Showing posts with label hot peppers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hot peppers. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Devilish Deviled Eggs

Deviled eggs were served at the Chef's infamous "Bloggers 99 Cent White Wine Tasting" in September. Local blogger Debbi Swanson Patrick of altadenaaboveitall was kind enough to email the Chef her tasty recipe. Some condiments hang around in the refrigerator forever, like capers, mustard and marinated hot peppers (which the Chef used a month and a half ago in a cashew hot pepper stir fry.) With Halloween around the corner, the Chef came up with a clever way to use the rest of his red hot peppers -- deviled eggs with hot pepper devil horns. It's a spicy fun Halloween party food. Debbi's recipe is quick and simple to do and chile peppers provide a hot kick sure to keep you on your toes when handing out sweets to your doorbell - ringing little ghosts and goblins. Be sure to have a cool beverage at the ready! All ingredients are from the 99c only Store.

Ingredients (makes a dozen)  
  • 1 dozen 99.99 cent eggs
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
  • 1 tbsp. yellow or Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp. celery seed or dried celery leaf
  • 2 tbsp. sweet relish or capers (drain liquid)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 jar 99.99 cent whole marinated hot peppers - 2 red hot peppers for each deviled egg

Directions
Boil eggs for about 10 minutes. Remove and cool in refrigerator. Shell eggs and slice lengthwise. Add yolks, mayo, mustard, celery seed, relish, salt and pepper and mix with a fork or a food processor until creamy (add more mayo a little at a time if too dry). Spoon egg mixture into egg white shells and refrigerate for an hour. Rinse and pat dry marinated hot peppers then add 2 devil horn red hot peppers per deviled egg. When you want some heat, use coke spoon sized devil horn to scoop out egg mixture.
*When handling hot peppers make sure to wash your hands with soap afterward and do not rub eyes! Your fingers are like hot match sticks!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Pork With Red Hot Peppers and Cashew Stir-Fry

The Chef came up with this Gold Medal winner of a dish during the 2008 China Olympics, a Pork with Red Hot Peppers and Cashew Stir-Fry.

I pulled out of storage a jar of whole marinated red hot peppers purchased at the 99c only Store, along with a small 2.5 ounce packet of cashews -- great ingredients for a stir-fry.

Rounding things out is the other main ingredient: pork cutlets bought on sale at my local Latin market for 89 cents a pound.

This stir-fry is quick and simple; the crunch of the cashews pairs well with spicy peppers and savory strips of pork.



Ingredients (serves 2)
  • 2.5 ounce pack of 99c cashews
  • 6-12 red hot peppers (to suit your heat tolerance -- be brave, the peppers are a good burn)
  • 1/2 pound or so, of pork cutlets sliced (about 2-4 cutlets, depending on thickness)
  • 2 tablespoons oil for frying pork
  • salt and pepper to taste for pork
  • Cooked rice to serve with stir-fry


Stir-fry sauce
  • 1/2 cup of 99 cent white wine
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons 99 cent olive oil blend
  • 1 teaspoon powdered ginger (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon brown or white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch





















Directions
Cook rice per package directions.

Rinse hot red peppers to cut down on pickled vinegar taste.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in pan, salt and pepper sliced pork and cook until done, about 5-10 minutes.

In a bowl mix stir-fry sauce ingredients.Add hot red peppers to pan along with cashews, add sauce, cooking a couple of minutes until sauce thickens.

Serve with cooked brown or white rice.
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