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Chinese Style BBQ Spare Ribs

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  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1/3 cup oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp. rice wine
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 6 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 tsp. finely grated ginger
  • 4 lbs. American-style pork ribs
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  1. Mix hoisin, oyster, rice wine, soy sauce, garlic and ginger in a bowl; add the ribs and turn them to coat all sides.
  2. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least four hours
  3. Remove ribs from marinade; put marinade in a small pot on stove, adding the honey; simmer over low heat for 5 minutes or until it comes slightly syrupy
  4. Cook ribs on BBQ for 10 minutes, then turn over and do another 5 minutes.
  5. Continue cooking, basting and turning frequently for 30 minutes
  6. Let them rest for 10 minutes before serving

Brenda’s Chocolate Cookies

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  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cup oats
  1. Cream butter
  2. Add sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla
  3. Add flour and other dry ingredients
  4. Add oatmeal
  5. Spoon onto greased cookie sheet
  6. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes

Black Chana

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  • Soak black chana overnight with salt
  • Boil next day until tender; drain
  • In frying pan, put olive oil – when hot, fry some cumin seeds and dry red chili
  • Put in finely chopped onions – fry until brown
  • Add garlic and ginger (minced)
  • Add salt, pepper, coriander (seeds or powder – tsp), garam masala (1/2 tsp), turmeric; stir well
  • Add in the chana, quickly fry
  • Turn down heat
  • If you want, cut potatoes in small cubes and add in

Beef Stew (MOM)

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MOM

  • Cut round steak into 1″ cubes
  • Mix flour, salt and pepper – dip beef cubes into it
  • Brown cubes lightly in oil
  • Add a little more oil, put onions in and fry up (might have to add wine/water)
  • Add tomatoes to make sauce.  Let it stew on low heat, stirring constantly
  • An hour before serving, put in carrots, celery, cooking wine

DAD

  • Fry up onions
  • Put in meat and water/tomatoes
  • Add carrots, celery and wine
  • Thicken with flour/water

Baked Eggs

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  • Butter or oil as needed
  • 1 slice tomato
  • 1 small slice prosciutto
  • 1 egg
  • Salt and pepper
  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Smear a bit of butter or oil in ramekin; line with tomato and prosciutto
  3. Break egg into ramekin, then put on a baking sheet
  4. Bake 10-15 minutes, or until egg is set and white is solidified
  5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve

 

Apple Crumble (MOM)

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  • 4 cups sliced apples
  • 3-4 tbsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats + 1/4 cup flour
  1. Place apples in a greased dish.
  2. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
  3. Cream butter and brown sugar – blend in rolled oats/flour and salt
  4. Sprinkle the mixture on top of fruit
  5. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes

All-American Potato Salad

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  • 4 lbs. potatoes
  • 1 tbsp. salt
  • 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 3 large hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tsp. whole celery seeds
  • 1 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 3 celery stalks, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 10 cornichons, diced
  • 3 scallions, sliced
  • 2 tbsp. chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tsp. paprika

Boil potatoes, adding 1 tsp. salt.  When knife tender, drain into a colander.  Cut into 1″ dice while still hot.  Drizzle with vinegar and set aside.

Combine eggs, celery seed, mayonnaise, mustard 2 tsp. salt and pepper into a bowl, whisk to combine.  Add the potatoes, mix.  Add the peppers, onions, scallions, cornichons, celery and parsley.  Chill.  Garnish with paprika.

Rice and Beans IP

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  • 1 cup cry beans
  • 2 cups brown rice (or a medley of long-cooking rices)
  • 4.5 cups water
  • 1 cup salsa (or equivalent of water or part tomato paste)
  • 4-5 tablespoons of spices (cumin, cayenne, chili powder, basil, thyme, etc.)

Manual 30 minutes
Natural pressure release for at least 15 minutes