Spring Hill Ranchs Jalapeño White Sauce Food

SPRING HILL RANCH'S NEW MEXICO STYLE FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• 1. To make the chicken fried steak: Cut the steak into 4 evenly sized pieces. Pound each piece with a meat tenderizer to about a 1/4-inch thickness and almost doubled in surface area. Lightly season the steaks with salt and pepper.
• 2. In a pie pan or other shallow bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, and chipotle powder. In another similar bowl wide enough to accommodate the steaks, beat the egg and milk. Coat both sides of one piece of steak with the flour mixture. Tap off any excess and dip it into the egg mixture. Dredge it again in the flour mixture, and place it on a rack or large plate. Repeat with the remaining steaks. Reserve 1/4 cup of the flour mixture to use in the gravy. Preheat the oven to 200°F and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• 3. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, warm 1/2 inch of oil to 300°F. Working in batches of 2 steaks, gently place the steaks in the skillet in a single layer. There will be a lot of popping and hissing, so be careful. After 2 to 3 minutes, or when juices start bubbling out of the top of the steak, use tongs to gently flip the steaks and continue to cook them until they are lightly browned, about 3 more minutes. Transfer the steaks to the prepared baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining steaks.
• 4. To make the chile gravy, reserve 1/4 cup of oil from the skillet, then drain the rest and wipe out the skillet with a paper towel. (If your oil is too burnt tasting, you can use fresh oil, lard or bacon grease.) Return the oil to the skillet and warm over medium-low heat. Add the onion and, stirring occasionally, cook until softened, 3-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 more seconds. Add in the flour, whisking until everything is well combined. Cook for a minute or until it is just beginning to brown, then stir in the broth, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and black pepper. While stirring, cook until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the jalapeño pickle juice then taste and adjust seasonings, adding salt if needed.
• 5. Remove the steaks from the oven. Turn on the broiler. Remove the steaks from the oven and top each one with a handful of grated cheese and a few jalapeño slices. Position the steaks about 6 inches from the heating element and broil them just until the cheese is melted. Remove them from the broiler.
• 6. For plating, place a few spoonfuls of your gravy on each plate. Lay the steaks on top of the gravy. Add a side serving of rice and beans. Pour the remaining gravy into a bowl or pitcher to pass around at the table, along with nicely warmed tortillas.

SPRING HILL RANCH'S SLOPPY JOE AND SLOPPY JOSé

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the canola oil. Add the onion, and green pepper. Cook until slightly softened. Add the ground beef. Cook until the beef is browned, and drain off the excess grease.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, stir together ketchup, vinegar, mustard, brown sugar, ground cloves, and salt.
• 3. For Sloppy Josés, mix the green chiles, jalapeño, hot pepper sauce, oregano and cumin into the ketchup mixture.
• 4. Stir the ketchup (or ketchup/chile) mixture into the browned beef mixture. Cover the pan and simmer it for 30 minutes.
• 5. Serve it up either open-faced or closed-faced on the buns, wrapped in flour tortillas or over hot baked potatoes.

JALAPENO WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat whipping cream in heavy saucepan over high heat.
• When cream is ready to boil, stir in sour cream.
• After sour cream is dissolved, reduce heat to medium.
• Stir in chicken base and jalapeno juice and simmer.
• While cream is heating: Make a roux by warming butter in a saucepan over medium heat, adding flour, and mixing with a wire whip until mixture starts to turn pale gold.
• Just before cream mixture is ready to boil again, add roux, whisking briskly and constantly until roux is incorporated.
• Remove from heat and add minced jalapeno and cheese.

SPRING HILL RANCH'S PORK GREEN CHILI

Steps:

• 1. In a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 Tablespoons of the lard. Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, sprinkle the flour over pork cubes. Using a wooden spoon, stir the pork to coat. When the lard is hot, start browning the pork cubes about 1/2 pound at a time. Once nicely browned, remove the cubes to a bowl.
• 2. Add the remaining lard to the pan to heat. When it's hot, add the onions and cook them until they are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and stir until they are fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add in the green chiles, jalapeño, tomato, chicken broth and water, stirring to make sure all the browned bits are loosened from the bottom of the pan.
• 3. Transfer everything in the pan to your large slow cooker. Stir in the pork cubes. Cover and cook the chili on low for 4-6 hours, stirring every once in awhile to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom. Stir in the cumin, and adjust the salt and pepper as needed.

SPRING HILL RANCH'S NEW MEXICO RED CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat, heat the lard until it is shimmering but not yet smoking. Sauté the onion until it has softened and become translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and stir until it is nice and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the flour. Stir gently but constantly until the roux reaches a medium brown ("peanut butter") color, about 2 minutes. Add the chile powder or chiles, garlic, chicken broth, oregano, salt and cumin (if using). Simmer, stirring constantly until the sauce has thickened. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon. Add a little water if needed for proper consistency. Blend or process if desired for a smoother texture.
• 2. Slather the hot (temperature-wise) sauce over or under your New Mexican or southwestern dishes. Kept in an air tight container, this should stay fresh for at least a week in the refrigerator.