| Combine following ingredients in a heavy bottom cooker. Cover and simmer for 3 hours. |
| 1 lb. dry beans, red, black, or pinto |
| 1 onion, sliced |
| 1 head garlic, peeled and crushed |
| 3 carrots, cleaned and sliced |
| 3 stalks celery, sliced |
| 1 green pepper, chopped |
| 1 lb. lean smoked sausage, sliced |
| 8 oz. tomatoe sauce |
| 1 tbs vinegar, 1 tbs brown sugar, 1 tbs salt, 1 tsp crushed red pepper 1 tbs ground cumin, 1 tbs oregano leaves, 3 beef bouillon cubes |
| 2 quarts water |
| 2 lbs pork, steaks or shoulder strips |
| 2 large onions, sliced |
| garlic salt, pepper, thyme, MSG |
| �In a� 2" deep �baking�-�broiling� pan� with wire rack in bottom,� arrange the well �seasoned �pork in one layer on the rack and place under preheated broiler until �nicely browned turning once. Reduce oven to 350 and bake for 15 minutes more. �Drain pan of fat and remove rack �arranging pork in bottom of pan. �Cover pork �with sliced �onion and seasoning, �then cover pan tightly �with aluminum foil and �place in middle of oven for 1 hour. Serve with scalloped potatoes. |
| 2 lbs bonless top sirloin steak trimmed of all fat and cut into 1&1/2" strips |
| 1 large onion peeled and cut into medium pieces |
| 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms quartered, 2-3 cloves fresh garlic, crushed |
| 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp white pepper, 1 tsp thyme, 1 tsp MSG, 2 bay leaves |
| 1 pkg Lipton onion soup mix, 1 tbs tomatoe paste, 1 tbs flour |
| 1 cup sour cream, 1&1/2 cups boiling water, 2 tbs canola oil |
| �In a deep skillet �with cover available, heat oil over high heat until just smoking. �Add beef strips and toss with salt, �pepper, �and msg until evenly browned. �Pour �off excess fat, �and add onion, mushrooms, �garlic, thyme and bay leaves. �Cook �together for 3 min and sprinkle with flour to cook 2 min more. Add boiling water �with soup mix and stir in tomatoe paste. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet tightly �and simmer for 45 min. Just before serving, fold in sour cream and return to low �heat �for �3 �min. ����Serve �with �spinach �noodles. |