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TwistedOaks Recipes and Such

3/28/2012

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Today, 2 recipes! A recipe for homemade buns and a spicy jerked beef to accompany them.
My husband actually liked this and he's not much for spicy foods.
First the rolls as they are a bit time consuming (the meat takes a total of 15-20 minutes!)

Heavenly Buns

2 pkgs (1/4 oz each) active dry yeast
2 cups warm water (110F - 115F), divided
4 Tbls sugar, divided
1/3 cup olive oil 
2 tsp salt
6 - 6 1/2 cups all purpose flour

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add 1 Tbls sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the oil, salt, remaining warm water & sugar and 4 cups of flour. Beat until smooth.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth & elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 16 pieces. Shape each into a ball. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets, cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.



Jerk-Steak Sandwiches

3 scallions including green tops, cut in quarters
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 Tbls lime juice
4 tsp soy sauce
1 Tbls plus 1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce
1 Tbls dried thyme
1 Tbls five spice powder**
2 tsp ground allspice
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 lbs skirt steak, cut in half  (I used a small chuck roast and split it into 2 steaks)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
Rolls or buns
Optional toppings: Mango chutney, red onion, arugula, watercress, lettuce

Light the grill or heat the the broiler. In a blender or food processor, puree the scallions & garlic with the oil, lime juice,soy sauce, 1 Tbls Tabasco sauce, thyme, 5 spice powder, allspice, salt & pepper.
Put the steak in a large, shallow glass dish or stainless steel pan. Rub the meat with the spice mixture. Marinate 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the mayo & remaining 1/2 tsp of Tabasco. Spread the mayo on the bottom 1/2s of the rolls & the chutney on the top 1/2s.
Grill or broil the steaks for 3 minutes. Turn & cook to your taste, 3-4 minutes longer, depending on the thickness, for medium rare. Transfer to a carving board and let sit for 5 minutes. Cut diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Sandwich the meat, onion, and arugula in the rolls.


** homemade "5" spice powder
1 1/2 tsp aniseed, crushed (or 1/2 aniseed 1/2 fennel seed)
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves

Combine all ingredients well (I put the aniseed through a spice mill)
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TwistedOaks Recipes & Such

3/21/2012

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This is an easy recipe and can be made with either a whole chicken, which would be either roasted or rotisseried. or with chicken breasts which would be baked.
The chicken comes out mildly flavored, juicy, delectable! I usually serve with mashed potatoes and green beans and a simple side salad.

Maple-Brined Chicken

3 cups water
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup salt (I use a 1/4 cup)
2 bay leaves crumbled
1/2 tsp peppercorns
Chicken - either 1 whole chicken or 4 boneless chicken breasts 
1 Tbls. butter, cut into small pieces

In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of the water, maple syrup, salt bay leaves and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring until the salt dissolves. Pour into a large bowl. Add remaining 2 cups of water and let cool.
Add the chicken to the cooled brine and let soak as follows: for a whole chicken, soak for 2-4 hours turning occasionally to insure even saturation
for chicken breasts, place in cooled brine and let soak for 30 minutes
Remove from brine, pat dry.
For whole chicken: Heat oven or rotisserie to 350F, lightly rub chicken with butter, roast for 60-90 minutes until golden brown and juices run clear when pierced trough thickest portion of thigh.
For chicken breasts: Heat oven to 450F, put chicken in roasting pan skin side up. Dot each one with butter and roast until just done, about 25 minutes.

Serves 4

NOTES:
Instead of a bowl, I use a ziplock bag for brining.

Brown sugar variation - if you don't have any maple syrup on hand, you can use 1/3 cup dark brown sugar instead.  

1 tsp Rosemary may be used instead of bay leaves

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TwistedOaks Recipes and Such

3/1/2012

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I realize it's been some time since I "reciped"; it's simply been one of those months where, life...just gets in the way!
Today I'm going to share a couple links for rabbit recipes.

The first link is cool, Vintage Rabbits Recipes, they are dated so you know the time period... makes for some interesting reading! I have tried several recipes, no complaints from the family.
http://www.vintagerecipes.net/recipes/meat/rabbit/

And  with this second link, I've also had success with the recipes I've chosen to make. 224 recipes - Just Rabbit Recipes

 http://www.justrabbitrecipes.com/ 
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