Saturday, 14 April 2012

Huevos Rancheros

This afternoon I started looking through a Jamie cookbook for dinner inspiration. In "Jamie's America" I found this great recipe for tomato stuffed tortillas. I was planning on making that but when I got into it I changed my mind and made huevos rancheros instead. I've included the tomato stuffed tortilla recipe first because I do still think it looks good. I just changed it a bit so it had egg and spicy refried beans (see my additions below this recipe). PS - I tried to get a better picture but my camera isn't working so I had to use my computer camera....




Jamie’s Recipe:
Tomato sauce
            Can of chopped tomatoes
            2 cloves of garlic
            1 lime
            Salt/pepper
            Olive oil
Tortillas
            3 ripe avocados
            2 limes
            8 corn tortillas
            1 fresh red chili, sliced
            Bunch of coriander
            100g grated mature cheddar
            150ml soured cream (plus extra for serving)
                        Bottle of chili sauce
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Pour some olive oil into a saucepan and place it over a medium heat.
Crush the garlic into the saucepan and fry it for a few minutes until it just starts to color.
Add the tinned tomatoes then squeeze in the juice from one lime.
Simmer the sauce for ten minutes until it starts to thicken then season with salt and pepper.
Peel the avocados then chop and mash the flesh with the juice from one lime and some salt and pepper.
Chop up the coriander leaves and finely slice the stalks.
Spoon a little of the tomato sauce into the bottom of an ovenproof dish (I used two 28cm oval dishes).
Put some of the cheese to one side for the final topping then fill the corn tortillas with the avocado mixture, a sprinkling of chili, cheese and the coriander (stalks and leaves). Roll up the tortillas and place into the baking dish on top of the sauce then pour over any remaining sauce.
Spoon over the sour cream, finish with the cheese and a few slices of chili then place into the oven for 15-20 minutes until the cheese turns golden brown. Serve with more sour cream, lime wedges and salad.

My recipe:

I made the red sauce as above but added some jalapeno juice (from the jar) and parsley at the end (I didn’t have cilantro).

Next I heated some spicy refried beans (from the store) and made the avocado mixture as above.

I then put a bit of oil in a frying pan and heated the corn tortilla for about 30 seconds on each side. After warmed, I put the tortilla on a plate and spread some of the refried beans on top. Next I added a bit of shredded cheddar cheese and the egg on top of that. I finished it off by topping with some red sauce, avocado mixture, sliced red chilies, sour cream and parsley.  I only made the recipe for 1 so cut down on all of the quantities. I love breakfast for dinner!






Monday, 2 April 2012

Pulled Pork


This is so tasty! I used hobgoblin ale (our local Witney) stuff. I added about a tsp paprika, 1 Tbsp brown sugar, and 1/2 - 1/4 tsp cayenne to the rub. I also made the sauce that goes with this and it was tasty but too sweet. Maybe because I added brown sugar to the rub as well. I would cut the sugar in the sauce by half. Of course you can't beat papa's amazing bbq sauce! I cooked it in the oven for the first 45 minutes so it got nice and crispy and then put it in my slow cooker for another 6 hours so it was just falling apart.
Picture of Beer Braised BBQ Pork Butt RecipePhoto: Beer Braised BBQ Pork Butt Recipe
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Ingredients

For the dry rub:

  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • About 40 grinds black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons ground mustard seed
  • 12 ounces good ale or dark beer, such as Bass
  • cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 5-pound pork butt (shoulder of the animal)

Directions

Combine rub ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Rub all over pork butt. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour and as long as overnight.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Unwrap pork and place in a roasting pan with sides about 2 inches high. Cook 45 minutes until dark browned and even blackening in places. Remove from oven. Lower oven to 325 degrees F. Pour beer over the top and add chopped garlic around the pork. Cover tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil or twice with regular foil. Poke about 10 holes all over the top of the foil. Cook pork butt 2 1/2 hours longer until so tender that it comes away very easily from center bone.
Place the meat on a plate and pour the pan juice (there will be plenty) into a saucepan. To the pan juices add:

1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons whole grain Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
Bring to a simmer until reduced by half and thick, about 20 minutes.
While the sauce is boiling down, pull apart the pork with 2 forks. Pour the sauce over the pulled pork and work through until fully absorbed.