Potsticker Burgers

Not since Pepper Jacked Chicken Burgers has a non-traditional burger been great. Asian-Style Pork Burgers were given a test tonight because for no other reason than it allowed another opportunity to use Sweet Chili Sauce.

Modifications Made:

Okay, chili sauce was really not part of the original recipe but nothing stated it would be a terrible substitute either.

Patties: To a one pound ground pork, one tablespoon of chili sauce and one teaspoon of soy sauce was mixed and three third pound patties were formed.

Slaw: One cup green cabbage and two cups carrots, shredded and three diced green onions were mixed by hand in a bowl. To vegetables, one tablespoon of soy, two teaspoons mirin, one teaspoon white vinegar, and one teaspoon of chili sauce were added and allowed to meld/soften for 30 minutes.

Scaled for Likability: Good

Of all the slaw type burgers attempted, this has been my favorite so far as it was sweet, salty, and vinegar based. Much like my favorite slaw from a local BBQ joint. Patties were moist from the mixture but needed extra heat in the form of white pepper. Red pepper might have worked but the white pepper offers heat in subtle fashion.

Overall, the flavors were similar to potstickers, even without the mushrooms. To make a better burger, next time the patties would have been flavored with soy, ginger, sesame, and white pepper only, the slaw would have just been sweet chili sauce with vinegar, and the two would have been sandwiched between a well toasted sesame seed bun.

Papas a La Mexicana (Ranchera)

It is a crying shame that there are six hens and not a egg in sight. What am I supposed to do with homemade ranchero sauce? Thankfully with a few quick searches of the internet a recipe from my hometown newspaper was discovered: Papas Ranchera . Not once in the thirty years I lived in my hometown did I ever eat at a local food joint serving papas rancheras. No time like the present to remedy this cultural dish. Because this recipe is hidden behind a paywall (grrr...) I have included it here for you: Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 pound potatoes, diced 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 large onion 1 1/2 medium tomatoes 3 jalapenos 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup juice from canned tomatoes Instructions: Fry potatoes in vegetable oil until lightly browned (about 4-6 minutes). Saute onions, tomatoes, jalapenos until soft. Add garlic powder and salt. Add tomato juice until vegetables are covered (may need to add water). Bring to a boil and then add po...

Better Than Campbell's Old Fashion Vegetable Soup

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Sour Cream & Chive Scalloped Potatoes

Can't believe the Month of the Potato is over. There are so many more potato recipes saved. Guess I will have to work them into another month. Last week's scalloped potatoes were one of the best new recipes during the month of potatoes. With today being the last day in the Month of Potatoes, I decided to go out with a bang by cooking another batch of scalloped potatoes but this time sour cream and chive. The Best Scalloped Potatoes , or so they said. Modifications Made: Recipe was reduced by half. Mayo was omitted and one entire package of chives were chopped and added to sauce before pouring onto layers. Scaled for Likability: Good Betty Crocker Sour Cream and Chive Box Scalloped Potatoes were the standard for this recipe. These were a family favorite for years but have long since been discounted. Bummer. Trying to replicate this seemed easy enough. Alas, it was not. These had a nice texture but were too oily from the cheese ...

Eating Waffles

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