cookingbites recipe challenge

Austrian-Style Potato Salad Makes 4-6 servings Ingredients 2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, quartered, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken stock 2 TB white wine vinegar, divided 1 TB sugar Table salt 1/4 cup neutral oil (I used grapeseed oil) 1 small red onion...

Pickle Pork Chops Makes 4 servings Ingredients 2 tsp butter, divided 2 tsp neutral oil, divided (I used grapeseed oil) 2 shallots, chopped 4 boneless pork chops, about 3/4-inch thick (bone-in would work as well) salt and pepper, to taste 1/4 cup sour cream (or creme fraiche, or even yogurt) 3...

I never gave sardines enough credit. They’re not treated particularly well in the United States, unlike other countries. I would pick them up from time to time, mostly as an emergency ration in case of an apocalyptic event. But, the transformation of these $1.29 beauties into little bites of...

This would be good with roasted chicken, turkey or pork. We made open faced sandwiches with smoked and roasted turkey, munster cheese, a little mayo and dijon, avocado and the chutney on toasted brioche bread. INGREDIENTS 2 Granny Smith apples, diced 1-2 medium-heat Hatch chiles (depending...

A classic hot pickle from India. Ingredients: 600 gms aubergine, peeled and diced 30 gms salt 15 gms (each) of cumin powder, turmeric power and mustard powder 33 gms fresh ginger 33 gms fresh garlic 70 gms fresh chile peppers (you can use less if you want a milder pickle) 30 gms brown sugar or...

Beef Rouladen Makes 2 servings Ingredients 2 slices of beef steak, pounded 1/4-inch thick (about 6 oz - I used chuck shoulder) 2 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper 2 TB Dijon mustard 3-4 strips bacon paprika, to taste dried marjoram or oregano, to taste ½ onion, thinly sliced 6...

This is a simple, tasty way to pickle vegetables, Italian style. You don't need to stick to the vegetables in the recipe. You can use red bell peppers, cauliflower, turnips - whatever you have to hand. Ingredients: 1 small carrot, cut into rounds 1 stick celery, cut into rounds 1/2 red onion...

Fruit Chutney Makes about 2 1/2 cups Ingredients 1 large red onion, diced 2 TB butter 1 TB neutral oil Kosher salt 2 tsp coriander seeds, crushed (not ground) 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds, crushed (not ground) 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and diced 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup dried...

This past summer I was blessed in multiple ways with my garden. Initially all the green toms, tomatoes, I was getting due to rain and no sun I wasn't pleased with until I rediscovered chutney. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups diced green tomatoes, fire roasted if you can 1/2 cup dried cranberries 2...

Wine-Pickled Garlic Relish Makes about 1/2 cup of finished relish (there will be pickled garlic left over) Ingredients For the pickled garlic: 3 whole garlic heads, cloves separated and peeled 1 cup distilled white vinegar 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 TB kosher salt 1/2 TB sugar For the...

I came across this interesting recipe while looking for pickled mushrooms (TFT Morning Glory ). Although the exact combination of ingredients was way too salty for my tastes, I was able to save the mushrooms and modified the recipe. As with a lot of recipes, chilies, mushrooms, miso, soy sauce...

Vera Cruz-Style Fish Makes 2 servings for very hungry people Ingredients: 1-2 Tbsp. Olive Oil ¼ C. Onion, finely minced ½ C. Carrots, chopped ½ C. Celery, chopped ½ C. Red Bell Pepper, chopped 2-3 cloves Garlic, minced 1 tsp. dried Oregano 1 15oz can diced Tomatoes, drain and reserve the...

Ingredients: 250 gms sharp green apples 250 gms pears 90 gms stoned dates 75 gms raisins 90 gms onion 12 gms fresh ginger, grated 2 cloves garlic, minced 350 gms brown sugar 200 mls wine vinegar 75 mls water 1 tsp coriander powder ¼ tsp each cayenne, cinnamon and cloves 1 tsp salt Method...

Note: When harvested from my backyard in the summer the lactobacillus packet isn't used. It's dead of winter and these are store bought cucumbers, mini ones. Ingredients 1 lb mini cucumbers, about 6 1/4 oz fresh dill 1 heaping Tbsp Pickling Spice 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1 clove fresh...

This can be eaten in a couple of hours. It will keep a couple of days in the fridge. It's more a process than a recipe, amounts are really flexible Ingredients Choice of (either one or a mix) Cucumber Onion (Carrots work as well) Thinly slice them Put in a bowl and add a little salt to taste...

Ms. Mofet's Pickled Eggs Use 1 pt. Wide Mouth Mason Jar 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cooled 1 med. clove garlic, smashed 1 sprig of fresh dill 1 C. white vinegar 1/2 cup water 1/2 tsp. coarse salt 1/2 sm. Onion, thinly sliced 1 TBSP. sugar 10 peppercorns Place all ingredients EXCEPT...

Ms. Mofet's Pickled Jalapeños 1 (1 Pt.) Wide Mouth Mason Jar 1 C. white vinegar 1 C. water 3 cloves garlic smashed 2 TBSP. sugar 1 TBSP. salt 4 - 6 jalapeño peppers, thinly sliced (remove seeds and veins if you want milder) 5 - 10 peppercorns - Or to taste Combine the vinegar, water, garlic...

Ingredients: 1 kg small onions (pickling onions; a bit smaller than a ping pong ball!) 250 mls white vinegar 250 mls wine vinegar (red or white) 2-3 dried chile peppers, broken up 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns 4 bay leaves, broken up 2-3 tsps sugar 2 tsps...

Welcome to the CookingBites recipe challenge. The current challenge ingredient is pickle* and Herbaceous is our judge. To enter, all you need to do is post a recipe which contains pickle, tag it cookingbites recipe challenge, and post a link to it in this thread. The winner becomes the judge...

It has been brought to my attention that the success of the challenge is starting to cause problems for the judge with the large number of entries for each ingredient. As such, I am planning a revision to the rules restricting the number of entries to the challenge that an individual can make to...