Friday, June 12, 2009

17th meeting. Cuban

Where? G's
Attendants: C, Ch, L, D, G and Y

Menu
1) picadillo, rice, green beans (cooks, G and Y)
2) fried plantains (cooks, G, Y, D and C)
3) strawberry cobbler (cook, C)
4) mojitos (bartender, G)

Picadillo

Ingredients:

2 tbl garlic
2 red peppers, chopped
3 medium sized onions, chopped
1/2 cup pitted green olives
2 tube Gimme Lean Sausage Style
1/2 cup white wine
1 tomato, chopped
1 can tomato paste
1/2 cup raisins, dark or golden
2 tablespoon cumin
2 teaspoon cinnamon

prepared white rice
prepared green beans

Directions:

Make a sofrito by sautéing the garlic, onion, and pepper until soft and crispy at the edges. Add the Gimme Leans, crumbling or crushing with spoon or fork. Deglaze pan with wine. Add chopped olives, and mix in the tomato paste. (This is not a sauce, but you might need to add a bit of water to make it 'creamy'). Add cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste. For those who like a touch of sweetness, add raisins--a traditional touch to this dish. Cook until the Gimme Lean crumbles are as crispy on the edges as you like.


We sat our surrogate Aa between Y and G.


C really took on the plantains


Fancy mojitos


Killer cobbler

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