Tortilla Soup

Ingredients: 2 cups chicken breast diced 1/2 green pepper minced 3 ribs celery minced 1 medium onion minced 1 jalapeno pepper minced 2 cloves garlic minced 2 tbsp oil 14 1/2 ounces canned tomatoes 5 ounces Ro-tel tomatoes and green chilies 1 1/2 cups beef broth 3 1/2 cups chicken broth 10 3/4 ounces tomato soup 2 cups water 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 6 6″ corn tortillas cut in 1″ squares (leave out for low carb / keto) 1/2 cup Cheddar or… Continue reading Tortilla Soup

Sausage – Hot Italian

Ingredients: 5 lbs pork shoulder 80% lean 1 tbsp fennel cracked 1/2 tbsp salt 1/2 tbsp black pepper ground 1/2 tbsp garlic granulated 1 1/2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 cups ice water 1/2 cups olive oil Instructions: Trim the pork, cut it into 1 inch cubes, and grind it through the coarse (1/4″) plate of your meat grinder. Combine the spices in a small container and mix with the of ice water. Pour… Continue reading Sausage – Hot Italian

Sausage – Best Breakfast as of 1/20/2018

Ingredients – 10lb recipe: 10 lbs ground pork 10 tsp sea salt – Ratio should be 0.2 oz. by weight per pound of meat.  (Always weigh the salt.) 6 tsp brown sugar 2.5 tsp white pepper 5 tsp rubbed sage 1.25 tsp ginger 1.25 tsp nutmeg 2.5 tsp thyme ground 2.5 tsp cayenne pepper 2.5 tsp crushed red pepper flakes slightly ground 1.25 tsp fennel seed slightly ground 1.25 teaspoons mustard powder 5 Tablespoons lard (pork butt is too… Continue reading Sausage – Best Breakfast as of 1/20/2018

Oven Fajitas

Ingredients: 1 lb chicken diced 1/4″ 1 red pepper sliced thin 2 green peppers sliced thin 1 onion sliced thin 1.5 tsp chili powder for sauce 1 tsp cayenne pepper for sauce 1 tsp salt for sauce 1 tsp sugar for sauce 1 tsp garlic powder for sauce 1 tsp pepper for sauce 1 tsp cumin for sauce 1 Tbsp paprika for sauce 1 Tbsp corn starch for sauce 2.5 Tbsp olive oil for sauce  tortillas  sour cream  salsa  cheese  guacamole Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Slice all meat and vegetables. Mix together… Continue reading Oven Fajitas

Eggs – Hard boiled Easy Peel

Eggs will cook the same in steam or boiling water. Using a steamer basket keeps the water temperature from dropping when the cold eggs are placed in the pot. The higher temperature prevents the shells from gluing to the eggs. It is OK if the yolks aren’t completely chalky.  They should have a bit of… Continue reading Eggs – Hard boiled Easy Peel

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Canadian Bacon

Ingredients: 1 gallon water 1.5 cups kosher salt 1 cup brown sugar 8 tsp pink curing salt 1 cup dark maple syrup 2 Tbsp sage 1 Tbsp thyme 2 cloves garlic 4 lbs pork loin Instructions: Combine the water, salt, sugar, pink salt, maple syrup, sage, thyme, and garlic cloves in a stockpot. Bring to a simmer and stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. Remove from the heat and refrigerate until chilled… Continue reading Canadian Bacon

Artichoke Dip

Ingredients: 14 oz canned artichoke hearts drained 1 cup mayonnaise 8 oz canned diced green chilis 6 oz Monetary Jack Cheese shredded 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese plus more for topping Instructions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coarsely Chop artichoke hearts. In a medium bowl, mix artichoke hearts, mayonnaise, green chilies, Monterey Jack and Parmesan Cheese. Spoon into a shallow 1.5 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan… Continue reading Artichoke Dip