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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Slow Cooker Tomatillo Salsa
Slow Cooker Tomatillo Salsa
Salsas are a snap in the slow cooker, you just insert the ingredients and
come back a few hours later.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh tomatillos
- 1 can, 8 ounces, diced green chiles
- 2-3 jalapeno chiles, minced
- 3/4 cup water
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1
chipotle pepper (optional)
Directions
- Makes About 5 Cups
- Put all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on high for about 2 - 2 1/2
hours or on low for about 4 hours. Stir to combine. If you want t smoother
salsa, you can use a food processor, blender or
immersion blender , but I usually find the consistency is fine without this extra step.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Stewed Chicken Chilaquiles
Stewed Chicken Chilaquiles
From: ArcaMax Publishing's "After Work Gourmet," by Lisa
Messinger (2/27/2013)
(Lisa Messinger is a first-place winner in food writing from
the Association of Food Journalists & is the author of seven food books,
including "Mrs. Cubbison's Best Stuffing Cookbook" and "The Sourdough Bread Bowl
Cookbook." She also writes the Creators News Service "After-Work Gourmet"
column.)
From: MarthaStewart.com
Notes from Lisa: Stewing meat for multiple dishes is stupendous! In a stew
about what to have for dinner tonight -- or tomorrow or the next night? There's
no need for that.
Stew -- big pots of it, mixed with every conceivable chunked, chopped or
diced ingredient -- is just about the official dish of cool-weather months.
What's prepared less often, though, but can be even more of a busy gourmet's
long-term friend, is simply stewed meat.
The centuries old easy, extremely flavorful, culinary technique leaves meat
extremely tender, moist and ready for use, not only in stew, but in virtually
any dish you imagine, such as gourmet tacos, entree salads, wraps or just
deliciously over a bed of rice, noodles or a split store-bought biscuit or
popover.
Stewing is nothing more than cooking bite-sized pieces of meat, poultry or
fish in flavored liquid, but the payoffs are considerable.
"Stewing is just a simple way to get tons of flavor without the fat," says
Michael Schulson, who has been an executive chef all over the world &
hosted "Pantry Raid" on the Style Network.
Schulson often just adds kitchen "scraps" to his stewing broth; he'll throw
a whole chicken in a pot, as well as lemon & limes he's already juiced for
another recipe because, in addition to adding flavor, an enzyme in their skin
helps break down protein & cook meat faster. He'll also add tomato broth
left over from canned tomatoes used in another dish & scraps of onions,
cilantro & canned chipotle peppers.
The chicken is topped with enough broth or liquid to cover; it is then
brought to a boil, lowered to a simmer & cooked (stirred a few times) for 90
minutes to 2 hours until it's fork-tender. Skin, which has been kept on for
flavor, is carefully removed (or even has fallen off in the pot), then the
chicken is shredded for eating right away & to use in dishes throughout the
week.
"Many people don't make stews because they don't think of them in time
& they associate them with messy prep, overnight marinades & long
cooking," writes James Peterson is his comprehensive 500-page book
"Cooking."
"The first thing you should know is that you can make a stew without
marinating or browning the meat (the French have a whole family of such stews
called daubes). As soon as you come home & take off your coat, just put the
meat in a pot with some onions, carrots & a bouquet garni, pour over enough
liquid to cover, bring to a simmer & cook for two to three hours. You can
then serve as is, or you can reduce and/or thicken the stewing liquid."
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 - 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes in puree
2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped (see
Note)
1 tablespoon of the adobo sauce
1 cup water
coarse salt, to taste
1 - 1 3/4 lb cooked rotisserie chicken, skinned
& shredded, carcass discarded
1/2 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves, chopped
4 cups tortilla chips
4 sprigs cilantro, for garnish
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1 3/4 ozs feta cheese, crumbled
Yields 4 servings
Directions:
1. Combine the oil & garlic in a large (3 to 4 quart)
saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fragrant
& sizzling; 1 to 2 minutes.
2. Add the tomatoes with their puree (breaking the tomatoes
up), chopped chipoltes & the 1 tablespoon adobo sauce & 1 cup of water.
Bring to a boil. Season with salt. Reduce the heat & simmer rapidly until
lightly thickened; 6 to 8 minutes.
3. Add the chicken & cook, stirring until hot; about 1
minute.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the chopped
cilantro.
5. Divide the chips among four shallow bowls. Top with
the chicken mixture & sauce. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, sour cream
& feta. Serve.
Note: When handling chiles, experts recommend wearing rubber gloves
& not touching your eyes during or afterward
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