GMTHQ Cook Book

  

appstategrl

I love to cook, and I know some of you other guys do as well. We have a couple food related threads but this one can be a medley of nomz. I love to try new things so if anyone would like to add go ahead. Most of my stuff I kinda make off of memory so don't take my measurements too strictly, lol.

-Sam's Dill Pickle Meatloaf-

The Meatloaf:

• 2 eggs
• 2lbs ground beef
• 2-3 good sized shallots; diced
• 1 bell pepper; diced
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 small can of mixed veggies
• 1/2 C tomato sauce
• 1 cup dill pickle juice
• 1/2 cup sliced petite dills or dill relish
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

The Sauce:

• 4 tbsp brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 C ketchup
• 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 5 tbsp A1 or your favorite steak sauce
• various seasonings, (I use lemon pepper, garlic powder, and some onion powder)

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
   
2. Beat the egg in a mixing bowl, mix in the onion, bell pepper, pickle juice, pickles, veggies, tomato sauce, salt, and pepper. Stir in the bread until soggy, then mix in the ground beef until well blended. Form into a loaf and place into the dish. Stir together the sauce mixture and set aside.
   
3. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. For the last 10 minutes the loaf is in the oven pour the sauce mixture over it and place back into the oven. A thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F.

  

appstategrl

-Crusty Garlic Spirals-

• 1 tsp butter, melted
• 1 tbsp olive oil or veg. oil
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 pkg refrigerated classic pizza crust

1. Preheat oven to pizza dough specifications. Spray a 12-muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In small mircrowave bowl, combine butter, oil, minced garlic, parsley, garlic salt, and oregano. Heat on high until butter is melted. Stir well and set aside.
3. On cutting board, unroll dough. Brush with butter mixture. Roll back up. Using a serated knife, cut into 1" pieces, placing each cut side up in the muffin pan. Brush tops with any remaining garlic mix.
4. Bake until golden brown, about 12-15 mins. Serve warm.

-Sausage Soup-

• 2 lbs sausage
• 2 large cans of diced tomatoes
• 4 good sized potatoes, peeled

1. Brown sausage in a large pot, dutch ovens work well. And drain
2. Dice potatoes, but not too small, about bite size pieces. Add tomatoes and potatoes to pot. Add enough water to cover.
3. Bring to boil and simmer until potatoes are tender.

My dad makes this stuff and it is amazing... it is great with cornbread as well



-Apple Pie-

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie, I used the chilled pilsbury
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla flavoring
• 8 apples - peeled, cored and sliced, I use Pink Lady but whatever you wanna use, even mixing different apples works
• ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar, vanilla, and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.
2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Slice apples and coat in lemon juice, drain. Pour the 2 tbsp white sugar over apples and add cinnamon to taste, some like more some like less. Fill pie crust with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the caramel mixture over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off and make sure to cover all of your crust as best you can.
3. Bake for an hour or so, until apples are soft. If the crust starts to darken too quickly lay a piece of aluminum foil on top like a sheet of paper and check every 15 or so mins.

This is how this one turned out...

  

Joker Relentless

DDAAAAMMMMNNNNN....that apple pie looks tasty!

     

DigitalSoCal

Subscribing... this stuff looks damn good.. I may have to try some of these

  

appstategrl

-Sam's Baked/Fried Buffalo Wings-

• 20 Wings of your choice
• 3/4 Cup flour
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
• 1/2 Cup butter; melted
• 1/2 Cup hotsauce (I like Franks flavor so I use it)
• splash of vinegar

1. Line pan with foil and grease. Mix flour and dry ingredients into a bag or bowl. Coat the wings pretty well and place on the pan. Put into fridge for 1.5+ hours to dry.
2. For baking: Preheat oven to 450 and bake for 40 or so mins, until done. Rotating halfway.
   For frying: Let deep fryer heat up. Bake wings for 7-12 mins depending on amount. Let excess oil drain on papertowels.
3. Mix sauce, butter, vinegar, and I usually add the same spices to the sauce but you don't have to. Coat the wings in the sauce while still hot and plate them out.

-Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes-

• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 2 lbs large white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 1/4 cups nacho cheese
• Tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1/2 cup sour cream, divided

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
2. In a Ziplock bag, mix the garlic powder and cumin together; add the cubed potatoes, seal the Ziplock, and toss it all together until potatoes are coated evenly.
3. In a large, heavy skillet over medium heat melt the oil and butter together.
4. Add the seasoned potatoes and cook, stirring frequently, until they're a nice, golden brown, about 10 minutes; cover and cook an additional 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender then season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Transfer the sautéed potatoes to a non-stick baking sheet and bake at 475 degrees F for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are nice and crisp.
6. When potatoes are almost done baking, place the cheese, salsa, and Tabasco into a microwave-safe bowl (I use a large Pyrex measuring bowl) and microwave for 1 minute; stir and microwave another minute; stir again and microwave for 1 more minute, then stir until smooth.
7. For each serving, place some potatoes in a bowl, then pour over 1/4 of the melted cheese sauce, and top with some sour cream.

Italian Parmesan Garlic Baked Chicken

This is one of my favorite foods... enjoy

• 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1 packet GOOD SEASONS Italian Dressing Mix, I use the zesty version
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (2 lb.)
  Optional:
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

1. Heat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix cheese, dressing mix and garlic powder.
3. Moisten chicken with water or egg; coat with cheese mixture. Place in shallow baking dish.
4. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until chicken is done (165°F).

Nomz... along with Parmesan noodles...

  

appstategrl

-French Toast-

• 4-6 thick slices of bread, texas toast or you can cut your own
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• Butter or oil for frying
• Maple syrup

1. If slicing your own bread: Slice bread crosswise so that each slice is about 1-inch thick. Cut larger slices into halves or thirds, if desired. Set aside.
2. In a shallow mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla and cinnamon.
3. Quickly dip slices (do not soak) in egg mixture and cook until golden brown on both sides.
4. Keep egg mixture stirred and spices well blended.
5. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with warm maple syrup.

-Taco Casserole-

• 4 soft tortillias
• 1-1/2 lb ground beef
• taco seasoning packet
• 8 oz nacho cheese
• various taco toppings

1. Preheat oven to 350*F.
2. Brown ground beef and mix in taco seasonings; drain.
3. Spray a round casserole dish with cooking spray and lay one tortillia in the bottom.
4. Spread 1/4 of the cheese completely around the tortillia, following with 1/4 of the browned ground beef.
5. Place another tortillia on top of the beef and repeat until all ingredients are used.
6. Bake at 350* for 10-15 mins.
7. Slice and top with desired toppings: lettuce, tomatoes, taco sauce, cheese, onions, rice, sour cream, etc.

  

appstategrl

Trust me it is...

I've had this thread on another site for a while... figured you guys could use some of it too ... I'll add more as I make more

  

Jake

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Joker Relentless

Leave it to the fat kid to notice the apple pie first.

  

Joker Relentless

Chicken Roti

The bread (Roti)

4 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 cup Oil
1 cup Water
Butter for cooking

The Filing
2 tablespoons Butter
3-4 Garlic Cloves (minced)
1 small Onion (diced)
2 tablespoons Curry Powder
1 teaspoon Ground Coriander
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 large Sweet Potato (diced)
1 (16 oz.) can Chickpeas
1 (16 oz.) can Garbanzo Beans
1 lbs. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast (cooked, diced)
2 cups Water

Start by dicing your chicken and cooking it in a little butter or oil. Once it's done all the way through and golden brown, set aside.

Next, mix all the bread dry ingredients in a large bowl. Gradually mix in the oil and water. If the mixture is to dry, add a little bit more water. Make sure you mix all the water in thoroughly before adding anymore water, you do not want to get it to wet. Once the bread is a good consistency, form it into a ball, and set aside.

Next, melt a little butter in a deep pan or skillet. Add the garlic and onion and saute for several minutes. Then, add the curry powder, salt, and coriander. Saute this for about a minute, making sure that it is not burning. Add the water and sweet potato and let simmer for about 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes is up, add the garbanzo beans and chickpeas. Cook for an additional 10-15 minutes. Add the chicken and let heat all the way through. Once done, set aside to let cool.

Take the dough and divide it into 6 equal size balls. Roll each one out until it is really thin and about 8 or more inches in diameter. Spoon generous amounts of the filing into the center of each dough and fold up like a pocket, making sure all edges are sealed.

Once all pockets are complete, melt a couple of tablespoons of butter in a pan. Fry each pocket in the butter, turning once, until they are golden brown.

TIPS

When frying, I prefer to use a cast iron skillet.

If you don't want to mess with the pockets, you can just fry the flat bread in butter, or bake it in the oven...eating it as a side to the chicken mixture. Doing it this way is more like an Indian would eat chicken curry with naan.

  

Dr Pepper

Likes this.

  

Joker Relentless

Shrimp Enchiladas

2 lbs. shrimp (cooked and lightly chopped)
1/2 cup green onion (chopped)
1/2 cup salsa
4 oz can of diced green chilies
2 10 oz cans of red enchilada sauce
3 cups of cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup jalapeno (finely chopped)
1/2 Tspoon Cilantro
Corn Tortillas
Oil

Mix the shrimp, jalapeno, cilantro, green onion, salsa, green chilies, and half of the cheese in a bowl. Mix together a 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce and the sour cream together then add it to the shrimp mixture.

Heat the oil in a skillet and use it to heat the tortillas until they will flex without ripping. DO NOT COOK THEM CRISPY.

In a baking dish, pour some of the remaining enchilada sauce in and start rolling the filling into the tortillas. Once you have the dish filled, pour on the remaining enchilada sauce and the other half of the cheese.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

  

Dr Pepper

Whacha making this weekend, Sam?

  

appstategrl

Nothing real special... I did make a hamburger pie and tacos tho

  

MoStyles

Taco soup


2lbs. hamburger W/2 cups diced onion browned together and drained
2 cans pinto beans
1 can kidney beans
2 cans of corn
1 can Mexican style stewed tomatoes
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomatoes W/chiles
3 cans diced green chiles
2 packets of taco seasoning (1 regular 1 mild..or whatever you prefer)
1 packet of ranch dressing mix
1 or 2 cans of black olives (prference)

Just throw it all together and be sure not to drain any of the canned stuff because you need the juice. Let it simmer for an hour or so and serve with corn chips, sour cream and Mexican style shreaded cheese.
This will make enough to feed an army but it's better the second day. Even between 2-3 people I couldn't see it sitting around for too long because it's much too tasty.

  

appstategrl

No picture but I just made some lemonade and thought of this

-Lemonade Pie-

• 1 package (1 ounce) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 teaspoon lemonade Crystal Light
• 1 cup cold milk
• 8 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
• 1 graham cracker crust (8 inches)

1. Combine pudding mix and soft drink mix.
2. In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixture for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes (pudding will be stiff).
3. Fold in half of the whipped topping. (You can add it all if you want, I usually do)
4. Spread into crust.
5. Top with remaining whipped topping.
6. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours or until set.

  

bad08hhrss

I made some bangin' country fried steak last week... I might throw up the recipe.

  

Joker Relentless

I'm making spaghetti and meatballs tonight.

The recipe for the meatballs is as follows:

1 lbs ground beef
1 lbs ground Italian sausage
1 large egg
1/3 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup milk

Preheat oven at 350*F.
Start your sauce to simmering

Mix all the ingredients together, then form into golfball shaped balls. Place on a cookiesheet and bake at 350*F for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the meatballs from the cookiesheet and add them to the sauce. Continue simmering the sauce for at least another 10 minutes or as much longer as you wish.

  

Joker Relentless

I would put up my sauce recipe but it has been so long since I made it that I don't remember off the top of my head and I don't want to go digging through my notebook. Lately I've just been cheating and using regular store bought spaghetti sauce and just adding a few spices to it here and there.

  

appstategrl

I always add a little sugar to my meatballs, makes then super good. Also, the leaner the meat the less grease in your sauce if you cook them in it like I do.

  

Joker Relentless

I don't like the sweet. I usually add some cayenne to my sauce and use hot, ground Italian sausage, but I can't because my daughter wouldn't eat it.

I agree about the meat though. The ground beef I used tonight was labeled as 96/4. There was almost no grease on the cookiesheet when I pulled them out of the oven.

  

appstategrl

It doesn't add a sweet flavor. I made my first batch w/o and they were lacking, same recipe plus some sugar and perfect. It almost enhances the flavor instead of being a bit bland.

  

bad08hhrss

mmm grease adds flavor... 70/30 FTW...

  

Joker Relentless

I understand, I just rather have one's a little one the spicy side. Maybe next time I'll throw in a dab of sugar just to check it out since I can't make the spicy one's while my daughter is home.

  

Joker Relentless

Nope...only for hamburgers.