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Heavenly Chicago Italian Beef sandwiches! You will love these!

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Chicago Italian Beef
Chicago Italian Beef

Consider these delectable Chicago Italian Beef sandwiches for really any occasion! They’ll elevate your weeknight dinners and delight your holiday guests. Whether cooked in a crock pot, oven, or Instant Pot, these sandwiches offer versatility. You can even prepare them ahead of time, reheating  then only the assembly left before you entertain. And let’s not forget, these sandwiches are simply irresistible!

I melted provolone cheese on top of toasted buns and briefly broiled them. To prepare for your gathering or party, have a crock pot with beef, heated Au jus, and halved buns ready. Fill the buns with cheese, meat, and peppers. Serve with hot Au jus for dipping, along with bell peppers and giardiniera.

Chicago Italian Beef
Chicago Italian Beef

What you need to prepare these:

  • boneless beef chuck roast
  • salt and pepper
  • vegetable oil
  • medium onion
  • dried Italian Seasoning
  • crushed red pepper
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • dry red wine
  • beef stock
  • fresh thyme
  • For the Sweet Peppers
  • green bell peppers
  • granulated garlic
  • salt and pepper
  • Sandwich Build
  • hoagie rolls
  • Hot Giardiniera

I purchased a boneless chuck roast that had exceptional marbling. The end result was remarkably tender! I utilized my Instant Pot to cook it, setting the timer for an hour. The Au jus is incredibly tasty! It possesses a spicy twist reminiscent of a French dip, elevated by the inclusion of the essential Giardiniera – a traditional Italian blend of pickled vegetables.

I bought my Giardiniera from Vienna Beef Company in Chicago. Here’s the link: https://www.viennabeef.com/shop-category/condiments/.

You can also get this from Amazon. Here’s the link for Amazon: https://amzn.to/37LRRXT.

Chicago Italian Beef
Chicago Italian Beef

I’ll add a recipe for the Giardiniera but i find it easier to buy. I’ve even seen it at Sams Club and HEB.

need more sandwich recipes?

Check out this link for another delicious make ahead sandwich option. It’s my Muffuletta recipe! You can find it here: https://the2spoons.com/love-a-new-orleans-muffuletta/. Plus, the Muffuletta can also be prepared in advance.

New Orleans Muffuletta
New Orleans Muffuletta

Amazing Chicago Italian Beef (Pot Roast Style)

Chicago Italian Beef
Chicago Italian Beef

Here’s the recipe for these game day sandwiches!

Chicago Italian Beef

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Course: Appetizer, dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3 lb boneless beef chuck roast
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp dried Italian Seasoning
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • 3 cups beef stock
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
For the Sweet Peppers
  • 4 green bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp granulated garlic
  • salt and pepper
Sandwich Build
  • 6 soft, hinged sub or hoagie rolls
  • Hot Giardiniera, recipe follows if you want to make
Homemade Hot Giardiniera
  • 1/4 cup table salt
  • 1 cup small diced carrots
  • 1 cup tiny cauliflower florets
  • 4-8 Serrano peppers, sliced 1/4 inch
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced small
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced small
  • 2 cups canola oil
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

Method
 

  1. For the pot roast: Position a rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

  2. Liberally sprinkle the entire roast with salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown the roast on all sides until golden and caramelized; reduce the heat if the fat begins to smoke. Transfer the roast to a plate and reduce the heat to medium. Add in the onions and saute, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper and saute until fragrant, another minute. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Deglaze with the red wine and cook until reduced by half. Add in the stock and thyme and bring to a simmer. Adjust the seasoning of the jus. Place the roast back into the pot with any accumulated juices and place in the oven. Cook the roast, turning every 30 minutes, until very tender, 3 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Increase the oven heat to 350 degrees F.

  3. Transfer the roast to a cutting board and tent with foil. Strain the jus through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl and return back to the pot. Bring to a simmer and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Once cooled a bit, pull the meat into smaller chunks, return to the reduced jus and reserve until ready to build the sandwiches.

  4. For the sweet peppers: Toss the pepper strips with the olive oil, granulated garlic and some salt and pepper on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring halfway through, until lighter in color and soft, about 20 minutes.

  5. For the sandwich build: If you like, open the bun and toast it in a little butter in a skillet. Remove from the skillet and add provolone cheese and place under the broiler. Remove and place some beef on the roll, then some sweet peppers and then some Hot Giardiniera. Pour a small dish of reduced jus. Take the whole sandwich and quickly dunk in hot jus or serve with a bowl to each person.
    If you are serving these for a crowd, you can omit the toasting and just lay out the ingredients for everyone to build their own sandwich.
  6. Day One: Combine 2 cups water and the salt in a glass or non- reactive bowl. Mix until the salt is dissolved. Add the carrots, cauliflower, serranos, garlic, celery and bell peppers to the salt water and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  7. Day Two: Drain and rinse the vegetables. In a clean bowl, mix together the canola oil with the oregano and pepper. Add the vegetables and mix to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Giardiniera will only get better with time. After 2 days at the most in the bowl, you can place in air-tight Mason jars and keep in the fridge for at least 2 to 3 weeks. Makes 3 to 4 cups.

Bob Armstrong Dip – You will love this TexMex favorite!

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Bob Armstrong Dip
Bob Armstrong Dip

Bob Armstrong Dip is a TexMex favorite! This is perfect for anytime, but especially necessary for parties, game day, you name it. Who doesn’t love the combination of seasoned beef with delicious queso and guacamole? If you’re from Texas you know exactly what I mean if you’ve been to Matt’s . Run to the store in the morning, get the ingredients you need and you can throw this together! And it is so good!

Bob Armstrong Dip
Bob Armstrong Dip

I should say this is a “Copycat” recipe, and there are many out there. I added my own touches here and there trying to very closely find the same taste as the original in his restaurant Matt’s El Rancho in Austin. This recipe is from an Austin magazine that and I hope its as close to Matt’s as possible. Just like I did, add your own twist to these simple ingredients, but this will get you started.

Bob Armstrong Dip
Bob Armstrong Dip

what do you need for this recipe?

For the Meat:

  • Ground beef
  • Red or green bell pepper
  • onions
  • celery
  • garlic powder
  • cumin
  • chili powder (my addition)
  • salt
  • pepper

For the Guacamole:

  • Ripe Avocados
  • Juice of a lemon or lime
  • Granulated garlic powder
  • vegetable oil
  • Small Roma tomato, very finely diced (you can omit the tomato)

For the Queso:

  • Celery
  • Red bell pepper
  • White onion
  • Poblano pepper (I used jalapeno)
  • Roma tomato
  • American Cheese
Bob Armstrong Dip
Bob Armstrong Dip

The History of Famous Bob Armstrong Dip

Do you know the history of Bob Armstrong Dip? Here you go!

The History of Bob Armstrong Dip, According to Bob Armstrong

Whenever Bob Armstrong dines at classic Tex Mex restaurant Matt’s El Rancho, he gets up from his table and circles the room. If he spots a group gathered around a bowl of queso heaped with taco meat and guacamole, the former Texas Land Commissioner leans in and asks, “Are you enjoying that?”

They usually are. The appetizer is the restaurant’s most popular dish; Matt’s chef estimates they sell at least four hundred a week. Most patrons order it by asking for “a small Bob” or “a large Bob.” Its full name is Bob Armstrong Dip.

After discovering the table is enjoying his namesake, he announces, “I’m Bob Armstrong.” Matt’s El Rancho tends to be packed with regulars who have been ordering the Bob for years. People gasp. They request photos and autographs. Even during this interview, Armstrong could not stop himself from visiting tables. Matt’s could not have picked a better regular to name a menu item after. Bob Armstrong’s dip is famous, and he loves it.

Matt’s El Rancho opened in 1952 on what is now Cesar Chavez downtown, and quickly evolved from a tiny restaurant serving plate lunches to a Tex Mex destination for politicians, sports writers, and other movers and shakers in mid-century Austin, including LBJ.

In the Matt’s El Rancho cookbook MexTex: Traditional Tex-Mex Taste, Matt Martinez Jr. tells the following story of the dip’s creation: Bob Armstrong came into the kitchen and asked a teenaged Matt Martinez to whip him up “something different.” On a whim, Martinez added taco meat and guacamole to a bowl of queso, and when Bob Armstrong tasted it, “his eyes got as big as saucers.” Back at the Capitol, Armstrong ignited a craze for the new dish he’d had, which politicians started calling “that Bob Armstrong dip.”

Now in his 80’s, Armstrong does not get out to Matt’s as much as he used to. But along with his wife Linda Aaker and son William he recently joined Eater to talk about his unlikely namesake. It was not uncommon for politicians and other regulars to go into the kitchen at Matt’s; Bob and Matt, Jr. knew each other well by the time he made his famous request.

As Armstrong recalls, he was starving, and poked his head in the kitchen asking for a quick snack, something filling and fast. As to why the dip became an icon, Armstrong says that like everything else at Matt’s, their use of fresh and good quality ingredients “makes all the difference.”

There you go! The story behind this dip. Matt Martinez has a great simple cookbook too! Here’s a link for that: https://amzn.to/2UidcE4.

I have this cookbook. It does not disappoint!

Bob Armstrong Dip

More appetizers:

chicken lettuce wraps

Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Here’s the easy Bob Armstrong Dip Recipe!

Bob Armstrong Dip

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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Texmex
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz ground beef
  • 1/4 cup white onion, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely diced
  • 1 stalk celery, finely diced
  • 1/2 tsp granulated garlic (plus more to taste)
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin (plus more to taste)
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder (plus more to taste)
  • salt and pepper to taste
For the Queso
  • 1 stalk celery
  • 1/2 1/4 white onion
  • 1 large jalapeno (seeded if you like)
  • 1 roma tomato
  • 1/4 red bell pepper
  • enough water to cover the above ingredients
  • American Cheese
  • I added juice from pickled jalapenos and a pinch of cumin
For the Guacamole
  • 2 avocados, peeled and pits removed
  • juice of 1/2 lemon or lime or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 roma tomato, finely diced (optional)

Method
 

For the Meat
  1. Heat a pot over medium heat, then add all the ingredients. Cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent and the meat is cooked, about 5 minutes. Most of the liquid should evaporate, but the mixture shouldn’t be dry. Keep warm while you prepare the other components.
    Note: Because I didn't want large pieces of onions, celery and peppers I added the vegetables to a food processor and pulsed them to almost a puree with, still some texture, but no big pieces.
    Do Ahead: The meat can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Reheat before assembling.
For the Queso
  1. To a saucepan add the celery, bell pepper, onion, jalapeno and tomato and add enough water to barely cover. Bring to a boil and cook until the skin starts to come off the tomato and the vegetables have started to soften. With a slotted spoon remove the vegetables to a food processor and puree. While you are doing continue to simmer the water that you cooked the vegetables in allowing it to reduce a little. After it has reduced a little, add the vegetable mixture back in to the water, turn the heat down to low, and gradually whisk in the cheese. Cook until the cheese has completely melted, stirring consistently. If you walk away, you may scorch the cheese and you will have to start over. At this point, taste to see if you want to add a little more cumin, and I added some of the liquid from a jar of pickled jalapenos.
    Do Ahead: Queso can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Reheat before assembling.
  2. How to assemble
  3. Pour the hot queso into a wide, shallow serving bowl. Add a scoop of meat and a scoop of guacamole, about 1/2 cup of each. Do not mix. Guests should combine the queso, guacamole, and ground beef together with tortilla chips as they eat it.
    Enjoy!

i love this clam chowder.

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Clam Chowder
Clam Chowder

I really do love clam chowder!! Butter, bacon, cream, seasonings, clams? What is there not to love? A loaf of French bread for sopping is the only addition you need, or some saltines. Seriously. Clam Chowder is great for game day, Christmas holidays, or just at home by the fire or at the beach!

Other than a terrific clam chowder I love fried clams. My parents lived in Seattle for a while. When they returned to Texas, every Christmas eve they would have the most delicious clam chowder, fried oysters, likely fried catfish, a southern favorite in Texas, along with lots of boiled shrimp with a delicious red sauce. It’s fascinating how so many of my memories relate to food.

For clam chowder, I usually use a high quality canned clam and purchased clam juice. When I can get fresh clams I will make the chowder with them. This Cento is a favorite of mine. There are may good brands.https://amzn.to/46BOEaP

Clam Chowder
Clam Chowder

The above photos were made with fresh clams. It is delicious either way.

What is clam chowder….

According to Wiki, “Clam chowder is any of several chowder soups containing clams and broth. In addition to clams, common ingredients include diced potatoes, onions, and celery. Other vegetables are not typically used, but small carrot strips or a garnish of parsley might occasionally be added primarily for color. A garnish of bay leaves would add both color and flavor, I used fresh thyme which works beautifully in this chowder.

It is believed that clams were used in chowder because of the relative ease of harvesting them. Clam chowder is usually served with saltine crackers or small, hexagonal oyster crackers.

what are the ingredients?

Clam Chowder
Clam Chowder

what are the ingredients?

  • 6 ounces good quality smoked bacon, cut into 1/2 inch wide pieces
  • 6 tbsp butter, divided
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 2 cups chopped, yellow onions
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 4 cups peeled and diced potatoes (I used Yukon gold, new potatoes would be good also)
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or dried (I used both)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 quart clam juice
  • 2 cups milk or 1 cup milk, 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3 cups chopped clams
  • Salt pork that has been diced and fried crispy for garnishing or some of the crispy bacon
  • chopped chives

more game day recipes?

Want more game day recipes? Here’s a couple for you! Game Day! The Best Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings https://the2spoons.com/game-day-the-best-franks-redhot-buffalo-wings/.

Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings
Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings

Game Day Chicago Italian Beef sandwiches: https://the2spoons.com/game-day-chicago-italian-beef/.

Chicago Italian Beef
Chicago Italian Beef

There’s several more on my blog, just look under the Category “Game Day” or Appetizers.

i love this clam chowder.

Here’s the recipe for this delicious chowder! Enjoy!

Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder

What’s not to love! I didn't serve it in a bread bowl like you get in many places in San Francisco because I couldn't find them. Instead I served in a bowl with oyster crackers. A loaf of french bread for sopping would be a great addition.
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Servings: 6 servings
Course: Appetizer, dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces good quality smoked bacon, cut into 1/2 inch wide pieces
  • 6 tbsp butter, divided
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 2 cups chopped, yellow onions
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 4 cups peeled and diced potatoes (I used Yukon gold, new potatoes would be good also)
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or dried (I used both)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 quart clam juice
  • 2 cups milk or 1 cup milk, 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3 cups chopped clams
  • Salt pork that has been diced and fried crispy for garnishing or some of the crispy bacon
  • chopped chives

Method
 

  1. If you are using canned clams, drain them, reserving the clam juice and set aside both.
  2. Add the bacon and cook slowly so the fat renders and the bacon becomes crispy. Remove the bacon from the skillet, reserving the bacon fat. If there is too much bacon fat, pour off all but maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons. Add the butter.
  3. When the butter has melted, add the carrot, celery and onions, the thyme and a little salt and pepper. Cook about 10 minutes. Add the flour and cook stirring so that it doesn't burn.
  4. Add the clam juice and cook on medium low until the vegetables are tender and the broth has thickened. Add the milk and the heavy cream if using.
  5. Add your clams and just heat gently for just a few minutes. Check for salt and pepper.
  6. Serve in bowls and top with some of the crumbled bacon. Enjoy!

love this chile con queso.

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chile con Queso
chile con Queso

This chile con queso is beefy with the addition of ground beef, loaded with tomato and green chile, and cream of mushroom soup!! The soup just makes it yummy and delicious!

Beef Queso Dip

love this chile con queso.

Always a favorite in Texas this is quick and easy! I made the tortilla chips with those street taco tortillas that Mission Brand makes. I just quartered then, fried them in a little vegetable oil, then sprinkled them with a little New Mexico Chile Powder! Yum! Here’s the link for the Mission Street taco tortillas: https://www.missionfoods.com/products/street-tacos-white-corn-tortillas/.

I love to serve this with my brisket chili!! It is the perfect accompaniment! Here’s the link for my Brisket Chili! You have to try it! Delicious and perfect for game day treats and all your holiday cmpany coming! https://the2spoons.com/essential-texas-brisket-chili/.

Texas Brisket Chili
Texas Brisket Chili

love this chile con queso.

Here’s the recipe!! Enjoy! Make it this weekend! Perfect fall weather food, Queso and homemade chili.

As a bonus, make my Crazy Leftover Texas brisket Chili and Beef Queso Dip Burger

leftover chli and beef queso dip burgers
leftover chli and beef queso dip burgers
Beef Queso Dip

chile con queso

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Course: Appetizer, Cheese, mexican
Cuisine: Mexican, Texmex
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Lb ground beef
  • 2 Lbs Velveeta Cheese, cut into cubes
  • 1 Can Rotes (tomatoes and green chile)
  • 1 Can Cream of mushroom soup
  • Pickled jalapeños (optional) New Mexico Red Chile Powder (optional)

Method
 

  1. Add the ground beef to a large skillet or pot and cook breaking up with a spoon until brown. Drain, then season with a little salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Add the meat back to the pan and add the Cream of mushroom soup and combine. Add the Rotel tomatoes and green chile and heat through. Add the cubed velveeta, lower the heat and cook until all the cheese has melted and the dip is creamy and ingredients are combined.
  3. Add pickled jalapeños if you like. I add a little chile powder too!! Enjoy!
Beef Queso Dip
Beef Queso Dip
Beef Queso Dip
Beef Queso Dip

Crazy Leftover Texas brisket Chili and Beef Queso Dip Burger

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Leftover Chili And Beef Queso Dip Burgers
Leftover Chili And Beef Queso Dip Burgers

These Leftover Chili And Beef Queso Dip Burgers are to die for! Remember the chili and the Queso I posted the other day? Well, what is leftover makes a crazy good burger!! Yes! Pass the napkins because you’ll need many!

Leftover Chili And Beef Queso Dip Burgers These Leftover Chili And Beef Queso Dip Burgers are to die for! Remember the chili and the Queso I posted the other day? Well, what is leftover makes a crazy good burger!! Yes! Pass the napkins because you’ll need many!
Leftover Chili And Beef Queso Dip Burgers

How can you resist a burger like that and another perfect game day recipe!

Let’s talk about the Chili and the Beef Queso Dip first. Make both at least a day ahead so you’ll have everything together when you build your burgers. Here’s the link for the chili http://No Beans! Essential Texas Brisket Chili! Click the link for the recipe!! https://the2spoons.com/essential-texas-brisket-chili/. Here’s the link for my Beef Queso Dip https://the2spoons.com/oh-so-good-beef-queso-dip/.

Beef Queso Dip
Beef Queso Dip
Texas Brisket Chili
Texas Brisket Chili

This is so easy it’s almost “not” a recipe, but here goes!

Leftover Chili and Beef Queso Dip Burgers

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Course: dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Lb 80/20 Ground Beef
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 Hamburger Buns of your choice
  • Leftover Texas Brisket Chili https://the2spoons.com/essential-texas-brisket-chili/
  • Leftover Beef Queso Dip https://the2spoons.com/oh-so-good-beef-queso-dip/

Method
 

  1. Divide you pound of ground beef into 3 or 4 Patties. Salt and pepper each side.
  2. I like to cook my burgers on a griddle or iron skillet, but cook them how you like and to the fineness you like. They’d be great even on a charcoal grill.
  3. Lightly butter your buns and cook them also on the griddle.
  4. To build your burger: Spoon a little of the cheese dip on the bottom of your bun. Top with your patty, then a heaping of the Texas Brisket Chili and then a final heaping of the Beef Queso Dip. Put the top on, pass the napkins and enjoy!!

Amazing and Delicious Guacamole

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Guacamole

I’ve been posting so many recipes for game day lately and I realized I had not posted a guacamole recipe! You have to have this on game day! Did you know they say there will be 65 Million avocados used on Super Bowl Game Day? Wow, that’s a lot of avocados!

I used a Molcajete for this homemade recipe, but if you don’t have one, you can mince the jalapeno, onions and garlic very fine. The Molcajete works really well though so if you can get one, you really should. You are able to grind the peppers and garlic with salt that really adds to the flavor.

Here’s a link for a Molcajete: https://amzn.to/2Seeu0g

We love guacamole, as I’m sure you probably do too. Sometimes, I just add lots of lemon with lots of salt and that is as simple as you can possibly get, but still a good to dip some chips in or to top your tacos!

Easy Guacamole

However, when I want to make a special guacamole, or add a lot more punch I dig out my Molcajete and start grinding fresh serrano or jalapenos, white onions and garlic until a paste forms. Then I add lemon juice and some chopped tomatoes, season well and there you go! A delicious dip!

Easy Homemade Guacamole

Love this recipe and it went so fast!! I wish I had a trick to keeping guacamole fresh longer, but I have learned when I use a container that the guacamole fits into the brim and you put the lid on tight, it last longer. I think the tightness of the ingredients in the container with a tight lid keeps air from coming in. Anyway, here’s my easy recipe!! Sereve this with some of my breakfast tacos or on some of my enchiladas like https://the2spoons.com/new-mexico-hatch-red-and-green-chile-enchiladas/

Here’s some more Game Day recipes: Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings, https://the2spoons.com/perfect-for-game-day-tandoori-chicken-wings/, Tandoori Chicken Wings.

Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings
Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Wings
Tandoori Chicken Wings
Tandoori Chicken Wings

Easy Homemade Guacamole

Here’s the recipe! Enjoy

Homemade Guacamole

Easy Homemade Guacamole

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Servings: 4 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican, Texmex
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 or 4 avocados
  • 1-2 serrano or jalapeno chile, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp diced white onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon (I just taste after I add a little)
  • 1 roma tomato diced
  • salt to taste
  • fresh ground pepper (optional)

Method
 

  1. If using a molcajete, place your chile, garlic and a little salt in the bottom and grind until the desired consistency of your chile and onions. Add your avocado and mash.  At this point, it is pretty much done but you want to add your lemon and salt to taste.  After you get your seasoning and lemon as you want it, add the tomatoes and combine.  Store refrigerated until ready to use.