Corned Beef Hash & Fried Eggs

My first post in months!

I was compelled to post my super easy recipe for Corned Beef Hash & Fried Eggs because I had it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner today.  I absolutely love it and it’s so easy especially with the shortcuts I took.

Recipe Makes 4-6 Servings

1.  Corned Beef  – Minced ( I used 1/4 Lb of sliced deli meat)

2.  1 Medium Onion – Minced

3.  6  – Frozen  Potato Hash Brown Patties ( This is an easy short cut instead of using fresh potatoes.  It’s what I had in my freezer. )

Combine the Minced Corned Beef, Onion, and Hash Brown Patties in large bowl and mix together.  In a frying pan add a Tablespoon on oil and fry the mixture until golden brown.

In a separate frying pan you can make your eggs.  I like to fry my eggs in olive oil so the whites are crispy and the yolk is still runny. The way I make my eggs is in a small frying pan heat up some olive oil then add 2 eggs and cover the pan for 2-3 minutes.  The eggs should be perfect.

Enjoy

Mini Pasta Shells with Meat Sauce

Sorry I have not updated in a couple days.  I just started a new job and have been a little busy getting aclimated.  Also the summer time is not my prime time for cooking since the oven / stove makes my apartment a million degrees.

Tonight’s dinner is Mini Pasta Shells with Meat Sauce.

Onion – medium sized diced

2 Cloves of garlic

16oz Can of Tomato Sauce ( make sure you do not buy totmato sauce that contains corn syrup in the ingredients)

16oz Can of Jellied Cranberry Sauce

16oz Can of Chicken Stock or Vegetable Stock

1 Tbsp of Allspice

2lb Ground beef ( 1 used 1lb ground turkey and 1 lb ground beef) ( you can also make meatballs if you like)

1.  Saute onions & garlic in olive oil until translucent. 5-6 minutes

2.  Add ground beef ( 8-10 minutes)

3.  Add Allspice

4. Add the canned tomato sauce, cranberry sauce and chicken stock.

5. Salt & Pepper to taste

6.  Bring to a boil for 6-8 minutes.

7.  Cover the pot and let simmer for 15 minutes.

$3 Personal Pizza & Beer Special

So everyone knows you can go to Crocodile Lounge in the East Village or Alligator Lounge in Williamsburg order a drink for $5 and get a FREE fresh personal pizza.  I am hear to tell you the deal gets even better.  Go during lunch time and get an even better deal.  The Happy Hour / Beer Special will usually cost you $3 and still comes with a FREE pizza.  Add a buck or two for tip and you’ve officially got one of the best deals of any kind in NYC.

Crocodile Lounge 325 East 14th st. Tel: 212-477-7747

Awesome Pastrami Burger Recipe

In response to some blog posts on Midtown Lunch I wanted to share my awesome pastrami burger recipe.  This is really easy and tasty.  All you have to do is take some pastrami and put it in a food processor.  Then mix the pastrami with your ground meat.   You need to eye the proportions to how you like it. I like 1/4 pastramit to ground meat.    That’s it.  Top of your burger with a few more pieces of BBQ pastrami.  You do not need any other seasoning since the pastrami is already seasoned and fatty and salty.

Let me know your comments.

Pan Fried Salmon with Shitake Mushroom & Rosemary Cream Corn Recipe

There are 2 ways to make this recipe  This first is the way I made it..in about 30 minutes and with very little effort.  Then there is the best way to make it nice and slowly all from scratch.  For now I am just going to list the easy recipe.

1lb fresh salmon

1 can cream corn

1 package of shitake mushrooms

1 shallot

1 garlic clove

Fresh Rosemary

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In a sauce pan combine shitake, garlic, rosemary, and shallot with olive oil. If you like a little spice add red pepper flakes.  Cook for 5 minutes then add the canned cream corn and bring to a boil then turn off. ( Total time 10 minutes)

In a medium depth frying pan heat olive oil and sear the salmon fillet until the skin is crispy. ( About 3-4 minutes) Turn fire on low and  add the cream corn to the pot and cover for 10-12 minutes.

Salt & Pepper to taste.

And thats it.. so simple so easy…I served with a side of mashed potatoes

Fancy Fast Food .. You Have to See This

I just came across this website.  It is fantastic.  You take Fast Food and transform it into a fancy looking meal.

Fancy Fast Food

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Karaage … Recipe for Japanese Fried Chicken

Karaage Japanese Fried Chicken

One of my favorite easy recipes.

As defined by Wikipedia,  Karaage is a traditional japanese style fried meat most often soy-flavored chicken. It is enjoyed by the Japanese all year round. Small pieces of meat are marinated in a tangy mix of soy sauce, garlic and ginger, deep-fried and finished with a slice of lemon or mayonnaise to dip it in.

Recipe

1 Package of skinless / boneless chicken thighs about 2 lbs cut into cubes (chicken breast also works)

1/3 Cup light soy sauce

1/4 Cup seasoned rice vinegar

1/4 Cup sesame oil

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tablespoon of mined ginger

1/4 Cup minced scallions

Mix all together and marinate for 20-30 minutes

Drain marinade and coat chicken with flour or corn starch

Next beat 1-2 eggs and coat chicken.

Then coat each piece in flour or corn starch mixed with sesame seeds

Fry in Peanut Oil until golden brown and cooked

Garnish with fresh lemon and Spicy Mayo

Skirt Steak with Summer Blueberry BBQ Sauce

Poutine Now Available in New York City …Reviews to follow Shortly

Hopefully this place is good.  Not sure it it opened yet. But will review ASAP

T Poutine
168 Ludlow St
(btwn Houston and Stanton)
Lower East Side
New York, NY 10002
646-833-7444

www.tpoutine.com

Read more: http://www.urbandaddy.com/nyc/food/6256/T_Poutine_Disco_Fries_Are_Here_N#ixzz0LRqFRY1E

Starbucks Top Pot Chocolate Old Fashioned Doughnut & Random Talk About Canada

Top Pot Doughnuts

I had some time to kill yesterday so I decided to try one of these doughnuts from Starbucks.  I’ve heard through numerous people how good these are but never actually tried them.  I am also not a Starbucks Evangelist.. just so you know.. I just like good food from wherever I can find it….   I have to say, it was an amazing experience.  Probably the best Chocolate Glazed Doughnut I have ever had.  I’m not one to care about calories or fat in doughnuts or desserts because that’s usually what makes them so good.  The $1.25 cost for this confection t is the perfect price.  I think these Doughnuts are made by Top Pot Doughnuts in Seattle

Go try one if you have not already!

While on the Doughnut subject I am really excited to try Tim Horton’s which just came to New York all the way from Canada.  I’ve had it once or twice when in Montreal but can not remember anything about it.

By the way Canada.. Specifically Quebec.. When are you going to bring some good Poutine down to New York?  Don’t get me wrong you are worth the 6-8 hour drive in normal weather, but would much rather prefer to walk out of my East Village Apartment in my robe ( I do now own a robe) metaphorically speaking.

I know it is a chain and new self respecting Québécois will probably agree but I am a huge fan of the Mexican Poutine at Frite Alors.

Mexican Poutine Frite Alors

Easy Orzo Salad…. a brainless recipe

Sorry but you you really do not need much talent in the kitchen to put this delicious and satisfying pasta salad together.   You can also substitute Orzo for your favorite shaped pasta.

1lb box of orzo ( cook the orzo like pasta in boiling water)

1 can diced baby corn

1 can diced hearts of palm

1 jar diced sun dried tomatoes

1 can sliced black pitted olives

3  fresh carrots diced

1  fresh green pepper diced

1 small red onion diced

1 bottle of your favorite Italian dressing

Mix all together.

You can add your favorite canned or bottled dregs… all taste great

My Rooftop Birthday BBQ Menu Wednesday July 1,2009

c/o Mom

Fresh Grilled Corn Salad

Syrian Potato Salad

Caesar Salad

c/o Me

Easy Orzo Salad

Hickory Smoked London Broil ( Smoked for 6 hours then covered with Cattlemen’s BBQ Sauce and Cooked for 3 hours)

Cilantro, Garlic & Olive Oil Marinated Chicken Breast with Pereg Brand Israeli Kebab Seasoning

Meal Mart Kosher Hotdogs

Shoprite of Neptune Store Made Kosher Hamburgers

Grilled Vegetables with Cilantro, Garlic & Olive Oil Marinade

c/o Stephanie Blanco

Homemade Brownies

Sushi Hebrew National Style… What??? Yes!!! Hot Dog Maki

So every time I make a dinner or cater for a friend all everyone wants is mini hot dogs.  I do not understand them.  There is no culinary craft to this what so ever! I decided for Hannah’s birthday party to make Hot Dog Sushi as part joke & part deliciousness since Hot Dogs and Sushi are two of her favorite foods.

In all honesty the combination does work.  The Smokey saltiness of the hotdog and sweetness of the sushi rice compliment each other very well.   Seaweed you can barely taste and sesame seeds are always fun.

1 package of hot dogs

1 package of nori seaweed

Some toasted sesame seeds

2 large orders of sushi rice from your favorite Japanese restaurant or from your local Chinese restaurant ( if you order from a Chinese place you will need to season your rice with seasoned rice wine vinegar) Every time I try making sushi rice it does not come out good so I have resorted to buying a $2 pint of rice and adding my own vinegar.. Cheaper faster less hassle

So grill your hot dogs and roll’em up like regular sushi rolls.

For dipping sauces I recommend.

1. One part store bought hoison sauce to one part ketchup

2. One part Chinese Mustard to one part Miso Paste

Hot Dog Maki

BBQ Spice Rub for Chicken & Steak

I took this rub recipe from somewhere but do not remember and can’t find it anymore so good thing I wrote it down.  Enjoy

3 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons English-style dry mustard
2 tablespoons granulated garlic
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon minced dried orange peel
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Chipotle BBQ Burger Creamy Avocado Mayo

Tuesday July 7, I am working on some recipes for a charity BBQ competition this Sunday and wanted to create a burger that’s slightly different and with some bold flavors.   Last year’s competition I created a Pastrami Burger that went over really well and was hoping to create something that would live up to it.  As I’m sure most food fans are addicted to Food Network you always see Booby Flay cook with Chipotles.  So I finally decided to buy some Chipotle in Adobo Sauce. ( Goya Brand. you cant go wrong) I actually searched the web and didn’t really find any good recipes for a Chipotle Burger.   This is what I came up with

1 lb ground meat

1 small can chipotle in adobo sauce

1 small bunch of Cilantro

2 pieces of garlic minced

In a blender or food processor combine the cilantro garlic and chipotles.  Puree until smooth

Next combine the ground meat and chipotle cilantro mixture and form into patties.

For the avocado mayo in a food processor combine fresh avocado, mayonnaise, & lime juice  ( if you like you can also add some of the cilantro, garlic and cumin to the mixture)

Summer Blueberry BBQ Sauce

So it was Monday July 6 and I decided I wanted to make a sauce out of fresh blueberries since they were on sale for $1.49 a dry pint in my East Village  Key Food.  The best part about this sauce was I had most of the ingredients already in fridge and cabinet so it seemed like a great idea for a fresh and different sauce on some chicken breast which I cooked with some fresh rosemary garlic & olive oil in a saute pan

My Recipe for Blueberry BBQ Sauce great for Chicken & Steaks

1 dry pint fresh blueberries

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

3 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons ketchup

3 tablespoons honey

1 garlic clove minced

1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger

2 tablespoons of saricha hot sauce ( add more or less for spice)

1 sprig of fresh rosemary  ( to be taken out later on)

salt & pepper to taste

Cook time 15-20 minute

After the blueberries are nice and goey you can puree in blender if you choose.

I eat this with a box of Near East Couscous. You cant go wrong only takes 15 minutes to cook and was $1.49 a box ( when on sale buy a bunch and stock up)