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Liver and Leeks
Liver and Leeks
I've always been a big fan of liver. This is the first time I've ever cooked with pork liver. I must say that I like it a lot more than beef. I didn't expect it to be so mild in flavor. It is also only $1.99lb at my local asian market. This is a great dish to introduce liver to someone who is "liver curious." If you prefer to use beef or chicken livers, please do so.
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork liver 1/2" thick pieces
- 2 leeks chopped
- 8 oz shiitake mushroom sliced
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp black pepper.
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 4 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
Instructions
- Mix together fish sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar. Set aside.
- Heat cooking oil in a large saute pan over medium high heat. Add in the shiitake mushrooms. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add in the garlic and liver. Cook for 1 minute. Season with black pepper.
- Stir in the leeks. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the sauce mix and cook for 3 minutes.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Curry Beef Satays
Curry Beef Satays
These curry beef satays are to die for and relatively easy to make. For the beef, I used top sirloin. I personally would not use any cut less tender than this. Top sirloin is a great all purpose cut of beef that has a ton of flavor and is still tender at a minimal price. You get your bang for your buck.If you want to grill these, cook them directly over the coals for 3-5 minutes a side, depending on how well you want your beef done.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs top sirloin
- 1/4 cup roasted shelled peanuts
- 1/2 tbsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp white pepper
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp boullion powder
- 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
Instructions
- Mix all of the dry spices together. In a coffee grinder, grind the peanuts. Mix them into the spice blend. Set aside.
- Slice the top sirloin no more than 1/4" thick. If you can slice it thinner then that, the better.
- Before skewering the meat, make sure that your skewers have been soaked in water for at least 30 minutes. This will prevent them from burning. Thread the meat onto the skewer. I used large 10" skewers, so I'm able to put on 4 pieces of meat. I yielded 8 skewers from this recipe, 1/4lb. each. You definitely can make them smaller if you have smaller skewers.
- Evenly spread out the peanut spice mixture onto a large plate.
- Roll each skewer into the peanut mixture. Make sure that all sides are heavily coated.
- Turn your oven's broiler on. Arrange the skewers on a rack on a baking sheet lined in foil. Brush the cooking oil onto the skewers.
- Broil for 5 minutes on the first side.
- Flip.
- Broil for 5 more minutes.
- Serve these with african pepper sauce for even more of a kick.
Plantain Hash and Eggs
Plantain Hash and Eggs
What's crazy to me is that we currently have a whole generation of pot smokers that don't know what hash is and have never had the opportunity to smoke it. They have no idea what hot knives are(the original dab rig). 70% of the world's hash consumption is in Europe. When I was in Amsterdam, I only saw dabs at 1 coffee shop of the 16 I visited. Every single one of them had multiple varieties of hash. Our own dispensaries in the legal states don't even offer hash. You can only make 1 product with the weed plants, and that in this country is dabs/wax/shatter/honey oil, whatever the kids are calling it these days, and not hash. It has become a lost artform here in the states.Today, all the kids want is their dabs and their oil pens. In my personal and professional opinion, these dabs and oil pens are killing people's THC tolerance. When you can't smoke a bowl and get high, that's a problem. Don't get me wrong. I have an oil pen that I really only use if I'm out and about and can't stink up the area with a joint. But that's it. I prefer my bud. I wish there was more of an abundance of hash in the U.S. End of hash rant.So…this plantain hash is a great way to start your day. Despite this dish being vegan if you don't have any eggs with it, is very heavy, but healthy. If you want some spice with it, add in some cayenne pepper. If you want some meat with this, substitute some sausage instead of the beans. Sage or andouille sausage would work well.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe plantains cubed
- 2 cups black beans
- 1/2 medium white onion diced
- 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 green onion chopped
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
- 1 small bell pepper diced
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp boullion powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut your plantains into small cubes. In a large saucepan, heat up cooking oil over medium high heat. Saute the plantains for 4-5 minutes. Drain on paper towel and set aside.
- In the same pan, saute the onions, bell pepper, garlic, smoked paprika, and cumin for 4-5 minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes, black beans, green onion, and boullion powder. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the fried plantains.
- Cook for another 5 minutes
- Serve with fried eggs over the top.
