Rachel Special Dish Recipes

SPECIAL RICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a covered saucepan. Add butter, cumin, raisins, currants, zest, and rice. Stir the rice and return to a rolling boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and add chives. Fluff rice with fork and transfer to a serving dish. Cover rice liberally with toasted sliced almonds or smoked almonds.

THE CUSIMANO SPECIAL ('DA CUZ, FOR SHORT)

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• Line a pan with foil and preheat broiler to high. Arrange peppers on foil-lined baking tray and broil to blister the peppers and char evenly all over, 15 to 20 minutes, turning once.
• When they are charred evenly and tender, place the peppers in a bowl and cover to cool peppers.
• In a small skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. When it foams add onions and stir, cook 10 minutes. Smash garlic and add it to the onions. Add about 1/2 cup water and cook 10 to 15 minutes more to light golden and very sweet.
• Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• Heat a sauce pot over medium to medium-high heat. Melt 4 tablespoons butter and when it foams whisk flour into butter and slowly add the milk. Let sauce come to a bubble and whisk to thicken until sauce can coat a spoon. Stir in cheese to melt, turn off heat and cover.
• Place the oil near skillet and a large, thin meat spatula or sturdy tongs. Pat meat dry and ruffle the slices up to loosen them. Combine the salt, pepper and granulated garlic in a small dish then sprinkle over meat. Cook half the meat at a time by squirting oil on to skillet to lightly coat it then cook meat until brown and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per batch. Pile cooked meat on platter. Add bone broth to skillet, let the drippings bubble up and reduce heat to simmer.
• Peel the roasted peppers and seed them. For warm rolls, place in oven once the peppers are removed.
• To assemble: Line a roll with a few spoonfuls of soft onions. Dip the beef into broth or stock and fill rolls. Top with roasted peppers, cheese sauce, cherry peppers and giardiniera.

RACHEL'S SPECIAL DISH

Steps:

• PREHEAT YOUR OVEN FIRST TO 350 DEGREES
• BROWN PORK CHOPS,
• SLICE POTATOES IN ROUNDS
• PLACE BUTTER IN BAKING DISH, ADD PORK CHOPS, LAYER YOUR POTATOES ON TOP OF PORK CHOPS,
• MIX YOUR CREAM OF MUSHROOM AND MILK,ADD GARLIC, CUMIN,ITAILIN SEASONING, SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE TOGETHER, THEN POUR ON TOP OF YOUR POTATOES AND PORK CHOPS
• PLACE BACKING DISH IN MIDDLE OF OVEN AND BAKE FOR 2 1/2 TO 3 HOURS UNTIL POTATOES ARE SOFTEN. AND ENJOY YOUR FOOD
• OPTIONAL: SLICED ONIONS, FROZEN PEAS, GREEN BEANS, DO NOT COVER!!!

RACHEL SPECIAL DISH

Steps:

• HEAT YOUR SKILLET TO MEDIUM ADD COOKING OIL TO THE PAN & THEN ADD YOUR BEEF STEW MEAT. ADD CUMIN, CHOPPED GARLIC,SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE.
• ONCE THE BEEF STEW IS COOKED BROWN THEN ADD POTATOES, RICE, TOMATO SAUCE ALSO YOUR CAN EAT THIS WITH HOMEMADE TORTILLA'S OR REFRIED BEANS.
• COOK AND SIMMER ON LOW HEAT UNTIL POTATOES IS VERY SOFT.
• COVER WITH A LID!