A couple of dishes I made recently turned out pretty good, so I thought I'd share them here. I didn't use measurements for either, but I estimated them for documentation purposes.
If you have any questions, shoot me a message or comment and I'll try to explain.
Turkey Salad:
I was looking for something to make to use up the leftover Thanksgiving turkey, and came up with this cold salad. It ended up similar to a tuna helper, but more of a clean taste, without the fish flavor.
Ingredients: Leftover turkey pieces, mayo, green onions, 3-minute mini rotini noodles.
Seasonings: Salt, sage, parsley.
Boil water for noodles and put them in to cook (keep an eye on them and stir occasionally while doing the rest).
Shred the turkey (I used my Magic Bullet for this), then put it in a good size container. Add mayo. Wash and finely chop green onions. Add the green onions. When the pasta is done, rinse it in cold water until it is cold. Combine with the other ingredients until it's the consistency of a pasta salad. Add seasonings to taste.
Seafood Fried Rice:
Ingredients: White rice (3 cups dried), eggs (2), artificial crab meat (1/2 package), frozen shrimp (1/3 small package), fresh green onions (5), canned baby corn (1/2 can), canned sliced water chestnuts (1/2 can), canned diced carrots and peas (1/4 can).
Other: Vegetable oil (4 tbsp), soy sauce (5 tbsp).
Feel free to change this one up however you like... adding and subtracting extras is most of the fun! Many people use whatever leftover veggies they have from other recipes for fried rice. This one does take some advance preparation.
In advance, cook the white rice (in general, put it in a pot, fill it with water to about 1" over the level of the rice, bring it to a boil, cover, turn down to simmer (medium / medium low), simmer for about 15 minutes, take off heat but keep covered for additional 5 minutes). Put the rice into a container and put it in the refrigerator. Rice must be fully cooled to use for fried rice.
First, scramble the eggs and cook them. As they're cooking, break them into small pieces. Put them aside.
Wash the green onions and chop them thin, put aside.
Using a large wok or frying pan, add vegetable oil and heat to medium / medium high. Add cold rice. Constantly stir as it cooks, breaking apart the clumps of rice so it separates. Add soy sauce. Add the frozen shrimp, heating and letting it thaw. When the shrimp is thawed, add the artificial crab meat and all the vegetables except the green onions. Add more soy sauce if desired. Remember to keep stirring. When everything is almost completely hot, add the scrambled eggs and green onions and continue stirring. Make sure everything is nice and hot before you serve it.
Have fun cooking!
