Monday, November 22, 2010

Parmesan Dory

Just kind of made up this recipe based on stuff I'd read about fixing dory. We LOVE this recipe.

4-5 cuts of dory
juice from 1/2 lemon
2 T italian seasoning or basil
salt & pepper to taste
2 T parmesan cheese
butter for frying

1. Put lemon juice on dory and marinate about 20-30 minutes.
2. Sprinkle both sides of dory with the seasonings and rub into the fish.
3. Melt some butter in your pan and fry dory a few minutes on each side.
4. Enjoy!

We purchased a pretty big slab of frozen dory at Nissi for a really good price.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Cocoa rubbed pork chops

We just had this last night. Really good! Kids loved it. It tastes like BBQ pork chops.

2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons onion powder (or mince some onion)
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder (or mince some garlic)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper flakes (I didn't have this so left it out.)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 bone-in pork chops, 1-inch thick
2 tablespoons oil

1. In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, onion powder, cocoa powder, garlic powder, cumin, red pepper, salt, and pepper. Rub the mixture evenly over pork chops.

2. Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the pork chops and cook 4 to 5 minutes per side, until no longer pink. Serve warm.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

wok-fried pork ribs

2 slab of pork ribs
500ml water

Seasoning
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1 tsp dark soya sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp sugar

Method
1) Season and marinate ribs overnight.
2) Bring water to boil in a wok, add in ribs, cook at medium heat until water almost dry up
3) Lower heat until water almost turn like gravy. (Takes about an hour.)
Check on the water level periodically. If water dries before meat is cooked, just add as needed.
Add to noodles or rice.


This is REALLY good and so easy. Thank you to my friend Karina who made this. You can use any kind of pork meat. From jamieoliver.com.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Fumi Salad

a head of cabbage
8 green onions
1 green or red pepper
½ c sesame seeds
½ cup chopped cashews
2 packages ramen (also called mami) noodles - uncooked and crushed coarsely

Dressing:
4 T sugar
2 t salt
1 t pepper
6 T vinegar
½ c salad oil


1. Toast sesame seeds and nuts in a wok for about 5 minutes. Don't use oil.
2. Mix all ingredients.
Note: If you make this ahead of time, do not add the noodles until just before serving or they will get soggy.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Chicken Taco Soup

1 small onion, chopped
2 (16 oz) cans chilli beans
1 (16 oz) can kidney or black beans, rinsed
1 (16 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (16 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (16 oz) can diced tomatos with green chillis *
4 tomatos, diced
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbs cumin powder
1 tsp oregano
3 tsp taco seasoning or 1 packet
1 tsp Mexican chilli powder **
1 tbs soy sauce
3 pinches of salt
1 dash of black pepper
A few sprinkles of Tabasco if you like
3 chicken breasts
*- if you can't find diced tomatos with chillis use plain tomatos and dice the chillis yourself. Remember the heat is in the seeds so take those guys out if you want this sans heat.
**- Mexican chilli powder is the stuff from the US not Asian chilli powder. Going for flavor here not heat.
Toppings:
Cheese
Sour cream
Tortilla chips

Directions:
Place all ingredients except the chicken in a crock pot and stir to mix. Place whole chicken breasts on top and push down just so they are below the surface. Cook on low for 5 hours. Remove cooked chicken breasts and shred. Add shredded chicken and mix well. Cook on low for 1-2 more hours. Serve with chips, cheese and sour cream. Lettuce is another optional topping. Enjoy with friends.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Easy Pork Chops With Rice - Slow Cooker - Easy!

2 - 10 oz. cans cream of mushroom soup
1 - 12-14 oz. can evaporated milk
8 pork chops
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
2 T soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste

1. Brown onions and garlic in olive oil.
2. Sear pork chops in onions and garlic. When pork chops are seared add soy sauce to de-glaze.
3. In slow cooker whisk soup and evaporated milk. Add pork chops mixture.
4. Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours.
5. Serve over rice and enjoy.

Preparation time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking time: 3-8 hours

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Dinette Cake

A simple but delicious white cake.

Flour 1 1/4 c.
Sugar 1 c.
Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp.
Salt 1/2 tsp.
Milk 3/4 c.
Shortening 1/3 c.
Egg 1
Vanilla 1 tsp.

Blend, beat for 3 min.
Bake in 9x9 pan at 350 degrees 35-40 min.