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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Asian Style "Cabbage" Rolls (Baked OverStuffed Pork and Cabbage Egg Rolls)

HI! Sorry for the confusing name recipe name but its the best way to describe such an awesome thing.
I was planing on making regular egg rolls then i saw you could bake them instead of frying them.

Ingredients:
Egg Roll Wrappers

1 Small head of Cabbage or half a medium (or Less) (Organic if possible) Shredded
1lb Ground Pork (or More) Cooked and pressed with paper towels.
1 Large Carrot (cut to small match sticks)
Mix together




Mix following Ingredients 
4T Mirin
4T Soy Sauce (I used light soy but you can use regular)
4T Rice Wine Vinegar
1T Sesame Oil or Wok Oil
After mixing combine with Meat Mixture in a large bowl
Mix until Cooled down

Prepare Egg Roll wrapper on cutting board
Wet on one edge liberally
With a large Slotted Spoon being careful to squeeze extra liquid out of the mixture
Put a large spoonful into the center of each one
Roll halfway then bring them sides over and finish rolling
Place each one on a greased cookie sheet
I was able to fit make/fit 15 on one sheet
Bake for 10-20 minutes at 400F or until nice and crispy

Sorry for no picture as soon as they were out of the oven they were gone.
Serves 5 Hungry People :^)

Hope you Enjoy I know i did!!!

Friday, March 18, 2011

SousVide Supreme Demi Water Oven

Here is a:

SousVide Supreme Demi Water Oven


 I've always been fascinated with SousVide cooking but the units are usually $500 to $1000. This unit is $299, the vacuum packager was $100 with bags.

Basically you fill the unit with water then turn it to the temperature you desire, say 135F for a steak. The steak is seasoned, vacuum packed and rested in the fridge for a few hours or over night. Once the "Water Oven" is preheated you put the packed meat in the tray pictured above. The one recipe book said 5 to 7 hrs for a steak then to sear it after its done since the whole steak is the same temperature, nice and pink all the way through.
Different recipes call for more or less time depending on the size of the meat or veggie.
One of the recipes for leg of lamb called for 48 to 72 hrs to cook which isn't that bad for something that you basically set and forget, surprised the infomerical people haven't jumped on this years ago.
Well,  more on this later. Hope to have pictures of mine in operation and finished products in the near future.
Take Care!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Roof Gardens!!!!!!!

There needs to be more roof gardens! I saw a design for putting soil and grass on your roof then you can grow Veggies and other things. You can only plant tree or bushes with short roots or a chamber that holds there roots. Soil is a good insulator too. :^) The FarmScapers(High Rise Farms) looks the awesome-st, way more effective way of farming. Especially if we put bugs in are diets since they are the biggest protein source and use the least amount of resources per pound of protein. Lets put are minds together to further our cause of doing good and furthering mankind/ourselves. I try to better myself everyday with what i do and how i do things. :^)
 Pictures and more to come on this topic!