Mena
Mash
Chef
Filomena Kaehler
(Using
Burger- One pound) |
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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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