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Posted by MontanaVike on January 15th, 2015
Sushi Rice
Johnny
Use this to create your favorite sushi rolls.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
- 2 cups sushi rice
- 2 cups water
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
Rinse rice in cold water, 3 to 4 times. Drain fully
Add rice and water to rice cooker and cook according to manufacturer's instructions.
While rice is cooking, mix remaining ingredients. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Once rice is cooked, pour into large mixing bowl. (The larger, the better. You want enough room to allow the rice to spread out so it can cool.)
Pour rice seasoning (vinegar, sugar and salt concoction) over rice.
Gently mix seasoning liquid into rice trying to evenly coat every rice grain
Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature.
Posted by MontanaVike on December 16th, 2014
Crockpot Macaroni & Cheese
Johnny
My attempt at a crockpot (slow cooker) macaroni and cheese
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs 45 minutes mins
Course Comfort food
Cuisine American
- 16 oz. elbow macaroni
- 4 cups milk
- 12- oz. can evaporated milk
- 8 oz. cream cheese cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 8 oz cubed ham
- 1 T dry mustard
- 1 T hot sauce Tobasco or Frank's
- 1 t smoked paprika
Spray a large crockpot liberally with cooking spray
Combine the macaroni, evaporated milk, milk, cheeses, ham, mustard and hot sauce in the crockpot.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Cover and cook on low heat until noodles are done (about 2 1/2 hours).
Stir the mixture and serve hot.
Posted by MontanaVike on December 16th, 2014
Johnny's Pancake Recipe
Johnny
My kids love pancakes.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
- 2 C Flour
- 3 T Sugar
- 1/4 t Salt
- 2 T Baking Powder
- 1 3/4 C Milk
- 1 T Vanilla
- 2 Eggs beaten slightly
- 1/4 C Butter melted
Combine all dry ingredients
Combine all wet ingredients
Mix wet into dry until well blended
Let batter set for 10 minutes
Heat griddle to 350F
Butter griddle and pour 1/4 C of batter onto griddle
Cook until bubbles break on pancakes and they start to look a little dry
Flip pancakes and cook for 3 minutes more
Serve with butter and your favorite syrup
Posted by MontanaVike on December 16th, 2014
Bacon Potato Salad
Johnny
Mmmmm, BACON!!
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine American
- 3 lbs Red Skinned Potatoes
- 1/2 pound bacon cooked and crumbled
- 6 green onions chopped
- 2 ribs celery chopped
- 2 tablespoons diced pimiento drained
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Cut potatoes into 1/2" cubes
Boil potatoes until cooked through (about 15 minutes)
Combine all ingredients except potatoes in bowl
Add potatoes to dressing
Place in refrigerator for a couple hours (minimum) until chilled through
Posted by MontanaVike on May 5th, 2014
Chicken Cabbage Wraps
Johnny
My 6 year old loves these!
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
- 2 lbs Ground Chicken
- 1 lb mushrooms chopped
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 2 carrots chopped
- 1 med onion chopped
- 1/2 C Hoisin sauce can add more if desired
- 1 head Napa cabbage
Brown chicken in skillet
Add mushrooms, celery, carrot and onions to chicken and cook until tender
Add Hoisin sauce, cook until thick
Scoop chicken mixture into cabbage leaves
Roll and enjoy!
Posted by MontanaVike on February 20th, 2014
Rice and Bean Salad
Johnny
Fantastic rice side with an orange vinaigrette.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
- 1 C uncooked white rice
- Grated orange rind from 1/2 orange
- 3 T orange juice
- 1 T red wine vinegar
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/4 t pepper
- 2 T olive oil
- 15 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 2 green onions chopped
- 2 T cilantro chopped
Prepare rice according to package directions
Whisk together orange rind, orange juice, vinegar, salt and pepper.
Whisk in oil
Combine rice, beans, green onions and cilantro
Pour vinaigrette over rice combination and mix well
Serve at room temp
Posted by MontanaVike on September 11th, 2013
Caramelized Onion Dip
Ali_C
Good as a dip for sweet potato/zucchini fries and as a spread on a sandwich.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium sweet onion about 1/2 pound, peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- salt and pepper to taste
To make the dip: Melt the butter in a medium frying pan over moderate heat, and add the sliced onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften, then caramelize. This should take between 10 and 15 minutes. The lower the heat, the longer it takes, but the less likely you are to burn the onions.
Once the onions are a medium brown, remove from the heat and add the vinegar.
Place the onions and vinegar into a small food processor. Add the honey and mustard, and process or blend until smooth.
Add the mayonnaise and salt and pepper to taste, stirring to combine. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve.
Posted by MontanaVike on September 9th, 2013
Johnny's Ranch Beans
Johnny
I came up with these years ago and the recipe changes almost every time. This is a good base to start with. You can add about anything you want to this base
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 hours hrs
Total Time 5 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
- 1 lb bacon diced
- 1 lb hamburger
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 C molasses
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 1/2 C Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce You can probably use a different brand, but why?
- 1 t chili powder
- 2 T pepper sauce I like Chipotle Tobasco but you can use about anything
- 4 cans beans I usually use a can of black, 2 cans of kidney and a can of pintos
Cook bacon until browned.
Add hamburger and brown
When meat is ready, add onion and garlic.
Cook for about 5 minutes.
Put meat mixture into crockpot and add remaining ingredients
Cook in crockpot on high for about 4 hours, low for 6 to 8 hours
Posted by MontanaVike on September 9th, 2013
Alton Brown's Brined Turkey
Johnny
The only way I do it now
Prep Time 16 hours hrs
Cook Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 19 hours hrs
Turkey
- 1 14 to 16 pound frozen young turkey
For the Brine:
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 gallon vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped candied ginger
- 1 gallon heavily iced water
For the aromatics:
- 1 red apple sliced
- 1/2 onion sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 cup water
- 4 sprigs rosemary
- 6 leaves sage
- Canola oil
to 3 days before roasting:
Begin thawing the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38 degrees F.
Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, allspice berries, and candied ginger in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve solids and bring to a boil. Then remove the brine from the heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate.
Early on the day or the night before you’d like to eat:
Combine the brine, water and ice in the 5-gallon bucket.
Place the thawed turkey (with innards removed) breast side down in brine. If necessary, weigh down the bird to ensure it is fully immersed, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area for 8 to 16 hours, turning the bird once half way through brining.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Remove the bird from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water. Discard the brine.
Place the bird on roasting rack inside a half sheet pan and pat dry with paper towels.
Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick, and 1 cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add steeped aromatics to the turkey’s cavity along with the rosemary and sage.
Tuck the wings underneath the bird and coat the skin liberally with canola oil.
Roast the turkey on lowest level of the oven at 500 degrees F for 30 minutes. Insert a probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Set the thermometer alarm (if available) to 161 degrees F. A 14 to 16 pound bird should require a total of 2 to 2 1/2 hours of roasting.
Let the turkey rest, loosely covered with foil or a large mixing bowl for 15 minutes before carving.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe/index.html
Posted by MontanaVike on September 9th, 2013
Harry Renner’s Eggnog
Johnny
By far the best eggnog ever. Very creamy, light on the egg.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Cuisine Christmas tradition
- 6 eggs separated
- 3/4 cup sugar set aside 1/4 cup
- 1 qt. cereal milk [half and half or one pint each milk and whipping cream]
- 1 cup straight bourbon
- 2 oz. Jamaican dark rum
Beat egg whites until stiff
Fold or beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Set aside.
Beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar, fold into egg white mix.
Add cereal milk, bourbon and rum.
Serve topped with grated nutmeg.
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