Mena Mash
Chef Filomena Kaehler
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Ingredients
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Hamburger One pound
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Potatoes 2 medium peeled and cubed
½ size
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Half Onion finely chopped (optional)
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Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper to taste
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Celery chopped ½ cup
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Carrots chopped ½ cup
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1 medium can Tomatoes stewed, diced, whole, or fresh (diced)
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1 can tomato sauce- medium
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1/2 cup frozen corn- (or 1 can corn)
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Parsley pinch
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Instructions
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Brown hamburger in a large deep pan. Add cubed potatoes when burger is browned. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Add celery, carrots, tomatoes, tomato sauce and corn.
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Simmer for about an hour or until potatoes are tender.
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Season with additional parsley while simmering.
Can easily be doubled or tripled for large crowds.
Enjoy
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Mexican Casserole
(Using Burger- One pound) |
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Ingredients
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Hamburger One pound
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Garlic Powder, Cumin Powder, Dried Red chilies: ½ teaspoon each
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Half Onion finely chopped (optional)
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Taco seasoning 1 Tablespoon
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Diced green chilies 1 small can
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1 can Rotel diced tomatoes- (with cilantro and lime)
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Picante sauce or Salsa ¾ cup
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1 pound (or ½ pound) of shredded cheddar cheese.
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Flour tortillas- approximately
6
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Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Brown hamburger in a large skillet.
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Add onion and seasonings and cook until onions are transparent.
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Add green chilies, tomatoes, and salsa- simmer until heated throughout.
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Lightly grease
9 x 13 pan.
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Spread a thin layer of the cooked burger-tomato mixture in pan.
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Cover with single layer of flour tortillas.
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Spread half of the remaining beef mixture over tortillas.
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Sprinkle with a layer of cheese.
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Repeat tortilla layer, burger layer and top with remaining cheese.
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Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese melts.
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Can easily be doubled or tripled for large crowds.
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Basic Steak Marinade
I have a basic marinade that can be changed ever so slightly in order to have a huge variation of flavors. |
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Ingredients
Any Steak: ( Top Round, Chuck, Rancher's, Flank, Skirt, Sirloin, Eye of Round, etc.)
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Olive Oil: Slightly coat both sides of steak.
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Red wine Vinegar: Sprinkle a few drops on each side of steak.
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ADDITIONAL/ OPTIONAL/ VARIATIONS: You can Add any one of the ingredients below or a combination to vary the marinade each time.
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Liquid Smoke: rub a few drops on each side of steak.
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Black Pepper, Lawry's Seasoning Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Various pre-mixed rubs- mesquite, steak rubs, etc.
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Instructions
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Rub olive oil and red wine vinegar into both sides of the steak.
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Any of the various dry ingredients should be sprinkled on each side of the steak and rubbed in as well.
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Let the steak with marinade and seasonings sit in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour before grilling. You can marinade the steak a day ahead of time.
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**Have the grill very hot.
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Put steak on hot grill to sear in the juices.
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Turn while the grill is still very hot.
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Reduce flame/heat and continue to slow cook the steak to your desired perfection: rare, medium rare, medium, or well-done.**
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Marti's Fantastic Chili
(Using Burger- One pound ) |
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Ingredients
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Hamburger One pound
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Large Onion- chopped
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Garlic cloves 2 crushed
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Whole tomatoes 1 can (16 oz.)
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Celery 2 medium stalks, sliced ( about 1 cup)
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Chili powder 2 to 3 Tablespoons
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Salt 2 teaspoons
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Sugar 1 teaspoon
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Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon
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Red pepper sauce (Tabasco) ½ teaspoon (optional)
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Kidney beans, drained 1 can (15 oz.)
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Instructions
Brown burger in stew/ chili cooking pot.
Add onion and garlic.
Sautee until onions are transparent.
Add remaining ingredients.
Simmer 1 hour.
Can be easily doubled or tripled for large groups. Serve with cornbread.
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Hamburger Soup
(Using Burger- One pound) |
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Ingredients
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Hamburger One pound
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Garlic Powder or fresh minced garlic- ½ teaspoon
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Half Onion finely chopped (optional)
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Diced Carrots, Celery, Potatoes- ½ cup each
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Salt ½ teaspoon (optional)
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Pepper 1 teaspoon
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Beef bullion powdered or beef base- 1 teaspoon
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Water- 4 to 5 cups.
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Additional vegetables may also be added- cabbage, etc.
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Instructions
--Brown hamburger in a large skillet.
--Add onion and seasonings and cook until onions are transparent.
--Add vegetables- cook slightly.
--Move ingredients to a larger sauce pan or soup kettle.
--Add bullion and water.
--Simmer for one hour or until vegetables are tender.
Makes an easy soup and great supper- serve with bread and / or salad.
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Gina's Famous Meat Loaf
(Using Burger- One pound and One pound German Sausage) |
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Ingredients
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Hamburger One pound
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Colorado's Best Beef- German Sausage One pound
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Garlic Powder and Onion powder - ½ teaspoon each
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Half Onion finely chopped
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Bread crumbs or crushed saltine crackers 1 Cup
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Salt ½ teaspoon (optional)
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Pepper 1 teaspoon
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Dry mustard - 1 teaspoon or (regular mustard 2 teaspoons)
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Ketchup- ¾ cup
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Worcestershire sauce 3 teaspoons
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Egg- 1
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Instructions
--Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
--Put all ingredients in a large bowl.
--Mix thoroughly with your hands.
--Grease 8 X 8 or 9 x 9 baking dish.
--Transfer meat loaf to baking dish. Spread meat evenly to cover dish.
--Once spread- pull meat away from edges of the dish evenly- about 1 away.
--This will make a free standing meat loaf within the dish.
--Bake for 1 hour covered with foil.
--Uncover and continue baking for 20
- 30 minutes, until done and juices run
Clear. Do not Over cook. You may cook longer to get a crispy crust.
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Crock Pot Roast
(Any Roast: Rump, Pot, Bottom Round, Top Round, Chuck, Pikes Peak) |
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Ingredients
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Roast
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One can of beef broth/ or cream of mushroom soup.
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Optional Seasonings: Pepper, onion or garlic powder, salt - ½ teaspoon of any of these rubbed on roast.
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Optional vegetables- potatoes, carrots, onions, mushrooms cubed and peeled- 2 cups- or you
don't have to use vegetables.
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Instructions
--Put Roast in Crock Pot.
--Put on High temperature for 30 minutes.
--Reduce heat to low. Check with crock pot instructions or leave on low for
a
couple of hours, until meat is almost done.(Check meat thermometer.)
--Add vegetables if you are using vegetables. Cook for another 30 to 45
minutes, until vegetables are soft.
--Remove the roast and slice. Return beef to the crock pot to be served warm
with the vegetables and natural juices.
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Mark's Roast Recipe
(Any Roast: Rump, Pot, Bottom Round, Top Round, Chuck, Pikes Peak) |
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Ingredients
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Roast
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Garlic Powder and Onion powder - ½ teaspoon each
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Seasoning Salt (Lawry's) (optional)- ½ teaspoon
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Salt ½ teaspoon (optional)
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Pepper 1 teaspoon
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Liquid smoke (optional)- 1 teaspoon
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Water/ or beef broth- 1 cup
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Vegetables- potatoes, carrots, onions cubed and peeled- 2 cups
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Feel free to use the optional ingredients or not for a variation in flavoring.
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Sprinkle and rub seasonings over the roast and place in roaster.
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Instructions
--Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
--When preheated, turn down temperature to 375 degrees and put in roast.
--Leave uncovered for 15 minutes- roast will brown.
--Add vegetables and liquid (water or beef broth).
--Cover and reduce heat to 300 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.
--[18- 20 minutes per pound of roast for medium rare]
--Use meat thermometer to test for doneness. Remember the
roast will continue to cook after it is removed from the oven.
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