Share Your Easy Recipes with the 21 Year Old
I'm starting to really enjoy cooking my own food. I don't like having to go out for meals all the time (I'm scared of leaving the house and going into the big world.. That + I don't want to be burned by the raging fires in LA).
So I'm looking for food you like to make that's relatively simple. This was inspired by the stir fry I just cooked with my girlfriend. It was literally the best stir fry I've ever had in my entire life. My recipe: Ultimate Bag of Stir Fry - Frozen Vegetables Bag of Assorted Peppers - Frozen Fresh Onions Chopped Up Garlic Powder/Salt/Pepper Fresh Garlic Minced. 2 Small White Chicken Breasts Chopped Up First step is obv to mince the garlic and the onions and the chicken into small pieces. Then put like 3-4 tablespoons of oil in a deep frying pan. Stick the garlic in and let it season for a bit, but don't burn the [censored] garlic. Throw in some garlic salt, salt, pepper into the oil and throw in the onions and chicken. Let the chicken cook and turn the pieces so they cook evenly, but don't let them get brown. Once they have a hint of brown and look like they're almost ready, throw in all the veggies. At this point, turn the heat down to medium so the veggies spend more time in the oil to soak up the flavor. Cook until it looks ready and the chicken is has some browning. Serve next to rice and booya you're done. I'm just sick and tired of eating T.V. dinners and 3$ cans of soup when I can be eating better for the same price. I'll share a cool soup dish too later if there's interest. It's somewhat ethnic, but it's a good sour soup. |
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cereal = milk
boom gourmet dinner |
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I have stringy chicken breast in my toofs just reading this. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
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all this food making me hungry, i could got for a tubesteak wrap right bout now
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Tuna+Macandcheese
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Don't cook the veggies from frozen as you don't get the full flavor from them in my opinion.
But i can see the point with frozen veggies if you don't cook that often but if you wanna do it everyday it's definitely wor th eating fresh instead. |
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Prison Dip
(we made this in our rooms after hours with items purchased at the commissary) [*]1 Bag Ramen - Chicken Flavor[*]Boiling or very hot water - 1 cup only[*]Minced onion[*]Nuke onion, noodles, water and flavor packet until noodles are soft and little liquid left[*]Add can of Tuna/Chicken/Turkey/Salmon, whatever[*]Add cheese sauce or Velveeta[*]Add Salsa[*]Nuke until throughly hot[*]Add crushed tortilla chips to desired consistency[*]Enjoy |
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haha, prison dip. Good name, i would have went with nuclear landfill tho.
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It really does take all of 60 seconds to chop up a pepper, I never even thought about buying them frozen before.
Salisbury steak is pretty easy and an ok change if you're eating hamburgers a lot. Basically cook a hamburger, take it out and turn the heat to medium, medium low maybe. Melt 1T butter in the pan, then kind of eyeball how much fat total is in there. Take that amount of flour and gradually whisk it in. If it's a bit thin, add more flour; too thick, add a splash of water or milk. Then just pour over the hamburger patty and it's salisbury steak. |
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haha, prison dip. Good name, i would have went with nuclear landfill tho. [/ QUOTE ] except he wasn't in a nuclear landfill. |
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cereal = milk boom gourmet dinner [/ QUOTE ] wow you botched this recipe. its cereal + milk IMO |
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[ QUOTE ] cereal = milk boom gourmet dinner [/ QUOTE ] wow you botched this recipe. its cereal + milk IMO [/ QUOTE ] Maybe what he was implying was that ceral - milk = 0 Which is a debatable depending on the cereal choice, but still an interesting theory. |
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This might look complicated, but it's really easy:
take a couple of boneless pork chops, eggwash+flour. heat some butter in a heavy pan, medium heat, put porkchops in. Cook about 5-10 minutes (depending on thickness) then flip. After you flip throw in about 8oz of sliced mushrooms and a small onion sliced really thin. Leave the heat on medium till the new side of the chops start to brown, then lower the heat and pour some red wine in. Cover the pan and let it all stew for 10-15 min till the mushrooms and onions are tender. Eat |
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Ingredients: Chicken (preferably on the bone), Lea & Perrins Sauce Worcestershire White Wine, Portobello Mushrooms, Olive Oil
Rub chicken with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Cook in oven untill it is slightly undone. Remove Chicken from bone and place in skillet. Add mushrooms. Empty entire bottle of sauce on top and cook untill the sauce reduces. |
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Empty entire bottle of sauce on top and cook untill the sauce reduces. [/ QUOTE ] An ENTIRE bottle of worcestershire sauce? Good God, man. Ain't that a bit of overkill? |
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He's gotta be talking about a bottle WAY smaller then what I'm used to buying. Do they sell it in shot sized bottles?
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White Sauce for Pasta
1 Stick of butter 1 16 oz (I think) carton of heavy cream 1 egg yolk 2-3 garlic cloves (minced) 1 TBS olive oil 5 oz of parmasian cheese (pre-grated is ok, but can be hard to melt due to preservatives) In a side bowl mix the egg yolk and heavy cream, do not whip. I suggest whipping the egg yolk first and slowly adding the heavy cream. Fry up the garlic in the olive oil over med to med-high heat. Add the stick of butter and melt slowly, DO NOT BURN THE BUTTER. SLOWLY (and I mean SLOWLY) add the cream mixture to the butter mixture. Mix well and keep over med to med-high heat. Slowly melt cheese into the heavy cream and butter mixture. About 1/4 cup at a time or less. Once all the cheeze is added keep simmering until it gets a thicker consistency. I usually add some basil, oregeno, and parsley to the mix, but it's not really necessary. Pour over cooked noodles, peas, carrots and maybe shrimp and serve w/ Garlic Cheese bread for a meal that will impress. |
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Here's a VERY easy appetizer that makes you look like you know what your doing.
1. Buy an artichoke 2. Wash artichoke and place in boiling water. 3. Boil for 10-15 minutes until artichoke leaves (I guess that's what they are) start to soften and peel back a little. 4. Melt some butter 5. Take artichoke out of water. Let sit until it's no longer extremely hot. Pull leaves off, dip and butter and scrape the bottom part on the inside of the leaf off with your teeth. 6. It's pretty tasty, and you don't have to worry about eating the wrong part because everything else aside from the pulpy/meaty part at the bottom won't come off. Obviously it's not a meal, but it does make a nice side dish. Additionally, most chicks have never had artichoke made (if you can even call it that) for them so it's a plus. |
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Salisbury steak is pretty easy and an ok change if you're eating hamburgers a lot. Basically cook a hamburger, take it out and turn the heat to medium, medium low maybe. Melt 1T butter in the pan, then kind of eyeball how much fat total is in there. Take that amount of flour and gradually whisk it in. If it's a bit thin, add more flour; too thick, add a splash of water or milk. Then just pour over the hamburger patty and it's salisbury steak. [/ QUOTE ] We make something similiar, make some hamburger patties and cook them until they are browned good but probably not cooked all the way through. Drain the fat, add a can or two of cream of mushroom soup. We use the big family size can for 4 or 5 patties. Make mashed potatoes and open a can of kernal corn. Cook the patties for 10 or 15 minutes in the soup, use the soup as gravy. Good. |
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There's a million types of rubs and seasonings for chicken. I have one that was just from the generic "international" aisle of my grocery store that is some wasabi and pepper dry stuff that you just coat your chicken with then either bake or throw in a pan. tasty and plenty of options.
Some more real recipes: Shrimp fajitas: Cut up red peppers and put in frying pan in a little oil. Cut up onions, add to oil. In five minutes add thawed precooked shrimp (tails off). Toss on some cayenne and black pepper and salt. Separately, open can of black beans, strain, put in dish. Throw some preshredded cheese in dish. Microwave some tortillas for 30 seconds, put on plate. If you want, cook some instant rice. turkey chili: get a big pot, put a little oil in, add ground turkey over medium heat til it browns. add some chopped onions, let cook for minute or two. then add some tomatoes sauce, a few cans of red beans, a few cans of black beans, a teaspoon of cayenne and a tablespoon of cumin. bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer on very low heat for however long you like. (i usually wait an hour, but you don't have to). serve covered with cheese and tortilla chips. plenty for days. make some box instant cornbread on the side. mini turkey burgers: mix up some ground turkey and chopped onions and spices, form into mini patties. toss them in a pan. toss some turkey bacon in separate pan. heart dinner rolls into over. cut up some lettuce. make burger. |
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Buy delicious things and put them all together in a slowcooker.
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I often make risotto. It's ridiculously simple and you can make it with whatever you have in your fridge. I often make it with bacon, onion and peas. Here's what you do
- dice the bacon and put it in a pot large enough to hold all the ingredients. Let it cook for a while so some of the fat melts. - dice an onion and put it in. Cook for a minute. - put in a cup of risotto rice and let them cook for a minute. - add 1½ cup of hot water - add some grated parmesan cheese - season with salt and pepper Now it has to cook for about 20 minutes until the rice is ready. You have to stir it once in a while so it doesn't burn. Add more water if it gets too dry. After about 10 minutes I add some frozen peas. Sometimes I make it with canned tomatoes, tuna and shrimp instead. When I do that, I cut back a bit on the water because there's a lot of water in the tomatoes. Yesterday I made it with bacon, onion and chanterelles. That's a nice autumn dish. |
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Pork chops (thick ones with bone-in taste better imo) - Soak for 2 hours in olive oil and garlic. Rub salt/pepper and grill on pan. So delicious (recipe from EDF).
Back ribs are really easy and tasty. Just throw some store bought sauce or make your own if feeling adventurous. Cook in oven for about 2 hours at 300, rub some sauce once in a while. Tuna pasta. Boil pasta. Add some canned tuna to a pan, and eat up with some veggies (any frozen veggie pack is fine). I like to add some cheese, cream cheese works fine too. Add in the pasta and heat a few minutes. I made this yesterday and goes well with a good hot sauce. |
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Buy delicious things and put them all together in a slowcooker. [/ QUOTE ] Seriously. Just dump a bunch of things you like (ex. Chicken, tomatoes, onions, garlic, tomato sauce, various spices and water/broth), put it on low heat in a Crock Pot when you head out for work, and it'll be an amazingly tasty meal when you get home. |
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