Theme Meal Plans: Party On
Vickie's Shredded Beef | Baked French Fries | Buttermilk Biscuits
Vickie's Shredded Beef
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 10 |
| Category: | Easy Recipes I Can Cook |
| Meal: | Party On (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 3 | lb | beef, cubes |
| 1 | large | onions, chopped |
| 1 | Tb | garlic powder |
| 1 | 10.5 oz can | beef consommé |
| 1 | Tb | mustard, yellow |
| 3 | Tb | vinegar, cider |
| 0.5 | cup | ketchup |
| 2 | Tb | water |
| 2 | Tb | flour |
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Brown beef in olive oil, add onion, sauté for 5 minutes. Add garlic, ketchup, mustard, vinegar and consommé and simmer for 40 minutes.
Remove meat from pan, let cool, shred by hand.
Add flour to water and mix, add to pan to thicken gravy. Add shredded beef into gravy.
Serve on rolls.
Baked French Fries
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Starch / Pasta |
| Meal: | Party On (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | lb | french fries |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees, bake for 10-15 minutes (for frozen fries), until brown. Salt and pepper immediately upon removing from oven.
Buttermilk Biscuits
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Breads |
| Meal: | Party On (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 4 | cup | flour, all-purpose |
| 4 | tsp | baking powder |
| 1 | tsp | baking soda |
| 1.5 | tsp | salt, table |
| 1 | tsp | sugar, granulated |
| 16 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
| 2 | cup | buttermilk |
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Mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Gradually cut in cold butter with a pastry blender or two knives. When mixture is the consistency of cornmeal, stir in buttermilk. Toss lightly until mixture holds together. Pat out on floured counter and cut into rounds. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees 18 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Hint: The secret to light and fluffy biscuits is to handle the dough as little as possible
