Showing posts with label Southern Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern Food. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Stuffed Boneless Pork


  • 8 thin boneless end loin pork chops
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 2 cups soft bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 1/3 cup water or broth

    Preparation:

    Pound boneless pork chops slightly to tenderize and thin out.
  • Make stuffing. In a saucepan, sauté onion, parsley and celery in butter;
  • add 1/2 teaspoon salt, a dash of pepper and the poultry seasoning then mix with bread crumbs.
  • Add a little water to stuffing to moisten.
  • Put a small mound of stuffing on each chop. Roll and tie with twine.
  • Roll pork rolls in flour; brown in shortening in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
  • Add broth or water; cover and simmer for about 1 hour.

Pork Chop with Rice


Ingredients:

  • 6 to 8 pork chops
  • 1 package dry onion soup mix
  • 1 cup uncooked rice
  • 3 cups water

Preparation:

  • In a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish, combine the soup mix, rice and water.
  • Place pork chops on top of the mixture.
  • Spoon a little mixture on top of each chop.
  • Cover tightly and bake in a 350° F. oven for 40 minutes.
  • remove cover and cook for another 20 minutes.

Chicken Fried Steak


Ingradients
• 1 Pound boneless beef top loin
• 2 Cups shortening
• 1 Egg, beaten
• 1 Cup buttermilk
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
• 1 Cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
• 1 Quarter milk
• Salt and pepper to taste
How to make Chicken Fried Steak:
Cut top loin crosswise into 4 cutlets.
Place each cutlet thinly with a moistened mallet or the side of a cleaver.
In a large, heavy skillet, heat 1/2 inch shortening to 365 degrees F.
In a shallow bowl, beat together egg, buttermilk, salt and pepper.
In another shallow dish, mix together garlic powder and 1cup flour.
Dip cutlets in flour, turning to evenly coat both sides.
Dip in egg mixture, coating both sides, then in flour mixture once again.
Place cutlets in heated shortening. Cook until golden brown, turning once.
Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
Repeat with remaining cutlets. Drain grease, reserving 1/2 cup.
Using the reserved drippings in the pan, prepare gravy over medium heat. Blend in 1/4 cup flour to form a paste.
Gradually add milk to desired consistency, stirring constantly.
Heat through and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Chicken fried steak is ready.

Apple Fritters


Ingradients
• 2 Apples (peeled and chopped lengthwise)
• 1 cup All Purpose Flour

• 10 cups Vegetable Oil

• 3 tbsp Granulated Sugar

• 1 cup Cold Beer

• Confectioners Sugar

• 1/4 tsp Salt

How to make Apple Fritters:
Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
Add beer and beat the mixture to combine.
Heat oil in a heavy pot.
Drop the apple slices in the batter.
Fry the batter coated apple slices for about 1-1/2 minutes or till golden brown.
Drain the fritters on paper towels.
Dust with confectioners sugar and serve.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas


Integradients
8 inch 10 Flour
Tortilla (warmed)
1 cup Picante Sauce
2 tsp Chili Powder
8 oz Sour Cream
1 medium Tomato (chopped)
2 cup Chicken (chopped and cooked)
1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese (shredded)
1 cup (10 3/4 oz) Cream of Chicken Soup
1 green Onion (sliced)

How to make creamy chicken enchiladas:
  • Combine soup, sour cream, picante sauce and chili powder.
  • Mix 1 cup picante sauce mixture, cheese and chicken.
  • Spread 1/4-cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla.
  • Roll it up and place it in a baking dish with seam-side down.
  • Spread remaining picante sauce mixture over enchiladas.
  • Cover it.
  • Bake it at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes.
  • Top it with onion and tomato.

Grilled Spiced Chicken


Integradients
1 tblsp Coriander Seed
1 tblsp Fennel Seed
2 lb Chicken Breasts (boneless and skinless)
1/2 lb Shallots (cut to 1/4â)
1/2 cup Peanut Oil
1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1 tblsp Juniper Berries
2 tsp Black Peppercorns
1 tblsp Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp Red Pepper (crushed)
1 lb Portobello Mushroom Caps
1 large Red Pepper (roasted and cut into thin strips)
2 lb Spinach Leaves (clean)
Salt according to taste

How to make spinach salad with grilled spiced chicken:
  • Grind coriander, juniper, peppercorns and fennel seed in a grinder to make slightly coarse.
  • Spread spices all over the chicken and let it chill for minimum 1 hour and maximum overnight.
  • Fry shallots in a pan over high heat in hot oil till it gets crispy and browned.
  • Drain reserving shallots and oil both.
  • Drain shallots on paper towels and set aside.
  • Combine cooking oil, mustard, vinegar, pepper flakes and salt.
  • Grill chicken and let it cool.
  • Reduce into small size strips.
  • Grill mushroom caps after brushing it with dressing.
  • Let it cool slightly.
  • Cut into 1â€� strips.
  • Toss spinach with vinaigrette.
  • Top it with strips of mushroom, chicken and pepper.
  • Garnish with crispy shallots.
  • Serve.

cranberry cookies


Integradients
100 g Cranberries (chopped)
5 ml Orange Rind (grated)
250 g Apples (pared and chopped)
200 g Flour
5 ml Baking Powder
5 ml Cinnamon
120 g Butter
200 g Brown Sugar
150 g Sugar
1 Egg
60 ml Milk
2.5 ml Salt

How to make cranberry cookies:
  • Mix butter and sugars.
  • Combine egg and milk.
  • Beat them well and keep aside.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together.
  • Stir into butter mixture till blended well.
  • Stir in cranberries, orange rind and apple.
  • Drop it onto baking sheets.
  • Bake it in a preheated oven at 190 degrees C for 12-15 minutes.