9 cooking es Recipes

lard or 1/2 cup vegetable oil, annatto seeds, lean pork, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, pork fatback , cut into 1/2-inch pieces or 1/4 lb bacon, strips cut into 1/2-inch pieces, garlic cloves, minced, onion, coarsely chopped, green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped, sweet green peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped (aj es dulces) (optional), tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped, leaves fresh culantro, coarsely chopped (or cilantrillo, or both), chopped fresh oregano or 1 tbsp dried oregano, chickpeas (reserve the liquid), pitted green olives, sliced into thin rounds, with 1 tbsp liquid, capers (optional), raisins, green plantains, green bananas, yautia (taro root, malanga, dasheen), broth , reserved from cooking the filling, salt, frozen banana leaves , spines removed or 1 lb fresh banana leaf, cut into 12-inch squares spines removed, sheets parchment paper , 12-inch x 18-inch (if banana leaves are not available, parchment paper may be used for entire wrapping), string or butcher s kitchen twine

beef , boneless round steak, oil, cooking, broth , beef, water, stalk celery, onion, carrot, thyme, worcestershire sauce, garlic, minced, pepper, black ground, bay leaf, potato (es), turnips, potato(es), sweet

onion, chopped, butter, spinach, washed very well and chopped (if using frozen, drained very well ), flour, milk, salt and pepper, grated cheese, eggs, separated, shrimp, cooked and peeled

roasting chickens , cut-up fryer chickens, salt and pepper, butter, onions, peeled and sliced, flour, tomatoes, peeled and sliced (canned is also fine ), green bell peppers or 3 pimientos, seeded and chopped, garlic clove, chopped, fresh thyme, fresh parsley, minced, bay leaf, chicken stock, cooked rice

heavy cream, lemon juice, salt, boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lb), vegetable oil, onion, chopped fine, white mushrooms, sliced thin, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped fine, pepper, all-purpose flour, madeira wine, low sodium chicken broth, fresh parsley, finely chopped, italian bread, buttered and toasted (see directions below )

all-purpose flour, butter, cubed, chicken broth, divided, cubed cooked chicken, a dash(es) ground nutmeg, half-and-half cream, lemon, lemon juice, milk, pepper, salt

mirlitons (chayote squash), bulk pork sausage, onions, chopped, garlc, finely chopped, a few dash(es) of creole seasoning (such as tony chachere s), breadcrumbs, butter, salt and pepper, cooking oil