Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Family Favorites III

Lasagne
1 can 32 oz Crushed Tomatoes
1 can 10 oz tomato puree
1 can 4 oz tomato paste
1 large white onion, minced
2 T garlic, crushed
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 T oregano
1/2 T basil
1/2 tsp cayenne
1 pkg chorrizo, beef
1 pkg jimmy dean sausage (regular / spicy)
monterey jack cheese, shredded
cheddar cheese, shredded
parmesean cheese, shredded
asiago / romano cheese, shredded
cottage cheese, small curd
1 egg
1 tsp oregano
no cook lasagne noodles

In dutch oven brown meats, onion, garlic, pepper, and cayenne.  Note: chorrizo doesn't "brown."  add tomatoes, and herbs.  Simmer over low heat for one hour.  Cool.  Cover and put in refrigerator over night.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In medium bowl mix 1 C cottage cheese, egg, 2/3 C parmesean cheese, and oregano.  Set aside. In glass 9 x 12 pan laddle a thin layer of sauce.  arrange noodles to cover bottom.  Laddle sauce over to cover noodles. Sprinkle with a mix of shredded cheeses.  Arrange next layer of noodles / sauce.  Spread the cottage cheese mixture across the pan.  Arrange next layer of noodles / sauce. Sprinkle with a mix of shredded cheeses.  Sit on cookie sheet and cook for one hour on middle rack of oven or until it bubbles and is brown.  Cool 15 minutes before cutting and serving.

Chicken Pot Pie
Serves 6
1 pkg jimmy dean sausage (regular or spicy)
2 1/2 C cooked chicken, cubed
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 C butter
1/2 C flour
1 3/4 C chicken broth
2/3 C milk
1 tsp pepper
3 C chopped mixed vegetables, steamed
Savory pastry (see below)

In dutch oven cook meat and onion over medium heat until browned, stirring often.  Drain and discard any drippings.  Set aside.  In same pot melt butter, lower heat, add flour and pepper. Cook 1 minute.  Slowly at broth and milk.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens and bubbles.  Add meats and vegetables.  Cook until bubbles again.  Spoon mixture into six individual 1 C pots. 

Savory Pastry
**If put the vegetables in a 9 x 12 pan instead of individual pots, double pastry.
1 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 C shortening
2 T cold water

Combine first three ingredients in a medium bowl.  Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.  Sprinkle cold water over surface.  Stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.  Shape into a ball.  Chill. 

Roll out pastry to 1/2 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.  Cut six 6 1/2 inch circles.  Place each pastry over the pots.  Seal top of pots.  Cut steam slits in top of each pastry.  Bake at 425 for 20 - 25 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned.

Pancit - Filipino Noodle Dish
Serves 8 - 12
10 dried chinese mushrooms, soaked
1/2 lb lean ground pork
3 bay leaves
1 T pepper corns
1 lb rice sticks
2 T garlic
1 C chicken stock
1 C minced white onion
3 T sesame oil
1 C soy sauce
1 C cabbage, julienne
1 C carrots, julienne
1 C bok choy, chopped
1/2 C cilantro, chopped
1/4 C scallions, chopped
1 tsp sesame oil
2 C pea pods
2 C cooked, flaked chicken
1/2 lb shrimps, cooked

Drain mushrooms and squeeze to extract most of the water, chop and set aside.  Soak rice sticks in hot water for about 5 minutes.  Drain well and set aside.  In wok over medium heat, cook pork, pepper, bay leaves, garlic, and onions.  Add 1 C chicken stock when browned and bring to a boil.  Remove only the meat and put in bowl.  Add carrots and cook 1 minute.  Add the remainder of the vegetables and cook until bright.  Remove only the vegetables and set aside.  Add the rice sticks, sesame oil, and 1/2 of the soy sauce.  If you do not have broth left add up to 3/4 C water.  Stir once or twice ensuring that your noodles have soaked up all the broth.  Remove pepper corns.  Bring everything back to the wok, add the remaining items and mix well.  Add remaining soy sauce.  Taste and adjust seasonings as you like.  Serve hot or cold.

Banana Bread
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. brn sugar
1 c. oil
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. mashed ripe bananas
2 t. vanilla
2 t. cinnamon
2 1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Place oven rack in second to lowest rung.  Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans.  Mix sugars, oil and eggs together in large bowl.  Add bananas, vanilla, and cinnamon - mix well.  In medium bowl mix flour and baking soda together.  Add 1/2 c at a time to egg mixture until blended.  fold in nuts (if wanted).  Pour into loaf pans. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes or until top is lightly browned and cracked across the top.  A toothpick should come out clean. 

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