Filed Under (Recipes) by asparagus on 21-11-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 1 chicken breast
- 500 g broccoli
- 1 literchicken stock
- 1 (250g)carton sour cream
- salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Put the Chicken Stock in a pot on the stove to heat.
- Slice the Chicken Breast wafer thin, this is best done partially frozen.
- Add the Chicken Breast to the Chicken Stock to cook, this is complete when the Chicken is white.
- Remove the Chicken from the Chicken Stock.
- Add the broccoli to the Chicken Stock and cook until soft.
- Note:Even stems may be used for this recipe if cut small enough.
- Blend the broccoli into the Chicken Stock with a hand bender or MixMaster.
- Season with Salt and pepper.
- Return the Chicken Breast to the blended broccoli Stock Mix.
- Add the Sour Cream just before serving.
- Do not heat with sour cream on high,it will curdle.
- Serve with French Stick.
- To freeze this item, do not add Sour Cream.
- Add Sour Cream when reheating and serving.
Filed Under (Recipes) by admin on 12-11-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 3 quarts water
- 2 lbs tomatoes, coarsely chopped or
- 1 (28ounce)can peeled Italian plum tomatoes, chopped,juices reserved
- 1 large Spanish onion, coarsely grated
- 1 lb boneless leg of lamb, well-trimmed,cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 (19ounce)can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup brown lentilsor green lentils(3 1/2 ounces)
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/3 cup rice
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- pita bread , for serving
DIRECTIONS
- In a large, heavy pot, combine the water, tomatoes, onion, lamb, chickpeas, lentils, olive oil, tomato paste and cumin.
- Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the tomato paste.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the rice and simmer for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk 1 cup of the soup into the flour.
- Whisk the slurry into the soup and simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes longer.
- Stir in the parsley and cilantro.
- Season the soup with salt and pepper and serve.
- Serve with warm pita bread if desired.
- The soup can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Filed Under (Recipes) by pimiento on 05-11-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 50gmstoovar dal
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 50 g tomatoes, chopped
- 8 curry leaves
- 3 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- salt and pepper , to taste
- 2 teaspoons butter
DIRECTIONS
- pressure cook the dal well.
- Melt butter in a saucepan add curry leaves, tomato pieces, both the pastes.
- Fry for a while till tomatoes become soft.
- Now add salt, turmeric and the boiled dal.
- Add water if required to adjust the consistency continue boiling for 5 minute.
- Garnish with lemon rings, chopped coriander.
- Serve hot.
- you can also add any soup vegetable of your liking.
Filed Under (Recipes) by delicious on 26-10-2008

INGREDIENTS
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 2 cups diced onions
- 2 (15 1/2ounce)cans pinto beans
- 1 (15 1/2ounce)can red kidney beans
- 1 (15 1/2ounce)can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 (14 1/2ounce)can canned Mexican style stewed tomatoes
- 1 (14 1/2ounce)can diced tomatoes
- 1 (14 1/2ounce)can tomatoes and green chilies
- 2 (4 1/2ounce)cans diced green chilies
- 1 (4 5/8ounce)can black olives, drained and sliced
- 1/2 cup green olives, sliced(optional)
- 1 (1 1/4ounce)packagetaco seasoning mix
- 1 (1ounce)packageranch dressing mix
- corn chips , for serving
- sour cream, for garnish
- grated cheese, for garnish
- chopped green onions, for garnish
- sliced jalapenos , for garnish
DIRECTIONS
- Brown the ground beef and onions in a large skillet; drain off excess fat and transfer browned beef and onions to a large slow cooker or stockpot.
- Add the beans, corn, tomatoes (I like to mash all of the tomato products before I put them in the stockpot–sometimes there are very large chunks of tomatoes, especially in the stewed tomatoes), green chilies, black olives, green olives, taco seasoning and ranch dressing mix.
- Simmer over low heat for about 1 hour (or 6-8 hours on low setting in crock pot).
- To serve, place a few corn chips in each bowl and ladle soup over them.
- Top with sour cream, cheese, green onions and jalapeños.
Filed Under (Recipes) by bean on 20-10-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 12 ounces black beans, picked over
- 6 cups water
- 1 stalk fennel, chopped
- 4-6 ounces chorizo sausage, casing removed,chopped
- 1 onion, diced
- salt, to taste
- pepper
- 3 chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped
- 12 shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup crumbled queso frescoor cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cupoil , to garnish(optional)
- 4-6 corn tortillas, cut in strips,to garnish(optional)
DIRECTIONS
- place beans in a 4 qt pot, cover with 6 c water, bring to a boil.
- remove from heat and let it sit 1 hour, drain.
- add beans back to the pot with 6 c water, bring to a boil, lower to simmer.
- add chorizo, fennel, onions, chipoltes, partially cover the pot and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours.
- use an immersion blender to puree the soup, or do it in batches in a blender.
- add the shrimp and cook for 3-4 minutes until done.
- heat oil in a skillet.
- add tortillas in batches, fry until crisp.
- drain on paper towels.
- serve the soup topped with tortilla strips and sprinkled with queso fresco.