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Boeuf (Beef) Bourguignon

29 Thursday Oct 2020

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INGREDIENTS

  • 250 ml (1 cup) Beef Broth
  • 50 ml (3 Tbsp) All purpose flour
  • 15 ml (1 Tbsp) Tomato Paste
  • 125 g (1/4 lb) Thick bacon or salt port (diced)
  • 1 kg (2 lbs) stewing beef, cubed
  • 250 ml (1 cup) chopped onions
  • 25 ml ( 2 Tbsp) Sherry Wine or Rye (optional)
  • 250 ml (1 cup) dry red wine
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) chopped parsley or dry parsley
  • 3 ml (1/2 tsp) salt
  • 1 ml (1/4 tsp) thyme
  • 1 ml (1/4 tsp) pepper
  • 1 ml (1/4 tsp) sugar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 250 g (1 cup) fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 50 ml (1/4 cup) butter or margarine
  • 2 dozen pearl onions or 2 onions cut in quarter
  • 15 ml (1 Tbsp) butter or margarine
  • 2 large carrots (sliced) optional
  • 10 mini-potatoes (optional)
  • 3 tbsp of soya (optional)
  • 2 tsp of beef concentrate (optional)

DIRECTIONS

“Flour Mixture”

Mix together the broth, tomato paste and flour until blended.

(If using salt pork)

  1. Blanche in boiling water for about 5 minutes and dry
  2. Brown salt pork and when done remove from pan and set aside

(If using bacon)

  1. Brown bacon and remove bacon from pan and set aside.
  2. Drain oil from pan.

For both salt pork or bacon recipes

  1. Brown cubed beef on all sides and remove from pan.
  2. Drain oil from pan.
  3. Add the 1 cup of onions and sherry wine (or rye) and cooked over medium heat until onions are transparent.
  4. Pour “Flour Mixture” into pan and bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly
  5. Add wine and seasonings (parsley, salt, sugar, thyme, pepper and bay leaf).
  6. Add the brown cubed meat and either bacon or salt pork
  7. Cover and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours on stove top OR put everything into a Dutch Oven and put in oven at 325 degrees F. for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. (You can also put it into a slow cooker for 6 hours, add carrots and potatoes at this time along with soya and beef concentrate).
  8. If using a Dutch Oven add carrots and potatoes and optional soya and beef concentrate 40 minutes before serving.
  9. 15 minutes before serving sauté sliced mushrooms and (15 ml onions or 2 dozen pearl onions) in 50 ml of butter and add to meat mixture

Enjoy

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Instapot (Slow Cooker) Split Pea Soup

03 Thursday Jan 2019

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You can either use your Instapot (Pressure Cooker) or you can use a slow cooker to make this flavourful soup. It’s so easy and so tasty

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Ingredientswrks4me_terry_tested-11

  • 1 cup diced smoked ham
  • 1 Tablespoon of butter or oil
  • 1 Large carrot – diced
  • 1 Large onion – diced
  • 2 Large stalks of celery
  • 1 pound (454g) dry split pea (yellow or green) – not pre-soaked
  • 6 cups of low sodium chicken stock
  • 1/8-1/4 tsp of dried thyme
  • 6 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 2 Bay leaves

Directions if using Instapot

  1. Use the Sauté function and add the butter or oil along with the diced onions
  2. Sauté onions til transparent, turn off pot
  3. Add the garlic, ham, thyme, carrots, celery and bay leaves
  4. Pour in a little of the chicken stock to deglaze the pot
  5. Once the pot has been deglazed add the dry split peas
  6. Add the remainder of the chicken stock
  7. Set Instapot to manual and cook at high pressure for 15 minutes (or use the soup feature)
  8. Once the 15 minutes let the pressure release naturally for an additional 10 minutes or until the silver button (float valve) drops down
  9. Open the pot and remove the bay leaves
  10. Stirring will thicken the soup

Serve and enjoy

If using a Slow Cooker

Use can use the same recipe in a slow cooker. Instead of using an Instapot, sauté the onions in a pan and add them to the slow cooker along with all the other ingredients. Then set slow cooker for 5-6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low

Beef and Barley Soup

27 Monday Mar 2017

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Beef and Barley Soup

Ingredients

  • wrks4me_terry_tested-111 1/2 cups of chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 3 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons dried basil
  • 2 cups of diced beef
  • 1/2 cup pearl barley
  • 1 cup sliced okra
  • 8 cups of beef stock
  • 1/4 cup beef concentrate
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Diced potatoes (optional)

Preparation

  1. Brown beef and set aside
  2. Saute onion, celery, carrots pot until onions are tender
  3. Add cooked beef and spices and garlic
  4. Add beef stock and beef concentrate
  5. Bring to a boil
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Add barley and okra and reduce to simmer for 1 hour or until barley is tender

Enjoy

Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup

16 Thursday Mar 2017

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Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

  • 12 cups of chicken broth (homemade) or (3 x 900ml cartons)
  • 1 cooked skinless chicken (diced)
  • 2 large carrots (sliced)
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 2 celery stalks (sliced)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 – 1 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 package wide egg noodles (short style)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. In a large pot, add olive oil and onions, celery and carrots
  2. Saute vegetables til onions are translucent
  3. Add garlic and diced chicken and cook for about 2 minutes
  4. Add chicken broth, poultry seasoning and bay leaf
  5. Bring to a boil then remove bay leaf
  6. Reduce heat to simmer til tender
  7. Add salt and pepper to taste
  8. Remove from heat and cool in fridge
  9. In a separate pot cook egg noodles til tender
  10. Cool egg noodles in fridge
  11. Add cold egg noodles to cold chicken soup
  12. When ready to serve, reheat soup

Note: By cooking the soup and noodles separate and then adding them together when cold will prevent the noodles from overcooking. Just reheat and serve. The rest of the soup will keep well in the fridge or your can freeze it.

 

 

 

Italian Chicken Soup

11 Friday Nov 2016

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Ingredients

  • wrks4me_terry_tested-113 Cooked breasts of chicken (diced)
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 1 green leek (thinly sliced)
  • 1 cup diced carrots (diced)
  • 1 cup diced celery (about 3 stalks)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (28 oz / 796 ml) can of diced tomatoes
  • 3 (14 oz /398 ml) cans chicken broth
  • 2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 3/4 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp dried marjoram
  • 1 Tbsp liquid chicken broth concentrate
  • 1/4 cup of pearl barley
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Finely shredded Romano or Parmesan cheese, for serving

Directions

  1. In a pan, put leeks, onion, celery, carrot, garlic and olive oil and cook over medium high heat, until tender about 6 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and chicken broth, sugar, basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram chicken broth concentrate and bring to a boil. Add pearl barley and cover with lid and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, until veggies are soft, and pearl barley is tender, about 45 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Serve warm with grated Romano or Parmesan cheese and large slice of crusty bread.

Braised Pork Shoulder ~ wrks 4 Veronika

31 Monday Oct 2016

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Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs pork shoulder
  • 1.5 cups of chicken stock
  • 2 large parsnips
  • 2 or 3 large carrots
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 1 large onion
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 5 bay leaves
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 385 F

  1. Sear the pork on all four sides as it is generally a large cut
  2. Chop the onion and garlic
  3. Chop the parsnips, celery and carrots length wise leaving it thick as shown it the photo above
  4. Place the seared pork shoulder on top of the bed of onions and garlic
  5. Surround the pork with the cut vegetables
  6. Pour your chicken stock over everything.  The liquid should only be one third high
  7. Add the herbs, salt and pepper
  8. Braise it covered for approximately 2 hours depending on the size of the cut

Make it yours: you could add sherry or white wine along with the chicken stock but remember don’t use too much liquid otherwise it turns more into a soup rather then braised pork. Because it is such a inexpensive cut, braising is the best way to cook it.