pressure cooker carnitas

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 3 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 fresh poblano peppers, roughly chopped, or more to taste
• 3 jalapeno peppers, roughly chopped, or more to taste
• 1 serrano pepper, roughly chopped, or more to taste
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• place the oil into a pressure cooker over medium-high heat. brown the lamb cubes on all sides in the hot oil, and stir in the poblano, jalapeno, and serrano peppers, onion, garlic, coriander, cumin, and beef broth. lock the lid the pressure cooker, bring the cooker up to pressure, and reduce heat to keep the pressure steady.
• cook under medium steady pressure for 1 hour, remove the cooker from the heat, place in the sink, and run cold water over the lid of the cooker until the pressure has been released. carefully remove the lid, and serve.

Burrito Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 (2 ounce) can black olives, sliced
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 1 (16 ounce) jar taco sauce
• 2 (16 ounce) cans refried beans
• 12 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 9 ounces shredded colby cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. add the onion and garlic, and saute for 5 more minutes. drain any excess fat, if desired. mix in the olives, green chile peppers, tomatoes with green chile peppers, taco sauce and refried beans. stir mixture thoroughly, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• spread a thin layer of the meat mixture in the bottom of a 4 quart casserole dish. cover with a layer of tortillas followed by more meat mixture, then a layer of cheese. repeat tortilla, meat, cheese pattern until all the tortillas are used, topping off with a layer of meat mixture and cheese.
• bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is slightly brown and bubbly.

Grandma's Yorkshire Pudding

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup beef drippings

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat the oven to 450 degrees f (220 degrees c). place about a tablespoon of beef drippings into each cup of a 6 cup muffin tin.
• in a medium bowl, whisk eggs until well blended. stir in the milk, flour and salt. fill the muffin cups about half way.
• bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Swink's Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (1.25 ounce) package chili seasoning mix
• 2 cups water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, undrained
• 1 (16 ounce) can baked beans
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• in a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and onion until beef is brown. stir in chili seasoning and water.
• pour beef mixture into a slow cooker and stir in tomato paste, chili beans, baked beans, tomato soup and diced tomatoes with green chiles. cook on low 2 hours.

creamed beef for sos

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat milk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; stir in the ground beef, chicken bouillon, garlic powder, black pepper, and onion powder. cook and stir until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 7 minutes.
• stir in the flour and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. stir in the milk and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 5 minutes to thicken.

foolproof rib roast

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (5 pound) standing beef rib roast
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ready Time: 5 hrs 5 mins


• allow roast to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). combine the salt, pepper and garlic powder in a small cup. place the roast on a rack in a roasting pan so that the fatty side is up and the rib side is on the bottom. rub the seasoning the roast.
• roast for 1 hour in the preheated oven. turn the oven off and leave the roast inside. do not open the door. leave it in there for 3 hours. 30 to 40 minutes before serving, turn the oven back on at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) to reheat the roast. the internal temperature should be at least 145 degrees f (62 degrees c). remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before carving into servings.

mom's great green beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (15 ounce) cans green beans
• 1 cube beef bouillon cube
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic pepper seasoning

Recipe

• drain the green beans, reserving 1/2 of the liquid. dissolve the bouillon cube in the reserved liquid.
• place green beans and liquid in a saucepan. add worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, butter or margarine and garlic pepper seasoning to taste. simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• remove to serving bowl leaving beans sitting in their liquid. use a slotted spoon to serve.