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Broccoli Rabe White Beans & Sausage

Fresh Broccoli Rabe in Garden

Broccoli Rabe White Beans & Sausage is perfect spring dish, enjoying the bounty of the garden. Broccoli Rabe is a healthy cruciferous vegetable part of the turnip family with broccoli like buds. Matching the power packed white beans and some grilled sausages makes a very filling and tasty meal.

Choosing the right beans:

The beans in this recipe is an important component, providing protein, high fiber and carbs. Choosing the right bean is a personal choice, the great northern beans are easy to find in store and work very well. The Cannelloni bean is a classic mediterranean white bean, with meaty texture. Cannelloni beans are harder to find, and usually canned form. Canned beans is supermarket shortcut, but not as flavorful as using homemade beans.

Making homemade beans from dry beans is fairly easy using the instant pot. Saving hours of cooking time, and making a more flavorful tasting beans. Just a simple sorting and wasting beans before cooking them in instant pot. The traditional cooking process recommends soaking beans overnight, then rinsing beans off after soaking. Then traditional boiling beans until tender consuming many hours of time. Therefore instant pot technology is faster and more simple process.

  • Instant Pot Setting for cooking beans.

Seasoning the great northern beans when cooking them in the instant pot is key to successful tasty beans. To the make the beans use chicken base, some Italian Seasoning, dry great northern beans, garlic and water. Setting the instant pot on beans for 30 minutes, then when beans cooking time finished release valve. This is really nice method because preparing other ingredients while beans are cooking.

Broccoli Rabe Prep:

Broccoli Rabe is easy to prep, but needs to be trimmed and washed well. When trimming broccoli rabe remove all thick stems, trimming leaves, stems and florets to 3 inches lengths. Place all broccoli rabe in colander or salad spinner to be washed with cold water. The salad spinner does great job because it spins most water out of leaves. The broccoli rabe ready for cooking, or can be stored in zip lock bags for up to week.

Optional ingredients that can be added:

There so many possibilities that can be added to broccoli rabe white beans & sausage recipe. Start with some good fundamentals, onions, sweet peppers, mushrooms for good foundation. Next select type of sausage, good choice is rope smoked sausage. Really the type sausages is your taste preference.

Seasoning is equally important, a good choice is garlic, Italian Herbs, parsley, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Fresh herbs are great, often fresh herbs might not be available when broccoli rabe ready. So dry herbs work well also, they always on hand in pantry. Finally kick this up a little with some chilies pepper flakes, this boost the flavor.

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Broccoli Rabe White Beans & Sausage is perfect spring dish, enjoying the bounty of the garden. Packed with great nutritious broccoli rabe, high fiber beans and tasty sausage.
Servings Prep Time
2 Serving 15 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
30 Minutes 15 Minutes
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2 Serving 15 Minutes
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30 Minutes 15 Minutes
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Broccoli Rabe White Beans & Sausage is perfect spring dish, enjoying the bounty of the garden. Packed with great nutritious broccoli rabe, high fiber beans and tasty sausage.
Servings Prep Time
2 Serving 15 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
30 Minutes 15 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 Serving 15 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
30 Minutes 15 Minutes
Ingredients
Cooking beans:
Preparing Broccoli Rabe White Bean’s & Sausages:
Optional ingredients
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  1. Wash the great northern beans well, then place the beans into instant pot. Next add seasoning, Italian herbs, chicken base and water. Close lid on instant pot and make sure valve stem is closed, note this is for first generation instant pot. Set to beans for 30 minutes, allowing pressure to come down naturally. This could take around 15 minutes extra time it’s worth the time especially if you’re starting from dry beans not pre-soaked.
  2. Remove the lid of instant pot and stir beans. Drain off any excess cooking liquid, reserving liquid for adjustments to final dish.
  3. In large 12 inch braising pan add oil and garlic, cook until fragrant.
  4. Next add the onions and sweet peppers to braising pan and cook until tender. This could take about 5 minutes on medium high heat.
  5. Now add seasoning, Italian herbs, salt and pepper to the vegetables in braising pan.
  6. Continue by adding cut sausages to vegetables in braising pan. Sir fry on medium high heat until lightly browned.
  7. The next step is to add the cooked northern beans to cooked mixture, stirring well. Continue cooking until beans are simmering.
  8. Now add the cleaned and trimmed broccoli rabe to cooked mixture, pilling all broccoli rabe high. Note it takes a lot of broccoli rabe to make this dish, it will cook down to almost 2/3.
  9. Cover the braising pan and turn down heat to simmer, about medium low. Cook the broccoli rabe and mixture for 7 to 10 minutes.
  10. Remove the lid from braising pan, stir well and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and cooking liquid if needed.
  11. Serve in wide rim bowl placing broccoli rabe in center and vegetables and sausage around the rabe. Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan Cheese.
  12. Substitute cooked penne pasta for cooked white beans.
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Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

Smoked Root Beer Ham leftover

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham is a perfect way to use that leftover ham. Bringing back fond memories of Mom’s homemade scalloped potatoes with lots of leftover ham. Growing up in Wisconsin on a farm we had lots of cheddar cheese, butter, milk and cream. We had a large garden, as a 4H member gardening was my thing. I usually planted more then 100+ hills of potatoes. These are some of the main ingredients in making a wonderful scalloped potatoes and ham dish. Just thinking about those days makes my mouth watering for Mom’s great Scalloped potatoes and ham dish.

Scalloped Potatoes is different form Gratin Potatoes

The potatoes in scalloped potatoes and Gratin potatoes are the same. Russet potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes are better choices. The trending choice is using the Yukon Gold potatoes. Especially the B size Yukon Gold potatoes, with their thin tender skin and golden slightly cream texture. Both the Yukon Gold and the Russet potatoes are starchy potatoes. Starchy potatoes make perfect choice for either Scallop potatoes or Gratin potatoes. With Russets potatoes need to be peeled, that’s time consuming and really not that fun of a task to do. Where the Yukon Golds skin is tender and nutritious, just remember to get B size, about the size of a golf ball.

These potatoes need to be sliced evenly, so using mandolin or food processor is best choice. Even slices will provide even cooking process throughout the whole dish. Hand sliced could result in some potatoes to be mushy or partially raw potato dish. The slices should be about 1/8th inch thick or 2 to 4 mm setting.

Slicing Yukon Gold Potatoes with food processor.

What’s Scalloped Potatoes:

Scalloped Potatoes is what Mom made me, with potato slices tossed in some flour, Salt and pepper, scallions, whole milk, melted butter, and lots of shredded Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese. Often she would add leftover ham from special holiday dinner. Oh this bring back the memories again, thinking of big plate of those potatoes.

Why Gratin Potatoes:

Culinary School introduction Gratin Potatoes, with sliced potatoes, heavy cream, shallots, white pepper, kosher salt and Gruyère cheese shredded. Wow this really brings back memories, introduced me to whole different approaches to cooking, with a little more flair. The rich melting properties of Gruyère cheese, sweetness and mild shallots, gave different meaning to Gratin Potatoes.

The Choice is Yours:

The choice is totally up to the individual, if you like more country home style potato dish go for scalloped potatoes. But if you’re into a little more sarcastic potato dish with some culinary flair Gratin Potatoes is perfect choice. Either way they are both winner potato dish to enjoy and don’t forget to use some of that leftover ham.

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Smoked Root Beer Ham
Great way to use this smoked root beer Ham with scalloped potatoes.
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Servings Prep Time
6 Serving 20 Minutes
Cook Time
90 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
6 Serving 20 Minutes
Cook Time
90 Minutes
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Scalloped Potatoes and Ham is childhood favorite, made with potatoes, cheese, milk and leftover holiday ham.
Servings Prep Time
6 Serving 20 Minutes
Cook Time
90 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
6 Serving 20 Minutes
Cook Time
90 Minutes
Ingredients
Scalloped Potato and Ham
Toppings
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  1. Wash potatoes and slice them with food processor or mandolin. Set the slicing between 2 to 4 mm, using slicing blade.
  2. Slice ham and then dice into medium size pieces.
  3. Using a large bowl combine the sliced potatoes with flour, salt and pepper. Mixing potatoes so they are coated with flour and seasoning.
  4. Adding the diced ham to floured potatoes.
  5. Mixing the ham into the potatoes until evenly distributed.
  6. Grease a casserole dish with food spray, then place about half of the potatoes mixture into casserole dish.
  7. Next sprinkle about half of cheese mixture over sliced potatoes mixture. The place the other half of the sliced potatoes mixture over cheese layer.
  8. Continue with pouring melted butter over all potato mixture layers. Then sprinkle more cheeses over buttered potatoes layers.
  9. Place in small bow, soften butter, cheddar cheese, and panko breading. Now mix together the crumb topping in small mixing bowl.
  10. Sprinkle the crumb topping over all the layered potatoes evenly.
  11. Cover the top of the scalloped potatoes and ham with foil. Bake in 350 degree oven for 60 to 90 minutes. This depends on how deep of casserole dish filled with scalloped potatoes and ham.
  12. Remove the foil for last 15 to 20 minutes to get nice golden brown crumb topping on scalloped potatoes and ham. Remove from oven when potatoes reach 200 degrees or knife goes through potatoes disdain easy. Cool on trivet for 15 minutes.
  13. Plate good size portions try to get good height and some of the crunchy crumb topping on top of the potatoes.
Recipe Notes

For spicy Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, add some chilies, and replace some cheddar cheese with pepper jack cheese. 

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Mexican Seasoning Homemade

Making a Mexican Seasoning Homemade is a quick and easy spice mixture to have in your pantry. This Mexican Seasoning is so versatile, making it easy to build the flavor profiles in chili, enchiladas, tacos, beans and more. Put a batch of this season mixture into a spice shaker bottle for easy usage. Thence keep it in the spice cabinet in a handy spot. This will be your favorite go to Mexican Seasoning mixture.

Grind peppercorns first before other spices.

Grinding Spices

The key to flavorful Mexican Seasoning Homemade is grinding spices and herbs together.

Mexican Seasoning mixed in mortar and pestle.

Using a mortar and pestle is the classic way to grind spices and herbs, that’s been done for thousands of years. But modern way of using a spice grinder, like small coffee grinder works very well also. I like the feeling of the actual grinding actions, by using a mortar & pestle, that forces flavors together. It’s all up to personal preferences, the time and energy you want to spend. Both work well and get wonderful results.

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Mexican Seasoning Homemade is a blend of spices and herbs that can be used to enhance foods.
Servings Prep Time
3 Ounces 10 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
3 Ounces 10 Minutes
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Mexican Seasoning Homemade is a blend of spices and herbs that can be used to enhance foods.
Servings Prep Time
3 Ounces 10 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
3 Ounces 10 Minutes
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  1. Add all ingredients into spice grinder or mortar and pestle. Grind together the spices and herbs into even fine consistency.
  2. Place the ground Mexican Seasoning into spice jar. Label jar and keep your spice pantry drawer or cabinet.
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Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breast
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Air Fryer Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breast

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Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breast over zucchini noodles

Pizza stuffed chicken breasts low carbohydrates and higher in protein:

Hungry for pizza but don’t want all those carbohydrates, well the Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts is the perfect choice. With a taste like a pizza chicken Parmesan, that’s stuffed with cheese, sweet peppers and pepperoni. Served with favorite pizza sauce of your choice, then topped with freshly grated Parmesan Cheese. Air Frying the stuffed chicken breasts reduces the fats down to minimal. Swapping out cooked pasta with sautéed zucchini noodles really helps reduce carbohydrates,and provide more vegetables into diet.

Chicken Fabrication:

Butterfly Chicken Breasts

To obtain a wonderful stuffed chicken select nice size chicken breasts. Trim the excess fat and cartilage with sharp boning knife or pairing knife. Next cut through thicker part horizontally through middle of the breast until half inch from end. Fold open the breasts up to look like a open book.

Flattened Chicken Breasts

Next cover butterfly chicken with plastic wrap, using a meat mallet pound chicken. Caution that you don’t pound holes into chicken breasts, the goal is to have even flat chicken breasts to be stuffed. Before stuffing the chicken season each breast with salt, pepper and pizza seasoning.

Pizza Stuffing:

Shaped Pizza Stuffing

Creative filling are almost infinite, picking right ingredients is matter of preference. This recipe uses familiar ingredients that everyone loves, Mozzarella, pepperoni, sweet peppers and onions. By all means be venturesome choosing your favorite companion as stuffing. A helpful hint is to have good binder like cheeses, cream cheese works very well to hold shape.

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Air Fryer Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breast
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Pizza stuffed chicken breasts cooked in air fryer is a quick low carbohydrate meal. This stuffed chicken breast tastes like pizza chicken Parmesan.
Servings Prep Time
2 People 20 Minutes
Cook Time
18 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 People 20 Minutes
Cook Time
18 Minutes
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Pizza stuffed chicken breasts cooked in air fryer is a quick low carbohydrate meal. This stuffed chicken breast tastes like pizza chicken Parmesan.
Servings Prep Time
2 People 20 Minutes
Cook Time
18 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 People 20 Minutes
Cook Time
18 Minutes
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Pizza Stuffing:
Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts
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  1. Gather all ingredients together and probably measure into containers.
  2. Grate mozzarella cheese using the course side of box grater.
  3. Sauté the onions, peppers and garlic with some olive oil. Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Combine together sautéed veggies with cheeses, pepperoni and pizza seasoning.
  5. Divide the stuffing into number of portions, forming large quenelle. Set aside
  6. Trim chicken breasts free of fat and cartilage.
  7. Butterfly chicken breasts using boning knife or pairing knife.
  8. Place plastic wrap over chicken breasts
  9. Pound chicken breast with meat mallet, flatten evenly.
  10. Season chicken breast with salt, pepper and pizza seasoning.
  11. Place a portion of pizza cheese and pepperoni filling onto each breast.
  12. Roll up chicken breasts to completely enrobing filling. Sprinkle pizza seasoning, salt and pepper over each stuffed chicken breasts.
  13. Combine panko bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese in a bowl.
  14. Combine flour, pizza seasoning, salt and pepper together in bowl.
  15. Set up breading station to coat each stuffed chicken breasts. First seasoned flour mixture, next beaten eggs in bowl, then seasoned bread crumbs.
  16. Dredging chicken breast into seasoned flour, then put into egg wash coating stuffed chicken breasts well.
  17. Place the egg wash coated chicken breast into seasoned bread crumbs. Coat stuffed chicken breasts well.
  18. Place coated chicken breasts on tray and spray with olive oil.
  19. Set air fryer to 350 degrees
  20. Set timer for 20 minutes, turn chicken breasts half way in to cooking process.
  21. Remove air fried Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts and let rest 5 minutes.
  22. Cut stuffed chicken breasts in half on bias.
  23. Place on bed on sautéed zucchini noodles. Top with pizza sauce and freshly grated Parmesan Cheese.
    Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breast
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Hatch Red Enchilada Sauce

Is making the homemade Hatch Red Enchilada Sauce verses the store bought, really worth the extra effort? One thing for sure is that not all the store bought enchilada sauces are the same. Looking closely they all use similar ingredients but the big factor is all about the flavor profile differences. This prompted me to see if making a homemade enchilada sauce is  worth the effort.

Lessons to be learned

In the past I have made many different southwestern red sauces, using all different types of chilies. I love hot sauces, that was my biggest mistake. Most of my red sauces was so hot they overpowered the foods. Lessons to be learned save my super hot chilies for the hot sauces, but not in the red enchilada sauce.

Where to start

First thing to start when you are looking to make enchilada sauce, is the chilies. So this prompted me to use Hatch Dry Red Chilies. Why Hatch Chilies? Well Hatch New Mexico is the Red Chili Capital of USA. They produce most of the Red Chilies, they are so famous that they have Chili festivals every year. These New Mexican Red Chilies are mild and flavorful, perfect for making enchilada sauces.

Next is choosing the right companion chilies, this is where I always made my mistakes. I use some of my super hot chilies that would peel the paint off the wall, that’s not a good match. So this time tried ancho chilies which have a good depth of flavor without all the heat. The red sauce turns out darker in color but with a more deep complex flavor. Giving the sauce a wonderful flavor profile. Making this a perfect companionship to enchilada sauce.

Over the many of tries in making enchilada sauces, key is to have the right aromatics. Again in the past I always put too many aromatics and messed up the end flavors. So this time kept simple, using just garlic, onions, cumin, chipotle pepper for smoky flavor, salt and pepper.

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Red Enchilada Sauce recipe uses Hatch Chilies that makes this sauce worth extra effort. This recipe has wonderful mild flavors of chilies perfect for Chicken or Cheese Enchiladas.
Servings Prep Time
3 cups 15 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
3 cups 15 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
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Red Enchilada Sauce recipe uses Hatch Chilies that makes this sauce worth extra effort. This recipe has wonderful mild flavors of chilies perfect for Chicken or Cheese Enchiladas.
Servings Prep Time
3 cups 15 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
3 cups 15 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Ingredients
Enchilada ingredients
Aromatics
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  1. Mise en place enchilada sauce, peeling garlic, chopping onions, measuring aromatics, gathering chilies.
    Ingredients to make Red Enchilada Sauce
  2. Heat olive oil and garlic until light golden brown, stirring often with spatula. This takes about 1 to 2 minutes.
    Sauté garlic cloves with olive oil in sauce pan
  3. Add the chopped onions to light golden brown garlic cloves. Stirring well until onions start to caramelize. Remove from sauce pan into holding bowl.
    Sauté garlic and onions with olive oil in sauce pan.
  4. Add the dry chilies to sauce pan add a little extra olive oil if need. Toast dry chilies turning often with tongs. Do not allow the chilies to burn. Remove from heat right away, to prevent chilies from burning.
    Toast dry chilies with olive oil in hot sauce pan.
  5. Add onions and garlic back to sauce pan with chilies. Pour water to cover chilies about 4 cups. Place plate on top of chilies to keep them covered with water. Bring chilies, garlic and onions to boil. Keep cooking chilies for about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat to cool slightly.
    Cook chilies with water, onions and garlic. Weighting down with plate.
  6. Remove any stems from chilies using tongs. Be sure to wear gloves when handling chiles.
    Remove the stems of the chilies using tongs.
  7. Place cooked chilies, onions, garlic and most of cooking liquid into blender. Reserve the remainder of cooking liquid if needed to finish cooking process.
    Placing cooked chilies, onion and garlic with most of cooking liquid in blender.
  8. Process the enchilada sauce in blender, starting at low speed and going to high speed. Be sure to place a towel over blend to prevent any splattering of chili puree as it's blending.
    Blending chilies mixture until smooth puree.
  9. Pour chili puree into sauce pan.
    Pour puree into sauce pan.
  10. Add the aromatics, oregano, cumin, chipotle powder, salt, pepper and Turbinado sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce to simmer.
    Adding all the aromatics to chili puree in sauce pan.
  11. Cook the enchilada sauce for 15 to 20 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust with salt, pepper and sugar as needed.
    Finished cooking of the enchiladas sauce
Using Enchilada Sauce
  1. Coat baking dish with food spray like PAM. Spread a nice layer of enchilada sauce on bottom of baking dish. Place filled rolled enchilada like beef taco meat on top of enchilada sauce. Cover all enchiladas with enchilada sauce top with cheese. Bake in 350°f oven or grill until internal temperature reaches 165°f.
  2. Place some warm enchilada sauce on plate and lift with spatula cooked enchiladas onto plate. Garnish with cheese, radish slices. Enjoy
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Black Berry BBQ Sauce

Black Berry BBQ Sauce is great way to use all the abundance of fresh berries. Fresh berries are very perishable this wonderful Black Berry BBQ Sauce can be used for so many different food applications. BBQ meats to glaze on desserts, fruits to salad dressings. Because of it’s high acidicness this sauce can be preserved in Ball Jars and keep for year or more.

Berries infused in white vinegar

Infusion of berries and vinegar:

Infusing flavors into vinegars is simple task, using 5% white vinegar is one of the very best mediums for infusing flavors. This vinegar has a neutral flavor and will absorb any aromatics. By using the cold infusion method produces the best results. It preserves natural flavors, especially if they are delicate. The process takes a little time, at least 24 hours and up to 2 months to develop a good flavor profile. This cold berry vinegar infusion is the Fundamentals for the Black Berry BBQ Sauce.

Cooking Black Berry BBQ Sauce:

Making Black Berry BBQ Sauce is all about slow boiling berry vinegar infusion with sugar and apple juice. This is where the magic takes place and transforms flavors. The process takes some time so be patient let the magic of slow cooking do it’s work. To help thicken sauce xantham gum works wonders, because it’s a thickener and emulsifier. As the Black Berry BBQ Sauce cooks the sauce becomes slowly thicker and deeper dark color. Flavors intensify building a wonderful flavor profile.

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Wonderful Black Berry BBQ Sauce that can be used for many different applications. Try using on grilled meats, drizzled over desserts, or as refreshing salad dressing.
Servings Prep Time
32 Ounces 10 Min
Cook Time Passive Time
3.5 Hours 12 Hours
Servings Prep Time
32 Ounces 10 Min
Cook Time Passive Time
3.5 Hours 12 Hours
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Wonderful Black Berry BBQ Sauce that can be used for many different applications. Try using on grilled meats, drizzled over desserts, or as refreshing salad dressing.
Servings Prep Time
32 Ounces 10 Min
Cook Time Passive Time
3.5 Hours 12 Hours
Servings Prep Time
32 Ounces 10 Min
Cook Time Passive Time
3.5 Hours 12 Hours
Ingredients
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  1. Infuse the black berries and frozen raspberries into white vinegar. Put both types of berries into Ball Jar and adding the white vinegar. Fit lid and ring onto jar and let macerate for 12 hours. This develops the flavor profile.
    Infusion of blackberries and red raspberries into white vinegar in ball jar.
  2. Next is to make the Black Berry BBQ Sauce by pouring the macerated berries and vinegar into heavy duty sauce pan or stock pot. Then add Apple Juice and bring the berry mixture to boil.
    Combine infused berry vinegar and apple juice together in sauce pan.
  3. Mean while mix together in a bowl the sugar, xantham gum, and optional crushed chili pepper. Making sure that the sugar mixture is evenly combined.
    Combine sugar and xantham gum together in bowl
  4. Now add the combined sugar mixture to hot boiling berry liquid. Whisking hard to the dissolve the sugar into berry liquid. Continue slow boil until BBQ Sauce thickens to Nappe consistency.
    Bring berry vinegar and apple juice in sauce pan.
  5. Adjusting seasoning with salt, sugar and pepper to achieve balanced flavor profile.
  6. Pour boiling hot BBQ Sauce into sterilized ball jars, place sterilized lid and rings onto jar and seal. To insure proper seal heat in hot water bath for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
    Black Berry BBQ Sauce that is sealed in Ball Jar
  7. Drizzle over grilled chicken or pork adding a perfect sweet and tangy BBQ flavor to your entree.
  8. Drizzle over air fried boneless chops to add perfect sweet and tangy BBQ flavor to your entree. Over a bed of braised broccoli rabe.
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Nutrition Facts
Black Berry BBQ Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 144 Calories from Fat 1
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.02g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.003g
Sodium 64mg 3%
Potassium 95mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 35g
Protein 0.2g 0%
Vitamin A 0.3%
Vitamin C 16%
Calcium 1%
Iron 2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Garnished Spicy Air Fryer Salmon with sautéed green beans mix and Spicy Ranch Dressing
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Spicy Air fryer Salmon Filet

Garnished Spicy Air Fryer Salmon with sautéed green beans mix and Spicy Ranch Dressing
Finish garnishing Spicy Air Fryer Salmon.

Tired of same old salmon filets the Spicy Air fryer Salmon satisfies those cravings. The key to flavorful salmon filets is putting some hot spices into rub with hint of sweetness. Most of all it takes just a few minutes to cook the salmon in the Air-fryer. Yet keeping salmon filet moist and flavorful. With just a few extra ingredients, say by by to boring salmon.

It’s all about using a spicy rub:

The spicy rub for salmon filets needs these key ingredients salt, sugar, spices and herbs. Next is to make a great rub needs Salt. Why is salt the most important factor, salt gives flavor to the salmon. Salmon needs the salt which helps hold it’s moisture and still supporting it’s texture. Choosing the right salt is just as important, use kosher salt rather than plain table salt which often contains iodine. The salt releases moisture in Salmon absorbing ingredients back into salmon. Third this takes time, allowing 15 to 20 minutes to do it’s magic.

Next is using sugar to adding a little sweetness and promoting good caramelization as salmon filet Air-fries. There is two good types of sugar to use in rub, brown sugar or Sugar in The Raw. Brown sugar has more molasses profile giving a more stronger deeper flavor profile. Sugar in The Raw has natural slight molasses flavor profile. Caution don’t add too much sugar to rub, just enough to balance flavor.

Bring some Pizzazz into the spice rub:

Now adding some wow to the rub, useing aromatics is key to having a successful rub. Choosing the right spices can really break that lackluster salmon, and bring back some wow. Typical spices used is paprika, black pepper, coriander, cumin and cayenne. Trends change, chipotle pepper was big hit for years, this has a smoky light amount of heat profile. Now a new trend is sriracha hot sauce, which is red chilies and garlic profile. Sriracha is everywhere, stores stock bottles of all different types including sriracha powder. This is a good possibility to use for spicy air fryer salmon filet rub.

Going one step further with the spicy rub by following the new next trends, by using Carolina Reaper powered. Very flavorful but extremely hot chili pepper, caution in adding the right amount of Carolina Reaper powder into rub. The goal is to have just right amount of heat and flavor with some sweetness and garlic profile. Having something simular to sriracha profile but with some punch. Be sure to adjust amount of Carolina Reaper powder to your taste level. This might be only using 1/8 to 1/2 teaspoon of Carolina Reaper powder to one batch of rub.

Making Spicy Rub for salmon is a fairly simple task, combining kosher salt, sugar, and aromatic spices all together in bowl or mortar and pestel. I usually make fairly large batch of spicy rub, and keep extra in sealed jar for future uses. This cuts mise en place time down in future preparations.

Applying Spicy Rub to Salmon Filet:

First task is to prep the salmon filet, often I purchasing a side of salmon or couple of pounds of salmon filet. Some might have skin still attached to the filet. Using boning knife slip knife just under the salmon skin, with skin side of salmon facing down. Starting at tail end of filet and holding the salmon skin with left hand. Carefully slide the knife carefully towards right removing skin from salmon. Often salmon skin is slippery, try using paper towel to hold salmon skin for a better grip. Then cut salmon in size portions you like, 4 ounce, 6 ounce or 8 ounce portions are most common. This takes a little practice, but will save you lot of money, buying proportion salmon is almost double in cost.

Next place the silvery finished colored side of the salmon down on the cutting board. Now sprinkle 1 to 2 teaspoons of spicy rub onto top of each filet. Then rub spice mixture into each of salmon filets. Flip salmon over and sprinkle 2 teaspoons or more of spicy rub on the cut side of each salmon filet. Again rub spicy rub into salmon filets. Place in container and cover with plastic wrap, then refrigerate for 20 minutes.

How to Air Fry Spicy Salmon Filets:

Most air fryers have a fish setting, this is a preset function on your air fryer. My PowerXL Air Fryer has a preset function for 10 minutes at 350°F. This is a good starting point, it’s not too high temperature for the spicy rub. This is just long enough to cook the salmon to a safe temperature, about 135 to 140° internal temperature. Note the longer time in the air fryer, the fish looses more moisture, which can become dry and chewy. The goal is to have a moist and very flavor salmon filet.

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Enjoy spicy Salmon Filet using Airfryer with just a few key ingredients, salt, sugar, spices and aromatics. The magic is in the spice rub and benefits of using Airfryer.
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2 Portions 5 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10 Minutes 15 Minutes
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2 Portions 5 Minutes
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10 Minutes 15 Minutes
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Enjoy spicy Salmon Filet using Airfryer with just a few key ingredients, salt, sugar, spices and aromatics. The magic is in the spice rub and benefits of using Airfryer.
Servings Prep Time
2 Portions 5 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10 Minutes 15 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 Portions 5 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10 Minutes 15 Minutes
Ingredients
Salmon Filet
Hot Spicy Rub
Spicy Ranch Dressing
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Hot Spice Rub
  1. Combine together in mortar and pestle the kosher salt, Turbinado Sugar, smoked paprika, black pepper, Carolina Riper chilies powder and season salt. Mixing well with pestle until nice evenly ground mixture comes together. Taste the mixture, and adjust Carolina Riper Chilies powder to your liking.
    Grinding Spicy Salmon Rub
  2. Place well mixed hot spice rub in storage jar. Note this might make more then you need for just 2 salmon filets.
Spicy Salmon Filets
  1. Remove skin from salmon filet with boneing knife. Cut the salmon filet into 5 to 6 ounce portions.
  2. Next season both sides of salmon filets with Hot Spice Rub putting one teaspoon of rub on each side of filets.
    Sprinkling Spicy Seasoning Rub onto salmon filets.
  3. Spray each salmon filet with Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I like to use EVO Sprayer each spritz is 1/4 teaspoon of oil. This controls the coverage of olive oil nicely.
    Spray Salmon Filets with olive oil using the EVO Sprayer
Airfry Spicy Salmon Filets
  1. Preset Airfryer to fish setting or 350°F, allow airfryer to warm up this only takes about 2 minutes max.
  2. Place the seasoned salmon filets with cut side down into Airfryer basket. My PowerXL holds two filets nicely. Push basket into Airfryer and adjust time to 10 minutes. Note about half way into cooking process flip salmon over carefully. Then continue cooking until timer goes off.
  3. Squeeze some fresh lemon juice over top of each cooked salmon filet.
Serving Hot Spicy Salmon Filets
  1. Place carefully remove the salmon filet from the basket with fish spatula. Place salmon filet onto plate carefully
  2. Drizzle some spicy ranch dressing in decorative manner onto plate. Add green vegetable of your choice of cooked Asparagus, Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, Green Beans are all great choice. Also serve nice starch like Risotto, Smashed Potatoes.
    Garnished Spicy Air Fryer Salmon with sautéed green beans mix and Spicy Ranch Dressing
Spicy Ranch Dressing
  1. Combine together in small bowl, the Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing, Sriracha Sauce and Carolina Reaper Chilies powder together.
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Greek Style Spinch Stuffed Chicken Breasts made in Air Fryer
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Greek Style Spinch Stuffed Chicken Breasts made in Air Fryer
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Greek Style Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Looking for a new Spinach Stuffed Chicken recipe using the Air Fryer? This Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast with Greek flavor is perfect choice. The Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast only takes 20 minutes in Air Fryer with moist flavorful Greek profile. Key is to use Cavenders Greek Seasoning in stuffing and on chicken breasts.

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Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
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Greek style spinach filling stuffed into chicken breasts that only takes 20 minutes in the Air Fryer to make.
Servings Prep Time
2 Portions 15 Minutes
Cook Time
20 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 Portions 15 Minutes
Cook Time
20 Minutes
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Greek style spinach filling stuffed into chicken breasts that only takes 20 minutes in the Air Fryer to make.
Servings Prep Time
2 Portions 15 Minutes
Cook Time
20 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 Portions 15 Minutes
Cook Time
20 Minutes
Ingredients
Greek Spinach Stuffing
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
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Greek Spinach Stuffing Mixture:
  1. Sauté onions with mince garlic and olive oil in skillet until fragrant. This should take about 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat.
    Sauté onions with garlic and olive oil
  2. Next sauté the onions, garlic, spinach, Greek seasoning, oregano, salt and pepper with some olive oil in the same skillet. This should take about 3 to 5 minutes to cook, until the excess moisture is evaporate off the filling.
  3. Combine cooked spinach mixture with, Manchego cheese, Feta Cheese in mixing bowl. Adding some extra Greek Seasoning and Oregano, with salt and pepper to taste. Mix this filling with spatula until combined.
    Combine cooked spinach mixture with cheeses and Greek seasoning, salt and pepper.
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
  1. First Butterfly boneless skinless chicken breast using sharp knife, folding chicken breast open with cut side up. Next sprinkle with Greek Seasoning, Oregano, Salt and Pepper.
    Butterfly boneless chicken breasts and sprinkle with Greek Seasoning, Oregano, Salt and Pepper.
  2. Flattening seasoned chicken breasts with plastic wrap and meat mallet. Use the flat side of mallet by pounding chicken until even thickness.
    Flattening seasoned chicken breasts with plastic wrap and meat mallet. Use the flat side of mallet by pounding chicken until even thickness.
  3. Stuff each flattened seasoned chicken breast with Greek Spinach Stuffing mixture. Then carefully fold the chicken breast up covering all the stuffing.
    Stuff each flattened seasoned chicken breast with Greek Spinach Stuffing mixture. Then carefully fold the chicken breast up covering all the stuffing.
  4. Rolled Stuffed chicken breast, sprinkle with Greek Seasoning, Oregano, Kosher Salt and Black Pepper. Spray with Olive Oil using EVO Sprayer to get an even coating of Olive Oil over all the chicken.
    Rolled Stuffed chicken breast, sprinkle with Greek Seasoning, Oregano, Kosher Salt and Black Pepper. Spray with Olive Oil using EVO Sprayer to get an even coating of Olive Oil over all the chicken.
  5. Placed the Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts carefully into basket of the Air Fryer. Set the Air Fryer to chicken setting. Using the PowerXL default setting 20 minutes at 350°F.
    Placed the Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts carefully into basket of the Air Fryer. Set the Air Fryer to chicken setting. Using the PowerXL default setting 20 minutes at 350°F.
  6. Air Fried Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast coming out of Air Fryer. See that wonderful golden brown color, that’s still in the Air Fryer basket.
    Air Fried Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast coming out of Air Fryer. See that wonderful golden brown color, that’s still in the Air Fryer basket.
  7. After air frying spinach stuffed chicken breasts, be sure to check the internal temperature. The thermometer should read 170°F. Be sure to stick the probe right in center of the stuffed chicken to make sure the filling reaches 170°F.
    After air frying spinach stuffed chicken breasts, be sure to check the internal temperature. The thermometer should read 170°F. Be sure to stick the probe right in center of the stuffed chicken to make sure the filling reaches 170°F.
  8. Allow the Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast to rest 5 minutes. Next cut each of breast in half on a diagonal. Place cut chicken breast onto plate in attractive manner. Try using Ranch Dressing as sauce smeared onto plate. Finally place your choice of cooked vegetables onto plate. Garnish with Manchego Cheese and Enjoy.
    Greek Style Spinch Stuffed Chicken Breasts made in Air Fryer
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Nutrition Facts
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 337 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 125mg 42%
Sodium 3071mg 128%
Potassium 280mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 1g
Protein 42g 84%
Vitamin A 176%
Vitamin C 29%
Calcium 30%
Iron 9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Canning Italian Tomato Sauce

Italian Tomato Sauce
Canned Italian Tomato Sauce cooling on wire rack

Tomato Season is here what to do with all those wonderful San Marzano Tomatoes that are ripe. Canning Italian Tomato Sauce is perfect solution to bumper crop of tomatoes. The San Marzano tomatoes are the best flavor for making Italian Sauce. 

Washed San Marzano Tomatoes

Start first Mise en place 

Mise en place is important part of canning process. Always have work space sanitized, and sterilize jars, lids and rims for canning. Be sure to wash all canning equipment, canner or large stock pot. Most efficient method is to get water boiling to sterilize jars, lids and rims. This takes some time to get up to boil and sterilize. While sterilize processing mise en place ingredients for sauce. The most time consuming process is blanching tomatoes and peeling skins off tomatoes. 

Peeling the skins off San Marzano Tomatoes

Getting Processing done quickly 

Processing the tomatoes after the skins are removed can be done quickly with aid of VitaMix Blender. Running the VitaMix Blender on low 5 speed setting works very well. Blend for short periods of time, just enough to chop tomatoes into slightly chunky sauce. Running VitaMix on too high of speed too long will turn into smooth puree.  A smooth puree is fine if your making that type of sauce. My preference is having some texture to Italian Sauce. Blend tomatoes in small batches filling the blender container 1/2 full gives plenty of head room to process. Running the bender only 35 to 45 seconds making gallon sauce goes quickly.

A food processor works too but it is messy and having to deal with a sharp blade everytime you dump batch into stock pot. The extra hassle of using food processor takes more time then it’s worth.

  • Processing Tomatoes on speed 5
  • Peeled San Marzano Tomatoes


Italian Tomato Sauce
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Canning Italian Tomato Sauce recipe has a far better flavor profile by using San Marzano tomatoes. This recipe uses fresh tomatoes, sweet onions, sweet peppers, herbs, and lots of garlic with hint of pepper flakes. The Italian Tomato Sauce can be used in so many creative foods, from casseroles, meat sauces or in favorite spaghetti. Enjoy.
Servings Prep Time
4 Quarts 45 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
1 Hour 2 1/2 Hours
Servings Prep Time
4 Quarts 45 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
1 Hour 2 1/2 Hours
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Canning Italian Tomato Sauce recipe has a far better flavor profile by using San Marzano tomatoes. This recipe uses fresh tomatoes, sweet onions, sweet peppers, herbs, and lots of garlic with hint of pepper flakes. The Italian Tomato Sauce can be used in so many creative foods, from casseroles, meat sauces or in favorite spaghetti. Enjoy.
Servings Prep Time
4 Quarts 45 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
1 Hour 2 1/2 Hours
Servings Prep Time
4 Quarts 45 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
1 Hour 2 1/2 Hours
Ingredients
Servings: Quarts
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Mise en place ingredients
  1. Core and blanch tomatoes in boiling water for 30 to 45 seconds. Shock in ice water bath, then peel skins off tomatoes. Set aside
  2. Place peeled tomatoes in VitaMix or food processer. Blend for 45 to 60 seconds on speed 5 or low. The tomatoes should be slightly textured not perfectly smooth.
  3. Peel and chopped onions finely. Set aside. Peel and mince garlic cloves, I use a large bulb of garlic per batch which produces very nice garlic flavor profile. Set aside
  4. Remove the stem and seeds from sweet mini peppers, then chop finely. Set aside.
Cooking Italian Tomato Sauce
  1. Heat olive oil in 8 quart stock pot with minced garlic until fragrant. Then add the chopped onions and peppers cook for 2 to 4 minutes until fragrant and softened. This should take about 5 minutes total cooking time.
  2. Next add the processed tomatoes to cooked aromatics, cook over medium heat caution not to burn sauce. Add the tomato paste and stir well. The next step is to add the dry herbs and Stir often. Cook the Italian Sauce for hour to get best flavor.
Safe Canning Process
  1. Wash all jars, lids and rings for canning. Bring large stock pot or canner with jars and lids and rings covered with water to boil. Boil jars, lids and rings for 10 minutes.
  2. Remove jars carefully with lifter draining all excess water off jar onto wire rack. Remove lids and rings onto paper towels.
  3. Fill each canning jar with hot Italian Tomato Sauce to 1/2 inch of the top of the jar. It's important to leave 1/2 air space to create a vacuum. Fill each jar using funnel to help keep jar clean. Note add 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid for quart jar or 1/4 teaspoon citric acid for pint jar of tomato sauce.
  4. Wipe each jar rim with paper towel dipped in white vinegar. This is to clean the top of each jar to achieve proper seal.
  5. Place on top of each jar lid and fasten down each lid with ring. Twisting ring until just snug.
  6. Place each jar in large stock pot or canner with water to just cover top of each jar. Bring water to boil for 15 minutes. Remove jars using jar lifter and place on wire rack to cool. Listen carefully for lids to click this means achieved proper seal.
  7. Check visualy for properly sealed jars the dimple on top of each jar should be depressed inwards. If not properly sealed the jar will have to be refrigerated and used within 2 weeks time. Or clean jar rim and reseal with new lid and go through water bath process again.
    Italian Tomato Sauce
  8. Make a label for each jar of sauce and place on jar with tape or glue stick. Store Canned Italian Tomato Sauce in dry cool area with minimal light. These should be good for up to 2 years in dark area.
Basic Italian Tomato Sauce
  1. Modified version on Italian Tomato Sauce, using only onions, more garlic, bay leaf, salt, pepper and sugar. Omitting bell peppers, Italian herbs, oregano, basil and chili flakes. This sauce still has wonderful flavor that is very versatile.
  2. Following same canning procedures, colors are more deeper red and bright.
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Garden Fresh Tomato Salsa

Garden Fresh Tomato Salsa recipe utilizing fresh tomatoes, chilies from garden. This recipe used my Brandywine Tomatoes picked ripe from garden. Brandywine tomatoes are wonderful extra large heirloom tomatoes full of flavor and sweetness.  Complementing tomato salsa flavors with green onion, garlic, cilantro and sweet mini peppers.

Garden Fresh Tomato Salsa core ingredients with quart of Salsa

Getting the flavor profile perfect!

Achieving a perfect flavor that is enjoyable takes some adjusting. Salsa needs balancing of acidity from the tomatoes with peppers, garlic, onion and cilantro that is not simple task. My favorite trick of trade is using Chili vinegar, it adds acidic and some extra kick to salsa. If needed a little olive oil gives a more rounded end notes. I age my chili vinegar for at least a year this tops off heat from chilies giving more depth to chili vinegar taste. 

If the salsa is too fluid in consistency try using xantham gum, mix 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon xantham gum to 1 quart salsa. This thicken sauce right up so when used on tortilla chip you can walk 2 feet and not drip on yourself. Xantham gum doesn’t need to be cooked it thickens naturally. 

 

Hot Chili Vinegar aged for 2 years.
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Garden Fresh Tomato Salsa recipe utilizing fresh tomatoes, chilies from garden. This recipe used my Brandywine Tomatoes picked ripe from garden.
Servings Prep Time
1 Quart 20 Minutes
Passive Time
60 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
1 Quart 20 Minutes
Passive Time
60 Minutes
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Garden Fresh Tomato Salsa recipe utilizing fresh tomatoes, chilies from garden. This recipe used my Brandywine Tomatoes picked ripe from garden.
Servings Prep Time
1 Quart 20 Minutes
Passive Time
60 Minutes
Servings Prep Time
1 Quart 20 Minutes
Passive Time
60 Minutes
Ingredients
Garden Fresh Tomato Salsa Mixture
Tortillas Chips
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Garden Fresh Tomato Salsa
  1. Peel tomatoes and finely chop, place chopped tomatoes into mixing bowl. Trim green onions and rainse in cold water, drain and fine chop green onions. Place green onions into mixing bowl with tomatoes. Rainse peppers and remove stem and seeds. Finely chop peppers and place in mixing bowl with tomato mixture. Mince garlic cloves finely and place in mixing bowl with tomato mixture.
  2. Mix the tomato mixture well with spatula. Add minced chile peppers, salt, pepper, olive oil and minced cilantro to tomato mixture. Stir these seasoning well to incorporate flavors.
  3. Adjust flavor profile of the tomato salsa with fresh lime juice, sugar and chili vinegar or cider vinegar. If the mixture is very liquidity add 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum to mixture and stir well this will thick sauce quickly. If you like spicy hot salsa add chopped chilies to your liking.
  4. Store in Ball canning quart jar in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Fresh Flour Tortillas
  1. Cut 6 inch flour tortillas into 1/6 wedges. Spray with oil using EVO sprayer with 2 to 4 sprays of oil.
  2. Place in Air Fryer set at 400°f for 8 to 10 minutes. Give tortillas a shake mid way into air frying. This brown tortillas evenly.
  3. Serve baked chips with bowl of garden fresh salsa. One serving is about 12 chips.
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