Yield: 8 servings as tapas, 4 servings as light mainTime: 40 minutes total Fantastic kebabs made with pork, chicken, prawns, or lamb. Ingredients 2 T chopped onion 4 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 T smoked sweet Spanish paprika 1/2 t smoked hot Spanish paprika (or 1/4 t cayenne) coarse salt 1 t dried oregano 1 […]
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Bolognese Sauce
Yield: 4-6 servingsTime: at least 4 hours (about 1 hour active) This is the meat sauce I make every time I look at Marcella Hazan’s classic bolognese meat sauce recipe. And although the proportion of ingredients is a bit different, the technique is 100% hers. Grazie. You can use a slow cooker (with a stovetop-safe […]
Lamberts Coffee-Rubbed Brisket
Yield: serves 8-10 Time: Chef Lou Lambert of Lamberts Downtown Barbecue in Austin, Texas, has adapted the recipe for his famous smoked, coffee-rubbed brisket for the home kitchen by roasting the brisket rather than smoking it. Easy to assemble and cook, this brisket packs amazing flavor and can be served warm or at room temperature. […]
Apple Smothered Pork Chops
Yield: Serves 4 Time: Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or instant polenta and a side of Brussels sprouts or other green vegetable. If you roast the chops in a nice-looking pan, such as an oval gratin dish, you can serve from it, generating fewer dishes to clean. Ingredients 1 1/2 to 2 pounds center-cut boneless […]
Savory Pork with Apple and Sage Pies
Yield: 8 servings Time: 1 hour 50 minutes I had thought of this as a “pizza pocket” and it really is more of a meat pie pocket. Once I got around that, I was able to really enjoy it. The flavors in the pork mixture were really good. Didn’t have currents on hand so I […]
Pan-Roasted Pork Chops with Cranberries and Red Swiss Chard
Yield: 4 servings Time: 50 minutes, 40 minutes active Very good. I like to serve this with grits. Ingredients For Swiss chard 1/3 cup minced shallots (2 medium) 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 lb red Swiss chard, stems and center ribs cut out and chopped together, leaves coarsely chopped separately For […]
Vietnamese Shaking Beef Salad
Yield: Serves 4 Time: San Francisco Chronicle’s Top Recipe 1999 This dish from Mai Pham makes a great appetizer and, with a bowl of steamed rice, a satisfying entree as well. It gets its unique flavor from a pungent dressing of lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, chile and garlic. Quickly sauteed strips of beef and […]