Recipe Corner

[wile1]

I've always loved recipes.. What folks eat from different parts of the world is facinating and I love trying new things to cook up. So how about a thread to post your favorite recipes, hints from the kitchen, what you like to eat, where you like to eat, what you had for dinner, anything related to the food world. Its facinating to see what other people eat... :)

I'd like to give ya'll my own recipe for Chicken Stroganoff. Its a favorite around my house and so fast and easy to make. Which is how I like to cook.. fast and easy with very little clean up..

I came up with this recipe on my own using a combination of recipes from my mother and grandmother and fixing it for my own familys tastes.

Chicken Stroganoff

3 large chicken breasts, poached in water then shredded, save the cooking water.. OR... you can use canned chicken, any parts of chicken you like if you like the dark meat fine, or buy already cooked chicken or rotisarre chicken from the store.. But you need about 3 cups of shredded or chunked chicken...

1 can of onion soup in beef broth.. here again if you like make your own or just use beef broth...

1/4 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup of red cooking wine
1 package of egg noodles your choice of size etc. or make your own if you like.
1 pint of sour cream

Cook your chicken in a large skillet then set aside to cool, shredd off bone into bite size pieces.

Remove all but 1/4th cup of the cooking liquid, add the wine and the onion soup and the butter to the skillet and bring to a slow boil..

Add the chicken back and heat through...

Pour the noodles on top and cover, stirring occassionally til the noodles absorb all the liquid,... at this point you may need to add a little more liquid to make sure the noodles cook through and are soft.. add a little more wine..

NOTE: on the wine, use a red wine it has a great flavor and I find the cheaper the better lol.. I use a red sangria but you can use cooking wine if you prefer.

When the noodles are cooked through stir the mixture then remove from heat and add the sour cream and stir in...

Serve immediately...

Serving suggestions.. serve over bisquits or mashed potatos, or alone with a side salad.

You can also freeze this mixture and then thaw in fridge and reheat in pan adding a little milk or wine. Its also very good the next day for lunch if you have some leftover..

This recipe will make you one large 10 inch skillet full, enough to feed 4 to 6 people.

One thing I find with cooking.. I like to play with recipes so feel free to play with this one.. add some cooked onion or maybe some canned peas at the last minute... or carrots. Its a versitile chicken dish.. you could cook it to the point of the sour cream addition and instead add a can of cream of chicken soup and make it into creamed chicken.. or use it to stuff a pot pie.

Enjoy the recipe and I'd like so much to hear some of your favorites, I enjoy trying new things! :)

[judee3d]

And here I thought you were going to give a recipe for chili!!
:Ohmygod:

This looks delicious! Rich, but delicious!

I'm not a cook, so off hand I can't think of anything, but if I can remember any of the old family recipes I'll let you know. Or maybe something Swiss... hmm, I'll have to give it some thought!

[wile1]

Can't wait judee!! :D

Okay my chili recipe LOL

Wild Wile's 5 alarm Chilli....

1# Ground chuck
1 can crushed tomatos
salt and pepper
chili powder
pepper flakes
1 can chili beans in hot sauce
1 med. onion chopped
1 clove garlic smashed
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive oil

...

Place oil in bottom of deep large sauce pan, add meat and onions and garlic .. brown meat and onions.. Add chili powder and pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste... Add can of crushed tomatos and stir well.... Simmer for a few minutes over low heat then add can of beans and continue simmering until thick...

Serve with crackers or cheese or onions your choice of toppings....

Makes about 4 to 6 servings.


Im kinda a semi homemade girl. Anything I can do in one pan and quick and easy cleanup is great by me!! :D

[judee3d]

Yummmm... I might even try that - it's been years since I had any real home made chili. I always loved it with saltine crackers.

Yegads, my mouth is watering!!

[wile1]

One thing my family loves is spaghetti.. heres my favorite Semi homade spaghetti sauce recipe.

Wiles Semi Homemade spaghetti sauce...

1#ground chuck
1 med. onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
2 tablespoons of italian seasonings
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon chopped garlic

Stir these in a large deep pan til meat is brown and onions are transulcent...

ADD

1 large can of tomato sauce
2 more tablespoons of italian seasonings

Stir and mix well...

ADD

1 large jar of your favorite boughten spaghetti sauce

Stir and mix well

Simmer over low heat for about an hour til thick... This makes a large pot full of sauce, for us a family of 3 its equal to 3 to 4 meals....

Freeze in freezer contains in serviing sizes for your family, take out of fridge thaw in micro wave and reheat to serve.

[ppetersen]

Great Idea Lou Anne, hmmmmm let's see...

my 'chicken marsala' made simple:

1 pound of chicken cutlets (cube them)
extra virgin olive oil (pale green gives the best flavor)-put enough in the pan for all the chicken to be coated
10 large cloves garlic, peeled, diced
1 cup marsala
1 cup water
pepper (to taste)
Salt only if your a person who likes a lot of it.

brown the chicken cubes in the olive oil with the garlic cloves. Add the marsala cooking wine, then the water, bring to a quick boil, reduce heat and simmer till the chicken is fully cooked and the flavors blended. ( at tops a half hour) while chicken is cooking boil water, add angel hair pasta when water is boiling....

Drain the pasta, add the chicken atop it, liberally sprinkle with grated pecorino cheese.

Voila, a lovely meal, quick and easy...

(for those who are daring, you can also brown italian sweet sausage with this and artichoke hearts combining all ingrediants and cooking together)

:)

Enjoy

[wile1]

Oh now that sounds just scrumptious pat!!! I love chicken!!

My way of fixing it is..

I buy boneless chicken breasts when on sale and cook them in a skillet one of two ways.

First way..

I add a bit of olive oil in the pan and then cook the chicken with seasonings, salt pepper and worchestershire sauce.. This form is very brown and dark but its a lot like grilled chicken. And its good for cutting and using in salads as well as just eating plain. and its pretty fat free.

Second way is I use a thinner breast piece or pound out a breast, dip it in beaten egg mixture then in seasoned bread crumbs and fry it in a pan with olive oil and butter. Since its thin it cooks faster and browns well. This is sort of like fried chicken and or it could be like country fried steak but with chicken.

Of course theres the old standby way :D Take your chicken and dip it in a good bear batter then fry it in oil!! :D Always good!

[vos]

A recipe : delicious desert.....someone????

[wile1]

Boy desserts isn't something we do to often around here. but.. One of my moms favorites to serve was jellow mixed with whipped cream.

She would make jellow in a square or rectangle pan and when it was done she would cut that into cubes and add a container of cool whip and mix it up. Of course you can use any sweetened whipped cream with this. And any flavor of jellow but my favorite for it is strawberry or cherry. I like the pink! :D

[Engel47]

Rock Cakes (European measures :))

Makes 9 large or 12 medium rock cakes.

225g self-raising flour (or plain flour, with 1 tsp baking powder added)
115g butter or margerine
1/2 tsp fine salt
1/2 tsp mixed spice
50g caster sugar
115g mixed dried fruit or if you prefer chocolate chips (scrummy!!)
1 large egg
2 tbsp milk
3 tbsp Demerara sugar (for sprinkling)

(both the salt and the mixed spice can be left out if desired).

Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas Mark 6. Grease a large baking sheet.

Sift the flour, salt and mixed spice (if using) together in a medium bowl. Cut the butter into small chunks and rub it into the flour until it has the consistency of large bread crumbs.

Stir in the sugar and dried fruit (or chocolate chips). Beat the egg and milk together.

Pour the egg mixture evenly over the flour/fruit mixture in the bowl. Using a round-bladed knife (e.g. a butter knife), blend the mixture together to form a rough dough.

Using the knife, or a spoon, drop portions of the dough onto the baking sheet. They'll fall off the knife (or spoon) in a rather rough fashion - resist strongly the urge to smooth them out - the rougher the better! Make sure to leave at least 2 inches (5cm) between the cakes as they will spread a little when baked. Sprinkle each cake with plenty of Demerara sugar. This gives them both a good crunch and shine when baked.

Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 minutes - smaller rock cakes will take about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack immediately and leave to cool fully before eating. Best eaten within 2 days! Enjoy :)

[ppetersen]

Delicious desert ... easy,

Fresh fruit (preferabley strawberries or blueberries)

Whipped cream

Small short cakes (usually looks like cake with a depression in the center)

Wash the berries, add to center of cake, spray whipped cream and voila...

strawberry short cake :)

[wile1]

Im sooooo Hungry!!!! :D

Delicious recipes!!!

An easy dessert is fruit yes.. try pears or peaches, slliced with cottage cheese or top with shreeded cheddar. Really good with dinner.