23454 i african tropical Recipes

beef stew meat, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, diced tomatoes, undrained, onion, chopped, sweet red pepper, chopped, green pepper, chopped, curry powder, salt, hot cooked rice, raisins , chopped salted peanuts and flaked coconut, optional

i use a 3 1/2 to 4 lb chuck roast, well marbelized with fat, and if you can find a bone-in roast, that s better yet (but it s almost always boneless chuck that you find at the grocer). i like to quickly rinse the roast in cold water just before i lay it on the cutting board to coat it with seasoned flour. place the following ingredients in a small baggie and shake the closed bag to mix it up, flour, salt, garlic salt, crazy mixed-up salt (if you can tsp get this seasoning, use seasoned salt instead, but jane s is by far the best), pepper, use your hands to generously pat the seasoned flour into the roast, on both sides, flipping the roast a couple times and repeating the process., in a dutch oven or roasting pan large enough to hold the roast, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat - you want your pan and oil to be hot enough to sear the roast well when you put it in the pan. when the oil is just about to the smoking point, put the roast in and cover the pan. let the meat sear until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip the roast. let it sear for a minute or two on the second side, then add, beef stock (i much prefer the boxed stock to the canned broth - it just seems to give the gravy a much richer taste in the end), cover the roasting pan and place it in a pre-heated 300 degree oven. roast for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat is fork tender and falls apart easily. i check the roast each hour, quickly opening the lid, just to make sure the stock has not evaporated. as long as your pan has a good seal on it, this shouldn tsp happen. but if necessary, add more stock to the pan., an hour before the roast is done , prepare the mashed potatoes. peel 6 large red potatoes (these work better - at least for me - because they are much moister than the russets, so the mashed potatoes are creamier); cut into 1/4th, and place them in a large saucepan - rinse the cut potatoes 2 times in cold water, then cover them in fresh cold water and place the pan over medium high heat; boil until tender. this is usually about 30 minutes, but it depends on the size of your cuts, so just cook them until you can easily insert a fork into a potato. drain potatoes well, reserving 1 cup of the water for the gravy. add the following to the hot potatoes, butter, sour cream, milk, salt, crazy mixed up salt (use regular salt or garlic salt if jane s salt is not available), pepper, i use a hand masher , but you can use an electric mixer or however you chose to mash the potatoes into a creamy yet firm texture. add more milk if potatoes are too stiff. place the mashed potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, cover with foil, and place in the oven to keep warm while you make the gravy., prepare the gravy, melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in 1/4 cup flour to make a paste, stir in enough beef stock to thin the paste enough to pour., finished roast from the pan and place it on a plate; cover meat with foil to keep warm., place the roasting pan over a medium flame and bring the liquid to a gentle boil (i usually seem to have about 1 1/2 to 2 cups liquid in the pan when the roast is done - if you have less, just use the beef stock to increase your liquid)., use a whisk to gradually whisk in the butter/flour/stock liquid., add 2 tbsp beef base - i use tone s (i prefer beef base to buillon - has a richer flavor and is really worth having on hand, but if you can tsp find this, try knorr s beef buillon extra large cubes), add the 1 cup of reserved potato water, add 1/2 cup beef stock, taste the gravy and see if you want more seasoning. i usually find i don tsp need to add anything at this point, since i have the seasoning from the flour coating and the stock and the beef base. if you think you need more seasoning, add salt and pepper to your taste. beef base will also give you more saltiness., keep the gravy warm while you uncover the meat and use 2 forks to pull the meat apart into small to medium chunks., you are now ready to assemble...

neufchatel cheese, softened, crushed pineapple, drained, bananas, sliced, shredded coconut, whole-grain bread

ripe mango, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick, olive oil, chopped red onion, chopped red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, lime, juiced, white sugar, salt, ground ginger

buttermilk pancake mix, orange juice, crushed pineapple, drained, banana, sliced, chopped pecans, flaked coconut

orange juice, pineapple chunks, drained, banana, coarsely chopped, skim milk, honey, crushed ice

apple, quartered, pineapple chunks, carrots, ends trimmed, fresh ginger, stalks celery, beet, white sugar (optional)

uncooked quinoa, rinsed, water, chopped dried pineapple, chopped dried mango, sweetened coconut flakes, dry-roasted macadamia nuts, chopped, hot mango chutney, mango chutney

banana, orange juice, cubed fresh mango, cubed fresh pineapple, coconut water, freshly squeezed lime juice, fresh chocolate mint, finely chopped

almond flour, coconut flour, tuna, drained, orange juice, almond milk, baking powder, pineapple rings, chopped, egg, olive oil

lemon cake mix, lime flavored jell-o mix, eggs, vegetable oil, fresh orange juice, fresh lime juice, sugar

butter, softened, brown sugar, orange juice, bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise, shredded coconut

mangos - peeled, seeded, and cubed, banana, nonfat plain yogurt, honey, cubes ice, vanilla extract

cream cheese, honey, pineapple juice concentrate, thawed, leftover bunny cake, cubed, mango nectar, rum flavored extract, chopped crystallized ginger, chopped macadamia nuts, sliced fresh mango, garnish

pepperidge farm puff pastry shells, cream cheese, softened, mango, peeled, seeded and diced, brown sugar, grated lime zest, toasted shredded coconut, mango slices or mint sprigs (optional)

cake, mango sorbet, softened, granular no-calorie sucralose sweetener (e.g., splenda ), lime, juiced, coconut milk, blueberries, mango, cubed, strawberries, hulled and quartered, fresh peaches, sliced, sweetened whipped cream, fresh mint for garnish

i have made this many times and the recipe comes from a french/belgium restaurant i worked in once again no written recipe , but i will try and explain how i did it., we bought the escargots (ok, snails) in a a 1 or 2 lb. tub, they came frozen and cleaned, no shells. we had shells we could stuff them in, if needed., i took a small pyrex ramekin and filled it half full of a clarified unsalted-butter, parsley and a small bit of garlic mixture. i put in 6 snails and covered the top with a puff pastry sheet. i would cut the pastry to fit the ramekin with a little hanging over the sides of the ramekin and coat with a egg wash (egg white and water) and made sure it sealed, use egg wash to make sure, pastry could shrink if not sealed good ., i put in a 425 degree oven and browned the pastry. i would make some kind of design on the pastry from a small cutters, before i browned it. i served this on a small white plate with a small paper doily on it. this dish we sold for $9.95 and sold a bunch nightly., a few sliced button mushrooms would be an option

whole wheat flour, oat bran, salt, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, grated and squeezed zucchini, mashed ripe papaya, grated carrot, unsweetened applesauce, honey, eggs, vanilla extract, lemons , zested, lemon juice