4 central meat Recipes

peeled, uncooked, medium-size fresh or frozen american shrimp, onions, finely chopped, green onions (tops and bottoms), petite diced tomatoes, green bell peppers, finely chopped, celery ribs, finely chopped, diced cajun style or smoked sausage (i use smoky hollow cajun style or smoked sausage) you can also use tasso, boneless, skinless chicken breast (can use dark meat, i prefer white), crisco vegetable oil, uncooked zatarains rice, beef broth, water, creole seasoning, garlic powder (or more depending on your taste), bay leaf, garnish: green onion tops, this recipe can be adjusted for large crowds. this is the recipe i use in the house. i have a large cast iron pot for cooking outside.

masa harina for tamales (preffer maseca), lard or 2 cups shortening, salt (and extra for seasoning ), pepper (to season ), powder chicken bouillon (preffer knorr), sour orange juice (1/2 for masa and 1/4 for meat, preffer goya marinade), chicken stock or 8 -10 cups broth, unsalted, pork butt , cubed into stew meat sizes, paprika (to season ), cumin (to season ), chipotle salsa, grain white rice , soaked in 1/2 cup warm water for 30 minutes, do not drain water, white potatoes, peeled, sliced into 1/4-inch small cubes (the size of a marble), olive (or about 25 of them), green peas or 1 (16 oz) can garbanzo beans, whole cilantro leaf, cooking oil, banana leaves, washed , hard spine removed and cut into 10x10-inch rectangles, aluminum foil , cut into 10x10-inch rectangles

meat drippings or 1 cup chicken stock, ketchup, cider vinegar, rendered bacon fat or 2 tbsp lard, hot sauce, your favorite, liquid smoke, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper