Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Marinara Sauce

Ingrediments:

2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 clove garlic, minced

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 tub sliced mushrooms

6 tablespoons olive oil

1/3 cup finely diced onion

1/2 cup white wine


Directions
1.In a food processor place Italian tomatoes, tomato paste, chopped parsley, minced garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth.
2.In a large skillet over medium heat saute the finely chopped onion in olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the blended tomato sauce and white wine.
3.Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.


Original recipe makes 4 cups Change Servings

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Onion Soup Roast

Ingrediments:
Chuck Roast or Rump of Roast
Onion Soup


Directions:
Take the roast and put in a large sauce pan with the onion soup water mix.
Slow cook on the stove for about 1-2 hours (a crock pot would also be a good idea)

Use any kind of garnishments, mixed vegetables or baked potato.

Steak with sauteed mushrooms, butter & onions

Ingrediments:
Steak
garlic salt
black pepper
butter
onions
mushrooms &
spinach (baby Kale)

Directions:
Cook up the steak to the grade you like in a frying pan with butter.
sprinkle on top the garlic salt and black pepper.
Put the potatoes in the micro-wave for about 6 minutes till pau.
In a separate pan put canola oil and heat up, adding the mushrooms, onions and kale (you have to use a lot of the kale because it shrinks a lot. Use at least 2-3 large handfuls)

Serves two

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Fried Chicken

It is very easy to cook simple but tasty fried chicken

Ingrediments:
Chicken with a skin
all purpose flour
1 egg
black pepper

Directions:
Take 1 egg and stir it up.
Take your chicken and dip it in the egg
Then coat it in the flour
Put it in a flat plan of canola or any type of cooking oil you prefer
Deep fry it till it is well coooked
As soon as you put it in the frying pan, sprinkle black pepper on it and as you flip it over, put black pepper on the other side.

I prefer to cook it with mixed vegetables on the side with rice.
Figure about 2 pcs per human.

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Chow Fun

Ingrediments:

1 pkg fettuccnini noodles
medium size piece of pork (I use red pork or Charsiu soaked)
1/2 pkg bean sprouts, fresh
1 bunch leaf onion( green part) sliced
1/2 tsp salt/pepper (to taste)
shoyu sauce ( i use aloha brand)
hot sauce (couple squirts, just to switch out the flavor)
3 Tbsp peanut oil or canola oil

SEASONING FOR PORK RUB
salt and pepper
garlic powder

Alternative Ingrediments:
Seasoning for chow fun:
1 slice ginger, crushed
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp sugar
2 Tb. shoyu
1/4 tsp. aji-no-moto (optional) I add about 1 tsp oyster sauce to taste for the seasoning, because I don't like to use MSG in anything, but like anything else, Aji is often mixed in with other seasonings I use, so no can help.
dash of pepper

or try:
1 Tb. oil
2 rolls look fun
1 c. finely sliced string beans
1 c. finely sliced celery
1 10-oz pkg beansprouts, rinsed
1 c. green onion, sliced in 1" pieces
2 Tb. toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

Cook pork good
Add all the other ingrediments and stir fry till pau.

Feeds 4 humans


Saturday, May 10, 2014

Chicken Papaya

Ingrediments:
4pc Chicken Thighs
1 can Chicken broth
1/2 tsp Salt +/-
slices of ginger root to taste then add
1 small branch tanglad
1 whole big green papaya (must be very green, no orange)

Directions:
Put 1 can chicken broth and 2 cans water in a stew pot and bring to a boil
Then, cut up chicken to bite size chunks and cook thoroughly (15min)
Then, cut up ginger in 1/8" thin slices or wedges
Add ginger & or tanglad bring to boil or if you grate it, add 2tbs of grated garlic to the broth.
Add 1/2 diced onion,
Boil for about 15-20min
then add cut up papaya into small bite size 1/4" thin slices (bite size) Salt to taste
(if pre-frozen pieces, then let boil for another 15-20min)
Then let simmer for about 15-30min on low heat
Needs white rice


View of what you should be seeing when food is simmering



Dinner is pau - Serves around 4 hungry humans.



Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Fried Tuna

Ingrediments:
Tuna 2 cans
2 scrambled eggs (1 per can of tuna)
1/2 onion
1/2 tomatoe

Directions:
Cook up in a fry pan 2 cans of tuna
add the onion and scrambled egg and stir into the tuna
Add the tomatoe, stir up and serve over rice.

Dinner is pau
As small as the cans of tuna are nowadays, this meal only Serves 2-3 people