Saturday, August 7, 2010

Week Menu 8/15-21

Meal One: Pulled Pork Sandwiches with coleslaw and tater tots

Meal Two: Homemade Pizza with side salad

Meal Three: Parmesan Chicken with Broccoli

Meal Four: Greek style shrimp, tomatoes and feta

Recipes

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

3lb pork, your choice
water
BBQ sauce
BBQ seasoning

Season pork and sear on all sides in pressure cooker over high heat. Once browned, cover meat with water and you can add a little BBQ sauce in there if you like. Put on lid and let "chh" for about 20-30 minutes, turning heat down to about medium after it reaches the cooking point. Cool pressure cooker and then shred meat and add additional BBQ sauce if needed to taste. Serve on toasted bun with your favorite coleslaw.

Coleslaw

Shredded cabbage
shredded carrot
grated apple, if you want, it just adds extra sweetness
2 scoops mayo
2 spoonfuls of apple cider vinegar
2 spoonfuls of sugar
pepper

Mix all ingredients together about 15 minutes before serving time.


Homemade Pizza on the Grill

Pre-made pizza dough, we get ours from bellagios
proscuitto
fresh mozzarella
spaghetti or pizza sauce
pineapple chunks
cornmeal
olive oil

Spread pizza dough and lightly cover with olive oil, just so it doesn't stick to the grill, then sprinkle with cornmeal. Place dough on hot grill, oiled side down for about one minute, at this time spread top side with olive oil and cornmeal. Then lower heat and flip dough and pile toppings high. Close lid and cheese melt and dough cook through. This takes about five minutes, depending on your grill. Sometimes the bottom will burn a little, but it still tastes great.

Parmesan Chicken and broccoli

Chicken
panko
grated parmesan
egg
milk
flour

Pound out chicken to a nice thin cutlet size, or just buy cutlets. Then in three seperate bowls place flour, with a little salt and pepper in one plate/bowl, in the second mix two eggs with a small amount of milk, whisked together, in the third plate mix together equal parts panko and parmesan. Dip the chicken first in flour mixture, then in egg mix and finally in panko/parm mix. Place breaded cutlets in a small amount of oil in large skillet over med/high heat. Let brown about 2-4 minutes per side. Place chicken on paper towel lined plate to drain any excess oil. Serve with steamed broccoli.

Greek style Shrimp, tomatoes and feta (this is new for me, hopefully it is good)

1 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 T olive oil
3 T ouzo
5 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 t grated lemon zest
1 small onion, diced
1/2 med red bell pepper, diced
1/2 med green bell pepper, diced
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1 (28oz can) diced tomatoes, drained, 1/3 c juice reserved
1/4 c dry white wine
2 T fresh parsley, chopped
6 oz feta cheese
2 T fresh dill, chopped

Toss shrimp, 1 T oil, 1 T ouzo, 1 t garlic, lemon zest, 1/4 t slat, and 1/8 t black pepper in small bowl and set aside.
Heat 2 T oil in large skillet over med heat, until shimmering. Add onion, bell peppers and 1/4 t salt and stir to combine. Cover skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables release their moisture, 3-5 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until moisture cooks off and vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes longer. Add remaining 4 t garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and reserved juice, wine and remaining 2 T ouzo; increase heat to med-high and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to med and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors have melded and sauce is slightly thickened, 5-8 minutes. Stir in parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Reduce heat to med-low and add shrimp along with any accumulated liquid to pan; stir to coat and distribute evenly. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are opaque throughout, 6-9 minutes for extra large shrimp, adjusting heat as needed to maintain bare simmer. Remove pan from heat and sprinkle evenly with feta. Drizzle remaining T of oil evenly over top and sprinkle with dill. Serve immediately over rice or with crusty bread.

Shopping List

Chicken cutlets or breasts
pork
procuitto
shrimp
feta
mozzarella
parmesan cheese
onion
carrots
onion
red bell pepper
green bell pepper
cabbage
lemon
broccoli
fresh parsley
fresh dill
apple
pineapple
bbq sauce
pizza sauce
white wine
ouzo
panko
diced tomato
pizza dough
rice/crusty bread
cornmeal
burger buns






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