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Showing posts with label main course. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Ingredients

3 boneless chicken breast, cut in thin stips
2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1 red and green bell pepper
1 onion
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Cooked pasta, any kind will work
grated parmesan cheese, optional
Step 1

Chop onion.





Step 2


Cut bell pepers, remove the seeds and cut
in thins strips

Step 3


Cut Chicken in thin strips.




Step 4


Put chicken strips in bowl with 2 teaspoon cajun
seasoning and mix well.




Step 5



Melt the butter.



Step 6


Add onions and seasoned chicken.




Step 7



Cook until chicken is almost done and onions are tender.


Step 8


Stir in bell pepper strips. Cook until bell pepper
are tender.


Step 9
Add all of heavy whipping cream and rest of seasonings.
Stir well. Continue cooking until all is heated through.
I like to thicken the gravy. Just mix a little cornstarch with water
and pour into gravy. Make sure you do very little at a time until
it reaches the disered thickness.

Step 10


Serve over cooked noodles.
You can sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.





Bon Appetite!!!

Kay








































Monday, September 27, 2010

Rouladen

This dish reminds me of  my mom and grandmother. Every time I make it, it brings back memories of family gatherings and good times. It is a little time consuming but well worth it.

Ingredients


salt
pepper
paprika
bacon
1-2 onions, chopped
very thin cut beef top round steak
about 2 Tablespoon oil


Gravy


cornstarch
vegetable broth
water



Step 1


sprinkle both sides of meat with salt, pepper
and paprika



Step 2


sprinkle chopped onions over meat.
Probably about 1/2 cup depending on size of meat.




Step 3


Place slices of bacon on top of onion. you will
probably use 2 strips for 1 slice of meat.




Step 4


Roll up meat. Onions may spill out. You can try stuffing them back in  but don't worry if some are left out.  


You need a set if these for the next step.These things
are wonderful.They look like normal
rubber bands but they are made especially for cooking
and baking. I discovered those in the  grocery store one
 day and they work great. A real time saver.
I would definitely recommend them.





Here is a close up of some of them . You can't tell
them apart from real rubber bands at first glance.

However, if you can't find them yarn will work as well.
It just takes more time and effort and is real messy to
work with.




Step 5


Take rubber bands and secure meat so it won't
unravel when cooked.
If you use yarn you have to wrap it around the meat like a T
several times and tie a knot when finished.




Step 6



 Heat oil in pan. When it is hot add the rolls.



Step 7



Brown on both sides.



Step 8



Add water until rolls are covered.
Bring to a boil.




Step 9


Cover pot and reduce heat  to simmer.
Cook until meat is done.



Step 10


When meat is tender, remove Rouladen
from pot.


Step 11



Remove Rubber bands

Step 12


Make gravy.
Add about 3 tablespoon of cornstarch in coffee cup.




Step 13


Add just enough water to coffee cup to stir
cornstarch until smooth.




Step 14


Add water to meat juice and bring to a boil.
Add cornstarch water to boiling water.
Stir until smooth and gravy is thickening.



Step 15



Season to taste with vegetable broth.




Step 16

Put meat roll onto plate and cover with gravy.
I like to serve potato dumblings and wirsing with the Rouladen.
I will show you potato dumblings below.
Please see the recipe for Wirsing.



Bon Appetite!!!

Kay

Potato Dumblings


You can buy this mix in the store.
Simply follow the directions.








Pour 3 cups of water in a bowl.







Stir in mix until smooth and let stand for
about 10 minutes until mix is thick .







Fill large pot with water and add about 2 teaspoon
of salt.





 


In the meantime form balls or oval shapes out
of mixture. Dough handles better if you wet your
hands






Drop dough balls into boiling water. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.








Remove from water and serve hot.






Tip: If you have leftover potato dumplings the next day. Chop up some bacon and fry. Add chopped onion and sliced up potato dumplings.Fry. Season with salt and pepper and serve. Delicious!!!