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Amazing Green Beans - Pad Kra Pao

This was orginally inspired by the dish called Amazing Green Beans at Madam Mams in Austin, Texas. Traditionally, it is called Pad Kra Pao. There are a few variations found on the web. Here are some. This recipe is mostly based on the first one.

Ingredients

5 Thai chilies diced
5 cloves of garlic minced
\( \frac{1}{2} \) sliced onion
\( \frac{1}{2} \) cup chopped green beans
1 \( \frac{1}{2} \) cup Thai basil roughly chopped
1 pound ground chicken

Sauce

1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1 Tablespoon Thin or Light Soy Sauce
2 Teaspoons Fish Sauce
1 1/2 Teaspoon Black Soy Sauce
2 Teaspoons Sugar
2 Tablespoons water

Instructions

Sauté garlic and chili
Add chicken, cook and break apart until almost done
Add sliced onions and chopped green beans, cook for a minute or two
Add sauce, cook until desired tenderness
Add roughly chopped Thai basil

Chicken and Broth

Ingredients

entire chicken, medium size
yellow onion
carrot (1 large)
celery (4 stalks)
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper

Instructions

Don't measure
Take organs and next out of the chicken
Halve onion, leave skin on
Rough chop carrot, and celery
Add all to pot of cold water
Simmer until chicken is done
Take chicken out and debone. Place bones back in pot. Discard skin
Save chicken for other stuff
Simmer broth until you're ready to cook something with it
Strain chunks out and discard

Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

Sauce

Instructions

Chicken Spaghetti

Ingredients

3 cup cooked chicken breast - best to make chicken/broth and use it
8oz. cooked shaghetti
Paprika, to sprinkle
Parmesan, to sprinkle
Chili powder, to sprinkle (to taste)
Fresh parsley (optional), chopped, to sprinkle

Sauce

\( \frac{1}{4} \) cup butter
\( \frac{1}{4} \) flour
\( \frac{2}{3} \) chicken broth
\( \frac{1}{2} \) half and half
\( \frac{1}{2} \) sour cream
1 cup parmesan chees, grated
\( \frac{1}{4} \) dry white wine, apple juice or white grape juice
1-2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
\( \frac{1}{2} \) teaspoon dry mustard
salt and pepper

Instructions

Melt butter in sauce pan and add flour, stir constantly
When it thickens add the rest of the sauce ingredients (chicken broth, half and half, sour cream, parmesan cheese, wine, garlic, lemon juice, dry mustard, salt and pepper)
Add chicken and noodles
Stir well
Place in baking dish and sprinkle with paprika and extra parmesan
Bake at 350° for ~30min
Optional, sprinkle with fresh parsley and server

Mexican Rice

Ingredients

2 cups of rice
\( \frac{1}{2} \) diced white onion
\( \frac{1}{2} \) teaspoon garlic powder
\( \frac{1}{2} \) teaspoon cumin
\( 1\frac{1}{2} \) tabslespoons salt
\( \frac{1}{2} \) can of tomato sauce
3 cups of water (adjust based on rice's instructions)
Optional: frozen peas, carrots, corn, etc... about 1 cup

Instructions

Brown rice in a little bit of oil
Add everything else
Cover and cook like you would any rice (about 20 min)

White BBQ Pork

This is more a recipe for sauce and seasoning. It doesn't really matter if you use a pork loin or chops. The original recipe is for making sandwiches. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/pork-sandwiches-with-white-barbecue-sauce-recipe-2053064

Ingredients

Pork loin, chops, it doesn't matter

Seasoning

2 Teaspoons chili powder
2 Teaspoons dried oregano
1 Teaspoon celery seed
1 Teaspoon paprika
1 Teaspoon thyme

Sauce

\( \frac{1}{2} \) cup Duke's Mayo
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
\( \frac{1}{2} \) Teaspoon kosher salt
\( \frac{1}{4} \) Teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Season meat ahead of time, apply sauce while grilling pork

Collard Greens

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon oil
4 pieces of bacon diced
\( \frac{1}{2} \ sweet onion diced
3 gloved mined garlic
2 large bunches of collard greens
2 cups of chicken stock
\( \frac{1}{2} \ Teaspoon salt
\( \frac{1}{4} \ Teaspoon pepper
1-2 Teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 Teaspoons apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Wash and cut collards into 1" strips. Remove largest parts of stem.
Render bacon, set aside.
Saute onion
Saute garlic
Add everything else
Simmer until done (about an hour)
Add cooked bacon

Waffles

Dry Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 Teaspoon salt
4 Teaspoons baking powder
2 Tablespoons sugar

Wet Ingredients

2 large eggs
1 1/2 cup warm milk
1/3 cup melted butter
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Combine wet ingredients, whisk to scramble the eggs
Combine dry ingredients, stir
Mix everything together

This will make about 6 waffles.

Pickled Jalapenos

Ingredients

7 green jalapenos
1 red jalapeno
couple of pieces of white onion (optional)
couple of peeled and smashed cloves of garlic
1 cup water
1 cup white vinegar
1 Tablespoon salt

Instructions

Slice peppers and put into mason jar
Bring water and vinegar to a boil
Add salt
Pour into mason jar

Wilted Slaw

Ingredients

1 medium napa cabbage
4 pieces of bacon
1/4 pound of walnut pieces
1/2 cup Blue cheese
1/8 cup White vinegar

Instructions

Toast walnuts in oven at 350 for about 8 minutes
Wash and cut cabagge, let dry while you do the rest
Cut bacon into pieces, render the fat and get crispy. Set aside.
Filter the bacon grease to get pieces out of it
Put grease back into wok
Saute cabbage
Pour in vinegar and cook for another 30 seconds
Turn off heat, add bacon, walnuts and blue cheese.
Serve immediately

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