Category: Main Dishes

Korean Beef Bowls

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1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, or more to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced

1 pound ground beef
2 green onions, thinly sliced
Cooked rice
Romaine lettuce, washed and torn (optional)
Kimchi (optional)

  1. Whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes and ginger in a small bowl.
  2. Brown the beef in a large frying pan over medium heat. Drain the fat.
  3. Add garlic and cook a little longer until you can smell the garlic frying.
  4. Stir in the sauce and simmer for a few minutes to blend the flavours.
  5. Serve over steamed rice and top with green onions. (Makes four servings)

Suggestion:
To add more veggies, layer the following ingredients in your bowl: romaine, rice, beef and onions. Top with kimchi. (Kimchi can be purchased in Asian stores and some grocery stores.)

Chicken Oscar

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ChickenOscar

6 chicken breasts, boneless/skinless (about 1/4 lb each)

½ cup seasoned breadcrumbs (store-bought is fine)

2 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp oil

12 asparagus spears (about 1 lb)

½ lb cooked crab or imitation crab, cut in small pieces

18 large shrimp, cooked, deveined, and tails removed

Sauce:

¾ cup butter

2 Tbsp white wine

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp tablespoon Dijon mustard

3 egg yolks

Minced chives

  1. Chicken: Put bread crumbs on a plate. Coat chicken in crumbs. Heat a nonstick frying pan to med-high heat. Add a little butter and oil (the oil keeps the butter from burning) and swirl until melted. Cook chicken until browned on both sides. Put chicken in a baking pan in the oven at 350° and bake until chicken is no longer pink in center (about 10 minutes).
  2. Asparagus: Snap tough ends from asparagus and discard. Rinse asparagus. Bring about 1 inch water to a boil in the frying pan. Add asparagus to boiling water and cook just until tender. Drain.
  3. Sauce: Heat butter in a pot over medium-high heat until completely melted. Add wine, lemon juice and mustard. Stir yolks together with a fork. Whisk egg yolks into butter mixture. Heat until the whole mixture is warm.
  4. Assembly: Put each chicken breast on a plate. Top with equal amounts of crab, asparagus and shrimp. Then pour sauce over each portion. Garnish with onion.

Spaghetti Sauce

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1 lb ground meat (I use turkey or chicken)

1 small zucchini, minced (about 1 cup)

2 carrots, minced (about 1 cup)

2 stems of celery, minced (about 1 cup)

1.5 cups mushrooms, minced

1 onion, minced (about ½ cup)

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 cans spaghetti sauce

1 can crushed tomatoes

1 Tbsp hot sauce (or to taste)

  1. Fry the ground meat. While the meat is cooking, you can mince the vegetables in the food processor. Transfer the meat to a large pot.
  2. Using the same pan, sauté the vegetables until a little soft, and then add to the meat in the pot.
  3. Add the sauce, tomatoes and hot sauce. Simmer until ready to eat (or you can transfer to a crock pot). This freezes very well.

Pizza

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2 cups white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
½ cup cornmeal
½ tsp dried rosemary (optional)
1 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 2/3 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup oil

  1. Mix together the dry ingredients.
  2. Mix the yogurt and oil together, then mix into the dry ingredients using a fork.
  3. Kneed 10 times.
  4. Let stand for a few minutes (while you prepare some toppings). If you don’t have time, you can skip this step.
  5. Roll out and add desired toppings.
  6. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Suggested Pizza Toppings:

  • Tomatoes
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Green Pepper
  • Red Pepper
  • Pineapple
  • Mushroom
  • Green olive
  • Black olive
  • Bacon
  • Ground beef
  • Ham
  • Pepperoni
  • Chicken
  • Ground pork
  • Anchovies
  • Feta
  • Mozzarella

Chili

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1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (19 oz) can kidney beans, un-drained
1 (14 oz) can tomatoes, un-drained and chopped
1 (14 oz) can tomato sauce
1 small green pepper, chopped
2 tsp chili powder
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

  1. Brown the meat, onion and garlic in a large pot for about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in all the other ingredients and bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat and simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Suggestion:

Some serving ideas are: with a loaf of fresh bread and butter, or with Tostitos and cheese, or as a taco salad with lettuce, corn chips, cheese…