Monday, May 9, 2011

Street Tacos with Mojo

MEAT:

Pork Roast

I cook mine all day in a crock pot (add a little water and salt and pepper). When it's done I shred it and put it in a pan and pour the mojo all over it and then keep it warm until you are ready to serve it.

MOJO
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 jalapenos, minced (I remove most of the seeds)
fresh cilantro, finely chopped
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 limes, juice of
2 oranges, juice of
2 tablespoons white vinegar

PICO DE GALLO
8 ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 small red onions, chopped
4 green onions, white and green parts, sliced
3 jalapeno chilies, thinly sliced
cilantro, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 limes, juice of
1 teaspoon kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper


**(You can make any Pico you have a recipe for)

To Assemble:

Toss a corn tortilla in a frying pan until soft
Add meat
Coleslaw mix or whatever lettuce you want
Pico

** We like a serious kick to our tacos so we drizzle white vinegar over our coleslaw before we add it to the taco.

Monday, May 2, 2011

BYU's Mint Brownies

***Straight from BYU's website!!!

MAKES ONE 9-BY-13 PAN OF BROWNIES.
PREP AND COOK: 90 min. COOL: 1 hr.

1 c. margarine
1/2 c. cocoa
2 Tbsp. honey
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped walnuts
12 oz. chocolate icing (Use your own icing recipe or purchase some chocolate frosting. You can also search the Internet for chocolate icing recipes.)

MINT ICING
5 Tbsp. margarine
dash of salt
3 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
2 1/3 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. mint extract
1-2 drops green food coloring

1. Melt margarine and mix in cocoa. Allow to cool. Add honey, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well. Add nuts. Pour batter into a greased 9-by-13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool.

2. Prepare mint icing: Soften margarine. Add salt, corn syrup, and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Add mint extract and food coloring. Mix. Add milk gradually until the consistency is a little thinner than cake frosting.

3. Spread mint icing over brownies. Place brownies in the freezer for a short time to stiffen the icing. Remove from the freezer and carefully add a layer of chocolate icing.