Tag: Red Onion

Recipes I have used in the some restaurants & at home.

Olive Orecchiette

1 Lb Dry Orecchiette
4 oz each Pitted Kalamata Olives Pitted Black Olives roughly chopped
4 oz. Shaved Parmesan Cheese
3 oz. Capers
1 C Cherry Tomatoes Cut in 1/2
1/4 C Olive Oil
1/4 C Fresh Basil Leaves
1/4 C Dry White Wine
1 Red Onion roughly chopped
1 T Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Salt and Pepper to taste

In large sauce pan, fry capers in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, drain and set aside. In large liberally salted water, boil pasta until ALMOST al dente. Drain (reserving 1 C of pasta water) and set aside. Add remaining olive oil to saute pan and caramelize onion on low heat. Add olives, tomatoes, pepper flakes and saute on medium heat for 3 minutes. Deglaze pan with red wine and allow to reduce by 1/3. Add pasta, basil leaves and add enough of the pasta water to make sauce desired consistency. Adjust seasonings. Garnish with Parmesan and capers. Can be served hot or room temp.

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Yellow Watermelon Salsa

1 Small seed less yellow melon
2 Jalapeno
1 Small red onion
1 ancho chili pepper
1 Clove garlic
Juice of 2 limes
salt and pepper to taste

Remove seeds from peppers and rough chop. Dice onion. Mince onion. Remove rind from melon and rough chop. Add all to a glass or plastic bowl, add lime juice and toss. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Adjust seasonings and serve chilled.

Note: I prefer a chunkier sauce.

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Fish Tacos with Smoked Corn Salsa

Corn Salsa:
4 Ears smoked corn on the cob
2 Jalapenos minced
2 Cloves minced garlic
1 large green bell pepper seeded and diced
1 Chipotle pepper minced
1 Red onion, diced
1 Roma tomato seeded and diced.
1/4 C Fresh lime juice
1 T Cumino
Mix all ingredients and store in plastic container over night.

6 Talapia, Catfish (or 3 oz. portions of cod filets)
1 C whole milk
1/2 C canola oil
1 T Cayenne
Corn meal for dredge
12 Corn tortillas
Salt and pepper to taste

Soak fish in milk for 2o minutes, drain. Season fillets with cayenne. Dredge in corn meal. Saute fish in small batches keeping cooked fish warm (I use a paper towel covered plate and put them in the microwave). Warm tortillas in remaining canola, and drain. It should take less than a second to warm each tortilla.

Serve two tortillas stacked with each fillet, top with salsa.

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Braised Round Steak

2 lbs Round Steak
3 Carrots Rough Chop
3 Stalks Celery Rough Chop
1 Small Red Onion Rough Chop
1 8oz Can Stewed Tomato
1/4 C Bacon Drippings or Canola Oil
2 Cloves Garlic Rough Chop
2 T Smoked Paprika
1 T Dried Oregano
1 T Golden Raisins
1 Sprig Fresh Rosemary
1 Jalapeno Rough Chop
S/P to taste
Flour for dusting.

Cut edges of steak to prevent curling. Dust with flour. In dutch oven, brown steak in bacon fat over medium heat. Add veg and seasonings, cover and simmer for at least 2 hours. Remove meat to a warm sheet tray. Strain veg and return liquid to dutch oven on medium heat. Reduce sauce by 1/2. Serve sauce over meat and mashed potatoes.

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Braised Spareribs

2 Lbs Spareribs
1 Granny Smith Rough Chop
1 Small Red Onion Rough Chop
1 Clove Garlic Minced
1 C Chicken Stock
1/2 C Port Wine
1/4 C Golden Raisins
3 T Dijon Mustard
3 T Canola Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

In large dutch oven, parboil spareribs for 5 minutes. Remove from dutch oven and discard water. Gently saute onion, apples, and garlic over low heat. Deglaze with port wine off the heat. Return dutch oven to low heat, add spareribs, raisins, and dijon mustard. Braise for 1 hour or until tender. Remove ribs to baking pan. Using a stick blender, puree liquid to desired consistency and pour over ribs. Put ribs under broiler for 3 minutes to “set” the sauce.