Oriental Cabbage Salad

 

• 2/3 cabbage, chopped coarsely
• 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon crystals or 2 cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup chopped green onions
• Coarsely grated ¼ cup baby carrots
• 1 cup shelled sunflower seeds
• 1 cup sesame oil
• ½ cup cider vinegar
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• Chow Mein noodles

1. Place the chopped cabbage, chopped green onions, grated carrots and shelled sunflower seeds in a bowl that has a lid available.
2. Mix the sesame oil and seasonings in a deep bowl.
3.  Add the cider vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce.
4.  Stir well.
5.  Pour over the slaw.  Put the lid on it and shake. 
6.  Refrigerate for several hours to let the ingredients mix.
7.  Just before serving top with chow mein crunchy oriental noodles.

 Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

Pulled Pork Using an Instapot

 

• 2 Pork tenderloins (about 3 pounds total)
• Montreal steak seasoning
• 8 ounces of Coca-Cola
• Hamburger buns
• Your favorite barbecue sauce

1. Rub the meat with Montreal Steak Seasoning.
2. Cut the meat into sections about 2 inches long.
3. It is not necessary to saute the meat for this recipe.  It will have plenty of flavor.
4. Put the chunks of meat and the 8 ounces of Coca-cola in the Instapot.  It will not be necessary to add additional liquid for steaming as the cola serves as the liquid.
5. Put the lid on and set the Instapot for 40 minutes. 
6. When finished, let the pot exhaust naturally.
7. Remove the lid and transfer the chunks to a bowl. 
8. Use a mixer to shred the meat.
9. Serve with buns and barbecue sauce.   

 

 

 

 

 

Toffee

 

 

• 1 cup salted butter (2 sticks) The salt in the butter helps stabilize the mixture.
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Line a 13” x 9” baking dish with parchment.
2. Put ingredients in a 2-quart pot.
3. Turn burner on medium (that is 5 on an induction cooktop).
4. With a wooden spoon, stir constantly until mixture reaches 285 degrees.
5. It is important to use a candy thermometer to determine when it reaches 285 degrees. 
6. Pour onto the parchment and spread to edges. 
7. Let cool.
8. Put chocolate chips in a microwavable cup.
9. Heat on high in microwave, stirring chocolate every 30 seconds until spreadable.   
10. Spread chocolate over the cooled candy base mixture. 
11. Let cool to room temperature for a few minutes.
12. Place in refrigerator, so the chocolate solidifies.
13. Break into pieces and serve.

 

 Blind Baking a Pie Shell

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  
2. Dock the dough in the pan (either homemade or frozen pie shell)
3. Put pie weights in the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish.
4. Bake on center rack for 10 minutes.  
5. Remove and let cool.  

 Air Fryer Times and Temperatures

Item                Temperature      Preheat Time        Cooking Temperature    Air Fry     Turn and Fry

Tater Tots       400                     4 minutes            400                                  5 minutes    4 minutes

Cucumber and Onion Salad

 

• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 cup olive oil light mayonnaise
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ white vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

 

Mix all ingredients and refrigerate. 

Serves 6.

Cornflake Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup white corn syrup
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup salted peanuts
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 6 cups cornflakes

1. Heat sugar and corn syrup in 3-quart saucepan until the sugar is just dissolved, stirring frequently.  If you heat it longer the cookies will be too hard.
2.  Remove from heat. 
3.  Add salt and stir. 
4.  Add peanut butter and stir. 
5.  Add peanuts and stir.
6.  Add cornflakes and stir. 
7.  Using a quarter cup, scoop mixture onto parchment in mounds.  
8.  Let cool and set up. Makes about 30 cookies.