beef mechado

2 lbs beef chunk
1 whole red onion
1 whole garlic
2 potatoes
2 carrots
1 pack beef broth or 2 beef cubes
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 pack of mechado sauce

• Boil beef chunk for an hour with 1 cup of beef broth.  
• Put potatoes & carrots, boil for another hour or until all ingredients is soft to your liking and add more beef broth if necessary. 
• Pour half cup of soy sauce.  
• Do not worry with potatoes & carrots if it turns into puree, the more it is soft the better.  
• Place mechado sauce and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.

buffalo chicken wing & blue cheese dip

Wings

• 5 pounds chicken wings, tips removed, drumettes and flats separated
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 

Marinate wings overnight with salt, oil and black pepper.

Ginger Soy Glaze

• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 2x1' piece of ginger, peeled, sliced   

Bring all ingredients and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve honey. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced to 1/4 cup, 7–8 minutes. Strain into a medium bowl. Let sit for 15 minutes to thicken slightly. 

• Preheat oven to 400°. Divide wings between prepared racks and spread out in a single layer. 
• Bake wings until cooked through and skin is crispy, 45–50 minutes. 

 Line another rimmed baking sheet with foil; top with a wire rack.Coat wings with ginger-soy glaze or toss to evenly coat. Place wings back to oven in a single layer. Bake until glaze is glossy and lightly caramelized, 8–10 minutes.

Buffalo Sauce

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's)

Mix first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl; let stand for 5 minutes. Whisk in hot sauce; keep warm.  Toss baked wings in buffalo sauce evenly.

 Blue Cheese Dip

• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients; chill for an hour or two. Serve as a dip for the Buffalo wings. Makes about 1 1/2 cups of blue cheese dip.

Marsala Sauce

4 cloves garlic
1 whole red onion chopped
1 cup beef broth or chicken broth
3 stems fresh Thyme
1 cup half & half
1 1/2 cup Marsala Sweet Wine
1 tsp butter
3 tsp corn starch
1 cup sliced mushroom
1-2 tbsp oyster sauce

In a medium pan over high-medium heat, saute garlic in butter until slightly brown add chopped onion add mushroom till cooked. Set aside. 

From the same pan, add marsala wine and let boil 5-7 minutes or until wine spirit dissolved before adding beef/chicken broth as next ingredients continue and let boil while reducing heat to medium.  Add half & half and thyme. Add & dilute corn starch to half cup of water - continue and let boil for another 5 mins.

Add cooked garlic, onion and mushroom.  Add 1 tbsp oyster sauce to taste, add more if needed.

you're done enjoy!