July 21, 2014
Potato Skins With Cheese And Bacon
Florence
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 13 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 33 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
- 4 medium unpeeled baking potatoes 2#
- vegetable cooking spray
- 4 slices bacon
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
- 1/4 cup non-fat sour cream
Bake potatoes at 425°F for 1 hour (60 minutes) or until done
Cool slightly
Cut each potato in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4 inch thick skin.
Place potato shells on a baking sheet
Bake at 425°F for 8 minutes or until skins are crisp.
Cut bacon in to small pieces and cook in skillet.
Drain excess fat on paper towels and cool.
Divide cheese evenly among the shells
Bake at 425°F for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.
Sprinkle evenly with bacon and chives.
Serve with sour cream
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May 10, 2014
Sausage And Potato Turnovers
Florence
Course Main
Cuisine Tex-Mex
- **FILLING**
- 1 large Potato
- 1/2 pound Bulk Pork Sausage
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- Salt -- to taste
- **DOUGH**
- 2 cups Masa Harina
- 1 1/4 cups Warm water
- Vegetable oil -- for deep-frying
**FILLING**
Peel potato and cut in to small pieces to they cook fast.
In a saucepan boil potatoes in salted water for approximately 5 minutes or until tender.
In skillet cook pork sausage.
Add potato, oregano, and salt to taste and cook, stirring, 5 minutes
Cool filling completely
**DOUGH**
Line Baking sheets with wax paper
In bowl mix together masa harina and warm water until a dough forms.
Break off small pieces of dough and shape into about forty 1-inch balls
Place balls on baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap.
Roll out to approximately 2 1/2 inches wide.
Place 1 rounded teaspoon of filling in each Tortillas.
Heat grease to 375°F and deep fry turnovers for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown
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April 29, 2014
Vegetable Cutlets
Florence
Course Main
Cuisine Indian
- 2 medium potatoes
- 2 carrots
- 1/4 pound beans
- 1 cup peas
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon red chile powder
- salt -- to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
Cut and cook all vegetables.
Cool vegetables.
Peel potatoes.
Mash vegetables and potatoes together.
Add salt, red chile powder, besan and garam masala
Mix it thoroughly
The mixture should be slightly thick.
If it is too thin then add another Tablespoon of flour.
Heat 3-4 tsp of oil in fry pan.
Sprinkle tsp. of bread crumbs on a cutting board.
Take a small ball of the vegetable mixture and roll it in the bread crumbs and make sure crumbs get in deep in mixture.
Now take that ball and make a well rounded.
Cook on medium-low.
Cook on both the sides until they are golden brown.
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