Posted in Dressings & Dips, Rubs & Marinades, Sauces & Frostings on Feb 22nd, 2010
Ingredients
3 cups of Oil (Canola, Corn, Peanut or Olive Oil)
¼ cups of hot red chilies (dried & crushed)
Instructions
Combine oil and crushed hot chile in a heavy-bottomed pan. Starting on the lowest heat possible, bring oil temperature to 140 degrees (use a deep-fry or candy thermometer), and maintain temperature for 10 minutes.
Take oil off of heat [...]
Posted in Sauces & Frostings on Oct 21st, 2009
1 stick Butter, softened
1 8oz brick of Cream Cheese, softened
4 C Powdered Sugar
Cream ingredients together until smooth
Hint: Great to use on Pumpkin Cupcakes or for Oreo cookie filling for Chewy Chocolate Cookies
Posted in Poultry, Sauces & Frostings on Oct 14th, 2009
Heat in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until hot and simmering but not smoking, about 2 minutes:
1 ½ T. vegetable or corn oil
Add and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
1 medium onion, chopped fine (about 1 cup)
Add, cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds:
3 medium garlic cloves, [...]
Posted in Desserts, Sauces & Frostings on Oct 14th, 2009
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup red food coloring
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups cake flour, plus 2 Tbsp.
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. soda
Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat. Make a paste of coloring and cocoa; add salt, buttermilk, flour and vanilla.
Mix vinegar and soda, [...]
Posted in Chocolate, Desserts, Sauces & Frostings on Oct 13th, 2009
12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks) at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 extra-large eggs at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, shaken, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream at room temperature
2 tablespoons brewed coffee
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup good un-sweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons [...]
Posted in Chocolate, Sauces & Frostings on Oct 13th, 2009
INGREDIENTS
10 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 lb. unsalted butter, at room temp
1 lb. 8 oz. powdered sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
Melt and cool chocolate (until just slightly warm). Beat butter until light and fluffy.
With mixer on low speed, gradually add powdered sugar. Add salt, vanilla and
sour cream and mix until very [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Dressings & Dips, Sauces & Frostings, Snacks on Oct 13th, 2009
You need to make sure your jars and lids and caps are sterilized. I run them through the dishwasher.
This recipe makes 2 quarts. I use 8 oz. jars, usually. And I usually double the recipe. A double recipe will make about 15 jars.
**2 cups green [...]
Posted in Chocolate, Sauces & Frostings on Oct 13th, 2009
FUDGE FROSTING
In the top of a double boiler over boiling water melt:
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
½ cup butter
Keep water boiling while you add:
½ cup brown sugar, packed
1 lb. powdered sugar
1/3 cup sour cream
2 T. light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
Cook only until dissolved. (Mixture will harden like fudge if overcooked.)
Cover top of cake with warm [...]
Posted in Brownies & Bars, Chocolate, Desserts, Sauces & Frostings on Oct 13th, 2009
Melt and bring to a boil:
¾ lb. butter or margarine (3 cubes)
4 heaping T. cocoa
1 cup water
Sift together:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
Pour the chocolate mixture over the flour mixture and mix. Then add:
½ cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Bake at 375° for 18 minutes. Using a large cookie sheet/sheet cake pan. Greased.
Add warm [...]
Posted in Sauces & Frostings, Seafood on Oct 13th, 2009
Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour. Shake off excess.
4 6-7 oz. halibut fillets
all purpose flour
Heat 2 T. olive oil in large heavy skillet over medium high heat.
Add fish and sauté until lightly browned and just opaque in center. About 4 minutes per side. Transfer fish to platter and keep warm.
Heat 2 T. [...]