*ATOT Semi Official Recipe Thread*

[Locut0s]

Ok I know this has been tried before but I'd like to give it another go. Lots of people here like cooking and I've seen numerous good recipes on here in the past. So this is going to be our one stop thread for posting all your fav dishes.

As you can see bellow I've copy and pasted a number of recipes from other threads. I've given credit for each and linked back to the original thread. The names of the dishes are just my quick names from glancing over each recipe if you are the author and want me to rename it PM me. If for some reason you object to me having it here just PM me and I'll remove it. Thanks


I'll start with a simple Asian stir fry that has sort of become a staple at my house recently



Catchall Chinese stir fry.

I call this catchall because you can basically follow this simple formula to make any stir fry you want. You can add and substitute just about any ingredients you want. My parents are vegetarian so we usually omit the meat but I think most ATOTers here would think that's sacrilegious.

Ingredients:

Garlic
Ginger
Stir fry vegetables
(You can use almost whatever you want but here is a good list (Use only 1 or 2):
-Broccoli
-Snow Peas
-Baby Bok Choy
-Chinese Spinach)
Finely cut Pork, Beef or Chicken.
Deep Fried Tofu Japanese Style (Cut into strips)
Corn Starch
Soy sauce

Mince the garlic and ginger really finely (the finer the better). Cut up the vegetables into medium sized chunks. Brown the garlic and ginger in a hot pain in some oil. Once brown throw in your meat and tofu and cook until almost done. Now throw in the vegetables and stir fry. Make sure not to cook the veggies too long, they should still be somewhat crunchy when the dish is finished. Once you are almost done make up a slurry in a bowl. Add one tablespoon of cornstarch to about 1/3 cup of cold water. Stir until the cornstarch is all dissolved. Now add Soy sauce to the slurry till it's nice and brown. Turn up the heat on the pan to HI for a few minutes and pour in the slurry mix. Stir around till it thickens into a nice sauce.

Serve with fresh steamed white rice.

 

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[Locut0s]

Garlic Tofu



Not sure what to call this but it's a fav of mine and REALLY simple to make.

Ingredients:

One block of medium firm tofu.
Lots of garlic
Lots of ginger
Soy Sauce
Sesame seed oil

Put tofu in a deep bowl. Cut block length and width wise into 9 sections. Mince up the garlic and ginger really fine. I would use about 1/2 a bulb or more of garlic (sounds like too much but it isn't). Sprinkle finely minced garlic and ginger over tofu. Drizzle a liberal amount of sesame seed oil over the tofu. Soak the tofu in soy sauce, I really mean soak, it should be sitting in about an inch of soy sauce. Place in microwave and cook for about 3mins.

Serve with stir fry above and rice.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from SunnyD

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...d1=Cooking+with+SunnyD

Mexican Lasagna



I apologize for the lack of 's this time around. The natives were restless, there was no waiting.

Tonight's dinner - I wanted something of a Mexican Pizza, just larger, and not really. So I went with the concept of "Mexican Lasagna" instead, layering soft tortillas with crunchy tortillas - since I didn't think to get tortilla chips instead which likely would have worked better, and in between layers combinations of taco-style beef, re-fried beans and cheese. Bake for a while till the cheese melts and everything becomes one with each other, let cool, top with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, sour cream and some salsa.

Sounds good no? But I always like a little more zing. Zing is good. My wife hates it, my youngest daughter complains about it, but zing is good. What could I spice things up with? Well, I just happen to have some leftover chipotle peppers sitting in the freezer from my previous escapade, which had a direct bearing on today's meal. Creamy chipotle sauce. Lacking on ingredients since we haven't done grocery shopping, I had to get creative.

1/4 cup of milk
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sour cream
1 diced chipotle pepper
1/2 tsp corn starch
1 tbsp cold water
About 3 tbsp ketchup

Last time, I didn't use ketchup for the sauce, I used straight up tomato sauce. But I was going for something a bit sweeter this time to try to appease the Zing-less in the house. So the steps: First, bring the milk, butter and sour cream to boil. Mix corn starch and water until dissolved, add to boiling mixture and mix until sauce begins to thicken, and remove from heat. Stir in the chipotle pepper, and then begin adding ketchup. I started with about 2 tbsp, but the critics deemed it too spicy. Another tbsp toned it down enough that I could add it to the layers of the Quesazagna without anyone really noticing.

The reason I share this particular part of the meal with you is that the sauce is inspired by a Cheesecake Factory pasta dish. This sauce ROCKS when you add it to pasta particularly with diced chicken and various steamed veggies.

Anyhow, the Quesazagna as mentioned didn't last long. Enjoy!

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from SunnyD

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...d1=Cooking+with+SunnyD

Chocolate Pancakes



Sundays, my family and I sit down for a "big" family breakfast, or brunch depending on when we get our lazy asses out of bed. Generally breakfast involves some variation or selection of the following: Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Hash Browns, English Muffins, Pancakes and/or Waffles.

This morning, indeed it was some variation, composed of pancakes, eggs and bacon. But, I wasn't going to settle for plain old. So I devised a plan... an ingenious plan. Kids like pancakes, right? Kids like chocolate, right? So therefore kids must go nuts over chocolate pancakes! I've tried something similar before, making cocoa waffles. But this time, I set out to do it right.

Progress!

The result! (These look sort of disgusting don't they?)

Mind you, I made a crucial mistake with the batch on the skillet. Apparently chocolate syrup pretty much disintegrates when heat is applied. Actually, it gets somewhat absorbed into the pancake as the water boils out of it. My goal was actually to have veins of chocolate syrup in the pancakes, which the second batch actually produced. (Note to self: apply syrup, then add a little more batter over top to "seal it in" - works great!) No, the chocolate pancakes were not made with simply mixing in chocolate syrup... I made it with cocoa powder, almond milk, butter and sugar.

Needless to say, said pancakes didn't last very long on the plates.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from SunnyD

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...d1=Cooking+with+SunnyD

Seasoned Rice


Rice. It's white (or brownish). It's rather plain. For some people it's a pain in the ass to cook. For others, they turn to technology. But still, it's rice.

And it's cheap. And it's a filler!

My wife isn't fond of rice in any form. It stems from a story her sister once told her about cleaning a horse's penis, and maggots. Yeah, that's enough to turn just about anybody off from rice.

Now there's literally a million ways to cook rice. Normally, we'll have boiled or fried rice. The former is somewhat lacking in flavor though, and my wife begrudgingly eats it (it's taken 12 years to get to this point mind you!). So last night's dinner was lemon pepper chicken and mixed veggies... and we needed something. I was expected to make... rice. I didn't want just plain... rice.

So without further adieu..

1 cup of uncooked rice, rinsed
2.5 cups of chicken broth
1 cup of water
1 tbsp. of margarine (would use actual butter if we didn't have dairy allergies)
1 tbsp. of parsley (minced fresh or dried, doesn't matter)
1 tsp of cilantro (minced fresh or dried, doesn't matter)
2 tsp. season salt
1/2 tsp of ground black pepper

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until just starting to fry, add rice and saute for about 5 minutes browning the rice a little, stirring regularly. Add herbs, season salt and pepper while stirring. Add chicken broth and water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and wait about 25-40 minutes depending on the type of rice, and the desired texture of the rice you prefer. If the broth is steaming out too fast leaving your rice dry, just add a bit more water as needed.

What you end up with is something that rivals the taste of those prepackaged Lipton packets, the "butter and herb" variety. The best part is, this recipe is somewhat of a base recipe. You can add various herbs to your preference. Next time, I'll probably toss in a little bit of rosemary and thyme. The point is, experiment! It's fun!

I do apologize, no pics as it wasn't really on my mind last night. I was too busy chatting with my wife and getting things together for my FS/FT thread.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from Iron Woode

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...d1=Cooking+with+SunnyD

Pork Chops


for tonight I am cooking pork chops with potatoes and a side salad.

ingredients:

2 shoulder butt pork chops (3/4" thick, small bone)
3 cut up large white potatoes
and a simple salad

season pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder and score the fat (if any)
broil in oven for 10 mins per side
steam potatoes - I season them with pepper, butter and chives
I used salad from a bag

OMG what a great tasting pork chop! Moist and tender and even the fat tastes good.

A simple meal of chops, potatoes and salad is very satisfying and inexpensive for those of us on a budget.

Happy cooking.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from freesia39

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Mild Salsa



this is how i make it:

- tomato
- white onion
- cilantro
- lemon
- crab meat (i usually use fake crab meat)

slice up as many tomatoes as you want to make salsa. i usually start with 2 good sized tomatoes.
dice up half the onion. you can add less if you're not a huge onion fan.
dice up the crab meat. i try to get the one that looks like flakes, not the long tube ones, but if you use those, just dice them up.
squeeze half a lemon on top of the mixture, more for taste.
clean cilantro, and rip off the leaves. i don't even bother chopping it up at this point, i just rip and throw it in.
mix. if you like salt, go ahead and add some but you don't need a lot.

my aunt, who gave me this recipe, also makes a smaller batch with avocado.

if you need kick, just add those little jalopenos you can buy and chop some of those up and add as many as you want. i never add any kind of pepper, because i can't stand it.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from Babbles

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Mild Salsa



Half some Romas (6 or so)
Quarter a sweet onion

Brush them with a mix of olive oil, garlic, and black pepper - roast under your broiler

Broil some garlic if you are so inclined as well.

Take some jalapenos (just a couple of you are so inclined), remove the seeds, all of that white pith stuff, and rinse under water.

When the tomatoes and onions are roasted, chop roughly, mix in some garlic, the peppers, add some salt, black pepper, cumin, cilantro (very important) to taste.

A do it a bit different since I like it spicy, but if it is worth anything a variation of this recipe gave me second place in a salsa competition beating out other people and restaurants (damn professional chef beat me with some mango salsa stuff).

. .. on other thing, if you don't want to use actual tomatoes, get a can of whole tomatoes and roughly chop them. Buy diced if you are real lazy.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from vi edit

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Mild Salsa



Ingredients:

6 roma tomatoes, I usually pull out the middle "core" part.
1 sweet yellow onion
1 jalapeno
A handfull of fresh cilatro leaves
2 fresh crushed garlic cloves
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
1/2 a fresh squeezed lime worth of juice
1 teaspoon white vinegar

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Cut up and de-seed the jalapeno
Cut up onion
Pulse both of these and the crushed garlic in a food processor for a couple seconds

Add in everything else and pulse until desired texture is reached.

Chill. Serve.

This will make a chunkier, dryer salsa (sort of a pico de gayo). You can simmer it on the stove over medium heat for about 20 minutes and let it cool overnight for a bit smoother, saucier style.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from sobriquet

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Mild Salsa



Salsa de tomates verdes:
1 lb. tomatillos, husks removed
serrano chiles, 1 for mild, 2-3 for medium, 4+ for hot (of course it all depends on the luck of the draw)
2-3 cloves garlic
1/2 small white onion, chopped
about 1/3 cup chopped cilantro - a small handful
salt

Boil the tomatillos and chiles for a good 7-10 minutes, until the tomatillos have changed color. Puree them in a blender along with the garlic. Add the onion, cilantro, and salt. Chill, then enjoy.

To make it a bit milder, add some finely diced avocado. The flavors blend really well, and the avocado takes the spice down a notch.

Another great variation is to add a bit of toasted and ground pumpkin seed (as you would with pipian). It really changes the flavor and texture of the salsa.

Salsa Mexicana:
6 roma tomatoes, cores + seeds removed
serrano chiles, more or less same formula as with the salsa verde
1/2 small white onion
1/3 cup chopped cilantro - again, about a handful
juice of 1 lime
salt

Chop everything as absolutely finely as you possibly can without turning it to mush (especially the tomatoes). The finer, the better - the texture is better and it's more impressive. If I'm really set on making a great batch, I'll spend about 45 minutes chopping. Once you've mixed all the ingredients, let it sit for about an hour for all the flavors to fully mix.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from altonb1

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Mild Salsa



My wife sold Tupperware for a bit, and they have a quick salsa recipe. Realistically, though, I think the only thing she used was the can of tomatoes and some chopped onions with the seasoning. Good stuff, and is made in about 5 mins. if you use Rotella tomatoes or whatever the brand is (with the chiles in it) it becomes a nice HOT salsa.

Here's the Tupperware recipe:

Simply Salsa

Ingredients
1 medium onion
2 cloves garlic
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 (15 oz.) can diced tomatoes
1 Tbsp. Southwest Chipotle Seasoning Blend

Optional:
2-3 Tbsp. fresh cilantro

Peel and slice onion into 4 pieces; place in Quick Chef with blade, cover and turn handle until onion is roughly chopped. Peel and smash two garlic cloves and add to Quick Chef. Add remaining ingredients; cover and turn handle until desired consistency. Remove blade and place salsa in Snack Cups or a bowl for serving. Serve with chips or as a topping for tacos!

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from gregshin

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...AR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

Stuffed Mushroom Burger



everyone raves about my stuffed mushroom burgers. ever have a mushroom burger and have all the juicy mushrooms fall out? makes me angry well here's something rememedy it.

First get some Ground SIRLOIN and these ingrediants below

Butter
Sliced Mushrooms
Chopped oninions
Chopped garlic
Salt
Pepper
Chedder Cheese
Canadian bacon

First fire up a pan with some butter and lightly brown the mushrooms. Don't cook them too much you'll see why. Set the browned mushrooms aside.

Now in bowl mix the ground sirloin with the onionins, garlic, salt, and pepper to your liking.
Once everything is mixed nicely form the meat into a 1/2 inch patty and top it with the browned mushrooms. Then form another 1/2 inch patty to form a top layer seal over the mushroomed topped patty. So you're pretty much sandwiching 2 patties to hold the brown mushrooms together and both the meat and shrooms will cook

Now fire up that grill and cook the meat and layer it with the cheddar cheese and grilled canadian bacon. Dress up the burger with whatever veggies you like and sauces such as mayo etc...but the best i believe is BBQ sauce

ENJOY

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from Darwin333

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...AR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

Burger



2 lbs ground beef
¼ cup finely chopped sweet onion
¼ cup chopped cilantro
¼ cup melted butter
2 medium jalapeno peppers, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. Tabasco sauce
1 Tbsp. Steak seasoning (I use Tony's)

Mix all of that, including your ground meat, into a bowl. Form nice big patties and throw them on the grill. I serve mine on sourdough rolls with swiss cheese and Canadian bacon.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from HomeBrewerDude

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Home made granola



4 cups old-fashioned oats (not the "quick cooking" kind)
1/2 cup silvered almonds
1 cup (or more) pecans (rough chop)

1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tbl honey
1/3 cup peanut butter

Warm the liquid ingredients in the microwave - its easier to mix in with the oats and nuts.

Mix, bake at 325 until light brown, usually 10-15 minutes, depending on the oven.

Cool - then mix in 1/2 package raisins and 1/2 package dried cranberries - or whatever mixed fruit you likey.


I got this from a colleague at work. Its delicious and cheap!

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from episodic

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Hot stir fry



Ok - toying around . . .

cut up one large onion into strips
5 jalepenos large stripped
caramalize in cast iron pan
toss in 3 diced chicken breasts
cover with foil
Move to 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes
take out - tons of juice inside
mix a tablespoon of corn starch in just enough water to make it a paste
dump and stir
add 1/4 cup rice vinegar
add 1/4 cup soy sauce
about 2 tablespoons brown sugar
add 1/4 teaspoon ginger
boil
turn down heat
serve over rice. . .

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from RadiclDreamer

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Chili



Ground beef
Chili Power
Tobasco
Texas pete
4 Small cans tomato sauce
1-2 Cans chili beans
Dehydrated onion
Garlic Powder
Black ground pepper
Salt
Cumin if you like it that way

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from Lothar1974

Original Thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Chili



Fresh ground beef, turkey & pork
diced tomatoes
tomato sauce
2 white onions
1 yellow onion
minced garlic
fresh diced jalapenos
fresh diced cheyenne peppers
(optional) habeneros
(beans optional) I use black beans
cumin
ground mustard
celery salt
a little chili powder
brown sugar
1 can of beer (I prefer a dark beer)
simmer and stir for several hours

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from HardcoreRobot

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me...AR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

Chili



ground beef
onions
jalapenos
cumin
lots of chili powder
cayenne
beer
little strong chocolate

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from chalmers

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Italian breaded chicken



Looking for something to make tonight, doesn't have to be super extravagant or contain expensive ingredients. Here's one of mine: I've gotten rave reviews from it by gf and other family members.

Italian breaded chicken

1 beaten egg
1/2 cup milk
3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
Grated Parmesan cheese
Parsley (fresh chopped or dry)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery

-Mix the egg and milk together, coat the chicken breasts.
-Dip the chicken in the mixture of bread crumbs/cheese/parsley.
-Fry in a pan or skillet until both sides are browned, don't cook through.
-Mix the soups together perhaps with a bit of water and put in a baking dish.
-Place the chicken breasts in the dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20ish minutes, until all the way cooked through.

Serve over white/brown rice or whatever side you prefer.

Fairly tasty dish there, but looking for something else.

Any ideas out there?

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from joesmoke

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Udon and shrimp



marinate shrimp in sioux-z-wow sauce (available at whole foods and safeway i think)
cook udon noodles and set aside
add some oil to large pan
add chopped garlic, then chopped ginger
add some soy sauce and oyster sauce
add shrimp
add chopped veggies in this order, so that they finish at the same time
brocolli
red peppers
white mushrooms
baby bok choy
then mix in the noodles so that "sauce" evenly coats

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from Barfo

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Tuna Salad



- Drain the tuna
- Add a medium cucumber cut into small cubes
- Lots of lemon juice and freshly ground pepper, and a bit of salt
- I like to eat it with crackers but it's good for sammiches too
- nom nom nom

I'm guessing many people won't like it because it doesn't have mayonnaise or eggs, but I think it tastes great, it's really easy and fast to make and very healthy.

Let's hear your recipes.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from iFX

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Tuna Salad



Tuna (drained thoroughly)
Mayonnaise
Dark Mustard
Cayenne Pepper
Black Pepper
Garlic Salt
Dill Pickle Relish
Egg (boiled)
Rye bread

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from djheater

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me...AR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

Tuna Salad



Drained tuna (spring-water)
olive oil, balsamic vinegar
clove of fresh garlic crushed.
hot sauce

Eat on crackers.

I also really like a fresh hardboiled egg shelled, then crushed, lots of sal and pepper on two pieces of toast with mayo on one side and deli mustard on the other. I don't like a lot of mayo on anything.

 

[Locut0s]

Recipe from silverpig

Original Thread:http://forums.anandtech.com/me..._key=y&keyword1=recipe

Potato Soup



I make a fantastic potato-leek soup. I got the recipe from a Thomas Keller book. I won't copy the entire recipe, but I'll give you the gist of it and you can find something similar.

I make stock from scratch. Canned stuff is usually way too salty. If you can find low-sodium stock, go for it. I've used lamb stock, beef stock, and veal stock and all work well.

1/2 white onion
3 large leeks
1 carrot
2 russet potatoes
3 shallots
4 cloves garlic
1/2c heavy cream
fresh herbs wrapped in cheesecloth (thyme, italian parsley, whole black pepper, 2 bay leaves)

Blacken the flat side of the onion by putting it in a frying pan over medium heat and letting it char. Take it out and dice it.
Peel and chop all of the vegetables. Put the potato pieces (about 1 inch cubes) in a bowl of cold water.

In a large saucepan, pour a little bit of olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks, and sweat them until they're all wilted. Pour in your stock (about 3-4 qts), and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, add the carrots. Rinse the potatoes and add them as well. Bring to a simmer, add the herbs. Simmer for 40 minutes to an hour, or until the potatoes are soft.

After the potatoes are done, reduce the heat and add some salt to taste. Adding too little won't change the flavour at all, adding too much will make it salty, adding just the right amount will bring out a lot of flavours without making anything salty.

Remove the soup from the heat, and transfer it to a blender in batches. Blend it good until it's really smooth, and then pour through a strainer (you may have to force it a little) into a clean bowl. Once the original saucepan is empty, wash it, put the blended and strained soup back into it, and bring it to a simmer again. Reduce it a little bit until it's as thick as you want it (it should be pretty good actually), or add a bit more stock if it's too thick.

Add the 1/2c cream and bring back to a simmer, then remove from the heat.

Pour into a bowl, drizzle with a little olive oil (walnut oil is especially nice if you want to go nuts), drizzle a little cream on it as well, then crack some fresh black pepper and maybe some freshly chopped chives as well.