Miso Salmon

Ingredients:

2 lbs salmon, cut into desired size portions
1 Cup white miso
¼ cup Mirin
2 Tbsp sugar
1 dried red chili, stemmed and seeded
1 Tbsp ginger
3 Tbsp sake or white wine
¼ cup of water
olive oil

Instructions:

In a food processor, combine miso, mirin, sugar, chili, ginger, and sake. Puree until you get a fine blend. Add ¼ cup of water while blending to loosen marinade. When done, take the marinade and separate ¼ cup and sit to the side. Marinade the salmon and let it sit in the marinade out on the counter top for 2 hours to 3 hours. When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat a frying pan with olive oil and wait for a light smoke to appear off the surface of the pan. Gently place the salmon on the pan for a light sear for about 1-2 minutes. Then when you are ready to flip the fish to the other side. put it onto a baking pan and place in the oven for about 8-10 minutes. When done, drizzle with the extra sauce and enjoy with brown rice and a fresh green salad. ONO!

Chili

Ingredients:

1 - 16 oz can tomato paste
1 ½ lbs ground beef
1 large onion diced
1 large red onion diced
2 mushrooms, diced
1 green pepper, diced
4 cans dark red kidney beans
1 Portuguese sausage, sliced
3 T chili powder
2 cans tomato sauce
2 T cumin
1 T oregano
2 T coarse Hawaiian salt
2 cups stewed tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1 red chili pepper, diced (optional)

Instructions:

In a frying pan or skillet, fry sausage and drain excess oil, when done. To that pan, add the onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, saute in drippings, margarine or butter. In separate pan, fry ground beef. Meanwhile, drain and rinse beans. In large pot, combine all ingredients. Bring to quick boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours. Turn off and reheat again just before serving. Enjoy with rice and a dallop of sour cream or mayo. ONO!!!

Chopped Steak

Ingredients:

2 pounds beef sirloin, sliced thin
1 large sweet onion, cut julienne style
1 medium to large bell pepper seeded and cleared also cut julienne style
1 tray button mushrooms, sliced
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp powdered ginger
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1/4 cup shoyu
1 tsp pepper

Instructions:

In a bowl combine last 5 ingredients and whisk until well blended. Add sliced beef and marinate for as little as 20-30 minutes, up to 2 hours.
Heat large skillet or wok and add oil. Then stir fry beef till browned,putting any excess marinade, on the side. Add onions and bell pepper and cook to desired done-ness. Add the mushrooms to pan and cook for a few minutes more. If it looks a little dry, add the extra marinade.

Enjoy over rice. Ono!