Memphis Style Ribs

Hi! We were craving ribs so I decided to start looking through difference recipes online. Browsing I decided to make some Memphis Style Ribs! My son kept asking for more, everybody was salivating. This recipe is super easy to make and is a sure hit, I'm sure you'll love it!  Until the next one!

Ingredients:

1.40  pounds baby back ribs

For the Rub:

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dry oregano
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Procedure:

1) Preheat over to 300 degrees F. and add the ingredients of the rub in a bowl.
2) Mix the rub ingredients together well in a small bowl.
3) Rub the vegetable oil onto the ribs.
4) Pour the rub over the ribs and work the rub fully and evenly into the ribs. 
5) Bake until tender and juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Preheat over to 300 degrees F. and add the ingredients of the rub in a bowl.

Mix the rub ingredients together well in a small bowl.

Rub the vegetable oil onto the ribs.

Pour the rub over the ribs and work the rub fully and evenly into the ribs. 

Bake until tender and juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Enjoy!

"Guineitos en Escabeche" - Puerto Rican Recipe "Pickled Green Bananas"

This is a classic Christmas dish in Puerto Rico and always brings back childhood memories. Nothing transports you back in time like eating the foods from the place you where born.  I love eating this on Christmas or New Year's. Traditionally it's served with "arroz con gandules" (rice and green pigeon peas) and "pernil al horno" (pork shoulder). Believe me it's a classic combination for a reason, it's a super tasty meal, and you don't even need to wait for the holidays to make it! I hope you guys enjoy it as much as my family does!


Ingredients:

12 green bananas (guineitos verdes)
2 medium size onions
4-6 bay leaves
1 tablespoon of black whole peppercorns
1/2 tablespoon of ground black pepper
4 mashed garlic cloves
2 tablespoons of olives and capers
1 1/2 cups of olive oil
1 cup of white vinegar
salt to taste (I used 1 teaspoon)
1 adobo package


Procedure:

A- the Green bananas 

1. Peel the green bananas
2. Boil them in water, salt and milk.
3. Check them after 10 minutes. It's important that they are soft, but firm so that they won't fall apart.
4. Once done cut them in 1/2 inch slices and set apart.

B- Prep

1. Cut the 2 onions
2. Mash the 4 garlic cloves

C- The Brine (Escabeche)

1. Put he olive oil in a cast iron pot on low heat
2. Add the vinegar.
3. Add the Bat Leaves
4. Add the whole black peppercorns
5. Add the ground black pepper and salt.
6. Add the mashed cloves
7. Add the onions
8. Cook on low (2-3) until the onions are soft.
9. Add the cooked green bananas and mix well.

Peel and boil the green bananas with salt and milk. 

(The milk will keep the bananas from turning black)

Once done cut them in 1/2 inch wheels and set apart.

Cut the onions.

Mash the garlic cloves

Add the olive oil

Add the vinegar

Add the Bay leaves

Add the whole black peppercorns

Add the ground pepper and salt.

Add the mashed garlic cloves

Add the onions

Cook on a low heat until de onions are soft.

Once done, add the bananas.

Mix well.  You can eat them warm or refrigerate them and eat them cold. 

Serve with pork chop stewed rice or pork shoulder.

Enjoy!

Homemade Cheese Burgers

This recipe is easy and tasty! It's a go to recipe in my house. I prefer making burgers from scratch than buying them frozen. It really doesn't take that much time to make. You can even make them the night before and leave them in the fridge, or you can make them ahead of time and freeze them and you'll have fresh hamburgers for whenever you need them or when your family wants to eat something quick.  My hubby just loves them! This was the first time I made them for my toddler to taste. He loved them! Kept asking for more! 

Ingredients:

2 pounds of ground beef

3 Tablespoons of Steak Sauce

6 egg yolks

1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper

1 teaspoon of salt

1 1/2 ounces of white onion

3 Tablespoons of cilantro

2 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce

Procedure:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Let it rest for 10-15 minutes in  the fridge.
3. Make patties.
4. Cook them on the skillet.
5. Put cheese on top and bake at 350 degrees until the cheese has melted. 
6. Serve on top of a bun and enjoy!

Put the ground meat in a bowl.

Add the Steak Sauce.

Add the six egg yolks.

Add the ground black pepper.

Add the salt.

Add the chopped white onion.

Add the chopped cilantro.

Mix all the ingredients well.

Once mixed put the meat in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Mold the patties.

Aren't they beautiful!

Cook the patties on a skillet or a grill skillet. 

Once cooked, put them on a new sheet of parchment paper.

Normally I use the grill skillet but today I used the regular skillet.

Put the cheese on top of the cooked patties.

Put the in a 350 degrees oven for 5-8 minutes.

Nothing better than a simple cheeseburger!

Rotisserie Style Crockpot Chicken

I love to eat rotisserie chicken.  So while browsing through the internet one day, I got very excited when I found an extremely easy recipe for it (which I adapted to suit the taste buds of our toddler). I must say that this recipe isn't just the easiest whole chicken recipe you'll ever make, it's also super delicious and the chicken falls right off the bone. However with that tenderness comes an unfortunate truth... if you are planning on taking the whole chicken and putting it on a plater to present it to friends and family (like I did) you won't be able to. The meat will be so tender and juicy it will instantly slide off the bones and fall to pieces when you try to grab it.  But trust me, it won't matter... that's how good this chicken recipe is! That's how you know it's perfect! This is a recipe I do at least once a month. I hope you guys love it as much as us. Enjoy!! Until the next one!

Ingredients:

1 young chicken
3 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
1 teaspoon of dried thyme
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
1 teaspoon of italian seasoning
1 lemon



Procedure:

1. Spray your crockpot or slow cooker with non stick spray. (I used Pam)
2. Combine all ingredients and rub them all over the chicken, inside and out. Or you can do it one by one like I did in the step by step pictures.
3. Cut the lemon in half and put it inside the chicken.
4. Place the chicken in the crockpot with the breast side down.
5. Cook on high for five hours or on low for nine. I made mine in five hours.

Note:  Do not add any liquid! It's not necessary. The cooking process will make the chicken release its own juices keeping the meat tender. (This is why I like to put the breast down.) 

Put the chicken into a large mixing bowl.

Add the paprika.

Add the ground black pepper.

Add the dried thyme.

Add the onion powder and Italian seasoning. 

Rub everything all over the chicken, inside and out.

Cut the lemon and squeeze all the juice into the chicken.

Put the lemon inside the chicken as well.

Put the whole chicken in the crockpot. 

Cook on high for 5 hours

Final Result! Decadent and juicy chicken! Enjoy!!!