Saturday, January 30, 2010

Perfect Carne Adovada

As close to Golden Pride's Carne Adovada as can be! A new favorite in our house!
INGREDIENTS:
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 1/2 lbs. pork loin, butt or chops, cut in 3/4-inch cubes
1 c. diced onion
1 T. minced garlic
3 c. chicken broth or water
1 t. ground coriander seed or cumin
1 t. dried Mexican oregano
1 t. chile flakes
1 16 oz. container Bueno Chimayo red chile, mild or medium
1 T. honey
1 T. Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 350°.

Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown pork. Set the pork aside. Add the onion to skillet and sauté until golden. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Deglaze the skillet with 1 c. of the chicken broth, loosening the browned bits with a spoon.

Place the coriander, oregano, chile flakes, red chile, honey, vinegar and salt in the workbowl of a food processor. Add the cooked onions, garlic and broth from the skillet and 1 more c. of chicken broth. Process until the mixture is thoroughly combined.

Place the browned pork, the chile marinade and the remaining 1 c. chicken broth in an ovenproof pot or dish, stir to combine well, and cook for 1 hour or until the pork is tender. Serve with warm tortillas.

See the original recipe here!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Grandma Joyce's Sour Cream

So, WEEKS have gone by without so much as a word from me and now that I'm finally getting around to posting some recipes, it's about sour cream. Lame, right?! I know, but it's a start!

Truly though, this sour cream changes the face of the baked potato. In my opinion, it's just as tasty as a twice baked but without about 90% of the work. And that, for me, equals awesomeness. Try it sometime soon before the winter months are over and the baked potato is shunned for corn-on-the-cob and grilling. You'll be hooked. I promise.
INGREDIENTS:
16 oz. sour cream
1/2 of a bunch of green onions, finely chopped
2 tsp. Lawry's seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. Lemon pepper
1/2 Seasoned pepper (I could only find seasoned pepper
Baked potatoes

DIRECTIONS:
Combine ingredients, serve on hot baked potatoes.