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Pasta Diablo
Recipe by Ken Wallich
Cold windy day out? Try some nuclear pasta! You can naturally crank up, or down the spiciness, but as a chilihead, this was just about right, for a fairly spicy pasta.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2 as an entree, 4-6 as a side
Ingredients
1 can tomato sauce 3 thai (or other) fresh chilies, chopped 4 cloves of garlic, chopped 10 mushrooms, sliced and sauteed 1 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp red pepper flakes 1 Tbsp Sambal Oelek 1/3 habanero (or more, or none) 1/4 cup good red wine 1-1/2 cups of pasta Directions:
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100 Island Dressing
Recipe by Ken Wallich
A simplified version of an already simple recipe. Pretty easy to scale up/down too. I like my food spicy, this has a nice tang, change the Sriracha/Catsup ratio to suit your tastes.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
4 Tbsp mayonnaise 2 Tbsp dijon mustard 1 Tbsp Sriracha (replace with Catsup if you can’t handle the heat) 1 Tbsp Catsup 1 Tbsp pickle relish Directions:
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Chile Verde Huevos Rancheros
Recipe by Ken Wallich
Had some left over Chile Verde I made with some left over Pulled Pork. It was breakfast time, was craving some eggs, so thought I’d whip this up! Great leftover recipe, and a great way to use whatever you have available as toppings, since you really can’t go wrong here.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
4 eggs 1 cup Chile Verde Optional toppings 1/4 cup queso fresco or monterey jack (or any other medium-soft cheese you like) shredded 4 Tbsp salsa 2 Tbsp sour cream 2 green onions, chopped 1 Tomato, chopped 1 Avocado, sliced 1 Large tortilla and/or 1/4 cup rice Directions:
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Corn dog bites
Recipe by Ken Wallich
Active prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
1 Cup all-purpose flour 2/3 Cup corn meal 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 egg 1 Tablespoon oil 4-6 Frankfurters Long toothpicks Vegetable oil for frying (you want about 2-3″ of oil in the pan your frying in) Directions:
Batter:
Sift flour, corn meal, baking powder, sugar and salt together into a bowl Add milk, egg and 1 Tablespoon of oil Mix with a fork until blended Frying:
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Paella
Recipe by Ken Wallich
Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: Broth: 2 hours Paella: 1 hour Yield: 4-6 servings After making a lot of paella over the years, I’ve refined things a bit. But, the basics remain the same.
Paella is, at its heart, a rice dish. Once you get a stock you like, and practice slowly cooking the rice with it, that alone makes a wonderful dish. Then, you can add whatever you or your guests like to it, making it an extremely healthy and versatile dish.
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Spring Rolls
Rather than giving measurement estimates, since it depends on how many rolls you want to make, here are some guidelines. You’ll use about one spring roll wrapper (or two, if you’re nervous about them ripping), two palm sized pieces of lettuce, 4 mint leaves, 2 basil leaves, 1/4 ounce of bean sprouts, 2 Tablespoons of rice noodles, and 4 shrimp halves per roll.
Ingredients:
Spring roll wrappers Rice noodles 4 cooked shrimp halves per roll Mint leaves Basil leaves Lettuce Bean sprouts Directions:
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Pork Belly Garlic Noodles
An easy to make noodle dish, reminiscent of asian garlic noodle dishes I’ve loved in resturants. You can make it spicy, add ingredients like crab, pork, sausage, or leave as a simple noodle dish.
Ingredients:
1 package udon or thick egg noodles 3 Tbsp butter 2-4oz pork belly (or bacon) 4-6 garlic cloves 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp oyster sauce (if you can find it) 1 Tbsp Sriracha (optional) Directions:
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Bourbon Baked Beans
Sweet, hot, or both, these basic baked beans go great with anything you’re smoking, bbqing, or grilling.
Ingredients:
1 16 oz cans pinto beans, drained (I look for beans that are just beans & water) 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 Tbsp catsup 1 Tbsp cider vinegar 2 oz bourbon 1 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp mild chili powder 1 Tbsp yellow mustard powder 8 oz water (or ale) If you want it spicy, add… 2 Jalapenos or 1 Serrano pepper, finely diced 1 Tbsp cayanne pepper 1 Tbsp Sriracha Directions:
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Bourbon Baked Beans
Sweet, hot, or both, these basic baked beans go great with anything you’re smoking, bbqing, or grilling. Ingredients: 1 16 oz cans pinto beans, drained (I look for beans that are just beans & water) 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 Tbsp catsup 1 Tbsp cider vinegar 2 oz bourbon 1 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp mild chili powder 1 Tbsp yellow mustard powder 8 oz water (or ale) If you want it spicy, add… 2 Jalapenos or 1 Serrano pepper, finely diced 1 Tbsp cayanne pepper 1 Tbsp Sriracha Directions:
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Stuffed Peppers ala Susan
My sister in law made these for a party this weekend, and they were really good. I make a lot of stuffed jalapenos, so I know my stuffed peppers, and these are extra tasty.
Active prep time: 15-30 minutes, depending how many peppers you make
Cooking time: 2-10 minutes
Ingredients:
Sweet peppers (can use Jalapenos too) Cream Cheese Olive Oil Pesto Directions
Cut peppers in half lengthwise, de-seed Place peppers, opening facing up, on a cookie sheet (you may want to line with foil, for easier cleanup) Fill each pepper with a bit of cream cheese.