Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Author: CND

  • Oven-Fried Chicken

    Ingredients

    • 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 1 cup ground cornflakes

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
    2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
    3. Rinse chicken and pat dry.
    4. Mix eggs together with spices.
    5. Dip chicken in egg mixture.
    6. Roll chicken in cornflakes and place on baking sheet.
    7. Bake until chicken is 165′ (about 45-50 minutes).

    Source

    Inspired by Complete Step-by-Step Cook Book (out of print).

  • Guacamole

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 white onion finely diced
    • 1/2 head garlic minced
    • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
    • 1/4 cup lime juice
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 4 large ripe avocados

    Method

    1. Mix together all ingredients except avocado in a bowl.
    2. Add avocado to mixture.
    3. Mash avocado into mixture until a roughly uniform sauce forms.
    4. Smooth out the top of the guacamole and cover with a thin layer of lime juice until ready to serve.
    5. Cover and let sit in fridge for a few hours before serving.

    Source

    Cultural tour on trip to Puerto Vallarta in 2011.

  • Salsa Fresca

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 white onion diced
    • 4 medium tomatoes diced
    • 2 jalapeños deseeded and diced
    • 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
    • 1 garlic clove minced
    • 2 tablespoons lime juice
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt 

    Method

    1. Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl.
    2. Cover and let sit in fridge for a few hours before serving.

    Source

    Cultural tour on trip to Puerto Vallarta in 2011.

  • Pumpkin Plachenta

    Ingredients

    Pastry

    • 5 cups all purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 1/2 cups vegetable shortening
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1 tablespoon white vinegar

    Filling

    • 7 cups roast pumpkin puree
    • 2 cups brown sugar
    • 3 small cans sweetened condensed milk
    • 6 eggs beaten
    • 5 teaspoons cinnamon
    • 3 teaspoons cloves
    • 3 teaspoons ginger

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
    2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
    3. Mix all filling ingredients together in a large bowl until uniform.
    4. Mix all pastry ingredients together into a ragged dough.
    5. Roll pastry out on a floured surface until 1/4 inch thick.
    6. Cut pastry into circles.
    7. Put filling into the centre of each circle.
    8. Fold circles over and pinch edges together to make dumplings.
    9. Place dumplings on baking sheet.
    10. Bake until brown (about 20 minutes).

    Source

    Holitzki family recipe.

  • Potato Soup

    Ingredients

    • potatoes peeled and cubed
    • pickling spice
    • salt
    • pepper

    Method

    1. Cover potatoes with water in a large stock pot.
    2. Add salt and pepper.
    3. Add pickling spice in a tea ball.
    4. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until soup thickens.
    5. Serve with cream and plachenta.

    Source

    Holitzki family recipe.