Since I moved into my new home, many experiments have taken place in the kitchen, especially with 3 hungry youth that live close by. I'm really thankful to have these youth around, for their humor, their service orientated attitudes, and, of course, their presence which has subsequently challenged me to cook something good for everyone. This is probably the last thing I thought I'd be writing in a blog but here are some recipes in case you're interested =)
1. Chunky, Creamy, Veggie mmm Soup
8 potatoes - peeled and cut into medium sized squares
4 carrots - same as above
3 pieces of corn -cut into thirds
2 spoonfuls of garlic - cut into very fine pieces
2 limes
2 spoonfuls of oregano
1 spoonful of salt
1 spoonful of pepper
Boil some water and place the Potatoes, Carrots, Corn, and a little oil and salt in the pot for 15 - 20 minutes. Take the corn out a little earlier and place in a bowl for later use.
Drain hot water into a separate pot, and put carrots and potatoes in a bowl. With a thick wooden spoon, mash the potatoes and carrots to your liking. I like to have chuncky carrots in my soup so I mask the potatoes a bit more than the carrots.
Place this mesh of potatoes and carrots back into the pot and fill with water until consistency is to your liking. Remember a bit of this water will be boiled off in the next step.
Boil soup for the next 20 minutes on low heat. Please immediately in the pot Corn, Oregano, Salt, Pepper, and squeezed Limes.
Get a large bowl and spoon. Enjoy!
2. Scarlet Strawberry Jam
2lbs of Strawberries
4 spoonfuls of brown sugar
2 limes
It's so easy! Clean the strawberries, cut off the green leaves, and place into boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain the water. Blend the strawberries with Sugar and squeezed Lime juice.
Place mix into a pot with 1/8 cup.
Boil for the next 15 - 20 minutes or until consistency is reached. This is the crucial part since you have to constantly have to stir the jam so as not to burn the jam.
That makes a small jar of dark red strawberry jam, double, triple, quadruple recipe to make more.
3. Muddy Mangoes
6 Mangoes
1/4 cup of Peanut Butter
1/4 cup Honey
This is salad dressing. Peel the mangoes, blend them up. Put the Mangoes, Peanut Butter and Honey in a jar and mix them together. That is some good dressing.
4. Ognam ecuas
10 Mangoes
1/2 cup of chopped white onions
1/4 cup of Soy Sauce
1/4 stick of Butter
A simple sauce to soak anything in. Peel, cut, and mash mangoes in a large tuberware container. Pour in soy sauce and onions. Mix together and place food article in the middle of all that. Make it is covered and place top on tuberware. Let soak for a few hours and cook all together.
Serve over rice.
5. The Classic Green Breakfast
5 Plantains
2 eggs
1/2 lb of cheese
Cut the plantains into 1/4 inch pieces. Heat up oil. Place plantains into the pan stir, stir, and stir. Plantains will cook quickly, 5 minutes or so. Take out plantains and place in bowl. Cover top of plantains with grated cheese. Fry eggs in leftover oil. Whatever style you like but runny eggs is the best because the hot yoke pours over the cheese and plantains which gives the dish an excellent flavor.
Serves two.
Let me know if anyone tries these and forgive me if I haven't been clear enough. If that's the case though just comment and I'll fill in the blanks!
Provecho!
"Whoso seeketh out a thing with zeal shall find it."
