Disclaimer: Please remember that I cook for 4 people, two of which are grown men and eat me out of house and home. So you may need to adjust these recipes accordingly. The croquette recipe is my adaptation of one I found online. But I can't remember where. And the potato recipe I just threw together tonight cause it sounded good :)
Chicken Croquettes:
1 lb Ground Chicken
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 bell pepper, finely chopped
2 tsp dried parsley
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 cup egg whites (or 2 egg whites)
1 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup coconut oil
Place a pan on medium heat and add coconut oil. (if you're using any other type of oil just keep an eye on it, you don't want it to overheat) In a bowl combine the first five ingredients and mix well. Seperate into four even sections in the bowl, then seperate those into two sections each (for a total of 8 ). Roll these into balls, and then flatten into patties. Dip the patties into the egg whites and then into bread crumbs until coated well. Place in pan. Cook 2 min per side until golden brown.
Cheesy Bacon Smashed Potatoes
6 medium Idaho potatoes
1/2 cup milk
3 tbsp butter
1 cup shredded parmesan
1 cup shredded cheddar
1/2 cup chopped bacon (or bacon bits from the store)
Peal and chop potatoes, boil until soft. Smash them with whatever you have. I have a potato masher, but you can do this with a large spoon, fork, or a good whisk.
Add milk and butter to the potatoes, stir well. Add cheeses and bacon, stir again.
Again no picture cause hungry but these were sooo goood!
Time for another episode of "Yuyu's Journeyman Chef Adventures"! B)
We needed to use up some pork loin that we thawed out, so I looked up a recipe. Yes, I was in charge this time! Woohoo! As usual, I made two side-dishes to go with it, one actually being another recipe I found! It was an interesting experience. o.o
Here's the pictures (and links) to the recipes that I was following:
And here's how mine turned out (the picture is less pretty lol):
The pork turned out even better than I expected. o.o It's hard to see from the picture (since its sliced), but the loin came out browned and had awesome flavor (for the parts that were flavored). I may need to cook it a bit longer next time, since some of the back slices were slightly rare, but some of my family members preferred it that way, anyways. My only other issue with the pork is that the sauce in the pan kept drying up because it was spread out too thin. Next time, I'll double the sauce so we can use it as a coating when the pork is done (and possibly even use a smaller pan). That would make it even more flavored. B)
The apples and onions don't look all too good from the picture I posted, but they look pretty awesome and crisp up-close. o.o However, this being my first time making/eating this combo, I found it very unusual. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't awe-inspiring. It was nice to make something with fruit in it for once, but I feel like all the healthy was cancelled out because the recipe had me cook it in bacon fat. :V But I was insanely proud of how my little bacon crisps turned out! ;o;
So, all in all...would certainly recommend the pork recipe. And...yeah, overall I'd say that I liked the apples and onions one, too. B) It was a bit odd, but not bad!
Cooking makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Like I'm bringing something to life (from dead animals). ;_;