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Grandbabycake's Southern Cornbread Recipe
By RoketJSquerl
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 2 cups self rising cornmeal
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 cups whole milk room temperature
- 2 1/3 large eggs room temperature and beaten
- 3 1/4 oz sour cream room temperature
- 1/4 cup salted butter melted
- 1/8 cup vegetable oil
Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake
By RoketJSquerl
Instructions Preheat the oven to 325°F
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3.4 oz chocolate fudge instant pudding mix
- 3/4 cup dutch process cocoa i.e. Hershey's Special Dark
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- 4 large eggs
- 8 oz sour cream
- Glaze:
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp dark corn syrup
- 1/4 tsp pure almond extract
Jeni's Ice Cream Base
By RoketJSquerl
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, OH has some of the most amazing flavors around, but they all start with thi...
- 2 cups milk
- 4 tsp. cornstarch
- 1 1 4 cups heavy cream
- 2 3 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. light corn syrup
- 1 4 tsp. kosher salt
- 3 tbsp. cream cheese, softened
Ben's Beet Pickled Eggs
By RoketJSquerl
INSTRUCTIONS Layer the peeled eggs with pickled beets, jalapenos and onions in mason jars or tall cover-able conta...
- 12 peeled hard boiled eggs
- 1 qt pickled beets with juice
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 1 cup rice vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons pickling spices
- 1 teaspoon dill seed
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 10 black peppercorns
- 1 sweet onion thinly sliced
- pickled jalapenos to taste
- 3 sprigs fresh dill
- 2 garlic cloves
- 6 cardamom pods
- 2 star anise
Natchitoches Meat Pies with Spicy Creole Aioli
By RoketJSquerl
Melt the butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat, when hot add the ground meats, cook until brown...
- For the dough:
- For the Filling
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1/2 lb Ground Beef
- 1/2 lb Ground Pork
- 1/2 Cup Spanish Onion, finely diced
- 1/2 Cup Red Bell Pepper, finely diced
- 1/4 Cup Celery, finely diced
- 1/2 Cup Green Onions
- 3 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp Homemade Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Crystal Hot Sauce
- Kosher salt, black pepper, and Cayenne to taste.
- 1/2 Cup Beef Stock
- 1/8 Cup All Purpose Flour
- 4 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Iodized Salt
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 Cup Lard
- 1 Egg
- 1 Cup Milk
- Spicy Creole Aioli
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 scallions including green tops, minced
- 3 tablespoons Creole mustard
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
- Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir until fully combined.
- Serve immediately, or for optimal flavor, allow the aioli to chill for a minimum of 1 hour to allow the flavors to set.
Classic Sloppy Joes-Cooks Illustrated
By RoketJSquerl
INSTRUCTIONS SERVES 4 Tossing the beef with baking soda in step 1 helps keep it tender and juicy; adding baking s...
- 2 tablespoons water, divided
- ½ teaspoon plus ⅛ teaspoon baking soda, divided
- 1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
- ½ teaspoon plus ⅛ teaspoon table salt, divided
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- ½ onion, chopped fine
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar, plus extra for seasoning
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, plus extra for seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- 4 hamburger buns
Japanese Grilled Steak and Scallion Rolls (Negimaki)
By RoketJSquerl
INSTRUCTIONS SERVES 8 TO 10 AS AN APPETIZER OR 4 TO 6 AS A MAIN DISH Look for a flank steak that is as rectangula...
- 1 (2-pound) flank steak, trimmed
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons mirin
- 3 tablespoons sake
- 16 scallions, trimmed and halved crosswise
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
Tomato Sandwiches
By RoketJSquerl
Choose tomatoes that measure no more than 2 inches in diameter
- Serves 4
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- ¾ teaspoon table salt
- 1 pound mixed ripe tomatoes, cored and sliced ¼ inch thick
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 8 slices hearty white sandwich bread, toasted
- Ground black pepper
Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies-CI
By RoketJSquerl
INSTRUCTIONS MAKES 16 COOKIES Avoid using a nonstick skillet to brown the butter; the dark color of the nonstick ...
- INGREDIENTS
- Print Shopping List
- 1 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 ounces)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 3/4 sticks)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
- ¾ cups packed dark brown sugar (5 1/4 ounces) (see note)
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 ¼ cups semisweet chocolate chips or chunks (see note)
- ¾ cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted (optional)
Hunan Beef with Peppers and Asparagus
By RoketJSquerl
Instructions In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the marinade
- For the marinade:
- 1 lb boneless beef short rib (recommended) or other steak, sliced into 1/4" thick slices
- 1 cup peanut oil for frying
- 1 Tbsp Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
- 1 tsp sea or kosher salt
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp potato starch (substitute for all-purpose flour at 1:1 ratio if necessary)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp water
- For the stir fry:
- 1 Tbsp minced ginger
- 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped or minced
- 2 Thai red chiles (Bird's Eye chiles), seeded and finely chopped (for mild heat)
- 1-2 tsp or more dried chili flakes (optional; 1-2 tsp for medium heat, 3+ tsp for more heat)
- Sea or kosher salt (to taste)
- 4 scallions, sliced about 1-inch long on the diagonal
- 8-10 asparagus spears, cut into 1-inch pieces on the diagonal
- 1/2 each red, green and yellow bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tsp sesame oil