Ethiopian Peppers And Portabella Recipes

Steps:

• For the spice blend: Stir together the paprika, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper in a bowl.
• For the fajitas: Set a large skillet over high heat. Once the pan starts smoking, add the portobellos, bell peppers, onions, salt and 2 teaspoons of the spice blend. Dry-saute the veggies until you see charring and blistering, about 30 seconds. Add the oil and garlic and continue to cook, stirring often, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Lay out the tortillas and top each with the portobello veggie mix. Sprinkle each with a pinch of the spice blend. Top with sour cream, avocado, cilantro and a squeeze of lime.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the oil, pepper flakes, oregano, and garlic. Place the skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until aromatic.
• Add the mushrooms and roasted peppers and cook, stirring, until heated through. Serve immediately with meat, chicken or fish.
• Variation: If making as a vegetarian main dish, add 1/2 bag chopped spinach and 2 scallions, sliced thinly. Serve with couscous or noodles.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place all ingredients expect for bell peppers and mushrooms into food processor and puree until mostly smooth.
• Place bell peppers and mushrooms in a glass baking dish and cover with puree.
• Cover with foil; bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove foil, stir, and cook for 20 more minutes.
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, vinegar, Dijon, sugar, salt, and pepper for the vinaigrette in a small bowl and mix until well combined. Pour in a large resealable bag and add mushrooms, asparagus, and bell pepper. Toss everything together until well combined.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Line a vegetable pan with aluminum foil and place on the preheated grill. Add vegetables with vinaigrette to the pan on the grill.
• Grill vegetables until desired softness or crunchiness is reached, 5 to 7 minutes.

Steps:

• Prepare barbeque (medium-high heat). Whisk vinegar, oil, thyme and lemon peel in large bowl to blend well. Season vinaigrette to taste with salt and pepper.
• Brush vinaigrette over vegetables. Grill until mushrooms are tender and juicy, and peppers and onions are crisp-tender, about 12 minutes per side.
• Cut mushrooms and peppers into 1/2-inch-thick strips. Toss mushrooms, peppers and onions in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Trim hard parts from mushrooms and discard. Rinse mushrooms quickly to remove grit; cut caps into slices and stems into small chunks. Combine in a medium skillet with 1 clove garlic (crushed and peeled), thyme, olive oil and some salt and pepper. Cook over sufficiently low heat so that mixture bubbles but mushrooms do not brown. Continue to cook, stirring infrequently, until they are quite shrunken in size and appear firm, 30 to 45 minutes. (At this point, you can pause for several hours before resuming cooking.) If you are using porcinis, soak them in hot water to cover for a few minutes so that they soften.
• Set a large pot of water to boil for pasta and salt it. Mince remaining garlic. Turn heat under oil to medium, and add garlic to the portobellos along with the drained porcinis. Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic begins to color. Add tomatoes and raise heat to medium high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until they break up and become saucy, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta until it is tender but not mushy. Taste sauce and adjust its seasoning. When pasta is done, drain it, toss with sauce, top with Parmesan, and serve.

Steps:

• Puree chiles, ginger, garlic, spices, and wine to a smooth paste.
• Brown beef in hot oil.
• When evenly browned, remove and drain off all but 2T oil.
• Saute onion in the oil until soft but not browned.
• Add the bell peppers and saute for an additional 3 minutes
• Add the chile puree and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Add the beef and mix until strips are coated with sauce.
• Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes more until the beef is done.