Blackberry Cornbread ~~ adapted from Rachel Ray ~Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Whisk together 1 cup flour, 1 cup cornmeal, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 cup sugar.In another bowl, whisk together 7 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, 3/4 cups buttermilk, and 2 eggs. If you don't have buttermilk on hand, mix 4 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar into 1 cup milk; let … [Read more...]
California Chicken Adobo
California Chicken Adobo ~~ adapted from Firehouse food- Larry Abella, Truck 9 ~(Worth making again and again.)Heat 1/3 cup distilled white vinegar (or rice vinegar) in a heavy pot or Dutch oven; with it, heat 1/2 cup soy sauce. Have ready to add into the sauce and vinegar-- 1/2 of a yellow onion sliced or diced, 5 cloves chopped garlic, 1 inch long peeled and minced … [Read more...]
Bulgogi Beef Stew
It is so easy, simple, to make soup or stew-- just reason your amount of liquid to quantity of food content, taste and adjust your seasonings little by little as it cooks so you don't put in too much of a good thing.Bulgogi Beef Stew ~~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~In olive oil, in a heavy pot, lightly stir-fry 2 - 2 1/2 pounds Bulgogi meat in batches; do not crowd meat. … [Read more...]
Fig-Onion Pork Chops with Fried Sweet Potatoes and Green Tomatoes
Fig-Onion Pork Chops with Fried Sweet Potatoes and Green Tomatoes ~~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~Dip rinsed and dried pork chops in buttermilk, then into white corn flour. Fry in olive oil with seasonings of salt, pepper, ground cayenne pepper and garam masala. Start frying slivers of white onion with the meat.Peel and slice sweet potato to fry; salt and pepper.Dredge … [Read more...]
Big Bud’s Beer Can Chicken in the Oven
Big Bud's Beer Can Chicken ~~ adapted from Guy Fieri ~Make a rub, combine-- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 dried sage, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper. Rub half of the dry rub all over the chicken (2 to 3-pounds), and the other half in between the … [Read more...]
Brown-Bag Chicken
I like how simple this is, but so good. Not only do you get the wonderful aroma of chicken roasting, but baking in paper bags gives it that wood burning scent, leaving the chicken with a taste of having been cooked over wood. Use plain brown bags, having no ink printed on the paper.Brown-Bag Chicken ~~ adapted from Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen ~Preheat oven to 400 … [Read more...]
Eggs in Purgatory ~ Shakshuka
Eggs in Purgatory ~ Shakshuka ~- Skirt in the Kitchen -Pour 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large heavy saute skillet to heat before half of a white minced onion is added and cooked to softened. Put in 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 tablespoon paprika and 3 cloves minced garlic. Be sure to not burn the garlic. If you have to, scoot it over to the edge … [Read more...]
Chuck Salisbury Steak
Chuck Salisbury Steak ~~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~Ribbon-peel 2 parsnips.Saute in olive oil and 1 tablespoon unsalted butter-- parsnips, 2 anaheim peppers and 1 small purple onion. Remove from skillet and set aside for later addition.Thinly slice from width to width 1 oriental cabbage.Stir-fry in the same skillet with drained-- and wrung-out through a paper towel-- … [Read more...]
Apple Brown Betty
It's got to go with vanilla icecream as soon as it's out of the oven even though it can stand on its own without an accompaniment. It's old-fashioned, homespun and simply a comfort to have. Apple Brown Betty ~- adapted Alex Guarnashcelli -6 apples, Granny Smith or Braeburn, peeled and cored3 lemons, zested and juiced1 1/2 cups unseasoned bread crumbs1 stick unsalted … [Read more...]
Honey Pecan Pie
Awesome Honey Pecan Pie ~~ adapted from Jenny Farris ~Prepare pie dough-- I chose Pâte Brisée by the Sono Baking Company-- Into the work bowl of a food processor, combine 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon coarse salt. Work in 2 sticks unsalted butter, very cold butter cut into small squares. Process until large crumbs and pieces form. … [Read more...]