I love good new york style pizza, but can't find the perfect pie yet.. Have tried all the pizza places in town to no avail. One place comes close, with a vodka sauce pie with fresh mozorella, prosciutto, and marinated mushrooms, but they often really skimp on the toppings and nobody like a slide where only half of it has toppings or cheese on it.I also love pasta and good steaks.
Gordon Ramsay has a good black iron frying pan steak recipe that I use. The only difference that I do is to flip the steak every minute for more even cooking.
One dish that I make that is great to bring is black beans for tacos.
3 cans black beans drained
1 can rotel (any hotness)
1 can diced green chiles
1 large sweet onion diced
3+ cloves of garlic minced or put through a garlic press
1 "box" of chicken or beef broth
1/3-1/2 block of cream cheese softened
salt and black pepper (to taste)
garlic powder ~1/3tsp
onion powder ~1 tsp
chile powder ~2 tsp
cumin ~2 tsp
paprika ~1-2 tsp
lemon juice ~1/2-1tsp
Saute oniions and garlic until very tender and translucent
Add Rotel and diced chiles
Add drained black beans, broth, and spices
Stir to combine, cover, and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to medium and cook, stirring ocassionally until beans are tender and the mixture has cooked down (should cook down to roughly half the amounto f liquid or less).
When the mixture appears thick enough, taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
Remove from heat.
Use a hand-held stick blender or food processor to puree half the mixture.
Add softened cream cheese and stir until well combined.
If the mixture is not tangy enough, add lemon juice. If the mixture is too bitter, add a little white sugar.
This makes a great addition to tacos, eaten with rice, or completely pureed and served as a bean dip. It should keep for a week in the fridge and when eaten with meat / rice for tacos, makes about 10-12 servings depending on your portion size.
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