Mexican Shredded Beef

Mexican Meat Mix

5 lbs beef roast

3 T. oil

3 onions chopped

1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies

2 (7 oz) can green chili salsa

¼ t garlic powder

4 T flour

4 t salt

1 t ground cumin

Bake roast at 200 degrees for 12 hours or cook  roasts with 1 cup water in pressure cooker 35 to 40 minutes.  Drain meat.  Reserve juices.  Cool meat, then shred and set aside.  Heat oil in pan.  Add onions and green chilies.  Saute 1 minute.  Add green chili salsa, garlic powder, flour, salt and cumin.  Cook 1 minute over medium-low heat.  Stir in reserved meat juices and shredded meat.  Cook 5 minutes until thick.  Cool.  I put about 2 cups in plastic freezer bags, removing most of the air.  Label with sharpie, with title and date.  Use within 6 months.  Use it for tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas.

GRANDMA BEACH’S PEANUT BRITTLE

GRANDMA BEACH’S PEANUT BRITTLE

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cool Time: Several hours

Ingredients:

2C sugar

½ C water

1C white Karo (corn syrup)

2C raw peanuts

2t baking soda

1T butter

1t vanilla

Instructions:

Stir constantly throughout. Candy should be boiling throughout

v Cook sugar, Karo syrup and water to firm ball stage*

                medium heat – about 15 minutes

v Add peanuts.  

v Cook until golden color

                medium heat – about 25-30 min  

v Remove from heat and add butter & vanilla. 

                    butter and vanilla splattered a bit for me.

v Have a greased baking pan ready.

                we used our largest cookie sheet

v Add soda and mix until light and foamy – immediately pour in pan and spread thin.  

                Adding the soda is fun!

v Cool.  

v Break into pieces.

*Drip some of the syrup into cool water. You should be able to gather it with your fingers into a ball that holds its shape and has some resistance when squished

Super Delicious Bread

Bread recipe

5 cups hot water
7 cups flour (wheat or white)
Mix together

2/3 cup oil
2/3 cup honey or sugar
2 Tablespoons salt
1 cup flour
Mix together

2 Tablespoons yeast
Mix together

4-5 cups flour

Mix until it becomes smooth and pulls away from side of bowl.
Kneed for 8-10 minutes
Divide into greased bread loaf pans
Let raise 30-60 minutes or double its size
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes