Made this for Jen and she loved it, has been asking for the recipe to be posted here. Of course, I lost it and it’s taken me 3 months to find it online again. So, saved here for all time…Ropa Vieja. Carribean/Cuban Beef Stew in the Crockpot. So named because when done right, the meat should ‘fray’ the way old clothes do in the wash.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • red wine vinegar
  • Worcestershire
  • bay leaves
  • fresh ground pepper
  • skirt or flank steak
  • reduced sodium vegetable or beef broth
  • bay leaves
You might need to buy:
  • Round Steaks
  • Garlic Powder
  • Kosher Salt
  • Fresh Ground Pepper

If your kitchen is very warm, refrigerate all of the dough ingredients for 30 minutes before making the dough. If the dough ever becomes too soft and/or sticky to work with, simply return it to the refrigerator until firm; a dough scraper also comes in handy here. There should be plenty of dough to cut out and make 48 empanadas without having to reroll any dough scraps; we found the rerolled scraps of dough to be very tough. The filling can be made while the dough rests in the refrigerator.

http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipe.asp?recipeids=3988&bdc=47856

ready in about an hour; serves 48
You might need to buy:
  • For Dough
  • sugar
  • table salt
  • ice water
  • For Filling
  • olive oil
  • tomato paste
  • ground cumin
  • ground cloves
  • cayenne pepper
  • percent lean ground chuck
  • low-sodium beef broth
  • sugar
  • Table salt and ground black pepper
ready in about 10 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • pineapple juice
  • tablespoona concentrated lemon juice
  • tspns virgin olive oil
  • Worcester
  • chopped garlic
  • pepper
  • salt
  • onion
  • ozs Italian dressing

To prepare, place the bowl and beaters in the refrigerator until ready to use.

You might need to buy:
  • shredded coconut
  • vanilla
  • heavy whipping cream
  • tbl. confectioners sugar
You might need to buy:
  • curry powder
  • dry mustard
  • mayonnaise
  • French dressing
  • salt
  • shredded cabbage
You might need to buy:
  • vanilla
  • large egg white
  • condensed milk
  • salt
  • flaked or shredded sweetened coconut
You might need to buy:
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • white vinegar
  • salt
You might need to buy:
  • vanilla extract
  • sugar
  • eggs
  • butter
  • pastry flour
Pie
serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • butter
  • heavy cream
  • egg yolks
  • hazelnuts
  • prebaked 10 inch tart shell