Showing posts with label leftovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leftovers. Show all posts

Saturday, October 14, 2006

CARNE A BRAZ!!!

This next dish is also great for leftovers, and you can use meat or chicken, even fish, it's just delicious with either one.

It's a great filling meal because it includes scrambled eggs.

Beef Braz Style

Leftover chicken, beef or fish
1 medium onion, sliced
2 medium potatoes, sliced into thin fries
1 garlic clove, crushed
6 eggs
Olive oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
Parsley to garnish

In a large skillet add about 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the garlic and cook over low heat until it starts to brown. Remove garlic and add the fries.

Cook fries until done, and lightly browned, remove with a spatula to a dish and set aside.

On the same oil, fry the onions until tender, remove them to a dish and set aside too, next put in the leftover meat and cook until warmed through. Remove skillet from heat and add the fries and the onions. Mix everything well.

In a separate bowl, mix the eggs until well blended, add salt and pepper to taste, and then add the eggs to the skillet.

Return to the heat and stir constantly until the eggs are done (they should look like scrambled eggs), incorporating all the ingredients. Remove from heat and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.



ROUPA VELHA!!!





The translation of the name of this dish, is one that usually makes people go "WHAT?!?!?!", because it means "Old Clothes". Yeah, Old Clothes, but really don't be afraid of the name because it has nothing to do with the wonderful taste.

It's nothing extravagant or difficult to make, it's pretty simple and the dish is usually about using leftover meats and veggies from a previous meal, though a lot of people use it for the leftover Christmas Meal, which means codfish, potatoes, cauliflower etc.

This is so simple:

ROUPA VELHA


In a large skillet pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil and tons of finely chopped garlic. Now if you don't like that much garlic, just use one clove, finely chopped....my family and I LOVE garlic so I use a lot.



Next you add one large onion, finely sliced. Toss together with the garlic and olive oil, then add the leftover meat, shredded or cut into bite size chunks..



Add potatoes or leftover veggies and stir together over medium heat until it's warmed through.
A great idea is to use some Potatoes O' Brien. I always have them on hand, and when the leftovers didn't have any veggies, I add about a half a package of the Pototoes, it's great because they already have peppers included.



That's IT!!! It's a great way to use leftovers especially if you have a big pot roast sitting in the fridge :)