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Beef and Broccoli

This is one of bells favorites

Easy, Quick and Healthy I am cooking for two make adjustment as necessary for more servings.

Basic ingredients – Beef- 1 lb.

broccoli, garlic.

black pepper, corn starch, baking soda, sugar.

rice wine, soy sauce, oil, oyster sauce, water.

Slice the beef in to thin strips. cut broccoli into bite size pieces.

mix beef marinade – 1 tbs wine, 2 tbs soy, 1 tbs starch, 1 tsp pepper, dash of soda, 1 tsp oil. mix into beef set aside.

mix the sauce, 1 tbs oyster sauce, 2 tbs soy, 3 tbs water, 2 tbs starch, 1 tsp sugar, pepper to taste.

Chop the garlic as much as you like.

blanch the broccoli to desired tenderness rinse cold water drain set aside.

get the wok smoking hot with 1 tbs oil

Stir fry until browned the beef then add the chopped garlic.

add the sauce,  then the broccoli.

stir fry gently mixing, turn off heat.

plate and enjoy while hot.

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Taco Salad

This one is too easy,

Tacos and burritos are totally flexible, they can be as complicated or simple as you choose, this is a dish that is super easy, super tasty and cheap.

Basic ingredients Chips, salsa, chopped meat, onion,tomato, lettuce, red and black pepper, shredded cheese.

The meat and the cheese are totally flexible use whatever you want.

pre heat oven 350f

Brown meat with chopped onion pepper to your taste.

Spread chips on a baking sheet.

Add some salsa to meat after cooked just enough to give it some moisture.

Chop the tomato and lettuce, you can add anything you want.

Put the chips in oven just brown and crispy

Plate the Browned chips, top with meat and cheese, then layer the rest of salad items lettuce on the top, then whatever you want Salad dressing or salsa or Tabasco or all.

Total prep and cook 1/2 hr.

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Boneless beef rib steak

This all started with a request from Bella, on a lazy Saturday bad weather outside, so happy to have a request for something that is oh so tasty but also quick easy and fairly inexpensive.

So here we go, Uruguay grass fed all natural raised boneless prime rib steak.

I simply season with black pepper and fresh minced garlic rub in both sides and let sit while prepping  abought 15 min.

I brown the Rice a Roni beef flavor, I like to heat it unevenly so some is dark brown while other is still tan  and i like it with only 2 cups water not 2  and half.

Now go to simmering it .

I start a cast iron skillet heating with just a splash of high heat oil just a good medium heat for now.

Then start prepping the green salad I like green leaf lettuce.

More vitamins than iceberg and seems to keep longer also, I would use Napa cabbage if I had some but plane green works just fine we really like jicama, a crisp juicy taste that goes well in a salad.

Just tear chop slice put it in a bowl and it’s ready to go.

Now I will set the table and put the steaks in the skillet and turn heat to med high

Cook to desired doneness and serve with a pat of butter and a dash of good steak salt if u want.

Total prep and cook time 45 min. Yummy easy night for the cook.

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Classic Beef Stew

 

This all begins with a Italian American vegetable farmer, My Grandfather.

As he had plenty to do in teaching his grandson the finner arts of caring for his well manicured garden and orchard.

Knowing it involved plenty of physical labor and time, and that it would lend itself to a needed lunch for a couple of Hungry guys.

Not having a lot of time to spend in the kitchen, he seemed to turn to this hearty, healthy, dish quite often.

It was to my enjoyment, the site and smell of this warm flavorful dish cooking.

It was to be one of the treasured memories of my time spent with this wonderful man. Preparing it for my family and friends is to invite the spirit of grandpa to my kitchen and table.

I share this dish hoping that you can take advantage of its ease of preparation. the basic no fuss ingredients and invitation to a wholesome family dinner.

The Basic Ingredients.

Celery, Carrot, Cabbage, Onion, potato.

Cubed Meat.

Brown the meat a little salt and pepper,

Add the other coarsely chopped items I add the cabbage last as it will cook fast.

 Add a couple cups of water and Stew it, covered on a low heat until the veggies are just cooked.

Then turn off and let it sit developing flavor.

1/2 hr, before eating. Add  a couple tablespoons of flour or corn starch mixed with a little cold water and a dissolved bullion cube.

Or a couple pre mixed gravy packets with water to the stew.

Bring it,”under low heat” back to a simmer for a couple minutes and  then serve.

Fresh rolls are a welcome addition to this.

If you have any questions  feel free to

contact us.

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God Bless Grandparents.