David and Nicole's Recipes

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Scotch Marinated Steak

  • 1/4 cup scotch
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
  • 2 steaks
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  • olive oil
  1. Combine the scotchy, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, and ginger and then mix well.
  2. Pour over 2 steaks and chill 4 to 8 hours.
  3. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Pan fry in olive oil 4 minutes each side.
  5. Let rest 5 minutes.
  6. Serve.

BBQ Rubbed Arctic Char

  • 2 arctic char fillets, skin on
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • cracked pepper
  • sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp celery salt
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp dry oregano
  • olive oil
  1. Combine the paprika, sugar, pepper, garlic, onion, cumin, celery salt, and oregano.  Mix well and rub into the skinless side of the fish.
  2. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
  3. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick skillet.  Pan fry the fish, 90% of the time on the skin side, and then turn to cook the other side until flaky.
  4. Serve.

Coriander Lime Porkchops

  • 2 t-bone porkchops
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • olive oil
  • salt and cracked pepper
  • 1/2 a lime
  1. Combine the coriander, cumin, garlic powder, and 1 tbsp olive oil.
  2. Season 2 porchops generously with salt and pepper then rub on the spice mix.
  3. Heat some olive oil in a  skillet and pan fry the pork chops 5 to 7 minutes each side.
  4. Remove from the heat and sqeeze on the lime juice.  Serve.

Creamed Chipotle Hominy

  • 1 1/2 cups canned white hominy, drained and rinsed
  • olive oil
  • 1/3 onion, minced
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 cup light cream
  • 1 tbsp minced canned chipotle in adobo sauce
  • sea salt
  1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a non-stick skillet.
  2. Saute the onion and the garlic cloves until tender.
  3. Add the hominy, cream, milk, and chipotle.  Season lightly with sea salt.
  4. Simmer for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occaisionally.

Fondant Potatoes

  • 1 lb potatoes, peeled, sliced 2 cm thick
  • 2 cups water mixed with 2 heaping tsp chicken bouillon
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled, left whole
  • dry thyme
  • dry rosemary
  • sea salt and cracked pepper
  1. Put the potatoes with the bouillon water in a pot and bring to a boil. Simmer 11 minutes.
  2. Drain and return to the pot. 
  3. On low heat add the butter and garlic.
  4. Sprinkle in the remaining ingredients.  Stir well.
  5. Saute 4 minutes.
  6. Serve.

Vegetarian Collard Greens

  • 1 quart water
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cajun or hickory seasoning
  • sea salt
  • 2 lb collard greens, cleaned thoroughly, stems and thick ribs removed, chopped coarsely
  1. Combine the garlic, onion, olive oil and water.  Bring to a simmer and stir in the seasoning and 1 tsp salt.
  2. Add the greebs and boil, uncovered for about 1 hour, adding water if necessary, until tender.
  3. Check the seasoning and add more seasoning and salt to taste if necessary.

Garlicky Bacon Pasta

  • 1/2 lb bacon, chopped
  • 4 scallions, minced
  • 8 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3/4 lb mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup light cream
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup parmesan
  • salt and cracked pepper
  • 3 tbsp parsley, minced
  • maldon salt
  • 1 lb spaghetti, uncooked
  1. Fry the bacon until crisp in a large skillet or dutch oven.  Add the garlic and and the scallions and saute until tender.
  2. Add the mushrooms and saute about 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Boil the pasta in salted water.
  4. Add the cream, and milk to the sauce and bring to a boil.  Reduce the liquid.
  5. Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce. Sprinkle in the parsley and parmesan.
  6. Season lightly with pepper and salt.  Serve sprinkled with a little maldon salt.

Mom’s BBQ Pork Chops

  • 1/4 cup tamari
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 2 pork chops
  1. Combine the tamari, ginger, salt and garlic.  Pour over the pork and marinate for 4 hours.
  2. Drain the marinade and then grill the pork chops.
  3. Serve.

Saffron Rice

  • butter
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 cup rice
  • 1/2 tsp saffron threads
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp minced parsley
  1. Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan.  Saute the onion and garlic until tender.  Stir in the paprika and the rice and stir until it is well coated.
  2. Pour in the stock and the saffron, and bring the mixture to a boil.  Let the rice cook uncovered, over medium low heat, stirring occaisionally until the stock is absorbed and the rice is tender.  This will take about 20 to 30 minutes.
  3. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley.

Creamy Parsnip Spaghetti

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1/2 tsp dry thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 parsnip, peeled, and julienned fine
  • salt, cracked pepper
  • 1/2 lb spaghetti
  • 1/4 cup light cream
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  1. Boil the spaghetti in salted water.
  2. Fry the bacon until crisp.  Remove and drain on paper towel.
  3. Saute the garlic and the parsnip, and the thyme in the bacon drippings.
  4. Dice the bacon. 
  5. Pour the cream into the pan with the parsnip.  Stir to keep from burning.
  6. Season with cracked pepper.
  7. Toss the pasta with the sauce and mix in the bacon.
  8. Stir in the parmesan.
  9. Check the seasoning.

 

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