Archive for the 'Poker Food' Category

More Carnitas Tacos: With Black Beans

Ingredients:
Pulled Pork
Can Black Beans
Red onion
Red pepper
Spicy Brown Mustard
Tortillas – Corn or flour, or both
Pepper Jack Cheese
Olive oil, Worcestershire, Cholula
Spices
Green onion
Cilantro
Salsa
You Just Can’t Get Enough Pulled Pork
Pork Butts went on sale again and you had no choice, you had to buy a couple. Totally understandable (at $.97 a pound, you ought to fill a truck with [...]

Roscoe’s Chopped Tomato Pasta Delicioso

Ingredients:
Fresh Tomatoes – 2 or 3 medium sized, chopped
Red onion – about half, sliced up
Garlic – 2-6 cloves, chopped
White wine – Hey, red works, too
Olive oil, Worcestershire, Cholula
Herbs – fresh if you can: basil and oregano
Green onion – 2, chopped
Pasta – whatever kind you like, about 3/4 of the 1 lb. package
Got Tomatoes?
It’s the end [...]

Roscoe’s Sweet Potato Kielbasa Soup

Ingredients:
2 links smoked Kielbasa – chopped
8 (or so) medium sweet potatoes – diced medium (1/2 in.)
1 big red onion, chopped
1 red pepper – chopped
garlic – as much as you like (4-6 cloves)
stock – chicken or beef, 8-10 cups
Worcestershire
Cholula
wine – whatever you’re drinking while you cook
Salt, pepper, cayenne
It’s Soup Weather Again
Fall: Roscoe’s favorite time of year. [...]

Roscoe’s Ultimate Rib Sandwich

Ingredients:
Rib meat – off the bone
Cole slaw
BBQ sauce
Mustard – yellow, brown, or both
Good Rolls
Pickle
You don’t Have To Wait For Leftovers
Like that’ll ever happen. You can’t say “ribs” and “leftovers” in the same sentence, unless you’re in some parallel universe. So you’d better make the sandwich when they come off the grill.
Fallin’ Off The Bone
Yeah, yeah, [...]

Roscoe’s Pulled Pork (Carnitas) Tacos

Carnitas Means Pork
Okay, you knew that. And you also know how to roast or smoke (for those of you who have smokers) a pork butt and turn it into that most delicious and succulent dish we call PULLED PORK. And when it’s done, and you’ve pulled it and sauced it to perfection, and certainly tasted [...]

Roscoe’s Bourbon Peach Pie w/Apricot Bourbon Glaze

Ingredients:
Peaches – peeled and chopped
Raisins – half a handful
Dried Cherries – half a handful
Juice of a small lime
Juice of a small lemon
Brown Sugar
2 spoons flour
Bourbon
Cinnamon
Spoonful Apricot Preserves
Bourbon (yes, we said it twice)
Yes, Men Can Bake
It’s just that most of them don’t want to. They’re busy enough at the grill, which is creatively satisfying enough for [...]

Ana’s Caldo Gallego

However You Translate, It Means Bean Soup
And it is some kind of good. Full of beans and chorizo and ham hock and a whole bunch of other Cuban stuff that’s nothing but flavor.
It’s Good To Have Relatives
Ana Z is married to Roscoe’s cousin, the Z-Man, they live in Miami. Ana Z’s mother translated from her [...]

Sweet Potato Salsa

Ingredients:
1 sweet potato – diced
1/2 red pepper – diced
1 slice red onion – diced
1 green onion – diced
1 spoon chopped jalapenos in vinegar
2 spoons orange marmalade or apricot preserves
Juice of one lime
Cholula Chili Lime – a couple squirts to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Won’t Find This On The Shelves of Your Local Market
Sure, you can [...]