Pork Egg Rolls

cook ground pork; season w/ season salt add a few drops of sesame oil, soy sauce, & rice wine vinegar
add chopped cabbage & shredded carrots & bean sprouts
add green onions
sprinkle some sugar & mix

simmer for a few minutes

add about 1-2 spoonfuls in egg roll and fry on med-high heat

serve w/ sweet chili sauce or chili sauce:

2 tsp ketchup
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp vinegar
4 tsp water
sesame oil & worstechire & siracha hot sauce (as desired)

Sweet Potato Fries

Cut up sweet potatoes about 1/4" thick.
rinse them and pat them dry

lay them out on paper towel and sprinkle with salt (let sit to release moisture)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
dredge in seasoning:
1 spoonfull of paprika
" salt
" garlic powder
" pepper
" onion powder
" oregano
" thyme
a cup or so of flour
place on greased baking sheet (do not let the fries touch eachother)

bake for about 5-10 minutes

Heat oil to about 360-375 degrees (med-high to high) watch so the oil doesn't burn!

take fries out of oven and place a few at a time in oil until golden and crispy. place on cookie cooling rack (upside down) over newspaper

This works well with Yams as well (you can also use this method without the seasonings and just add salt after frying)

serve with ranch/ketchup :) enjoy!!

Breaded Fried Chicken

This recipe is one that comes along because you don't have one of the ingredients, after you have already prepared everything else; so then you have to compromise:
and then it turns out great!
Ok, so this is breaded chicken, but different :)

Instead of using egg wash, I used:

heavy cream (about 1/2 c)

butter (about 1/2 - 1 tbsp)

sour cream (about 1-2 tbsp)
mayonnaise (about 1-2 tbsp)
(everything is estimated, because I just eyeballed everything)
Mix all your ingredients and add to a shallow dish. Add bread crumbs to a different shallow dish, along with Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper
dip your chicken into the crumbs, then the creamy mix..making sure well coated, then crumbs again. Add to hot oil on pan. Fry until golden brown and flip chicken.
When you drain your chicken..put a cooling rack upside down onto paper towel and add chicken to cooling rack to drain.

These are super yummy and crispy and the chicken is very tender!

Pastel

This my dear is what we call Pastel (pronounced like posh-tew) Is it yummy in my tummy (of coarse most things fried are). salgadinho's are tasty salty treats!


So, first you need masa (which is the flattened dough, which I'm sure none of you are going to make..unless you have a tortilla press, otherwise..you need to buy this, which is sorta like an egg roll dough. I get these in Brasil and they are round, but square ones would work.

*Add cooked hamburger meat (cooled) in the center; you can also add some cheese. dab your finger in some water and seal the edges. fold over and seal by pressing a fork all the way around the edges.

*Next .. you fry in med-high heated oil...until golden brown.

(side note: make sure your meat isn't too hot when making these, because it will make a tear in your dough because of the heat).

This is a typical Brasilian home meal.. enjoy

Bolinhos

This is a common appetizer or side dish in Brasil. Very easy to make!
First, you make some mashed potatoes. I assume everyone can make mashed potatoes, but if not..here you go :
cut and peel potatoes and boil. I use a masher I got from Brasil, but you can mash them however you please. I like to mash them so they are fine and creamy. Add milk, sour cream, and garlic salt...mix. Let cool.
Dough:
mix cooled mashed potatoes with flour until you get a dough like consistency. Roll into long strips, that looks like a long snake. cut into 1/2in to 1 in balls..add a little more flour to coat the balls. Heat oil in a fryer. Add a few balls and wait until golden brown, add parmesan cheese and COMER BEM!

Roast Beef Pita with Fried Zucchini

Ingredients: Roast Beef salad
Roast Beef
Avocado
Green onion
Tomato
Parsley
Garlic Salt
Tear up roast beef (deli sliced) in pieces, into a bowl. Slice avocado and tomato. Chop green onion (I like to use both green side and white side). Sprinkle parsley and garlic salt to taste, then store in a container in fridge..while you make the pita bread!
Ingredients: Whole Wheat Pita

2 (1/4 oz) pkg active dry yeast
2 c warm H20
1/2 tsp honey
1/4 c olive oil
1 tbsp salt
5 c wheat flour
cornmeal
In a bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 c warm H20. Add 1/2 of the honey, let stand for 5 min. Add olive oil, remaining H20 and honey; mix. Stir in wheat flour and salt; knead onto floured surface (I use wheat flour again). Let it rise in a greased bowl for 30 min covered. Flatten a ball about the size of your fist, dip one side with cornmeal, bake on a slightly greased pan @ 475 degrees for 8-10 min. Cut in half and split with a knife to make a pita pocket!

Ingredients: fried zucchini

Zucchini
Bread Crumbs
Eggs
Oil
Slice Zucchini to desired thickness. Coat in eggs, previously whisked; then coat in bread crumbs, and repeat again. Prepare hot oil in a pan or a deep fryer (I like using a deep fryer). Fry until golden brown (only fry a few at a time). serve with ranch dip!

Ingredients: Ranch Dip

mayonnaise
sour cream
onions
parsley
onion powder
salt
paprika
garlic
pepper
Mix 1 3/4c Mayo and 2c sour cream with herbs (other ingredients) about 1/1.

Ingredients: Ranch dressing


15 saltine crackers
2c dry minced parsley flakes
1/2 c dry minced onion
2 tbsp dry dill weed
1/4 c onion salt
1/4 c garlic salt
1/4 c onion powder
1/4 c garlic powder
Mix

1 tbsp mix
1c mayonnaise
1c buttermilk
Put crackers in blender on high speed until powder. Add parsley, onions, dill weed and blend. Stir in onion, salt, garlic salt, onion powder, and garlic powder. Put in a container and store in fridge to stand (best if you prepare in advance)

I love ranch dressing/dip, both are great..sorry I don't have exact specifications

Sprinkle grated cheese on roast beef salad and stuff into pita pocket. Serve with fried zucchini and ranch dip or dressing.

Enjoy!