Fnk Cooking 101

[ebbomega]

Heh. Red Snapper.

Originally Posted by cubed

I cook like nobody's business actually.

It just takes the motivation for me to get up and do it.

the motivation and the bravery to open his fridge. *shudder*

[cubed]

My fridge is spotless thank you very much.

Although I think there may have been a couple creatures in there.

[sNyx]

Tomato Salsa

The Mexican section of the hypermarket is extremely expensive for salsa (like $15 for a small jar) so I decided to make my own. I cut the recipe down in half and did 24 servings which was more then enough. I cooked 2 batches at 12 servings each, one hotter then the other. Very open recipe feel free to improvise. I recommend dicing your veggies up nice and fine.
Side note: Blanching 2-1/2 pounds of tomatoes SUCKS!

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

• 2-1/2 pounds Roma tomatoes
• 1-1/2 green bell peppers, diced
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chiles
• 1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1-1/2 onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro

[sNyx]

Baked Potato Soup

This came out sooo tasty! I made all 6 servings but it feels more like 8. This is another simple but very open recipe so improvise as you see fit. I caramelized some red onion and garlic I minced and added them. Also I took some of the potato skins and fried them up in some cooking oil, they give the soup a little more texture. Added 2 cooked and diced chicken breasts so I can eat the soup as a good lunch meal or side for dinner. I reccomened cubing your potatos as close to .5 inch as possible. Great recipe.

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

• 12 slices bacon
• 2/3 cup margarine
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 7 cups milk
• 4 large baked potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

[sNyx]

PS- Make an account at All recipes - complete resource for recipes and cooking tips it's a crazy website!

Most recipes are submitted by people who make them and then the reviews/comments on the recipe are a wealth of great information from house moms to professional chiefs.

You can save recipes and add them to your printable shopping list. The shopping list takes all the recipes you added to it and then breaks them down into which market area you need to find the ingredients.

Not to mention you can calculate the measurements of a recipe biased on servings. Amazingly handy.

[diva]

Prozac and I made a rad Mexican dinner tonight.

Salbutes. Really simple to make.

^ post the recipe.

Originally Posted by My!es

PS- Make an account at All recipes - complete resource for recipes and cooking tips it's a crazy website!

Most recipes are submitted by people who make them and then the reviews/comments on the recipe are a wealth of great information from house moms to professional chiefs.

You can save recipes and add them to your printable shopping list. The shopping list takes all the recipes you added to it and then breaks them down into which market area you need to find the ingredients.

Not to mention you can calculate the measurements of a recipe biased on servings. Amazingly handy.

i use this site all the time.

others on fnk do not - and there are some amazing cooks on this site.

[sNyx]

^ most def, fantastic resource.
sad face = I didn't take any photos of my italian breaded pork chops. :(

[ash1ee]

^ i have a very full recipe box on that site. love it!

[fritz]

hobo carbonara!

plan spaghetti from the soup kitchen lineup
packet of pepper from dennys
packet of cream from white spot
shaker of parmesan cheese stolen from spaghetti factory
beef jerky from 7-11
1 egg stolen from a pidgeon nest

cook the pasta, drain the water, take the egg and drop it like it's hot, melt the cheese and cream in, fold the meat in, serve on an upside down frisbee and sprinkle the pepper to taste

[heatherness]

made this lastnight.. so easy and tastes amazing:


RED SNAPPER WITH GARLIC


INGREDIENTS:

* 2 red snapper fillets, about 6 to 8 ounces each
* 4 tablespoons butter
* 1 medium clove garlic, pressed or minced
* 3 or 4 drops Worcestershire sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon Creole or Cajun seasoning, or your own favorite seasoning blend, with salt
* 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
* 1 to 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
* 1 teaspoon snipped fresh or frozen chives, optional
* 3 to 4 tablespoons plain or seasoned bread crumbs
* 2 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan cheese, optional

PREPARATION:
Place snapper fillets in a baking dish which has been sprayed with a butter-flavored baking spray.

In a skillet, melt butter with garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Creole seasoning blend, pepper, parsley, and chives, if using. Cook on low for 2 minutes, just to blend flavors. Brush both sides of fish fillets with the butter and herb mixture. Toss bread crumbs in the remaining butter mixture; sprinkle over the fillets. Bake at 400° for about 12 minutes, depending on thickness of fillets, until fish flakes easily and is no longer translucent.

You can make this recipe lower in fat by cutting down on the butter.

Serves 2.

[jax0r]

4 cloves garlic - minced
1/2 medium onion - diced
7 large mushrooms - diced
1 large red pepper - diced
2 chorizo sausage - diced
1/4 cup fresh basil + oregano - chopped
4 cups Whole Wheat Rotini
1 jar O-Organics Tomato sauce

How to:
1. saute all veggies, set aside
2. saute chorizo, set aside
3. cook pasta in large pot, strain, put back into pot on med heat.
4. Throw everything in the pot, veggies, chorizo, herbs, and sauce to heat.

EAT THE MO FO.

=D

ps. Lis0r, post pics please.

[MissBehavior]

As requested!

[Carrie]

I will try to make pierogi for saturday.

I will also try to take photos.

it will be hard not to eat them all

[ash1ee]

lisa that looks like rasta pasta that we make all the time from our jimmy buffett cookbook.

i need a good carbonara recipe please.

[fritz]

^4posts up!

you can sub in expensive ingredients if you think you're better than me, but the secret is folding the egg in while the pasta is hot, don't put all the cheese in at once, and don't turn the recipe into an alfredo. Cut the cream.

[prozac]

Originally Posted by Avana

^ post the recipe.

yeah so I had these all the time in Mexico, from street vendors and in restaurants, and sorta recreated them with Diva the other night. Came pretty close to what I remember them tasting like.

You will need:

salt n pepper
half a red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup white vinegar
a couple fat sprigs of fresh oregano, chopped
a habanero pepper, finely chopped (I'm having a hard time finding these lately, serrano works too)
chicken, kind of shredded if you can (the rest of the amounts depend on how many salbutes you're making)
a couple limes
yellow onion, diced
shredded lettuce
tomatoes cut into medium sized chunks
cheese (Mexicans use a sort of nondescript white stuff, cheddar works fine)
avacado cut into medium sized chunks
small corn tortillas (this is crucial, the wheat ones are not the same)

for the pickled onions:
-cover the sliced onions in a saucepan with cold water, bring to a boil
-drain, put in a bowl with a teaspoon of salt and the vinegar
-cover let sit for 1/2 hour

for the chicken:
-heat a pan with lots of olive oil, add onions & brown a little bit
-add oregano, cook about a minute til it gets frangrant
-add chicken, salt and pepper, brown outsides
-add the juice from the limes (I usually use about a lime per serving) and the hot pepper
-cook it till it's done

Then just heat the tortillas in the oven and build them just like they look in Esi's picture! yuummmm

6 cups broad egg noodles, uncooked


1 lb. lean ground beef


1 cup sliced onions


1/2 cup chopped green peppers


1 cup mushrooms



1 can (10 fl oz/284 mL) condensed tomato soup


1/2 cup Cream Cheese Spread


1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce



cook noodles as directed on package.


brown meat in skillet; drain. Add onions and peppers; cook and stir until tender. Stir in mushrooms, soup, cream cheese spread and Worcestershire sauce; cook 5 min. or until heated through.

[AGROculture]

Niligang Baka

Pinoy (Filipino) Food......really tasty!

1 1/2 lb. beef cut pieces
2 cubes beef bouillon or beef stock
(plain water would suffice)
1 tsp. peppercorns
1 small onion chopped
2 medium-sized carrots cut into quarters lengthwise
3 medium-sized potatoes cut into quarters
1 small head of Bok Choy (pechay) (optional if not available)
I small head of cabbage cut into quarters
salt and pepper to taste

[mojo]

Originally Posted by fritz

hobo carbonara!

plan spaghetti from the soup kitchen lineup
packet of pepper from dennys
packet of cream from white spot
shaker of parmesan cheese stolen from spaghetti factory
beef jerky from 7-11
1 egg stolen from a pidgeon nest

cook the pasta, drain the water, take the egg and drop it like it's hot, melt the cheese and cream in, fold the meat in, serve on an upside down frisbee and sprinkle the pepper to taste

i have read this about 4 times and each one i laughed at pigeon nest, cheers.

i need a decent corn bread recipe.

lenny - i am looking at you.

[cubed]

Here's the recipe from the Memphis Blues cook book...

Memphis Blues Cornbread Makes 4–6 servings

2 Tbsp (30 mL) liquid honey
¼ lb (125 g) unsalted butter
3 large eggs
¾ cup canned creamed corn
1½ cups (375 mL) whole milk
1½ cups (375 mL) white flour
1 cup (250 mL) cornmeal
½ cup (125 mL) corn flour
1 Tbsp + 2 tsp (25 mL) baking powder
dash salt
1 tsp (5 mL) sugar

Instructions

* Preheat the oven to 425˚F (220˚C)
* In a saucepan, melt the honey and butter over low heat
* Set aside to cool
* Once fully cooled, add the eggs and creamed corn and combine
* In a separate bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients
* Slowly incorporate the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients using a whisk
* Stir well to ensure there are no lumps
* To bake a loaf of cornbread, butter a standard bread loaf pan and pour in the batter
* Bake in the preheated oven for 30–35 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean
* To bake a flat, restaurant-style cornbread, line a 8-inch (2 L) square brownie pan with parchment paper
* Pour the batter onto the pan and ensure it is evenly distributed
* Place a small stainless steel bowl with water on the bottom of the oven
* Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown, turning once during that period
* Remove from the oven and let it cool at least ten minutes before serving

[Grapes]

That shit must be good if I'll take up valuable meat space by eating it.