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Black Eyed Peas
By UncleDick
New Years good luck stars with a bowl of Black Eyed Peas
- 1 lb dried Black Eyed Peas
- 4 cups low salt chicken stock
- 1 smoked shank
- 5 slices bacon
- 8 oz diced ham
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 bell peppers diced
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 jalapeño diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups fresh Spinach leaves
- 8 fresh thyme sprigs
- Salt and pepper to taste
Smoked Thanksgiving Turkey
By UncleDick
2021, I smoked a 12.4 lb Turkey after dry brining it fr 3 days
- 1. 12-15lb Turkey
- Kosher salt
- Dried Herbs
- Fresh herbs for cavity
- Celery
- 1 Lemon
Pellet Grill Smoked Thanksgiving Turkey
By UncleDick
2021, I smoked a 12.4 lb Turkey on my RecTeq rt-700 pellet grill after dry brining it fr 3 days
- •1. 12-15lb Turkey
- •Kosher salt
- •Dried Herbs
- •Fresh herbs for cavity
- •Celery
- •1 Lemon
Nonnie's Caciatori
By UncleDick
Ed Piccone's Nonnie
- 1- 3 lb cut-up Chicken
- 3 potatoes sliced
- 3 clove garlic pressed
- i onion chopped
- Oregano - fresh
- Rosemary - fresh
- S&P
- 2 cups CRW (cheap red wine)
Shrimp Creole
By UncleDick
From Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen The homemade Stock and time prepping is worth it in the end! (Thi...
- 2 Lbs, raw E-Z peel Shrimp
- 2 1/2 cup Basic Shrimp Stock***
- 1/4 Fat or Oil (can be: Chicken, Pork or Beef Fat) I( have used olive oil and bacon fat)
- 2 1/2 Cup diced onions
- 1 3/4 Cup chopped celery
- 1 1/2 cup diced bell pepper
- 4 T butter
- 2 t minced garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 t salt
- 1 t cayenne
- 1 1/2 t white pepper
- 3/4 t black pepper
- 1 1/2 t Tobasco sauce
- 1 T dried thyme
- 1 1/2 t dried basil
- 3 cups peeled and chopped tomatoes (3 to 4)
- 1 1/2 Cup canned tomato sauce
- 2 t sugar
- 5 cups cooked rice
- Make Stock with Shrimp Shells, 5 cups of water,onion ends and pieces, celery leaves and ends, and bell pepper pieces, season with salt and pepper, strain and save for the Shrimp Creole and the rest for cooking the rice!***
Salt and Pepper, Microwave Potato Chips
By UncleDick
Adapted from an adaption from Pattywak found on Keyingredient
- Optional:
- 4 Yukon Gold, red potatoes or baker potatoes, unpeeled, scrubbed
- Drizzle for each layer or so of extra-virgin olive oil.
- Kosher Salt
- Fresh Ground Pepper
- Fresh and chopped Oregano, Rosemary and Thyme, added the same time as pepper!
Lemon Caper Sauce
By UncleDick
Great for drizzling over Tuna Steaks, Chicken Thighs / Breasts or Grilled Salmon
- 2 T capers
- 4 T butter
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 2 T lemon juice
- 1 t lemon zest
- 1 T chopped parsley
Emeril's Spanish Style Gazpacho
By UncleDick
Make the soup: In a food processor or a blender, combine tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon, peppers, cucumber, oni...
- For garnish:
- 3 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped (save the juice)
- 1/2 pound strawberries, stems removed
- 1/2 pound red seedless watermelon, about 1 cup
- 1 each green and red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 small red onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 small jalapeno, seeded
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 4 teaspoons salt or to taste
- 1/2 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1 /2 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely diced
- 1/2 cup red or green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1/2 cup finely diced strawberries
- 1/2 cup finely diced watermelon
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely diced
Coffee-Cola Pork Loin
By UncleDick
Inged Hoffmand recipe
- For the pork loin:
- 1 cup warm water, plus 1 cup cold water
- 1 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 (2 1/2 to 3-pound) pork loin
- 1/4 cup ground coffee beans
- 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole peppercorns
- 3 whole star anise
- 1 (1/2-inch) piece cinnamon stick broken into small pieces
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- For the sauce:
- 1/2 pound bacon, diced
- 2 cups demi-glace or 1 package demi-glace mix dissolved in 1 cup water
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 cup pineapple juice, from canned pineapple tidbits
- 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits
- 1 cup cola
Brown Irish Soda Bread
By UncleDick
Basic Traditional Brown Irish Soda bread
- 3 cups (12 oz) of wheat flour
- 1 cup (4 oz) of white flour (do not use self-rising as it already contains baking powder and salt)
- 14 ounces of buttermilk (pour in a bit at a time until the dough is moist)
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 2 ounces of butter if you want to deviate a bit.