Thursday, August 26, 2010

chocolate syrup

1/2 C Coco powder
1 C Water
2 C sugar
Salt
Vanilla

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Chicken paprika

1 lb chicken thighs cut up seasoned.
1 onion chopped small
2 cloves garlic chopped fine
3 tablespoons paprika
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup rice
2 (apx) cups water
1/2 cup sour cream

cook onions with a little salt in pan until tender. add chicken and garlic. when chicken is cooked through add paprika. cook this way for a couple minutes. add tomatoes. simmer about 1/2 hour. taste and adjust seasonings. add rice and water to pan and cook until rice is tender about 20 minutes. taste and adjust seasonings. off heat add sour cream.

i added 2 shakes of Tabasco chipotle sauce

this is usually a colder weather dish

Country gravy

1/2 lb bacon
1/2 lb sausage
1 onion chopped

brown sausage and bacon with onion
while browning you may want to add thyme, a bay leaf, and a pinch of sage

add milk (I put in a little above browned sausage)
a pinch of nutmeg
bring just to a boil and set to simmer
[check seasonings while heating up ]

mash together into a paste butter and flour (if u warm the butter in the microwave it helps)

with milk just above simmer add flour-butter and whisk in (a whisk breaks up the butter-flour better) until you get desired thickness

you might notice it looks a little grainy. if you add a little heavy cream it will round out the look of the gravy

Fried rice

marinade barely to cover
equal parts
soy sauce and rice vinegar
garlic paste and ginger paste
(if u can fine a grater like i had, paste is fresh and it is easy)
[you can use beef, chicken or pork] sliced as thin as u desire

fried rice
cooked rice (apx 1/2 cup cooked rice per adult)
vegetables
chopped onion
scrambled egg

soy sauce and rice vinegar to season
sesame oil to finish

heat oil in pan until very hot
add egg and scramble
add onion, cook until almost tender

add meat cook most way through
add vegie cook till warm
add cooked rice
season to taste with rice vingar and soy sauce
off heat finish with sesame oil

you'll remember this goes pretty fast and constant stirring is needed