Recipes and cooking tips!

[1 Cute Canadian]

I love Dolmades (Greek type of cabbage roll sort of, using grape leaves) someone told me a recipe once and I use it but would like to know a proper recipe. I hear the recipe varies depending where in Greece, I learned from someone from Crete. Also anyone know any other recipes that use grape leaves? They are so good I'd love to find other ways to cook with them.

Thanks!

 

[ShiftySmooth]

I love cooking, and come up with recipes all the time! This is my latest creation. It does have a crapton of ingredients, but is really good!

Shiftys 3 bean red chicken chili


For Chili:

3 Tbsp Tabasco Sauce
3 Tbsp Cumin Powder
2 Tbsp Cayenne Powder
1 Tbsp Oregano
1/4 Cup Chili Powder
3 Jalapeno Peppers, sliced into rings and seeded
3 Minced Garlic Cloves
1 Can Whole Peeled Tomatoes
1 Can of Corn
1 Can each of Cannellini Beans, Dark Red Kidney Beans, and Black Beans
2 Cans of Rotel diced tomatoes
1 Can Diced Green Chiles
2 Cans Chicken Broth
1 Package (around 1 Lb.) of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

For Chicken Prep:

Chicken
2 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp Cayenne Powder
1 Tbsp Cumin Powder

Bring a pan of water to a boil, then add chicken breasts, chili, cayenne, and cumin powder.
Boiling chicken with the spices will spice the chicken and give it a reddish appearance.
Boil the chicken for 30 minutes, or until it cooked thoroughly.
Chicken will shred when pulled apart by hand when done.


As chicken boils, continue prep for other ingrediants. Using a 5 qt. crock pot on high,
add all other ingredients, making sure to strain beans and corn. Can leave the juice of the Rotel and chiles in.

After chicken is done cooking, rinse in cool water to cool down chicken, then break apart
with fingers and add to chili. Let stew on high until hot (about 2-3 hours for me) then
turn on low until ready to serve. The longer you stew, the softer your fresh jalapenos
get, and more flavor absorbed by the whole tomatoes.

Serve with Monterey Jack cheese and tortilla chips.

Spicy, makes a crock pot full, could probably serve around 8-10 people.

 

[40oz]

The red chicken chili sounds awesome!

 

[K-Sound Krew]

Someone I asked me to post this, but I forgot who

¼ cup unsalted butter
2 large sweet onions- julianed
1 clove garlic- crushed
1 bay leave
2 sprig fresh thyme
Fresh ground black pepper and kosher salt
In a large pot heat the butter on med heat, add onions and mix till they are all coated with butter. Add the herbs on top of the onions and cook for 25 minutes on lo, till the onions turn dark and are caramelized.
1/2 cup red wine (such as Merlot)
Add the wine to the onions and bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes until the wine completely evaporates. Remove the bay leave and find the sprig of thyme, discard the stem but put the Thyme leaves back in the pot.
1½ tbs. flour
Sprinkle the onions with the flour and reduce the heat to low, cook off the flour for 10 minutes then stir the pot.
1qt. low sodium beef broth
Add the beef broth and bring back to a simmer, cook for 10 minutes, then add salt and pepper to taste.
I also like to add a splash of balsamic vinegar
1/4lb gruyere cheese
French or Italian bread
Cut the bread on a bias or in cubes, stick on a cookie sheet and drizzle with olive oil and a little bit of fresh herb, salt and pepper, stick under the broiler till the croutons are toasted. Ladle the soup in an oven safe mug or ramekin, place bread on top and then add the cheese. Broil for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts and begins to slightly brown.

(*Note- you can cheat a lil on caramelizing the onions by adding some sugar)

 

[K-Sound Krew]

I got a request for the girls

Anyone drink sangria?

New england sucks we just went from 30 degrees to almost 90 degrees in under a week

The beers were making me a bit heavy in the sun, was thinking of trying sangria, but I never had it

Anyone drink it and like it?

 

[Malicedoll]

I love Dolmades (Greek type of cabbage roll sort of, using grape leaves) someone told me a recipe once and I use it but would like to know a proper recipe. I hear the recipe varies depending where in Greece, I learned from someone from Crete. Also anyone know any other recipes that use grape leaves? They are so good I'd love to find other ways to cook with them.

Thanks!

i have not heard of any other uses for it. but it would be interesting to see it used another way-- if you find one.. let us know!

I got a request for the girls

Anyone drink sangria?

New england sucks we just went from 30 degrees to almost 90 degrees in under a week

The beers were making me a bit heavy in the sun, was thinking of trying sangria, but I never had it

Anyone drink it and like it?

i love sangria.. and it's really easy to make! just get some wine and some fruit juice or fruit and throw in some club soda.. mmm.. you wanna use red for the more flavorful fruits like strawberries and rasberrys and stuff.. and white for more citrus fruits..

and to make a non-alcoholic version.. get a half gallon of rainbow sherbert - throw it in a punch bowl.. add equal parts of 7up and hawaiin punch.. let the sherbert float on top and serve.. it keeps it cold and tastes really good when it melts in the punch!