Beef
Meet my friend A
nn! Ann is a good friend from Massachusetts. She is a retired police officer and also a graduate of Chez Boucher in Hampton, NH. Ann loves to cook and try new recipes and like myself is an avid cookbook collector. This is Ann’s recipe and I know you are going to love it!
INGREDIENTS
1 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
1 Tablespoon light brown sugar
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon minced chipotle chili in Adobo sauce
1 Tablespoon Adobo sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, pressed through a garlic press or finely diced
1 Pound Beef Brisket, trimmed
1 (15 ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes
1/2 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 red bell pepper, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 Jalepeno pepper, seeded and chopped
INGREDIENTS FOR SLAW
1/2 bosc pear
1 small cucumber
1 carrot
2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
1 Tablespoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
SOUR CREAM AND LIME CREME INGREDIENTS
2 Tablespoons sour cream
1 Tablespoon Lime juice
Zest of one lime
Pinch of salt
DIRECTIONS
Combine the first 9 ingredients (through garlic) in a small bowl stirring to combine. Rub mixture into brisket. Arrange tomatoes, onion, bell pepper and jalapeño pepper in the bottom of a six quart slow cooker. Place the brisket on top of the vegetables and drizzle any remaining spice mixture over the brisket and vegetables, cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Remove brisket from the slow cooker and shred the meat using two forks. Return the brisket to the cooker and toss with vegetables.
FOR THE SLAW
Cut the pear, cucumber and carrot into matchstick pieces (long thin slices). Toss with the rest of the slaw ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve.
FOR THE SOUR CREAM AND LIME CREMA
Mix all ingredients and refrigerate until serving. To serve, simply place some of the beef and vegetables to a warm tortilla, add slaw and a dollop of sour cream crema and serve!
Enjoy!
More party food! Yay! Who doesn’t like meatballs? I am always looking for a new twist or new sauces for meatballs and this one was just right! You can make these meatballs on the larger side for dinner or smaller to feed a crowd as an appetizer! Did you know meatballs are really hard to take good pictures of? Regardless of the picture the taste is really good!
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cup quick cooking oats or breadcrumbs
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
4 garlic cloves, pressed
1 cup ketchup
2/3 cup honey
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix the ground beef, oats, eggs, milk and garlic seasonings together. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil sprayed with non-stick spray. Roll your meatballs and place on baking sheet until all the ground beef has been used. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cooked through and no longer pink in the middle. While the meatballs are cooking you can make the sauce. Mix together pressed garlic, ketchup, honey and soy in a large saucepan and heat through. When the meatballs are done baking. toss in the sauce and serve warm.
Enjoy!
This recipe comes from www.nurselovesfarmer.com
With Halloween just around the corner, I have a couple great recipes for your family. If you are having a Halloween party both of these recipes would fit perfectly. When our kids were young we always had big parties with family, friends and neighbors before the kids would go trick or treating. One of the things I always made sure of is having a pot or slow cooker filled with something warm. Living in NH the kids had been trick or treating in rain and snow and most always cold! This sloppy joe recipe serves 8, but can easily be doubled and kept warm in a slow cooker! We really liked this for a couple reasons. While is simmered on the stove top my house smelled really, really good. Secondly the flavor is a little bit sweet, nothing over powering, so this is very kid friendly. Trust me the adults will also enjoy this. Robby had two portions before it hit the table!
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/4 cups ketchup
1/2 cup water
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 Tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon allspice
8 sandwich buns, split
DIRECTIONS
In a large pot, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, drain excess fat. Stir in ketchup, water, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, chili powder and allspice. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer, keep uncovered. Simmer for 35-40 minutes. Spoon about a half a cup on to each of the buns and serve warm.
Enjoy!
As most of you know I have been working as a Taste of Home Magazine Volunteer Field Editor and one of the things we do as part of that is to try and write reviews for some of the Taste of Home recipes. This particular recipe had quite a buzz around it among many other Volunteer Field Editors, with everyone really loving it. I’ll be honest I was a little skeptical because I don’t really like cheeseburgers all that much, but decided to make it anyway as Jim is a huge burger fan! We both really, really enjoyed this dish and it does taste like a cheeseburger. The one and only thing I would do different the next time, is that I make it using slightly less relish as it really made the dish sweet. This is a keeper for me!
INGREDIENTS
1 refrigerated pie crust
3/4 pound ground beef
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 cup relish
1/2 cup crumbled and cooked bacon
5 large eggs
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet cook beef over medium heat until cooked through. Drain any fat from the bottom of the skillet. Add tomatoes, onion, relish and bacon mix to combine. Add the beef mixture into your unbaked pie crust. In a large bowl whisk the eggs, cream, milk, mustard, and pepper. Pour this over the beef mixture. Sprinkle the top with both cheeses. Bake at 375 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent over browning of crust. Let stand for ten minutes before cutting. Serve warm.
Enjoy!
Pioneer Woman is one of my favorite Food Network personalities. Not only is she down to earth, she and her family also like a little spice in their food as much as we do. This casserole does take a bit of time but it makes a lot and is great to split it and share with a friend or neighbor! Well, unless you are feeding a group of teenagers! In this case we shared. This definitely hits all the notes of a lasagna, but takes it a little further with the spice level, but still not over the top. We all enjoyed this. A simple salad with garlic bread and dinner is done!
INGREDIENTS
12 ounces of pasta, I used a spiral pasta
1 pound hot Italian pork sausage
1 pound lean ground beef
1 large onion diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (28 ounces), diced tomatoes, drained
1 can (14.5 ounce), tomato sauce
1 can (6 ounce) tomato paste
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
15 ounce, ricotta
1 large egg
4 cups shredded mozzarella, divided
3/4 cup grated Parmesan, divided
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 Tablespoons minced fresh parsley for garnish, optional
DIRECTIONS
Cook the pasta according to package directions, just until al Dante. Drain in colander and set aside.
While the pasta is cooking brown sausage and ground beef in a very large skillet with tall sides over medium to medium high heat. Break up the meat as it cooks. When the meat is almost cooked through, drain and discard the extra fat drippings from the skillet. Stir in onion and garlic and cook until onion is translucent, about 5-7 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste along with oregano, basil, thyme, red pepper flakes, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Let simmer over medium heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Fold in drained noodles and place half of the noodle mixture in a large casserole dish.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl whisk together ricotta and egg until well combined. Stir in two cups of the shredded mozzarella, 1/2 cup of Parmesan, 2 Tablespoons minced parsley. Spread ricotta mixture evenly over the pasta mixture leaving a one inch boarder around the edge, then top ricotta with the remaining noodles mixture.
Cover the hot dish with foil and bake 30 minutes or until the dish starts to bubble a bit. Remove foil and top with remaining mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the top with the Parmesan. Place back in oven and bake another 10-15 minutes uncovered until cheese is melted and bubbling hot. Sprinkle with fresh parsley if desired.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
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