.....NINA'S RECIPES.....

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

IF YAN CAN COOK ,SO CAN I !

SHRIMP WITH MUSHROOMS AND BAMBOO SHOOTS
This is not a authentic Chinese recipe, but my own, made entirely with Chinese ingredients. We never had this dish before but certainly I will have to make it again. My family loved it a lot!

INGREDIENTS:
1.1/2 lb.frozen cooked medium shrimp,
2 cups sliced imitation crab,
1 medium sliced onion,
2 cloves of garlic, minced,
2 tablespoons cooking oil,
1 cup chili bamboo shoots,
2 -15 oz. cans straw mushrooms,
2 tablespoons crab paste,
1 teaspoon sesame oil,
1/3 cup sweet chili sauce,
salt,
pepper;
DIRECTIONS:
Heat 2 tablespoons cooking oil; saute onion and garlic for 1,2 minutes;add bamboo shoots,mushrooms,crab paste,sesame oil,sweet chili, salt and pepper; stir fry for 3 minutes; add shrimp and crab meat and continue stir fry for another 2 minutes longer. Turn of heat . Serve with rice.
Enjoy!

BERRY BERRY SLURPEE

Bring a straw and enjoy my SLURPEE!
How did I made it? Well, I'm not sure how the real Slurpee is made but mine is made of:
2 cups vanilla ice cream,
2 cups frozen raspberries in syrup,
2 cups strawberries in syrup,
All the ingredients goes on the blender and blend...blend....until smooth! Serve and enjoy!
(p.s. I had my own prepared frozen in syrup berries)

VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH FRUIT SAUCE

FRUIT SAUCE INGREDIENTS:
2 cups blueberries,
2 cups strawberries,
2 cups grapes,
2 cups apricots,
2 cups sugar,
1 tablespoon vanilla extract,
1/2 cup water;

In a sauce pan bring to boil 1/2 cup water; add sugar and stir until dissolved; add all the fruits and cook uncovered for 45 minutes; let cool then add vanilla. Spoon in sterile jars and refrigerate until use time. My next project with this Fruit Sauce is CREPES ! Today, ICE CREAM

TURKEY GREEN BEAN STEW WITH BASMATI RICE AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Monday, June 22, 2009

ONION - PROJECT # 4 - FREEZING SOUP VEGETABLES

I just saved 1/2 hour of my time for my next soup by freezing the precise amount of vegetables I need; the vacuum sealed package ready for freezing, contain: 2 cups chopped onion, 2 cups diced carrots, 2 cups chopped celery, 2 cups diced zucchini, 2 cups mixed peppers, 2 cups peas;
90% of the soup ingredients are here in this package; the rest I will use fresh, such as potatoes, tomatoes (if I want tomato soup) meat and rice or pasta. I love to make my job easier but most important thing for me by freezing, is that I save money!
This freezing procedure is my new project for any food that can be freeze.

ONION -PROJECT # 3 - CHOPPING, SLICING, FREEZING

After dicing and slicing the onion, vacuum packaging is necessary before freezing.
Home Vacuum Packaging System locks out air and moisture. Prevents freezer burn and seals in freshness.

ONION - PROJECT # 2 - BAKED STUFFED ONION

All you need is some onions...

...scooped...

...stuffed with mixture of ground meat (pork in this case), rice, chopped onion (from scooping) tomato paste, salt, pepper; I made to much of this stuffing and I use it all in the same dish; the more the better...

...bake it for almost one hour at 400 F; I added some mozzarella cheese 5 minutes before I remove it from the oven...

...and this is it! Soooo delicious; garlic bread IS A MUST with this dish !!!

ONION - PROJECT # 1 - PICKLED ONION

ONION - BIG PROJECT - LOTS OF TEARS!

What do you do with 50 lb. of onion? I'm still thinking...! But something must be done a.s.a.p.
First I will need my gloves and probably two boxes of tissue...literally I will cry!
Coming soon with the project results, so... keep in touch!
How soon? When there will be "No More Tears" haha...
(you know Ozzy Osbourne song "No More Tears" right? well, I'm sure he did not have to deal with onions when he wrote the song...hahaha)