Ingredients
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and boiled
- 4 tsp. salt
- 4 eggs beaten
- Dried bread crumbs
- 1 lb. cuban seasoned ground beef (recipe below)
- flour (enough to roll in)
- oil for frying
- Boil potatoes until cooked. Drain. Mash with salt. Do not add butter or liquid. Let cool.
- Take a handful of mashed potatoes. Split in half and make each half into a bowl shape while pressing inward with fingers.
- Stuff the indention's with spiced ground beef.
- Bring 2 halves together and smooth to make a round ball about the size of a golf ball. Dip ball in egg and flour lightly cover. Dip egg again then the bread crumbs. Important: Refrigerate for 2 hours before next step.
- Use frying pan with oil to cover half ball. Heat oil to 375. Put balls in oil. Cook 2 minutes until brown. Flip and cook the same way. Can use deep fryer for 2 minutes.
Cuban Seasoned Ground Beef
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 large green bell pepper finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 1 tbsp. black pepper
- 4 tsp. tomato paste
- 1 tbsp. vinegar
- Saute onions and peppers till limp. Add garlic, beef, salt, cumin, pepper, paste, and vinegar.
- Continue till beef is cooked. Drain and cool.
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in split chicken breasts
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
- 1 pkg. frozen chopped broccoli
- 1 tsp. mayonnaise
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
- 1 tbsp.butter, melted
- Boil chicken for 30-35 minutes. After done, pull chicken from bone and shred. Place in a big bowl.
- Cook broccoli per package and place in bowl.
- Cook soup and mayonnaise until well heated. Chop onion and add to the bowl.
- Add soup mixture and 1/2 cup shredded cheese to the bowl.
- Mix all the ingredients well and place in a casserole dish.
- Top with crushed Ritz crackers and melted butter, mixed together in a ziploc bag. Add rest of cheese.
- Bake at 350 degree oven for 30 min. or until topping is hard.
Chicken can be left out for a delicious broccoli casserole.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. 24oz. Velveeta Shells and Cheese
- 2 cans chili no beans
- 1 pkg. 8.5 oz. cornbread mix, batter prepared as directed on package
- Preheat oven to 375. Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Stir in chili.
- Spread into 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- Spread prepared cornbread batter on top of chili mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges.
Bake 25 to 30 min or until cornbread is golden brown and fully risen.
If desired use any cooked white fish instead of halibut, to prepare these delicious balls. A delicious way to have children eat fish!
Ingredients- 1 1/3 cup [160 mL] chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter
- 1 1/3 cups [330 mL] crumbled cooked halibut
- 2 cups [500 mL] mashed potatoes
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup [70 g] flour
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tablespoons [30 mL] oil
- 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter
- Into a frypan, brown chopped onion in melted 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter for 2 minutes.
- Into a bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix together browned onion, crumbled halibut and mashed potatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Beat eggs
- Shape mixture into balls; roll balls into egg and then flour.
- Into a frypan, brown halibut balls in hot oil, adding a little butter as needed, until golden brown.
Serve with a white or a tomato sauce or just Ketchup or Hot Sauce.
Ingredients - 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper oil (such as Crisco Savory Seasonings)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Cooking spray
- Mango Salsa
- 4 cups hot cooked rice
- Combine first 4 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag and seal.
- Shake gently to coat.
- Marinate in refrigerator 20 minutes.
- Remove salmon from bag.
- Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper.
- Prepare grill or broiler. Place salmon on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
- Cook 5 minutes on each side or until salmon is done.
- Serve with Mango Salsa and rice.
Halibut or Tuna can be substituted for Salmon.
This mango salsa that is great served over fish, chicken and pork. Also great for dipping chips.
Ingredients - 1 mango – peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- In a medium bowl, mix mango, red bell pepper, green onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and lemon juice.
- Cover, and allow to sit at least 30 minutes before serving.