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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Tostadas

8 Tostada shells ( Crispy corn, flat taco shells)
1.5 cups refried beans
2 cups taco meat
shredded cheddar cheese
lettuce
tomato
diced onions
salsa
sour cream

1. Place the shell down and smear refried beans and sprinkle taco meat on.
2. Then place cheese and various toppings to ones liking.
3. Eat!

Eggrolls

1 T. sesame oil
1 roll of Jimmy Dean Sauage browned
4c. coleslaw mix
1 carrot peeled and shredded
2 green onions chopped fine
2T. soy sauce
1 pack egg roll wrappers
egg wash ( egg plus 1T. water)

Preheat fryer to 375

1. In a fry pan add the sesame oil and fry the coleslaw mix, carrots and green onions
2. After 5 minutes of frying gently on medium high/medium turn the heat off. Add the soy sauce and sausage to the mix.
3. Take one wrapper and egg wash the edges and place 2T. of filling in the middle, take the wrapper facing you in a diamond shape and bring up the point at 6 oclock direction and place over the filling and tuck under then fold each edge in and roll up tight!
4. Place on plate and finish the others.
5. Place in deep fryer and fry until golden brown.
6. Serve with sweet and sour sauce and you have a wonderful snack or side dish! Enjoy!

Most Awesome! Beef Stroganoff

1/2 cup sour cream
4 cups of beef gravy
1 onion julienned
2 cups sliced mushrooms
6T. butter
1/2 bag of egg noodles
2 New York steaks or tender meat sliced ever so thin!

1. In a fry pan add 3T. butter and sautee down the onions til golden and yummy looking, will take around 10 minutes.
2. Then fry the mushrooms in the rest of butter.
3. Remove the onions and mushrooms aside in a bowl and get the pan hot, in the meantime season sliced steak with salt pepper and grlic powder.
4. Place 3T. oil in pan and place sliced steak in it, fry til browned. Turn heat to medium low.
5. Add in the onions and mushrooms, then gravy and stir.
6. Add in the sour cream and cook on low for 15 minutes.
7. Boil the noodles and drain.
8. Place noodles down and pour the gravy mix over it and enjoy!

Chicken Taquito

3 cups shredded chicken
12 small tortilla shells
1 cup shredded cheese
1T. taco seasoning
1/2 a small can of green chilis
1/4 cup mild salsa

Preheat deep fryer at 400-375

1. In abowl mix chicken and taco seasoning.
2. Add in cheese and chilis and salsa then mix well.
3. Place a tortilla flat and add 2 to 3 Tablespoons of chicken mixture.
4. Roll up tight!
5. Take a toothpick and secure it to it wont open along the seam
6. Place in fryer and fry til golden brown.
7. Drain cool and enjoy.

Guacamole

3 Haas Avocados diced
1 roma tomato diced
1 lime juiced
1t. salt
1t. pepper
1 clove garlic minced
2T. cilantro chopped
1/4 red onion diced
1/2 jalepeno diced and seeded

1. In  a bowl combine the diced avocado, tomato, jalepeno, garlic, onion cilantro and lime juice.
2. Mix well and add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Serve with chips or atop your entree.