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Slow Cooker Beer Brats

By mz0926
Cook's Country For those times when tailgating isn’t an option, we wanted traditional beer brats from the slow ...
- 1 pound onions, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rings
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 1/2 pounds bratwurst (10 sausages)
- 3 cups beer
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard, plus extra for serving
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 cup sauerkraut
- 10 hoagie rolls
Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie

By mz0926
Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie From Cook's Country June/July 2006 Why this recipe works: We wanted our Mile-High L...
- IngredientsLemon Filling 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup lemon juice (from 6 lemons)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 8 large egg yolks (reserve 4 whites for meringue)
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
- 1 (9-inch) pie shell, fully baked and cooled
- Meringue 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large egg whites (reserved from filling)
- Pinch table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Spicy Pork Empanadas

By mz0926
Cooks Country Why this recipe works: To speed things up, we used supermarket refrigerated pie dough for our rec...
- 3 cups carne adovada, leftover
- 4 scallions, chopped fine
- 1 cup pimento stuffed green olive, chopped fine
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 tablespoon minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
- 2 pie dough rounds (9-inch)
Herbed Turkey Breast

By mz0926
Robert Irvine
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped or dry fresh thyme.
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped or dry fresh sage
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped or dry fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil, divided
- Salt and pepper
- 1 turkey breast half, skin-on, boneless, tenderloin removed
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock (enough to fill pan up to 1/4-inch)
Wisconsin Cheddar Beer Soup

By mz0926
From Cook's Country December/January 2009 Why this recipe works: For our Wisconsin Cheddar Beer Soup, milk worked ...
- Serves 6
- You will need one 4-ounce chunk of American cheese from the deli counter for this recipe; do not use presliced or packaged shredded cheese here. Freeze the American cheese for 15 minutes to make shredding easier.
- Ingredients4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped fine
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (12-ounce) beer (see related How to Cook)
- 2 cups milk, whole or low-fat
- 3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded American cheese (see note)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Salt and pepper
DAD'S CORN BEEF

By mz0926
Glass Corningwear with lid, place 1/2"inch water in bottom
- Corn Beef Brisket (Flat cut)
Reduced-Fat General Tso's Chicken

By mz0926
From Cook's Country December/January 2013 General Tso’s chicken is a Chinese takeout staple, but after being batt...
- IngredientsCHICKEN Vegetable oil spray
- 5 cups (5 ounces) cornflakes
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- SAUCE1 2/3 cups water
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup apricot jam
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Iron Range Porketta

By mz0926
From Cook's Country October/November 2012 Not to be confused with Italian porchetta, Iron Range porketta is a fen...
- .Ingredients3 tablespoons fennel seeds, cracked
- Salt and pepper
- 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
- 1 (5-pound) boneless pork butt roast, trimmed
- 1 fennel bulb, stalks discarded, bulb halved, cored, and chopped
- 8 crusty sandwich rolls
Roasted Red Pepper Shrimp and Pasta Salad

By mz0926
From Cook's Country April/May 2011 Why this recipe works: To save time and dishes, we cook the pasta, shrimp, a...
- Serves 4
- Ingredients Salt and pepper
- 12 ounces rotini pasta
- 2 pounds extra-large (21-25) shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails discarded
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup drained jarred roasted red peppers, chopped
- 2 teaspoons grated zest plus 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lemon
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
Reduced Fat Beef Stroganoff

By mz0926
Cook's Country Why this recipe works: Flank steak has a beefier flavor than mild tenderloin; a little meat...
- 1 small flank steak (1 pound), trimmed of excess fat
- 1 1/4 teaspoons meat tenderizer
- 1 1/2 pounds portobello mushroom caps, gills removed, halved and sliced thin
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 3 tablespoons white wine
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley