[blindcooks] Re: a dish I mae and some questions
- From: "Mike and Jenna" <schwaltze@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:00:38 -0400
Hi john,
That helps a lot. This sems like it would solve a lot of problems and make
it nice and think. My wife will love the extra spice.
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[mailto:blindcooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jon Rawlings
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:53 AM
To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcooks] Re: a dish I mae and some questions
It occurs to me that perhaps what you should do is switch from the microwave
to the stovetop for making the entire dish. Brown your ground beef, and add
the taco seasoning and water as per the instructions on the packet. Then,
put the meat on a plate and set it aside. Place your pan back on the heat,
add a tablespoon or two of oil, then cook your onions for three or four
minutes. They should just start to brown a bit. Use a bit of salt and
pepper, of course, to draw the moisture out of the onions. Add a couple
tablespoons of tomato paste, and stir it in well until your onions are done
to your liking and the mixture is quite thick. Then, turn off the heat and
add your beans and cheese sauce, using the heat from the pan to soften the
beans and bring it all together. Add the meat, then pour this into your
dish or over your chips, and there you are. The idea is that perhaps the
tomato paste in the mixture will thicken up your dip to where you want it to
be.
As for a homemade cheese sauce, I too am still looking for a recipe
that works. The ones I have tried use a roux made from flour and butter,
and the sauce comes out too heavy and thick and with less cheese flavor than
I want. Someone told me a while back that adding warm heavy cream to melted
cheese would be much better, but I don't have proportions for that yet. As
for the homemade taco seasoning, that is easy, at least for me. To make
mine, I combine 2 teaspoons ground cumin, which I like to toast and grind
myself, with a teaspoon or so of chili powder, a half teaspoon of onion
powder, a quarter teaspoon of onion powder, about a teaspoon of Mexican
oregano, half a teaspoon salt, half a teaspoon pepper, and about three
quarters teaspoon cornstarch. When my ground beef is nearly cooked, I add
the dry mixture to the meat and mix it for ten or fifteen seconds, then add
the three fourths cup water as I would for a packet of taco seasoning, but I
also add the juice from a lime in as well. Sometimes I sub part of the
chili powder with chipotle powder, but that makes a hotter seasoning, which
I don't always want.
Hope this helps,
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike and Jenna <mailto:schwaltze@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 7:12 AM
Subject: [blindcooks] a dish I mae and some questions
Hi,
I make this dish wich is kind of a rp off of taco bells natcho bell grandae.
I fry up some hamburger and and a packet of taco seasoning mix. I will be
switching out the store bought mix once I find a recipe for homemade
seasoning that I like.
In a microwave safe bowl I add 1 can refried beans. I have not tried making
these from scratch yet but will be doing this at some point to. I also add a
jar of natcho cheese from a jar. I will be replacing this as well when I
find a recipe my wife and I like.
I microwave it until it is hot. In are microwave it takes about 4 minutes
with having to stir it every so often.
After the beans and the cheese are cooked together I add the meet and stir.
I add some sour cream and some onions and mix some more.
This is usually a dip so it is usually served with tostitos.
Here is my question and I am pretty sure it is simple and I am missing
something. This turns out a bit thin but my wife likes the idea of using
this in taco shells. Anyone have any good ideas for thickening this?
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