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Foil Packet Shrimp Boil

Foil Packet Shrimp Boil

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Yield: 4 Servings

Adapted from King Soopers Flyer

These might be good.

For the Foil Packets:

  • 2ears corn, halved
  • 12fingerling potatoes sliced into ¼-inch rounds
  • 13oz cooked andouille sausage, sliced into ¼-inch rounds
  • 1medium zucchini sliced into ¼-inch rounds
  • 1large red onion, sliced into ¼-inch rings
  • 18-20large shrimp peeled and deveined, with the tails on (raw, uncooked)
  • 4TBS butter
  • 1tsp Cajun or Old Bay or creole seasoning
  • 1lemon sliced into thin wedges
  • kosher salt
  • ground black pepper

Heat grill, boiler, oven (425°F), campfire, etc.

Prep 4 sheets of foil about 18 inches long. Spray with cooking spray.

Divide corn, potatoes, sausage, zucchini, onion, and shrimp evenly among each.

Season with salt and pepper and add 1 TBS butter and sprinkle ¼ tsp seasoning to each.

Fold up foil to enclose ingredients in packets.

Cook seam side up for 15 minutes. Shrimp should reach 145°F.

Serve with lemon wedges.

Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Green Beans & Potatoes

Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Green Beans & Potatoes

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Yield: 4 Servings

Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated

Since roasting pork tenderloin on a half-sheet pan gives it little opportunity to brown, we brush the meat with dark, intense hoisin sauce to add color and flavor. The spice notes of garlic, anise, and chilis meld with the pork as it cooks, and the sauce gives the vegetables a subtle, almost unidentifiable sweetness. We pair the lean tenderloin with roasted green beans and potatoes all roasted on the same pan.

  • 4TBS unsalted butter, softened
  • 2TBS minced fresh chives
  • 1garlic clove, minced to paste
  • ¾tsp table salt, divided
  • ¼tsp black pepper, divided
  • 2lb pork tenderloins (2 loins), trimmed
  • ¼cup hoisin sauce
  • 1lb green beans, trimmed
  • 3TBS extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1½lb fingerling potatoes, unpeeled, halved lengthwise

Buy tenderloins that are of equal size and weight, so they cook at the same rate. A rasp-style grater makes quick work of turning the garlic into a paste.

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 450°F. Combine butter, chives, garlic, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper in bowl, set aside. Pat pork dry with paper towels and season with pepper. Brush tenderloins all over with hoisin sauce.

Toss green beans, 1 TBS oil, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper together in large bowl. Arrange green bean mixture crosswise down center of half-sheet pan, leaving room on both sides for potatoes. Toss potatoes, remaining 2 TBS oil, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper together in now-empty bowl. Arrange potatoes, cut side down, on both sides of green beans.

Lay tenderloins, side by side without touching, lengthwise on top of green beans. Roast until pork registers 140°F, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer tenderloins to carving board and dot each with 1 TBS reserved herb butter. Tent with aluminum foil and let rest while vegetables finish cooking.

Gently stir vegetables on sheet to combine. Return sheet to oven and roast until vegetables are tender and golden-brown, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Remove from oven, add remaining 2 TBS herb butter to sheet, and toss vegetables to coat. Transfer vegetables to platter. Cut pork into ½-inch-thick slices and place over vegetables, pouring any accumulated juices over top. Serve.

Gayle’s Meat Loaf

Gayle’s Meat Loaf

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Yield: 4

I’ve made a lot of meatloaf, and honestly, I screw it up more often than I succeed. Gayle has been making this recipe for over 40 years and it’s still great. It has seen some changes over the years, and this is the latest version. Can’t beat it.

  • 1lb ground beef
  • ½lb ground pork
  • ⅓cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1tsp salt
  • ¼tsp pepper
  • 5tsp onion flakes (or small onion, chopped)
  • 1½tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2eggs
  • French fried onions (optional topping)

Heat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl combine all ingredients except meat and topping.

Add meat and mix well with a masher or your hands.

Press into greased 8 x 4-inch loaf pan. Top with topping.

Bake for 1 hour.

Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Cauliflower Scampi

Cauliflower Scampi

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Yield: 2 Servings

Adapted from: Home Chef
  • 12oz cauliflower florets
  • 2garlic cloves
  • ¼oz parsley
  • 1TBS grated parmesan
  • olive oil
  • 4TBS butter
  • salt & pepper


Prep:

Set a rack on the top shelf of the oven and preheat oven to 425°F.

Cut cauliflower florets into bite-sized pieces.

Roast the Cauliflower:

Place cauliflower on prepared baking sheet and toss with 1 TBS olive oil, salt, and a pinch of pepper. Massage oil and seasoning into cauliflower. Spread into a single layer. Roast in top shelf of hot oven until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes.

Make the Scampi Butter:

Place a medium non-stick pan over medium heat and add 1 tsp olive oil. Add butter, garlic, and a pinch of salt to hot pan and stir constantly until golden brown, 2-3 minutes. Once golden brown, immediately transfer scampi butter to a mixing bowl. Set it aside.

Finish and serve:

Add roasted cauliflower, parsley, and Parmesan to bowl with scampi butter. Stir to combine.

Serve.

Mexican Pan Seared Cod

Mexican Pan Seared Cod

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Yield: 4

Adapted from: https://beyondmeresustenance.com/pan-seared-

This Pan-Seared Fish features Mexican-spiced firm, white fish with fresh tomatoes, onion, and jalapeños with a hint of citrus.

  • 24oz cod, barramundi or tilapia
  • 2tsp cumin
  • 1tsp chili powder or smoked paprika
  • 1tsp garlic powder
  • 1tsp fine sea salt
  • 1TBS oil
  • ½cup grape tomatoes
  • ½medium onion, sliced thin
  • 3cloves garlic, minced
  • 1cup chicken stock
  • 1jalapeno, minced or sliced thin
  • ¼cup mixed juice, orange, lime, lemon, etc. (I used 1/4 cup fresh orange, 1 TBS lemon, 1 TBS lime)
  • ½tsp sea salt
  • fresh ground pepper


Prepare the fish:

Combine the ground cumin, smoked paprika or chili powder, garlic powder and sea salt. Spread out on a plate. Press the fish fillets into the spice rub to generously coat each piece on both sides.

Start the fish:

To a heavy skillet over medium-high heat, add a drizzle of oil or butter. Place fish portions in the hot pan. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

Finish the fish:

Gently lift the edge of the fillets to check for doneness. The fish should be white on at least the side against the heat. Turn carefully with a flat spatula. Cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Sauté the tomatoes and aromatics:

Add the grape tomatoes to the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until you see a good amount of brown blistering or even bursting. Add the onion. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until onions soften. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.

De-glaze:

Add the broth to the skillet. Bring to a boil and reduce by about half.

Finish the pan sauce:

Add the jalapeño (optional, can be added at serving) and citrus juice. Season with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve:

Add the cooked fish to plates. Spoon sauce over the top. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro and/or scallions as desired.

Serve with a rice of your choice.

Tuscan Pork Cutlets

Tuscan Pork Cutlets

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with cauliflower scampi

Yield: 2 Servings

Adapted from: Home Chef

Brightness abounds, with a tomato-y Parmesan sauce, with a hint of spice making the perfect adornment for the tender and lean pork chop. The cauliflower scampi brings the divine decadence.

Note: A green side dish would be a welcome additional to balance the meal.

  • 1TBS grated parmesan
  • 1½TBS butter
  • 1tsp Italian seasoning
  • ¼oz parsley
  • ¼tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2tsp chicken demi-glace
  • 1Roma tomato
  • 12oz cauliflower florets
  • 12oz boneless pork cutlets
  • 2garlic cloves
  • olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  • cooking spray


Preheat oven to 425°F.

Prepare a baking sheet with foil and cooking spray.

Roast the Cauliflower:

Cut cauliflower florets into bite-sized pieces. Place cauliflower on prepared baking sheet and toss with 1 TBS olive oil, ¼ tsp salt, and a pinch of pepper. Massage oil and seasoning into cauliflower. Spread into a single layer. Roast in hot oven until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes. While cauliflower roasts, prepare ingredients.

Prepare the Ingredients:

Core tomato and cut into ¼” dice. Stem and mince parsley. Mince garlic.

Unless your pork is well marbled, tenderize it was a jacquard.

Pat pork chops dry, and season both sides with salt and pepper. Season one side with ½-tsp of Italian seasoning.

Make the Scampi Butter

Place a medium non-stick pan over medium heat and add 1 tsp olive oil. Add butter, garlic, and a pinch of salt to hot pan and stir constantly until golden brown, 2-3 minutes. Once golden brown, immediately transfer scampi butter to a mixing bowl. Set it aside.

Cook the Pork Cutlets:

Return pan used to make scampi butter to medium heat and add 2 tsp olive oil. Add pork cutlets to hot pan, seasoned side down. Cook until golden brown and cutlets reach a minimum internal temperature of 145°F, 5-7 minutes per side. Transfer pork cutlets to a plate and tent with foil.

Make Sauce and Finish Dish:

Return pan used to cook cutlets to medium-high heat and add 1 tsp olive oil. Add chicken BTB, tomato, ½-tsp Italian seasoning, ¼ cup water, and 1 tsp Parmesan (reserve remaining for cauliflower) to hot pan. Bring to a simmer.

Once simmering, stir occasionally until slightly thickened, 1-3 minutes. Remove from burner and add red pepper flakes (to taste).

Add roasted cauliflower, parsley, and remaining Parmesan to bowl with scampi butter. Stir to combine.

Plate dish, topping pork cutlets with sauce. Bon appétit!

Seafood Kabobs

Seafood Kabobs

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Yield: per Kabob

Scott Nowell

My version of a seafood skewer we had in the Latin Quarter of Paris in Sept 1999.
The skewers were about 18” long with 4 shrimp and a center salmon steak. Each is interspersed with a wedge of onion and round of zucchini.

For the Marinade:

  • ⅓cup extra virgin olive oil
  • zest of 2 lemons
  • 4garlic cloves minced
  • ¼cup packed chopped fresh parsley
  • 1tsp oregano
  • 1tsp paprika
  • ½tsp coriander
  • ½tsp red pepper flakes

For the Seafood & Veg:

  • 1salmon steak about 1-inch thick
  • 2-4shrimp (16-20) peeled and deveined
  • 1onion, cut into 8 wedges
  • ½zucchini, cut into ¾ to 1-inch-thick rounds.
  • 3-4button mushrooms, can be cut into halves
  • Kosher salt

Combine the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Reserve 2 TBS of the marinade in a separate bowl for later.

Pat the shrimp and salmon dry and season with kosher salt. Place the shrimp and salmon in a large bowl and pour the marinade all over. Toss to combine.

Cover and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes (do not go longer).

Thread the skewers: (If using bamboo skewers, they need to be soaked in water for at least 30 minutes first).

18” Skewers: Shrimp, zucchini, onion, mushroom, shrimp, zucchini, onion, mushroom, salmon steak, mushroom, onion, zucchini, shrimp, mushroom, onion, zucchini, shrimp.

12” Skewers: Shrimp, zucchini, onion, mushroom, salmon steak, mushroom, onion, zucchini, shrimp.

To grill on an outdoor grill: Preheat grill to high. Then, reduce heat to low (temperature should be somewhere between 275 to 325ºF). Carefully oil the cooking grates. Once the grill reaches the recommended temperature, add the seafood skewers and close the lid. Cook skewers for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until no longer translucent.

To grill on an indoor griddle or cast-iron grill: Heat a dry griddle over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the seafood skewers and cook on one side about 3 or 4 minutes. Turn skewers over and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.

To broil: Adjust oven rack to be 5- to 6-inches below the burner. Place skewers on a lined broiler pan or half sheet pan. Broil for 3 or 4 minutes. Turn skewers over and broil for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.

Transfer the grilled skewers to platter and spoon the remaining marinade your reserved earlier over the grilled skewers. Add a splash of lemon juice. Serve immediately.

Leftovers: To store leftover grilled shrimp, remove it from the skewers. Store in a co9vered container in the fridge for up to 2 days. You can enjoy it cold as an appetizer or over a salad.

Chicken Chop Suey 😐

Chicken Chop Suey 😐

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Yield: 4 Servings

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Chop Suey (杂碎, zásuì in Mandarin) refers to “odds and ends” or miscellaneous leftovers. It’s a dish combining all those odds and ends into a stir-fry of meat and vegetables, coated in a tasty sauce.
Notes: Sadly, not thrilled with this. Gayle thought it has a funky taste, probably from the Sesame Oil.

For the chicken & marinade:

  • 12oz boneless skinless chicken breast (sliced into ¼” thick slices)
  • 3TBS water
  • 1TBS oyster sauce
  • 1tsp Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
  • 1tsp vegetable oil
  • 2tsp cornstarch

For the sauce:

  • ½cup chicken stock
  • ¼tsp granulated sugar (or brown sugar)
  • 1½TBS soy sauce
  • 1tsp dark soy sauce
  • 1½TBS oyster sauce
  • ½tsp toasted sesame oil
  • ⅛tsp white pepper

For the rest of the dish:

  • 3TBS vegetable oil
  • 2cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 4mushrooms (white button or baby bella mushrooms, sliced)
  • ½small carrot (thinly sliced)
  • ⅔cup celery (thinly sliced)
  • 6oz bok choy, cut into ¾” x 2” pieces, (I usually skip this)
  • 1TBS Shaoxing wine
  • ¾cup mung bean sprouts (3 oz)
  • 1cup snow peas (3 oz)
  • 1½TBS corn starch (mixed with 2 TBS water)


Marinate chicken:

Combine the sliced chicken with water, oyster sauce, and Shaoxing wine. Massage the chicken until it absorbs all the liquid. Next, mix in 1 tsp oil and 2 tsp cornstarch until the chicken is uniformly coated. Set it aside.

Premix sauce:

In a small bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients, and set aside.

Stir fry chicken:

Heat your wok over high heat until lightly smoking and pour 2 TBS vegetable oil around the perimeter. Spread the chicken in a single layer.

Sear for a few seconds, and then stir-fry the chicken for another 15 seconds, or until it is lightly golden-brown and opaque. Remove the chicken from the wok and set aside. (It should be about 80% cooked at this point.)

Turn heat back up to high and add an additional TBS of oil along with the chopped garlic. Once the garlic starts to sizzle, add in the mushrooms, carrots, and celery. Stir fry for 20 seconds and add the bok choy. Give everything a good stir and spread the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok to deglaze it.

Make sauce:

Next, stir up your premixed chop suey sauce and spread that around the perimeter to further deglaze the wok. Use your wok spatula to give everything a quick stir.

Once the sauce begins to simmer, add in your bean sprouts, and snow peas. Also add the chicken back to the wok.

When the sauce gets to a strong simmer or boil, mix up your cornstarch slurry. Drizzle it into the sauce, stirring constantly, until it thickens to a consistency you like. Add more cornstarch slurry mix if you like the sauce thicker. Cook for another 10 seconds to ensure everything is coated with the sauce.

Serve immediately with steamed rice!

Beef with Snow Peas

Beef with Snow Peas

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Yield: 3 to 4

Adapted from: Omnivore’s Cookbook

Beef with snow peas features thin slices of beef with crisp snow peas and a hearty brown sauce. The sauce has a savory and slightly sweet flavor.  The beef is marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and cornstarch to help tenderize the meat and infuse it with flavor.

Marinade:

  • 1lb flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain (or skirt steak)
  • 1TBS oyster sauce
  • 2TBS Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
  • 1TBS vegetable oil
  • 1TBS cornstarch

Sauce:

  • ¼cup chicken stock
  • 1½TBS oyster sauce
  • 1TBS Shaoxing wine
  • 1tsp dark soy sauce (or regular soy sauce)
  • ½tsp sugar
  • 1tsp cornstarch
  • 1tsp sesame oil

Stir fry:

  • 1-2TBS peanut oil (or vegetable oil)
  • 2cups snow peas
  • 1onion 
  • 1tsp ginger, minced
  • 1clove garlic, minced


Note:
Flank steak is usually too wide for bite sized pieces, so it’s best to cut it in half lengthwise and then thinly slice each half.

Marinate steak:
Combine the steak, Shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, and oil, in a medium-sized bowl. Mix well with your hands to knead and coat the beef evenly. Add the cornstarch and knead that in. Marinate for at least 15 minutes while preparing the other ingredients.

Prep veggies:
Pull the strings from the snow peas and slice the onion in half, trim the root end and tip, then slice lengthwise (julienne) in ½-inch wide strips.

Premix sauce:
Combine all the sauce ingredients, chicken stock, oyster sauce,  Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, sugar, and corn starch  in a small bowl.  Stir to dissolve the sugar and cornstarch. Add the sesame oil and set it aside.

Stir fry steak:
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Spread the marinated steak into a single layer, cooking in batches to avoid overcrowding if necessary. Sear on one side for 1 minute or until the bottom is lightly charred. Flip and sear for another 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the other side is cooked but the inside is still slightly pink. Transfer the steak to a plate, leaving any excess oil in the pan.

Stir fry vegetables:
If the pan looks dry, add another TBS of oil to the pan. Add the snow peas and onions. Cook and stir for about 1 minute.

Add the ginger and garlic. Continue to cook for another 30 seconds.

Finish and serve:
Stir the sauce again to dissolve the cornstarch completely and pour it into the pan. Add the beef back to the pan. Stir until the sauce thickens. Immediately transfer everything to a large plate and serve hot as a main dish.

Roast Potato Wedges

Roast Potato Wedges

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Yield: 2

Scott Nowell

Simple seasoned potato wedges.

  • 12oz potatoes
  • 1½tsp garlic powder
  • 1½tsp onion powder
  • 1½tsp paprika


Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425°F.

Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges.

Mix seasoning ingredients in a small dish.

Toss potatoes on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, seasoning, salt, and pepper.

Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 20-30 minutes.