Beef Queso Dip

Beef Queso Dip

Ingredients:
¼ pound ground sirloin
½ teaspoon chili powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon onion powder
½ cup water

Directions:
1. Brown the ground beef in a small skillet over medium/low heat using a
wooden spoon to break it up into small pieces as it cooks.
2. When there is no pink in the beef, add the remaining ingredients and
simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until all of the water has cooked off.
3. Sprinkle the spicy ground beef over the top of the queso dip made in the
recipe above, and serve with tortilla chips.
• MAKES 3 CUPS.
RUBY TUESDAY THAI PHOON SHRIMP
MENU DESCRIPTION: “Tender, crispy shrimp with a sweet and spicy chili sauce
that’s got just the right kick.”
It was another job for the microscreen sieve. Rinsing away the mayo from a spoonful
of this delicious chili sauce reveals just what I expected: sambal chunks. The minced
chile peppers that sat there, naked, in the bottom of the sieve looked just like the type
of red pepper used in sambal chili sauce.And since there were bits of garlic in there,
too, it was clear that the bright red chili garlic sauce you find near the Asian foods in
your market is the perfect secret ingredient for the fiery mixture that’s used on this
popular dish on Ruby Tuesday’s new appetizer menu. Once you make the sauce, whip
up some of the secret breading for the shrimp and get on with the frying. You can use
shortening or oil here, but I think shortening works best, and it doesn’t stink up the
house.The no- trans fat stuff is da bomb. Once all of your shrimp are fried to a nice
golden brown, carefully coat the little suckers with about half of the sauce, and then
serve the rest of the sauce on the side for dipping, just like they do at the restaurant.
CHILI SAUCE