Cooking Exceptionally With Gin Lee

BBQ Boston butt in a Dutch oven Today, I will be preparing a barbecue Boston butt in a Dutch oven on the stovetop. I will be using my homemade spicy BBQ sauce , but if you prefer non-spicy, you can also get the recipe for my original BBQ sauce on Newsbreak too. Both are delicious. So, let's get on with the main recipe! Ingredients: 1 Boston butt (the one I am cooking today is just under 6 pounds). 2 tablespoons of steak sauce 1 tablespoon of liquid smoke flavoring 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes 2 teaspoons of onion flakes 1 teaspoon of minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds (optional) 1/2 teaspoon of coriander 1-1/2 teaspoons of smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning salt 1 to 2 teaspoons of black pepper 1 to 2 cups of water for the bottom of the pan, plus more if needed during cooking Instructions: First, if you want to, sear the outside of your Boston butt in a Dutch oven with a tablespoon of canola oil. I never do this step for mine. Mix 2 teaspoons of steak sauce and 1

Homemade country pancake and waffle mix In today's article, I will be walking you through the steps of how you can make your own dry pancake and waffle mix from scratch. Yes, you can use this mix to prepare both pancakes and waffles. The secret is that if you want to make waffles, you'll need to add two additional tablespoons of oil, per each cup of this mix, plus an extra egg, before making them, but do not add any wet ingredients to the homemade mix, until you're ready to make a batch. I will go more in depth on the steps for making waffles with the mix towards the end of my article. Ingredients for making the dry pancake and waffle mix: For a small batch of the pancake and waffle mix: 2 cups self-rising flour 2 tablespoons of Splenda, or sugar. Add more if you prefer your pancakes to be sweeter. 2 cups powdered milk, or leave out and use milk when making the pancakes ¼ teaspoon of no-salt substitute, or salt For an extra large batch of pancake and waffle mix: 6 cups of s

What's the difference between griddle cakes, pancakes, hot cakes, skillet cakes, and flapjacks? Have you ever pondered the question, what's the difference between griddle cakes, pancakes, hot cakes, skillet cakes, and flapjacks? Well, today, I would like to tell you the answer to that specific question. Which is that all five of these food items are exactly one and the same.  Homemade country pancakes I have decided to write two separate articles on the subject of how I make homemade pancakes from scratch. The first one was just to take you through the steps of how I make the pancake and waffle mix from scratch. Inside this article, I will be going more into depth on how I use that particular mix to make pancakes. In the other article, I also covered how to make homemade waffles from this same mix. The dry mix is the same for both, but needs to be prepared a little differently when adding the last few ingredients to make the waffle batter. (Hopefully splitting the t

Mama's Mexican chicken and rice casserole If you enjoy Mexican cuisine, I think that you'll love this! Because today, I am sharing my mom's recipe for her Mexican chicken and rice casserole. My beautiful and oh so amazing mom surprised me early this morning by bringing over a pan of her homemade casserole for me to serve for our dinner tonight and it looks simply mouthwatering. I know that I can't wait to taste it! Ingredients:  3-4 cups of chicken, boiled, deboned, and chopped 2 cups of rice 1 large onion, diced finely 2 cups of salsa (mom's is homemade) 1-15-ounce can of black beans, liquid drained 1 can of cream of chicken soup 1 teaspoon of no-salt 1 teaspoon of garlic powder ½ teaspoon of chili powder 1 teaspoon of cilantro Shredded Mexican cheese sour cream, optional Tortilla chips, optional Instructions: First, prepare your chicken. Mom adds water to a large pan and boils it until it falls off the bone. Then she chops the cooked chicken up into bite-size piec