Spicy Mushan Noodles

Spicy Mushan Noodles

Pick a nice cut of beef, I used a round steak.

Season with:

Red pepper flakes

garlic

onions

Salt & pepper

Bake for 20 minutes.

For the sauce:

1/2 cup soy sauce

2 cups beef stock

2 tsp sugar

1 tsp ginger

2 tbs flour (for thickening)

Saute cabbage (optional) until soft.

Cut beef into strips.

Add sauce and beef strips to cabbage.

Add broccoli.

Reduce to low to medium heat.

Simmer until sauce thickens.

Add noodles slowly.

Fold noodles carefully to coat evenly.

Yum!

Braised Turtle Meat

1 (2 1/2 pound) boneless pork loin roast,rolled and tied

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons butter

3 cups whole milk

1 clove garlic, minced

3 tablespoons water

Season pork loin with salt and pepper.

Heat oil and butter in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown pork loin on all sides.

Slowly pour the milk in with the pork.
Stir in the garlic.
Allow the milk to come to boil, then lower the heat to medium-low.

Partially cover with the lid and cook until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

A thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Remove pork and set aside to rest for 15 minutes.
If the milk is not already a nutty brown color, increase the heat until the milk beings to brown.

Pour the water into the pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.

Slice the pork and serve with the milk sauce.

Yum!

Sautéed Carrots

Sautéed Carrots

                                                                   recipe from Halfhill

I liberated these babies from my dad’s garden. Thanks dad!

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 large clove garlic, minced

2 carrots cut into strips

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

2 teaspoons lemon juice

Serves two.

In a medium nonstick frying pan, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the garlic, carrots, sugar, salt, the pepper. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

Uncover the pan. Raise the heat to moderate and cook, stirring frequently, until the carrots are very tender and beginning to brown, about 8 minutes longer.

Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and the lemon juice.

Yum!

Morning Glory Dew

A Chilled Summer Soup

2 large cucumbers – peeled, seeded, and diced
1 cup sour cream
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup vegetable broth
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill

Combine cucumber, sour cream, yogurt, vegetable broth, and garlic in a large bowl; blend together using an immersion blender until smooth. Blend in mint and dill.

I do not have an immersion blender so I used a food Processor.

Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

I used a ziplock bag with yogurt in it. I cut a hole in the corner of it to make the swirl.

Yum!

Goopy Carbonara ~ The Sims

 Goopy Carbonara

You will need:

1 pound of spaghetti noodles
3 slices of bacon, cooked and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
2 tbs butter
2 eggs

Put water on to boil for the noodles.

Cook the bacon.
Remove bacon from pan and add onions. Cook to soften.

Cook onions till soft. Drain.

Return to pot. Put on medium heat and add butter, bacon, onions, garlic, salt and pepper.
Add eggs one at a time and stir until eggs are cooked. They won't be shiny anymore.

Remove from heat. add Parmesan cheese.
Toss and serve.

Yum!