Miso Caramel

Miso Caramel

I know what you're thinking. But it's so good - it's basically a salted caramel with an interesting extra kick and I LOVE it.

Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins

Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp miso paste

Instructions:
1. Loosen the miso with 1-2 Tbsp of water. You can strain to get chunks out, if you like.
2. Heat the cream until just before reaching boiling point. Turn the heat off.
3. Place sugar and water in a large and deep saucepan and stir together to dissolve the sugar.
4. Heat the sugar/water mixture over medium heat and bring to boil without further stirring. (I found that different burners worked better than others, so don't feel bad if this doesn't work the first time!)
5. When the sugar mixture becomes golden brown, remove the pan from the heat.
6. Pour the pre heated cream into the sugar mixture carefully and a little at a time.
7. Stir to combine and whisk the loosened miso mixture in.
8. Put the saucepan back on low heat and simmer for a minute.
9. Allow it to cool down and pour into a storage container. Store in the fridge or freezer!

Ore-Whoa Bars

Ore-Whoa Bars

Ingredients:
1 box fudgy brownie mix, plus ingredients called for on box
A box of Oreos (divided into about 15 whole Oreos, and 15 crushed)
2 8-oz blocks cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/2 cup white chocolate, melted (optional)

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 and line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper. Spray parchment with cooking spray.
2. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions and pour batter into prepared pan. Place whole Oreos on brownie batter.
3. Prepare cheesecake mixture: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, and salt and beat until combined. Fold in crushed Oreos until fully incorporated.
4. Pour cheesecake mixture over brownie batter and bake until edges are set and center of cheesecake mixture is only slightly jiggly; 37-40 minutes.
5. Let cheesecake brownies cool completely in pan. Drizzle with melted chocolates, and serve.

Firecracker Meatballs with Roasted Green Beans

 

Firecracker Meatballs with Roasted Green Beans
(From Hello Fresh)

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 40 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients:
4 Green Onions (divided)
1 Thumb Ginger
4 Tbsp Mayonnaise
4 Tbsp Sour Cream
4 tsp Honey
4 Tbsp Soy Sauce (divided)
2 tsp Sriracha
Rice
20 oz Ground Beef
1/2 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
12 oz Green Beans
Sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 and adjust racks to middle and top positions
2. Trim and thinly slice green onions; separate whites from greens
3. Peel and mince ginger
4. In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, honey, 4 tsp soy sauce, and sriracha to taste
5. Cook rice
6. While rice cooks, in a second bowl, combine beef, panko, green onion whites, ginger, remaining soy sauce, 1 tsp salt, and black pepper to taste.
7. Form the beef mixture into ~24 - 1 1/2 inch meatballs
8. Place meatballs on a lightly oiled baking sheet and place on middle rack
9. Toss green beans on empty side with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper and roast on top rack. Cook for about 14-16 minutes, until done.

Serve rice in a bowl with meatballs and green beans on top. Drizzle with sriracha sauce and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.