American Recipes

Today, there are a number of foods that are commonly identified as American, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips, macaroni and cheese, and meat loaf. ... Southern-style cooking is often called "American comfort food" and includes dishes such as fried chicken, collard greens, black-eyed peas and corn bread.

1) Fried chicken:

Ingredients-

• 1 whole chicken cut into pieces
• oil for frying
• 3 tbsp rock salt
• 5 cups water
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp DRY instant chicken broth
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder

-Steps to Make It-

Step 1

Mix water and rock salt to make brine. Soak the chicken in it for about an hour in the fridge.

Step 2

Mix the breading ingredients. Sift to remove any lumps.

Step 3

Remove the chicken from the brine and rinse with water. Pat with some paper towel to remove extra moisture then dredge in coating mix.

Step 4

Deep fry in hot oil over medium high heat for about 15-20 minutes or until chicken is done. 

Step 5

Take out of the oil when done and set aside.

Step 6

In the same pan, I remove the oil leaving just enough to use in making a rue out of the remaining breading mixture. Add some water or chicken stock and whisk until it boils and become thick. Adjust seasoning if needed.

Step 7

Serve while still hot.

2) Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

Ingredients-

• 2 slices bread per person
• 1 Tablespoon butter can substitute olive oil
• 1 to 2 ounces cheddar cheese

-Steps to Make It-

Step 1
Heat a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat.

Step 2
Spread 1/2 Tbsp. butter on one side of each slice of bread.

Step 3
Stack the bread with buttered sides together.

Step 4
Put cheese on bread in an even layer.

Step 5
Put slice of bread with cheese into pan, butter side down. Top with second slice, butter side up.

Step 6
Cook until bread becomes brown; flip sandwich over.

Step 7
Cook until second side is brown.

Step 8
Put sandwich on place; cut, if desired. Enjoy your grilled cheese sandwich!.

3) Mushrooms And Cheese Omelette:

Ingredients-

• 2 eggs
• 2 slices ham
• 2 slices cheese
• 100 grams (3.5 ounces) fresh mushrooms
• 1 tbsp butter
• pepper to taste

-Steps to Make It-

Step 1
Slice the mushrooms, ham and cheese.

Step 2
Beat the eggs.

Step 3
Add in some pepper.

Step 4
Heat the non-stick pan and melt the butter.

Step 5
Add in the beaten eggs.

Step 6
Fry the eggs under medium heat until the eggs start to set but are not yet cooked.

Step 7
Add in the ham.

Step 8
Then add in the mushrooms.

Step 9
Lastly, sprinkle the cheese on top.

Step 10
Gently fold the omelette.

Step 11
Garnish with tomatoes and serve hot.

4) Roast chicken:

Ingredients-

• 1 medium sized free range chicken
• Half a head garlic
• Half lemon
• 5 garlic clove
• 100G (7 tablespoons) butter
• to taste salt and pepper
• Half onion
• 100G (7 tablespoons, or enough to lightly coat chicken.) dried basil

-Steps to Make It-

Step 1
Cut the garlic and lemon into half. Mince the 5 cloves of garlic and cut the onion into cubes.

Step 2
Stuff the chicken with the lemon half.

Step 3
Stuff the chicken with the half head of garlic.

Step 4
Continue to stuff the onion cubes into the chicken.

Step 5
Seal the chicken with the tooth pick.

Step 6
Rub the whole chicken with butter evenly.

Step 7
Continue to rub the whole chicken with minced garlic.

Step 8
Sprinkle the chicken with olive oil and rub evenly.

Step 9
Sprinkle a generous amount of salt.

Step 10
Sprinkle with ground pepper.

Step 11
Lastly, sprinkle the whole chicken with dried basil.

Step 12

Preheat the oven and bake the chicken in 180 degrees Celsius / 355 degrees Fahrenheit for 1.5 hours. The chicken should reach an internal temperature of 165 °F. Once it has fully cooked, remove the chicken and allow it to rest for 15-20 minutes before serving.

5) Sandwich:

 
Ingredients-

• 1 loaf peanut butter bread
• 2 ripe plantains
• 2 Tablespoons (or more) peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons (plus or minus to taste) Thai Chili Garlic Sauce
• butter warmed to room temperature
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon red chilies crushed

-Steps to Make It-

Step 1

Put the grilling baste ingredients (2 teaspoons butter, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red chilies) into a small saucepan and melt/stir to combine.

Step 2

Do not peel the plantains. Cut them in half lengthwise, and into pieces of appropriate size for your bread. Brush with basting solution.

Step 3

Grill the plantains skin-side down for 7 minutes, then flip them and grill 3 minutes more. 

Step 4

Mix the peanut butter and chile-garlic sauce to taste. Add a bit of salt, and if necessary some peanut oil to make it more spreadable.

Step 5

Start by slicing the peanut butter bread. 

Step 6

Spread some spicy peanut butter on each piece of bread.

Step 7

You know how to put together a sandwich. Slice the plantains in half if they seem too thick. Butter the outside portions of the bread for pan-toasting.

Step 8

Buttered.

Step 9

Toast in the pan until Golden Brown and Delicious.

Step 10

Serve the Sandwich.