I found Seville sour oranges and Cuban mojo sauce sounded like a good thing to mix with beef for a savory taco. While I am making this sauce for carne asada tacos, it could also be used on chicken, fish or pork. For vegetarians, it could even be use as a sauce for rice or vegetables . The Seville sour orange juice gives this sauce a unique and distinctive flavor.
Karl’s Cuban Mojo Sauce
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I am making carne asada for my mojo tacos today. Many recipes call for marinating the meat in the mojo sauce before grilling. Unless you have a really hot heat source, wet marinade tends to cause the meat to steam rather than char. To avoid this, I plan to give the meat a dry rub, grill it, and then mix the crusty sliced beef with the mojo sauce at the last minute.
Karl’s Beef Dry Rub
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As I was scanning the recipes for Seville sour oranges I saw one for fried plantains. I thought that the plantains would do well with a sweet and sour sauce. I decided that it would make a good side for my taco dinner.
Karl’s Fried Plantains
with Saville Sour Orange Sauce
Filed under California Fusion, Sauces and Spices, Side Dishes, Starches
I thought I would change up the seasoning for my fish tacos. I found some guajillo ground chili. I added that to the mix as well as some coriander seeds. I also decided to eliminate the non-Mexican Indian chili powder.
Note: If you are a Vegan this would go well on grilled tofu or tempe.
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Last year, I created an orange infused sugar, which rapidly became a staple on my counter. It is a simple recipe, just zested orange peel and sugar. It allows you to add a sweet orange zing to anything you are making—tea, breads, whatever—without have to go to all of the effort of finding an orange and zesting it on the spot. This always leaves you with the dilemma of: What do you do with the rest of the orange?
Karl’s Mandarin Orange Infused Sugar
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I rarely go to the labor of making my own jiaozi. I will usually whip up the dipping sauce that that we were frequently served in Chengdu. I made this sauce to dip for my birthday/Chinese New Year’s feast.
Karl’s Sichuan Dipping Sauce for Jiaozi
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This is my sister’s last day here and I am making pancakes for breakfast. I noticed a few pears on the counter that were past their eating prime. Fortunately, they were still good on the inside. I decided to make compote to go on this morning’s pancakes.
Karl’s Boxing Day Pear Compote
Filed under Breakfast, Sauces and Spices
Jan used to make the cranberry Cumberland sauce from the Moosewood Cookbook, but our copy seems to have taken a walk at some point. This year she found something close on My Recipes. Using the ingredients she had on hand and her own preferred technique, it is more of a handshake rather than an adaptation of the recipe she found.
Jan’s Cranberry Cumberland Sauce
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As I was scanning the WordPress “recipes” tag I ran across a Bavarian Essence recipe. This combination of spices was an attempt to replicate the chickens produced by Bavarian beer gardens. I, of course, can’t leave well enough alone, so I will be adding my own tweaks.
Karl’s Bavarian Essence Pork Rub
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Advieh is a Persian aromatic finishing spice and is usually a blend of five ingredients. Which five depends on the dish you are making. For a good discussion on this visit Persian Cuisine from Javane’s Kitchen.
Advieh
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