Author: Arrisje

Catfish Baked

Catfish Baked

Catfish are not beautiful to look at, with their odd whiskers and big, gaping mouths, but beauty is not important when it comes to choosing fish that is flavorful. Catfish have skin that is similar to that of an eel, which is thick, slippery, and strong. All catfish should be skinned before cooking. The easiest method to skin a catfish is to nail the head of the dead fish to a board, hold on to its tail, and pull the skin off with pliers.

Channel catfish are farmed in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Mississippi is the world’s leading producer of pong-raised catfish. Of all the catfish grown in the United States, 80 percent comes from Mississippi, where more than 102,000 acres are devoted to catfish farms. Humphreys County, Mississippi, produces about 70 percent of the catfish consumed in the United States, and has over 30,000 acres under water. The town of Belzoni, in Humphreys County, is called the “Catfish Capital of the World.” Each spring the streets of down town Belzoni are transformed into a large carnival during the World Catfish Festival. Due in part to its reputation as a family oriented event, the World Catfish Festival has received several awards including Top 100 Events in North America and Top 20 Events of the Southeast. Info from Whats cooking in America

Foo Young Hai (Indonesian, Dutch)

Foo Young Hai (Indonesian, Dutch)

I could not find a lot about the history of Foo Yong Hai, but I believe it must have had traveled through a long and winding path to become the way it is now. But Nevertheless during its spread in Western Europe Foo Young Hai has gradually changed and was adapted as a more western style omelet with fillings inside, while in Canton, the standard way of cooking fried Foo Yong eggs is actually mix the ingredients (normally Cantonese BBQ pork strips and other vegetables) with the beaten egg yolk before frying. Apart from that, I was quite curious about the fillings since “hai” in Cantonese means crab. The Foo Yong Hai that I know mostly uses prawns, shrimps or chicken. Either way it’s a delicious dish. In this recipe I used chicken.

White Bean Chili Chicken

White Bean Chili Chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp chicken base
  • enough water to cover the chicken
  • 2 cans white northern beans
  • 1 can drained diced tomatoes
  • 1 can of diced green chiles
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 tbsp crushed garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp coriander
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • shredded Montery Jack Cheese
  • chopped green onions

Instructions

  1. Put the chicken breast in a pot, add enough water to cover the chicken. Add the chicken base and simmer (about 1.2 hour) or until the chicken is done. Cut the onion up, add 1 tbsp olive oil to the skillet and add the onion and garlic, brown lightly.
  2. Take the chicken out of the broth, and strain the broth. Shred the chicken and put it back in the broth. Add the beans, tomatoes, chiles, onion, garlic and seasonings. Simmer for about an 1/2 hour. Serve with some Monterrey Jack Cheese and green onions. If you like it thick simmer till the stock is more reduced.

White Bean Chili Chicken

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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Course Soup
Cuisine Universal
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Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp chicken base
  • enough water to cover the chicken
  • 2 cans white northern beans
  • 1 can drained diced tomatoes
  • 1 can of diced green chiles
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 tbsp crushed garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp coriander
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • shredded Montery Jack Cheese
  • chopped green onions

Instructions

  • Put the chicken breast in a pot, add enough water to cover the chicken. Add the chicken base and simmer (about 1.2 hour) or until the chicken is done. Cut the onion up, add 1 tbsp olive oil to the skillet and add the onion and garlic, brown lightly.
  • Take the chicken out of the broth, and strain the broth. Shred the chicken and put it back in the broth. Add the beans, tomatoes, chiles, onion, garlic and seasonings. Simmer for about an 1/2 hour. Serve with some Monterrey Jack Cheese and green onions. If you like it thick simmer till the stock is more reduced.
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Maque Choux

Maque Choux

Maque choux, pronounced mock shoe, is a vegetable side dish popular in the South region of the United States, particularly among the residents of southern Louisiana. The ingredients commonly include corn, onions, green bell pepper and tomatoes. Some recipes call for the addition of garlic and celery. All the ingredients are normally braised until they soften and then hot sauce or cayenne pepper is added to enhance the flavors of the vegetables.

The origins of the term maque choux are not clearly defined. The phrase can be traced to Cajun French and may have been influenced by the word machica, which is a Spanish term for a traditional dish of toasted corn meal. Other sources cite the Cajun French word maigrchou, which means thin child, as the root for the term, based on a variation of maque choux that is commonly thinned with milk or cream and resembles a soup. Another possible origin of the phrase is moque-chou, which when translated from the French language means mock cabbage, indicating that cabbage may once have been included in the recipe.

Pickled Cucumber

Pickled Cucumber

Pickled Cucumber