Savory Mango Sauce

Today was the celebration of my 28th Birthday at my parent's house. The family got together and we made a BBQ. This Savory mango sauce was amazingly delicious. It's a keeper!! It's important that when you make not to let it boil for a long time because it will quickly burn. Believe me! I was paying more attention to the computer the first time I made it and... well I had to do it all over. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as my family and I did! I will be making more of this sauce pretty soon. (I'll post more complete photos when I repeat the recipe. I totally forgot to take pictures this time. Sorry.)

 Ingredients:

1 cup of chopped frozen mangoes

½ cup white vinegar

½ cup of white sugar

2 cloves of garlic

A pinch of salt

 Procedure:

Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth

Pour the mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil. 

Cook the sauce for 5 minutes at a simmer, stirring it until it thickens or become translucent. 

Remove from heat and let it cool.

Add the frozen mangoes.

Add the vinegar.

Add the white sugar.

Add the garlic cloves and salt.

Once you've processed it; it would look like baby food.

Pour the mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil. 

Cook the sauce for 5 minutes at a simmer, stirring it until it thickens or become translucent. 

Remove from heat and let it cool.

Chimichurri

This is a sauce used for grilled meat. It’s originally from Argentina but it’s used throughout South and Central America. I love using this sauce with churrasco.  Tomorrow is my Birthday celebration at my parent's house and I'm gonna use this to make some amazing chicken skewers. Hope you guys enjoy this as much as we do.

Ingredients:

½ cup of olive oil

1/3 cup white vinegar

1 small or medium onion, peeled and finely chopped

2 Tablespoons of cilantro, finely chopped

4 cloves (crushed) of fresh garlic

½ to 1 Tablespoon of oregano

Salt to taste

1/3 teaspoon of ground black pepper

Procedure:

Mix the olive oil and wine vinegar in an osterizer, remember that they won’t really mix together. 

Start adding all the other ingredients until they've mixed together. Add the onion.

 

The cilantro.

 

The garlic.

 And finally the oregano, ground black pepper and the salt to taste.

Mix it all!

Funnel the mixture into a bottle with a cover. Let stand for at least two hours. You may refrigerate for as long as three days. Always remember to mix the bottle before each use.

Use it on steaks, roasts or simply as a marinate. Enjoy!

 Special Thanks to my Dad, who took the pictures! :)

My Cosmo...

Hi Again! This is my version of a cosmopolitan because the one I made on the last post was to strong for me. So I decided to play with the ingredients until I got a nice cocktail for my taste. Hope you guys enjoy them too!

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Ingredients:

1 measure vodka (1 ounce)

1/2 measure Triple Sec

1/2 measure lemon juice

2 measure cranberry  juice

cracked ice cubes

Procedure:

Mix all ingredients.

Shake all the liquid ingredients over cracked ice untol well frosted.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Enjoy!

Cosmopolitan

Cocktail night! Well I’ve always been a beer / wine girl , but today is my Birthday and I’ll drink if I want to… lol So today on my birthday I’ll start making cocktail posts! Hope you guys enjoy them.  Today’s cocktail is the cosmopolitan. I've always seen Sex and the city and saw them drinking cosmos and I've always been curious on the drink but because I never go out that much have never tried it. Well tonight's is the night!!

Ingredients:

2 measures vodka

1 measure Triple Sec

1 measure lime juice

1 measure cranberry  juice

cracked ice cubes

orange zest strip, to decorate

Procedure:

Mix all he ingredients.

Shake all the liquid ingredients over cracked ice until well frosted.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass

Dress with the orange zest.


Enjoy!!

Macerated Blueberries

This is definitely my new obsession! Another recipe of macerated fruits! One fruit isn’t enough! I must do them all! :)  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 pound of frozen Blueberries

3 Tablespoons of white sugar

1/2 Tablespoon of lemon juice

Procedure:

  Measure the pound of Blueberries on a scale.

   Put the Blueberries in a bowl and add the sugar.

Now add the lemon juice.

  Mix it well cover the bowl with cellophane paper.

  Wait until the Blueberries defrost and you see the syrup.

 Enjoy!!

Tips:

You can use this Blueberries syrup on ice cream or custards or cheesecakes!

Macerated Mangoes

It’s becoming an obsession making macerated fruits. I started with the strawberries, then with the raspberries and now with mangoes!  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 pound of frozen mangoes

3 Tablespoons of white sugar

1/2 Tablespoon of lemon juice

Procedure:

  

Measure the pound of mangoes on a scale.

Cut the mangoes in pieces.

Put the mangoes in a bowl; add the sugar and lemon juice.

Mix it well cover the bowl with cellophane paper.

Wait until the mangoes defrost and you see the syrup.

Tips:

You can use this strawberry syrup on ice cream or custards or cheesecakes!

Stuffed Potatoes (Bacon and Cheddar Cheese)

Here we go again! Another stuffed potato recipe. But they are so good! You can do so many things and make so many combinations! The sky is the limit! Hope you guys enjoy my combinations so far.

Ingredients:

1 big russet potato

¼ cup of cheddar cheese

¼ cup of  bacon

1 tablespoon of unsalted butter

Salt to taste

Cheddar cheese (a little extra to put on top)

Procedure:

Put the potato in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour.When you see that there are 15 minutes left for the potato to be done, start making the filling.

Cut the bacon and put it on the skillet until cooked. Put the cooked bacon in a paper towel to drain.

Once out of the oven cut the potato in half.

Use a spoon to scoop the insides out, but don’t remove all of the potato; remember to leave some in because you want it to hold up the potato while you make the filling.

Mix the insides with the bacon and the cheddar cheese. Add salt (to taste) and the butter. 

Mix it until combined.

Put the mix inside the potatoes and add a little bit of cheddar cheese on top.

Now enjoy!

Tropical Frappe

It’s still hot in Puerto Rico so why not try a Frappe? Today’s recipe is a tropical Frappe.  Hope you guys enjoy it. I used a mix of papaya, mango and pineapple. I froze fresh fruits or buy froze fruits without added sugar. (Campo Verde) The less you add the better flavor you'll get. Very soon I’ll be making mango sorbet don’t miss it and thanks for reading me. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

½ cup home made lemonade

¼ cup water

1 1/2 cups of frozen tropical fruits (mango, papaya and pineapple)

Procedure:

Put the fruits in the blender

Add the lemonade and the water. Mix well.

Enjoy!

Macerated Raspberries

Last month I gave you the recipe for macerated strawberries. It's a very simple recipe but very delicious! So i thought why not make them with raspberries?? I had some fresh raspberries in the fridge so I decided to try it. Let me tell you it's delicious! Hope you guys love it!

Ingredients:

1 pound of fresh or frozen raspberries

3 Tablespoons of white sugar

1/2 Tablespoon of lemon juice

Procedure:

  Measure the pound of raspberries on a scale.

  Put the raspberries in a bowl; add the sugar and lemon juice.

  Mix it well cover the bowl with cellophane paper.

   Wait until the raspberries defrost and you see the syrup.

Tips:

You can use this raspberry syrup on ice cream or custards or cheesecakes!