Saturday, February 14, 2009

Evil Jungle Princess

Weird name, I know, but that's what it's called at Thaifoon. This is a list of the ingredients, and while it's not a complete recipe (amounts), I'm entering it here before I lose the scrap of paper I wrote it down on. I'll perfect it hopefully after I try cooking it. If you want to take a stab at it, go for it. It's delicious at Thaifoon.

Chicken cut in chunks, salted and rubbed with fresh ginger
A couple large carrots julienned
Long beans or grean beans or peas
bean sprouts
red pepper julienned
mushrooms (optional)
water chestnuts (optional)
fresh basil

2+ Tbsp. peanut butter
Sweet Thai red chili sauce (found at Walmart)
1 Tbsp. Samall Oelek (found at Asian market)
Red curry
3 cans coconut milk (this seems to me like about 3 times as much as you'd need)

Cook the chicken, then remove from pan. Mix chili sauce, oelik, red curry and coconut milk in pan and heat. Add peanut butter. Add chicken and vegetables.

Serve with rice.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Homade Canned Tomato Soup

I got this recipe from my neighbor and it is the best!

14 quarts peeled & cored sliced tomatoes
(If you have never canned tomatoes see below for instructions)
14 stacks celery
14 sprigs parsley
4 large onions
a few bay leaves
boil and strain. I osterize them in the blender--not bay leaves.
(I blended them in my blend tech so there was no reason to strain)
Boil again and add about 1/2c salt and sugar( to taste)
Cream 1 lb butter with 3 c flour.
( the 2nd time around I melted my butter and then added the flour and mixed it up well
that seemed to work , and was a little bit easier than the creaming we tried the first time)
Add to vegetables and thicken.
Make sure your bottles are Hot and sanitized,
boil the lids and rings.
Bottle hot. Wipe Rims. and hand tighten the rings.
Then water bathe the appropriate length of time for your jars.

For preparing tomatoes get a large pan of water to a rolling boil and drop in your tomatoes a batch at a time, when there skin splits pull them out into a bowl. It is best to wait for a little bit before cutting them as they are really HOT! After there skin has split the skin should just pull off the tomatoes, then you can cut them in half (which is what I do instead of slicing them) & core them. My advice learned from my mom... put a cookie sheet with sides under your cutting board to contain the tomato juices as you are peeling and cutting them. :)

Unsloppy Joes

I got this one from Chelsea as well

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
8 kaiser rolls or whole wheat hamburger buns

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, green pepper, and garlic: saute until tender. Stir in tomatoes, chili powder, tomato paste, vinegar, and pepper. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
Stir in kidney beans, and cook an additional 5 minutes.
Cut a 1/4 inch slice off the top of each kaiser roll; set aside. Hollow out the center of each roll, leaving about 1/2 inch thick shells; reserve the inside of rolls for other uses.
Spoon bean mixture evenly into rolls and replace tops. Serve immediately.

Peach Muffins

I got this recipe from Chelsea

3 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cups coconut or olive oil
1 cup raw applesauce
1/2 cup water (may need to add more if it is still to thick)
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups succanot
3 cups peeled, pitted, and chopped peaches

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 16 muffin cups.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, eggs, applesauce, oil, and water. Let sit for 15 minutes. Add in cinnamon, baking soda, succanot and salt. Fold in the peaches. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.


These are very moist and flavorful! My boys ate them up like crazy, and I took them to a church function and everybody really liked them. You can freeze them as well, and then just pull out a few at a time as you want them. They thaw quickly.