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I found ground pork on sale and made this recently: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/12897/white-chili-i/. I cut the beans in half and added extra pork (the package was a pound and a fifth).
It's really savory, even using low-sodium broth and before melting in the cheese. I would recommend it if you have pre-ground pork and don't know what to do with it.
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I've made 3 big batches of a Max and Erma's copycat of their cheese soup, and every time it's gotten rave reviews.
http://www.food.com/recipe/chicken-tort ... cat-149038
Thing is, I've been using chilies from last year's garden, chopped up... WITH SEEDS... 2 ounces instead of the 4.5 ounces this recipe calls for. My soup is spicy as hell, way spicier than is probably intended.
That amount of ingredients will easily feed 6-8 people at a meal.
edit - Also, I grill the chicken instead of however that recipe calls for. You can basically grill it at any time during the soup process and just add it near the end. I think it adds a slightly better taste than the pan frying the recipe calls for.
I also omit the cilantro. Fuck cilantro, the devil's weed. I also never saw the point of the vegetable oil, unless that was for frying the chicken breasts.
http://www.food.com/recipe/chicken-tort ... cat-149038
Thing is, I've been using chilies from last year's garden, chopped up... WITH SEEDS... 2 ounces instead of the 4.5 ounces this recipe calls for. My soup is spicy as hell, way spicier than is probably intended.
That amount of ingredients will easily feed 6-8 people at a meal.
edit - Also, I grill the chicken instead of however that recipe calls for. You can basically grill it at any time during the soup process and just add it near the end. I think it adds a slightly better taste than the pan frying the recipe calls for.
I also omit the cilantro. Fuck cilantro, the devil's weed. I also never saw the point of the vegetable oil, unless that was for frying the chicken breasts.
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Now and then I buy a pound of ground pork and freeze it in .5 pound portions.Alhazad wrote: I would recommend it if you have pre-ground pork and don't know what to do with it.
I make meatballs out of it. Mix the .5 lb pork with 1 lb ground beef, an egg or two, some Italian bread crumbs, a little garlic powder, a little dry, chopped onion, roll them into little balls, in the oven for about an hour at 350. Smother them with marinara that you made yourself from tomatoes from your garden.
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I do the same with ground italian sausage and add parmesan cheese. Can confirm; great recipe.GORDON wrote:Now and then I buy a pound of ground pork and freeze it in .5 pound portions.Alhazad wrote: I would recommend it if you have pre-ground pork and don't know what to do with it.
I make meatballs out of it. Mix the .5 lb pork with 1 lb ground beef, an egg or two, some Italian bread crumbs, a little garlic powder, a little dry, chopped onion, roll them into little balls, in the oven for about an hour at 350. Smother them with marinara that you made yourself from tomatoes from your garden.
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The Taco Bell thread got me thinking about homemade Mexican dishes.
Anyone ever try mixing ranch dressing with Sriracha chili sauce? I ordinarily abhor ranch, but when mixed 3-4 parts dressing to 1 part Sriracha, it makes a fantastic sauce to mix in with the taco meat+beans+whatever you like in your Mexican. No more than 1/2 cup sauce per 1 pound of meat mix, I'd say.
I used it with a taco salad a week ago and in some taquitos yesterday and it was very good.
Anyone ever try mixing ranch dressing with Sriracha chili sauce? I ordinarily abhor ranch, but when mixed 3-4 parts dressing to 1 part Sriracha, it makes a fantastic sauce to mix in with the taco meat+beans+whatever you like in your Mexican. No more than 1/2 cup sauce per 1 pound of meat mix, I'd say.
I used it with a taco salad a week ago and in some taquitos yesterday and it was very good.
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I typically drown my shit in hot taco sauce... I will try that mixture. I already have the ingredients.
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How is that a copycat of Max and Erma's tortilla soup? Not saying it isn't delicious, but I looked at the recipe and chicken? Their soup doesn't have chicken. I'll have to try it out.GORDON wrote: I've made 3 big batches of a Max and Erma's copycat of their cheese soup, and every time it's gotten rave reviews.
http://www.food.com/recipe/chicken-tort ... cat-149038
Thing is, I've been using chilies from last year's garden, chopped up... WITH SEEDS... 2 ounces instead of the 4.5 ounces this recipe calls for. My soup is spicy as hell, way spicier than is probably intended.
That amount of ingredients will easily feed 6-8 people at a meal.
edit - Also, I grill the chicken instead of however that recipe calls for. You can basically grill it at any time during the soup process and just add it near the end. I think it adds a slightly better taste than the pan frying the recipe calls for.
I also omit the cilantro. Fuck cilantro, the devil's weed. I also never saw the point of the vegetable oil, unless that was for frying the chicken breasts.
In salsa news, I have made this one a few times for the family. They love it. VERY mild. Made a batch or two for me and upped the jalapeno count to 6-8. Still mild, but closer to medium. Going to make a family mild batch for my oldest to take to school for a "salsa competition" tomorrow.
I want something better though. Anyone have any exceptional salsa recipes?
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The copycat is amazeballs. And.... I am pretty sure M&E's has chicken. If you've never gotten any, you've been unlucky in the soup ladel. Now tell me about how you know thousands of people who have ordered tens of thousands of bowls of the soup and have never gotten chicken.
Then I will say damn, you know a lot of unlucky people.
My own twist on that soup is that I grill the chicken. Gives it a little something special. But now I see I already said that.
Then I will say damn, you know a lot of unlucky people.
My own twist on that soup is that I grill the chicken. Gives it a little something special. But now I see I already said that.
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I order that soup every time I go, and for some reason it has never occurred to me that it has chicken in it.
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