Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 10 servings

• 6 large apples, peeled and sliced
• .75 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• .5 cup butter
• .5 cup oatmeal

Steps

1. Toss sugar and cinnamon with apples and place in the bottom of a 9x13 dish. Mix flour, brown sugar, and cut in butter. Add oatmeal and sprinkle over the apples. Bake at 35F for 30-40 minutes or until apples are done. Serve with ice cream.

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• Olive oil
• 1 lb pork shoulder, cubed
• 4 (16 oz) cans black beans, drained and rinsed, divided
• 1 lb kielbasa sausage
• 1 ham hock
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Fresh parsley, chopped
• Orange, thinly sliced
• 4 cups cooked white rice

Steps

1. In large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add cubed pork and cook until browned (about 8 minutes). Add 3 cans black beans, 6 cups water, sausage, ham hock, 1/2 cup onion, bay leaves, garlic, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 hour. Add water as needed to keep pork and beans submerged.
2. In a skillet, saute the remaining onion in olive oil until caramelized, about 15 minutes. Add 1 can green beans and half can water to the onion. Heat and mash together. Stir onion mixture into the stew and cook for another 30 minutes.
3. To serve, remove bay leaves, ham bone, and garlic, season with salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley and sliced oranges and serve with rice.

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Description

This is a favorite at Thanksgiving, among the many!

Ingredients for 8 servings

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• .33 cup sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 chocolate crumb crust (8 in)
• .25 cup cocoa
• 1 tbsp powdered sugar
• 21 oz cherry pie filling

Steps

1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla. Fold in whipped topping. Spread half of the mixture evenly into crust.
2. Fold cocoa and powdered sugar into remaining whipped topping mixture. Carefully spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
3. Cut into slices and serve with cherry pie filling.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1 lb green beans
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp chopped ginger
• 2 scallions, chopped, white part only
• .5 tsp chili paste
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil, or as needed

Sauce:

• 1 tbsp bean sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp water
• 1.5 tsp sugar

Steps

1. Wash and drain green beans thoroughly. Trim the ends and cut on the diagonal into pieces approximately 2 inches long. Combine sauce ingredients and set both aside.
2. Heat wok, or electric frying pan, on medium heat and add 2 tbsp oil. When oil is hot, add the beans. Stir-fry for 7 to 10 minutes, until their skins pucker and turn brown and the green beans are tender without being mushy. Remove beans from the wok.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok on medium-high. When oil is hot, add garlic, ginger, and scallions. Stir-fry briefly for a few seconds until aromatic. Add chili paste. Add the sauce and the green beans. Toss the ingredients together and serve hot.

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Ingredients for 16 servings

• 8 pieces uncooked chicken with bones
• 1.5 quarts water
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 10 peppercorns
• 3 cloves garlic
• .5 medium onion
• 1 large can hominy, or frozen corn
• 2 cups guajillo salsa (recipe in this book)

Steps

1. Combine the chicken, water, salt, peppercorns, garlic and onion. Bring to a boil and simmer 2 hours. Remove from heat and cool. Strain broth and bone and shred chicken. Return chicken to broth and add hominy and salsa and bring to a simmer. Serve.

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Ingredients for 16 servings

• 2 cups instant masa
• 1 tsp baking powder
• .5 tsp salt
• 1.25 cups water or broth
• .66 cup shortening or lard
• Shredded chicken, beef, or pork mixed with guajillo salsa
• Dried corn husks

Steps

1. Make tamale dough by combining the masa, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. Mix in water with fingers to make a soft dough. Using a mixer, beat shortening till light and fluffy. Add masa dough and beat until dough is spongy in texture. To test if dough is spongy enough, drop a small bit of dough into a cup of water and see if it floats.
2. Soak corn husks in warm water for 1/2 hour. Drain. Lay the larger husks out on the counter and put 2-3 tbsp of masa dough into each center. Add 2-3 tbsp of the meat mixed with salsa. Add 1-2 tbsp more of masa. Flatten slightly. Then fold the corn husk sides in and the bottom up, forming a little bundle. Place all the bundles, open end up, into a steamer. Steam for 1 hour or until masa can be pulled away from the corn husks without sticking. Serve with red salsa and sour cream.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• Cooked and shredded chicken or beef
• Guajillo salsa (recipe in this book)
• Sandwich buns, grilled
• Avocados, sliced
• Sour cream, used like mayonnaise
• Cotija cheese
• Cabbage, shredded
• Other condiments as desired

Steps

1. Moisten the meat of choice with guajillo salsa. Add the remaining ingredients to make a very delicious and very messy sandwich!

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• 10 dried guajillo peppers
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tbs oil
• .125 onion

Steps

1. Place the dried peppers in a pot of boiling water. Cover and soak for 1/2 hour or more. Pour water and peppers in a blender with the salt. Blend for several minutes until very smooth.
2. In a small sauce pan, heat oil and add the onion and cook until onion is brown. Remove onion and discard. To the oil, add the pepper mixture which has been strained through a fine mesh colander. Cook this pepper pulp in the oil for a few minutes. The salsa is now ready for use.

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• 8 Roma tomatoes, (any tomato will do)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1.5 tsp salt
• .5 medium onion
• 5 serrano peppers, adjust amount to desired hotness
• Cilantro (optional)

Steps

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth or quick chop for chunky salsa.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 4 cups half and half
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 cups cream

Steps

1. Mix all ingredients except cream. Once mixed, add cream and combine well. Pour into 4-5 quart ice cream maker and follow instructions on ice cream maker.

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