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7-18: Pork Tenderloin in Wine Sauce

Adam Martin Group 07: Pork, Section 2: Main Courses December 24, 2016October 16, 2020all-purpose flour, allspice, black pepper, butter, Christmas Eve, creamy, crushed, deglazed, dinner, dried spices, egg-free, fairly easy, fairly expensive, gravy, half-and-half, herbs and spices, juniper, marinated, pan-fried, pork, pork tenderloin, port wine, red wine, roux, salt, sautéed, sherry, strained, tenderized, untested, whipping cream, winter

Marinade is a “sauce, typically made of oil, vinegar, spices, and herbs, in which meat, fish, or other food is soaked before cooking in order to flavor or soften it”. Port wine is not an ingredient I normally keep in the house, but I have marinated a pork tenderloin before so 7-18: Pork Tenderloin in Wine Sauce shouldn’t be too much of a challenge.

Meat that soaks in a marinade comes out tender and delicious. Cooking with this method requires more preparation time. Leave the meat in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours for maximum tenderness. The minimum marinating time I recommend is around 1 hour. When I prepared this recipe, I tried to make it in one night, so the meat marinated in the refrigerator for only 2 hours.

3-18: Shrimp Bisque

Jamie Martin Group 03: Soups, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters October 14, 2016March 14, 2020all-purpose flour, appetizers, bisque, boiled, brandy, butter, cooked shrimp, creamy, dill, dinner, egg-free, fairly easy, fairly expensive, fish bouillon, fish stock, frozen, half-and-half, herbs and spices, lunch, melted, paprika, party food, roux, seafood, shellfish, sherry, shrimp, snow peas, soups, sweet peas, tomato paste, untested, whipping cream, yellow onions

I’ve always been a fan of a nice seafood bisque–lobster and/or shrimp bisque on a menu always gets at least a consideration from me, if not an order. 3-18: Shrimp Bisque was a solo affair for me (cream-based things usually are), but I enjoyed every bit of it. 🍤

I’ll admit it right now: I left the peas out of my version (except for the final picture plate–sorry to break the illusion), but you go right ahead and include them if you dig peas.

8-32: Indian Beef Casserole

Adam Martin Group 08: Beef, Section 2: Main Courses August 11, 2016October 18, 2020all-purpose flour, Asian, beef, boiled, casserole, Chinese/dark soy sauce, chopped, chuck roast, cubed, curry powder, dairy-free, dinner, easy, egg-free, fairly inexpensive, garlic, grated, herbs and spices, Indian, Indonesian, lunch, marinated, minced, nutmeg, Oriental, rice, round steak, salt, sambal paste, sherry, untested, yellow onions

8-32: Indian Beef Casserole is an affront to Indian cooking worldwide. It is a dish that barely any Indian people would actually eat because it contains beef! 🐮

During my brief trip to India, I actually ate some beef served by the hotel which was spiced similar to this dish. This hotel served beef because it hosted a lot of travelers from USA and Europe who usually eat beef. Indian culture perceives the cow as sacred and a significant portion of the population observes a vegetarian diet. 🇮🇳

9-33: Teriyaki Meat Loaf

Jamie Martin Group 09: Ground Meat & Sausage, Section 2: Main Courses April 27, 2016July 6, 2020Asian, beef, beef bouillon, beef broth, black pepper, blender, bread crumbs, canola oil, celery, dairy-free, diced, dinner, easy, eggs, fairly inexpensive, food processor, garlic, ginger, grated, green bell peppers, ground beef, ground meat, loaf pan, lunch, meat thermometer, meatloaf, panko, party food, picnic, red bell peppers, sautéed, sesame oil, sesame seeds, sherry, soy sauce, tamari, tender-crisp, teriyaki sauce, untested, vegetables, yellow onions

It’s taken me a while to think of something original to say about 9-33: Teriyaki Meat Loaf. Neither component is revolutionary at this point–there’s not too many people left in 2016 that are unaware of either concept, and Asian fusion is nowhere near a new culinary trend. There’s a million versions out there–here’s just a few. I’ve even already covered meatloaf on here before–9-28: Stuffed Meat Loaf.

Simply Delicious’ version of teriyaki is pretty close–usually it’s composed of soy sauce, mirin, and ginger. It was probably more difficult to source mirin in the 1980s, so they used sherry instead. Anyway, after the jump you can read about yet another way to do meat loaf.

9-26: Crispy Beef Turnovers

Jamie Martin Group 09: Ground Meat & Sausage, Section 2: Main Courses November 17, 2015July 6, 2020appetizers, Asian, baked goods, bean sprouts, beef, black pepper, brushed, canola oil, celery, Chinese/dark soy sauce, cornstarch, crispy, dough, egg wash, eggs, fairly easy, fairly expensive, filling, ground beef, ground meat, hors d'oeuvres, julienned, leeks, mushrooms, party food, pastry, puff pastry, salt, sautéed, sherry, sliced, soy sauce, turnovers, untested

As I said in 13-13: Spinach Turnovers, the holiday season is upon us and therefore, you’ll need some recipes for dishes to take with you to a party, or at least to snack on while you binge-watch Netflix. 9-26: Crispy Beef Turnovers are the heartier, meatier companion to their spinach and crab brothers.

These are remarkably similar in execution to 13-13: Spinach Turnovers, so I suggest cooking the two at the same time if you want to add some variety to your dish. However, these are mighty tasty, and stand just fine on their own as well. If you have access to a deep-fryer, consider 1-7: Trader Vic’s Crab Turnovers for a crispy, Polynesian-inspired third option.

6-40: Peppercorn Chicken Breasts

Jamie Martin Group 06: Poultry & Game, Section 2: Main Courses August 16, 2015December 10, 20204-6-09 dinner, boiled, boneless, breasts, butter, chicken, creamy, dinner, egg-free, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, gluten-free, lunch, orange juice, peppercorns, ranch house, reduced, revisited, roach motel apt, rosé pepper, sherry, skinless, tarragon, tenderized, whipping cream

Here’s one I’ve made in the past–there’s even my Sharpie notations to prove it. I remember making 6-40: Peppercorn Chicken Breasts for my mom, since she’s not a red meat eater and I was making another recipe from this book for everyone else that was heavy on meat. I’ll cover that one eventually, and update this to reflect that. 😉

My notations claim that it’s easy. It is, when you use the right ingredients. If you don’t, it gets a bit tougher…

12-7: Fettuccini with Creamy Chicken

Jamie Martin Group 12: Pasta & Rice, Section 2: Main Courses October 9, 2014July 27, 2020all-purpose flour, black pepper, boneless, breasts, butter, cheese, chicken, chopped, cooked chicken, creamy, Dijon mustard, dinner, easy, fairly inexpensive, fettuccini, half-and-half, Hutton house, lunch, mafalde, pared, Parmesan, parsley, pasta/noodles, peeled, red bell peppers, revisited, roux, sautéed, sherry, skinless, tangy, white wine, yellow onions

Here’s a recipe I’ve actually made before–it’s been a while since we’ve seen one of those. When I was about 8 or 9, my mom decided that she, my dad, and I were going to take turns making dinner each week. One of the recipes I actually planned for and made (before this grand plan inevitably fell apart) was this one: 12-7: Fettuccini with Creamy Chicken.

I probably was drawn to this one because my favorite meal as a kid was fettuccini Alfredo, and this one seems relatively similar (to an 9-year old). I also remember being fascinated with the fact that I got to use alcohol in something.

9-44: Wok-Fried Beef Patties

Jamie Martin Group 09: Ground Meat & Sausage, Section 2: Main Courses October 5, 2014July 6, 2020appetizers, Asian, beef, brown sugar, burgers, canola oil, chili peppers, cornstarch, dinner, fairly easy, fried, garlic, granulated sugar, green bell peppers, ground beef, ground meat, honey, inexpensive, lunch, pan-fried, pared, party food, peeled, red bell peppers, rice wine, sautéed, sherry, soy sauce, spicy, untested, vegetable oil, wok

There’s not a lot of NEW options when it comes to ground meat. Tacos, stroganoff, lasagna, burgers, meatloaf, etc. This one isn’t exactly new either, but hey–we can always use another ground meat recipe.

Even Simply Delicious knows they aren’t treading on new ground here. However, here’s the one warning about working with a wok: have a HOT stove. If you don’t–woks don’t work so well.