13 oven better Recipes

oven-roasted deli chicken, chili powder, cabbage coleslaw blend, chipotle chile in adobo, finely chopped, tomato sauce, scallions, chopped, salt and pepper, chicken broth, burrito-size flour tortillas, cheddar cheese, shredded and divided, extra virgin olive oil

firm-ripe roma tomatoes (or better yet , use your homegrown variety), extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chopped flat leaf parsley, fresh rosemary, finely chopped, coarse salt or sea salt, fresh ground pepper, olive oil, rosemary, garlic, crushed, whole black peppercorn , to taste

bacon grease or 4 tbsp oil, beef stew meat, seasoning salt, fresh ground black pepper, garlic powder, diced tomatoes (undrained ), crushed red pepper flakes (optional or taste ), low sodium beef broth (can use water but broth is better), dry tapioca, beef bouillon powder, worcestershire sauce, sugar, thick carrots, peeled and cut onto 1-inch pieces, celery (sliced into 3/4-inch pieces) (optional), potatoes, peeled and cubed, onion , coarsly chopped, fresh button mushrooms, bread (broken into very small pieces)

i use a 3 1/2 to 4 lb chuck roast, well marbelized with fat, and if you can find a bone-in roast, that s better yet (but it s almost always boneless chuck that you find at the grocer). i like to quickly rinse the roast in cold water just before i lay it on the cutting board to coat it with seasoned flour. place the following ingredients in a small baggie and shake the closed bag to mix it up, flour, salt, garlic salt, crazy mixed-up salt (if you can tsp get this seasoning, use seasoned salt instead, but jane s is by far the best), pepper, use your hands to generously pat the seasoned flour into the roast, on both sides, flipping the roast a couple times and repeating the process., in a dutch oven or roasting pan large enough to hold the roast, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat - you want your pan and oil to be hot enough to sear the roast well when you put it in the pan. when the oil is just about to the smoking point, put the roast in and cover the pan. let the meat sear until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip the roast. let it sear for a minute or two on the second side, then add, beef stock (i much prefer the boxed stock to the canned broth - it just seems to give the gravy a much richer taste in the end), cover the roasting pan and place it in a pre-heated 300 degree oven. roast for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat is fork tender and falls apart easily. i check the roast each hour, quickly opening the lid, just to make sure the stock has not evaporated. as long as your pan has a good seal on it, this shouldn tsp happen. but if necessary, add more stock to the pan., an hour before the roast is done , prepare the mashed potatoes. peel 6 large red potatoes (these work better - at least for me - because they are much moister than the russets, so the mashed potatoes are creamier); cut into 1/4th, and place them in a large saucepan - rinse the cut potatoes 2 times in cold water, then cover them in fresh cold water and place the pan over medium high heat; boil until tender. this is usually about 30 minutes, but it depends on the size of your cuts, so just cook them until you can easily insert a fork into a potato. drain potatoes well, reserving 1 cup of the water for the gravy. add the following to the hot potatoes, butter, sour cream, milk, salt, crazy mixed up salt (use regular salt or garlic salt if jane s salt is not available), pepper, i use a hand masher , but you can use an electric mixer or however you chose to mash the potatoes into a creamy yet firm texture. add more milk if potatoes are too stiff. place the mashed potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, cover with foil, and place in the oven to keep warm while you make the gravy., prepare the gravy, melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in 1/4 cup flour to make a paste, stir in enough beef stock to thin the paste enough to pour., finished roast from the pan and place it on a plate; cover meat with foil to keep warm., place the roasting pan over a medium flame and bring the liquid to a gentle boil (i usually seem to have about 1 1/2 to 2 cups liquid in the pan when the roast is done - if you have less, just use the beef stock to increase your liquid)., use a whisk to gradually whisk in the butter/flour/stock liquid., add 2 tbsp beef base - i use tone s (i prefer beef base to buillon - has a richer flavor and is really worth having on hand, but if you can tsp find this, try knorr s beef buillon extra large cubes), add the 1 cup of reserved potato water, add 1/2 cup beef stock, taste the gravy and see if you want more seasoning. i usually find i don tsp need to add anything at this point, since i have the seasoning from the flour coating and the stock and the beef base. if you think you need more seasoning, add salt and pepper to your taste. beef base will also give you more saltiness., keep the gravy warm while you uncover the meat and use 2 forks to pull the meat apart into small to medium chunks., you are now ready to assemble...

cheese biscuits often sound better than they taste. those we have baked have generally come out of the oven dense as a brick and gummy to boot. the cheese appears to weigh down the dough and prevent a proper rise. we wanted to master this simple recipe and make cheese-flavored biscuits with an airy texture and light crumb. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, add cheese to cream biscuits, which are prepared simply from flour and heavy cream leavened with baking powder., knead the dough only long enough to incorporate the dry ingredients and cream. overworking the dough will make the biscuits tough., choose dry , strong-flavored cheeses to flavor the biscuits. wet or particularly rich cheeses turned the biscuits gummy during testing. add most of the cheese to the dough just before adding the cream and sprinkle the remainder across the top halfway through baking so that it browns, which will intensify its flavor., bake the biscuits immediately after preparing them to make the most of the leavener.

sourdough bread, tofutti better-than-cream-cheese (or other cream cheese substitute, i recommend tofutti better than cream cheese), jellied cranberry sauce, oven-roasted deli turkey (oven-roasted turkey from your grocer s deli counter), red onions, dill pickles

tomatoes (about 2 lb), fresh basil, chopped (or about 1 tsp dried, fresh is better to use for this ), olive oil, fresh minced garlic cloves (ot to taste), salt and black pepper, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

half-and-half cream (or use milk), egg, beaten, flour, garlic salt, paprika, black pepper, poultry seasoning, chicken thighs, vegetable oil, canned low sodium chicken broth (use only low-sodium !), half-and-half cream (can use milk but half and half cream is better)

catfish fillets, seasoning salt, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper (or to taste), dry breadcrumbs (or even better, use panko breadcrumbs), egg whites, room temperature (beaten until frothy)

pork loin chops, cut 3/4 inch thick, butter, melted, beaten egg, milk, black pepper, herb-seasoned stuffing mix, finely crushed

baked potatoes.cook in micro for speed,or oven for better taste, chicken supremes ,flour egg and bread cumbed, button mushrooms fried in butter salt and black pepper, plain flour, milk, your fav cheese grated