Ginger Beef and Chinese Broccoli

Ingredients:

2 bundles of Chinese Broccoli sliced

1 beef roast sliced thin

1 1/2 onion sliced

3 cloves garlic chopped

1 cup ginger root sliced thin

1 cup beef broth

Red cooking wine

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 tablespoons red pepper powder

1 tablespoon sesame oil

2 tablespoons flour

Black pepper

Sea salt

Ginger powder

Soy sauce

Vegetable oil

Equipment: Large Wok

So today I had a craving for Chinese broccoli. It’s like a leafy broccoli whose stalks have a crunch and tops cook down like other leafy vegetables. 2 bundles should be sufficient for a family of four so that’s what I buy. I have to go to an Asian grocery store (O-mart) in Killeen, to get it because it’s not sold at Walmart or H.E.B. Well worth it though. Pictured below is the broccoli. See how completely different it looks!

I also use a red pepper powder I get from O-mart just as an FYI.

This is very easy and nutritious to make. Remember stir-fries save working moms lives! Marinade your meat before dealing with the vegetables. Season it with red pepper powder, a little soy sauce, sea salt, black pepper, sesame oil, and a little red wine. Mix in the flour so there is a slight coating on it. Set it aside and prepare your vegetables.

To prepare the broccoli, I chop the stalks off and dice them. Then slice the leafy part. I separate them because they cook at different rates.

Combine your ginger, onions, and garlic in a wok with a little vegetable oil. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and a little soy sauce. Begin to saute them on medium heat for a few minutes.

Then add your broccoli stalks and continue to saute.

After about 5 mins add the meat and stir until its starts to brown and mixes with the veggies. Pour in beef broth and let it simmer. Then finally add the leafy part of the broccoli. Put a cover over it and step away for about 5 minutes. Then remove the top and start mixing the uncooked broccoli in deeper and bring the cooked down broccoli to the top along with meat and veggies. Mix in more salt, pepper, soy sauce and now ginger powder. Once your meat is cooked through and all your broccoli leaves are cooked down you can serve over Jasmine rice.

August 25, 2018 2

Antoinette’s Inspired Baked Tilapia

This recipe was inspired by my best friend. I was so exhausted from work but had a bible study call to get on as soon as I walked through the door. She told me don’t worry about it and she cooked dinner for me and the boys. I was taking notes and she handed me an awesome plate of food. It was not only pretty but tasted amazing! After I got off the call I was like what the heck did she season the fish with?? She was like she just goes in the kitchen and just mixes stuff up. Just randomly cooks soooo good. So I couldn’t wait to try some of her techniques. So this recipe is inspired Miss Antoinette. Hope you try it because it’s quick to make and very tasty!

Ingredients:

12 fillets of Tilapia

1 tomato sliced

1 green pepper sliced

1 onion sliced

3 garlic cloves chopped

3 tablespoons of lemon juice

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons Marsala cooking wine

1/2 stick of butter

Sea salt

Black pepper

Thyme

Paprika

Rick’s Hot And Spicy All Purpose seasoning (5in1) or Seasoned Salt

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Melt the butter and then combine wine, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and All Purpose Seasoning. Whisk the mix thoroughly. Set aside. Arrange the fish and place the sliced veggies on top. Then pore your butter mix all over the tilapia. Sprinkle salt, pepper, paprika and thyme on top. Bake for 23 mins.

August 14, 2018 0

Sautéed Summer Squash and Zucchini

Yesterday one of my coworkers gave me some fresh veggies out of his vegetable garden. Most of their crops didn’t make due to the intense heat we have been experiencing in Central Texas. *Sigh* I would have loved some of his homegrown tomatoes… Nonetheless I was super pumped to make these for dinner. Now the thing is most of my experiences with squash weren’t so good as a child. It seems as though people overcook the heck out of them until they’re mushy. Once I started cooking for myself, I realized they can be really good as long as you just simply restrain yourself. So I did a quick flavorful saute and kept it moving. QUICK AS IN 10 MINS AND CUT IT! Lol.

Ingredients:

1 yellow squash diced

1/2 zucchini squash diced

1 1/2 vine tomatoes sliced

1 onion sliced

2 cloves garlic chopped

1 tablespoon capers

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoons of red cooking wine

olive oil

sea salt

black pepper

Rick’s Hot & Spicy All Purpose Seasoning (5in1) or Seasoned Salt (just don’t use the sea salt)

In a wok, on medium heat combine all ingredients except the tomatoes. Season to taste. Saute in olive oil for 8 minutes. Then add the tomatoes for the last 2 minutes as to not over cook them. Again this a 10 minute total cooking time so that you can keep the squash and zucchini with a nice crunch. No mush over here.

August 10, 2018 1

BBC….Better Baked Chicken

To spruce up an otherwise uneventful dinner here is a suggested marinade for baked chicken.

Ingredients:

sea salt

black pepper

Rick’s Hot and Spicy All Purpose Seasoning (5in1)

sesame oil

soy sauce

Marsala cooking wine

Marinade your chicken in the following ingredients. Then bake as normal. Skin should be crispy. This is a very flavorful alternative I promise.

August 4, 2018 0

Pollock with Red Curry Sauce

9 or 10 Fillets sliced in quarters

3 bundles of bokchoy chopped

4 potatoes peeled and quartered

1 can of tomato puree

1 can of stewed tomatoes

1/2 red pepper sliced

1/2 yellow pepper sliced

1 1/2 onion sliced

1 cup cilantro chopped *garnish*

3 cups vegetable broth

olive oil

2 tablespoons red pepper powder

2 tablespoons curry powder

2 tablespoons onion powder

2 tablespoons garlic powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 tablespoon Rick’s All-Purpose Seasoning Cajun

**Sugar** ADDED LAST

On high, start boiling your potatoes. They should be soft within 20 minutes as long as you didn’t slice them too big. Once they are done drain them and set them aside. I let my frozen Pollock fillets thaw and realized there was no skin on the back. I remembered it was a very flaky fish so cooking it with the sauce was a no go. It would shred apart easily. So I set them aside in a wok with olive oil and a little salt and pepper. They will cook very fast so finishing the sauce first is priority. In a small bowl your seasonings will all be combined except for the sugar. This mix will literally make the sauce come to life.

On medium saute your onions and peppers in a little olive olive. Then add stewed tomatoes, tomato puree, and vegetable broth. Then begin slowly pouring in your seasoning mix. I didn’t use all of mine. I had about a small corner left. This was to my taste preferences. Yours may vary so taste the sauce as you add in the mix until you feel it’s right.

Next add bokchoy, potatoes and stir. Add sea salt and pepper and finally one spoonful of sugar. Turn down to low and let simmer.

On medium heat, cook the Pollock. Make sure to be gentle with it as you flip it over to cook both sides as it will break up. It will cook extremely fast. Once the fish is done gently scoop out of the pan and add to your curry sauce. Stir. Serve with rice and garnish with fresh cilantro on top to bring a burst of flavor!

August 4, 2018 0