Easy Teriyaki Sauce

So I was asked by my friend Will, to post some good sauce recipes.  The first one I am going to do is Teriyaki.  It is my favorite.  My version is made with sweet onions, but you can take those out and add some hot sauce or something if you like!

1/2 cup Soy Sauce
Lemon Juice 3 tablespoons
Orange Extract 1 teaspoon
Vinegar 2 teaspoons
Garlic Powder
Salt
Black Pepper
Paprika
Cumin
Cloves
Honey drops to taste
Cornmeal 1 tablespoon, add more to thicken


Simply mix all together in a skillet, adding seasonings little by little to tweek to taste. Whisking slowly.  Add sweet onions for a yummy bite! Then simply add your meat and brown it in the sauce.  Let cool to thicken. Enjoy!

The Best Soup of Your Life.

It is raining today, so of course I am hankering for some soup!  I am a little burnt out on chicken, so today I am making a beefsteak tortellini and white bean soup. Enjoy!

1 pound Beef Stew Meat

Beef Broth

Canned Stewed Tomatoes or Tommy Toes (the little ones)

Onion-diced

Garlic cloves OR powder

4 cheese tortellini

I like to begin by putting my broth and my beans in the pot first.  Let them stew and boil and soften while you do the rest.

Take your stew meat, and season it to taste.  I like to use a little chili, garlic, and onion powder.  Almost over seasoning.  On a medium skillet on low to medium heat, heat a bit of oil and brown your meat in it, just barely brown.  Do not cook all the way or it will be tough.  Add your meat to your broth and beans.  Then add your tomatoes, onion, and garlic to the broth.  Let it stew on medium heat for about 20 minutes.  Then add your tortellini.  Let it cook until the tortellini is done.  Serve, with a light sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese or sprinkled parmesan, with a side of garlic toast!

Nesha's Homemade BBQ Sauce (WARNING: Spice to your taste!)

I include that "Warning" simply because some people do NOT like things as spicy as I do!

2 1/2 cups  Ketchup
1 tablespoon Mustard
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
diced onions, jalapenos, and other peppers to taste!
Worcestershire sauce
A1
Molasses IF WANTED (I usually don't unless it is too thin)

Literally mix it all together slowly while on low heat. Apart from the exact measurements, do not add ingredients in large amounts. I can not express this enough. Less is usually more when messing with flavor! Here ya go!

Start with the ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar.  Stir well, then taste.  Add onions and peppers as desired, or use jalapeno juice.  Then taste again.  While simmering on low, add the Worcestershire sauce and A1 (I use the kind with Tabasco, or add Tabasco or other hot sauce to it).  Stir well and taste again.  Add ingredients in small amounts to make adjustments to taste. If it is too thin, add a small amount of molasses to thicken.

Cheesy French Bread Smother

1 loaf of French Bread, cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices OR Garlic Bread or Texas Toast work too!
Butter
garlic salt or seasoning
Parmesan Cheese
Mozzarella Cheese
Any kind of cheese you want because it's CHEESY
1 pound Philly steak/flank steak/hamburger/sausage/any meat you want
1 tablespoon EVOO
diced onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, etc. that you want!
Pizza Sauce (for a faster way, try a Pasta Sauce with all the veggies already in it)

Preheat oven to 250, spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray. butter and season each piece of bread, then lightly sprinkle mozzarella cheese and/or parmesan on them and lay them on the baking sheet. Place in oven when preheat is done, and watch them while you are cooking to ensure that they do not burn!!!
Heat your oil in a large skillet on medium.  When it gets good and hot, start slowly adding meat, when the meat is a little more than halfway done, add your veggies.  When the meat is all the way done, lower heat to between low and medium, and add the sauce.  Stir until chunky and steamy, and meat is juicy and flavorful.

On each plate, stack 2 or 3 pieces of bread, covered in more cheese of your liking.  Smother it with this wonderful meat sauce mixture, melting all that cheese underneath. Sprinkle more mozzarella, and some parmesan.  Best french bread you every tried.