need recipes????

Question

i want to impress my boyfriend, and cook him something like carne con papa, or ropa vieja. could anyone give me some good recipes?

Answer 1

My husband loves Ropa Vieja, but I'm a lazy cook, so I use the crock pot method. It's very good this way. The meat is fork tender after cooking all day at such a low temperature.

Ropa Vieja

1 large onion, sliced into rings
1 large green bell pepper, seeded & thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
2 bay leaves
1/2 tablespoon ground cumin (more to taste)
1 can (32 ounce size) crushed tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
2 dashes hot pepper sauce, or to taste
2 pounds of skirt or flank steak
1 cup reduced sodium vegetable or beef broth
3 bay leaves
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/3 cup green olives for garnish (optional)


Directions:

Combine the onion, bell pepper, garlic, vinegar, worcestershire, bay leaves, cumin, crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper and hot sauce in a bowl. Toss to coat well.

Transfer half of the mixture into the bottom of a crock pot. Place the steak on top; spoon the remaining mixture over the steak. Pour the broth around the steak. Tuck in the bay leaves.

Cover and cook until the steak is fork-tender: 5-6 hours on high, or 8-10 hours on low.

Transfer the meat to a cutting board and allow to cool. Remove & discard the bay leaves. Shred the steak into small pieces and return it to the crockpot. Garnish with cilantro and green olives, if desired.

Answer 2

CARNE CON PAPA
Stew meat (chunks)
Potatoes
1 can tomato sauce
Green olives
1/2 c. Vino seco (dry cooking wine)
Garlic powder
Black pepper
Salt
1 med. size onion

Sprinkle meat with salt, pepper, garlic powder. Put meat in pressure cooker, put in potatoes, medium size, as many potatoes as pieces of meat. Use 1 medium size can of tomato sauce, pour over meat and potatoes. Use same can, pour 1/2 with vino seco over meat. Add green olives, sliced onions and mix with other ingredients. Cover pressure cooker. Cook under medium high heat about 20 minutes. Serve poured over white rice.

TWO LOVERS SALAD
Dice one avocado but keep the shell in two halves so you can use it for this recipe. Add 1 can shrimp, drained, 2 diced celery stalks, and 4 whole walnuts shelled and chopped coarsely.

Dressing:
Mix 4 Tbsp. lemon mayonnaise, 1 Tbsp. ketchup, and 1 Tbsp. heavy cream. Mix this into the above mixture.
Fill the two halves of avocado shells with the mixture equally and chill until served. Cover with plastic wrap until served.

CHOCOLATE LOVER'S MOUSSE
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin, 1 tablespoon cold water, 2 tablespoons boiling water, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa,
1 cup whipping cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, shaved chocolate

In a small bowl sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water and let stand 1 minute.
Add the boiling water and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
In a separate bowl stir together the sugar, cocoa, whipping cream, and vanilla.
Beat on medium speed of an electric mixer, scraping the bottom of the bowl occasionally, until the mixture is stiff.
Add the gelatin mixture and beat until well blended.
Spoon into dessert dishes or champagne glasses.
Sprinkle with shaved chocolate.
Chill 1 hour before serving.