Baked Potatoes

Ingredients

• Russet potatoes
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  • ¼ to 1 cup firmly packed finely grated cheese (1 to 4 ounces)
  • Salt to taste
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper or hot paprika
  • Pinch of grated or ground nutmeg or mace
  • (A few drops of dry white wine or lemon juice)

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Prepare: White Sauce I
  2. When it is smooth and hot, reduce the heat to low and stir in: ¼ to 1 cup firmly packed finely grated cheese (1 to 4 ounces)
  3. Cook, stirring, just until the cheese is melted, or the cheese may turn stringy. Season with: Salt to taste; Pinch of cayenne pepper or hot paprika; Pinch of grated or ground nutmeg or mace
  4. Should the sauce become stringy, bring it just to a simmer and whisk in: (A few drops of dry white wine or lemon juice)
  5. then remove from the heat.
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  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 pound yellow, red, white, or sweet onions, halved and thinly sliced or cut into ½-inch or larger dice
  • Salt and black pepper

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Heat in a large skillet over medium-high heat: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  2. Add and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned around the edges, 10 to 15 minutes: 1 pound yellow, red, white, or sweet onions, halved and thinly sliced or cut into ½-inch or larger dice
  3. Season well with: Salt and black pepper
• Minced parsley or cilantro
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  • 3 tablespoons New Mexico, guajillo, or ancho chile powder, or a combination
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • (1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder)
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 poblano pepper
  • 2 to 4 serrano peppers
  • ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
  • ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro stems

  Sub-recipe steps

  1. Prepare Country Sausage I or II, substituting the following mixture for the ice/water, salt, herbs, and spices: 3 tablespoons New Mexico, guajillo, or ancho chile powder, or a combination; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 2 teaspoons salt; (1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder); ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon ground allspice; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  2. GREEN
  3. We are confident that those who try this less-common chorizo will be instant converts.
  4. Roast: 1 poblano pepper; 2 to 4 serrano peppers
  5. Peel and seed the peppers and place on a cutting board along with: ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds, toasted; ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro stems
  6. Chop these ingredients together until finely minced. Prepare Red Chorizo, above, substituting this roasted pepper/pumpkin seed mixture for the 3 tablespoons chile powder.