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Mojito-marinated chicken breasts

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Recipes | by — January 13, 2013

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Mojito-marinated chicken breasts

Yield: 6 servings

3/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup light rum plus 2 tablespoons
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mint plus whole sprigs for garnish
6 tablespoons mint syrup
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
6 chicken breast halves with skin and bones
3 large limes, quartered lengthwise

Directions:
1. Whisk Lime  juice, rum, chopped mint, mint syrup, oil, and salt in bowl. Place chicken in reveal able plastic bag. Pour marinade over; seal bag. Turn bag to distribute marinade. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours, turning bag twice.

2. Place lime quarters in shallow bowl. Pour remaining 2 tablespoons rum over, tossing to coat, let stand at room temperature.

3. Prepare (medium heat). Grill chicken until cooked though about 15  minutes per side. Transfer to platter.

4. Grill limes until soft and slightly charred, about 5 minutes. Garnish platter with mint sprigs. Squeeze grilled limes over chicken.

Recipe from: The Bon appetit fast easy and fresh cookbook by Barbara Fairchild 

Stuffed peppers

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6 Red bell peppers
1 1/2 cups cooked  rice
Kale chopped
1 grated carrot
1/2 onion
Garlic minced
Parsley sprigs
Spinach chopped
1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
1/2 lb ground turkey
Salt
Pepper
Fresno chilies chopped to taste for heat
Directions:
Mix ingredients in a bowl.
Take a small ball of mixture cook in a pan until done. Taste for seasoning if needs more seasoning add it to the mixture and repeat process.
When filling is to your liking cut the tops off of the pepppers remove seeds.
Stuff  peppers with filling  put the tops back on peppers.
Bake in 325 degree oven for 40 min or until peppers are soft and filling is cooked.

Pork brine

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Food, Recipes | by — May 14, 2012

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Pork brine

4 cups water
3/4 cup salt
I cup packed brown sugar

Thai red curry Paste

Thai red curry paste

 Arbor chiles
Lime juice
Lime zest
Fish sauce
Shrimp paste
Garlic
Lemon grass
Gallongo – looks like ginger
pulse  ingredients in food processor until smooth you will need enough lime juice to make mixture into a paste
Remember arbor chiles are spicy so only add as many as u can handle

Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue Sauce

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice
4 tbsp water
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp tomato sauce or ketchup
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1/2 red pepper
Directions :
 Combine all ingredients; simmer 15 minutes over medium heat.

Beef Jerky

Beef Jerky

1 Flank Steak
1/3 Teaspoon Garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
14 cup Soy sauce
1 teaspoon  salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
Directions:
Semi- freeze steak and slice then about 1/4″ thick
Trim off all fat, pound thin and put into marinade overnight in a shallow glass pan covered
After marinating , lay strips of meat single layer in oven .
Place cookie sheet or foil under to catch drippings.
Leave oven cracked and cook at lowest temperature 100-145 degrees F 8-12 hours
( A dehydrator can be used as substitution for the oven)
Taste occasionally until desired chewiness

Baked Crab dip

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Recipes | by — April 22, 2012

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Baked Crab dip

1/2 lb fresh or canned flaked crab

2 Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
8 oz. Cream cheese
1/2 lemon,
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1/2 cup silvered almonds
3 tablespoons sour cream
salt
Pepper
1 box Favorite crackers
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients except crackers in a mixing bowl.
Then pour into casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees F until bubbly hot. Serve while hot.
Enjoy with you crackers use knives to spread dip