix) dilute it down with water.
6. Make sure your stirring with a whisk constantly until thickened to your liking...could take up to 3 cups broth.
7. Cut a slice of bread such as white Sweetheart Bread into triangles and place meat over the bread and then pour gravy over the top and serve with mashed potatoes and carrots and you have a yummy homemade dinner!!!

*****Add carrots cut in chunks or potatoes into broth halfway through cooking*************