New England Dynamite Recipes

WOONSOCKET DYNAMITE A LA JIM

Steps:

• Brown the hamburger then remove from pan, leaving rendered fat.
• Sauté the onion and bell peppers and garlic in the hamburger fat until soft
• Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, and cooked hamburger back to the pot. Simmer for an hour, covered.
• Add tomato paste, oregano, and basil, simmer for 2 more hours uncovered, stirring occasionally. Season to taste, then chill overnight.
• Reheat in crock pot and serve with hoagie rolls, maybe some potato chips.

DYNAMITES

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large pot, break it up and saute until just pink.
• Add chopped onions and green peppers
• Add crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce
• Bring to a simmer and cook on low heat for at least 1 hour.
• Once peppers and onions begin to soften, start adding seasonings as desired, tasting as you go.
• Cook it down until thickened enough to spoon into rolls. I usually serve with a slotted spoon to drain out extra liquid.
• Serve with a shaker of crushed red pepper flakes on the table because even the hard core heat addicts sometimes want just a little more heat.

RHODE ISLAND DYNAMITES

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; cook the onion in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the ground beef, bell peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes to the saucepan; stir.
• 2. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until the peppers are soft and the beef is tender, 4 to 6 hours.

DYNAMITES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; cook the onion in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the ground beef, bell peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes to the saucepan; stir.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until the peppers are soft and the beef is tender, 4 to 6 hours.

MOM'S DYNAMITE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium-high heat 8-10 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain., Stir in all remaining ingredients except buns. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 1 hour or until desired consistency and flavors are blended, stirring occasionally. Serve on buns.

RHODE ISLAND DYNAMITES

Steps:

• In a very large stockpot over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef, stirring often.
• Add the chopped green and red peppers, onions, and garlic; mix well.
• When the vegetables begin to soften, add the tomato sauce, bay leaves, parsley, hot pepper flakes, salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning.
• Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 hours.

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• In a large pot combine the meat, the spice bag and enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours. Add vegetables and salt and return to a simmer. Continue to simmer until fork-tender, 30 minutes to 1 hour longer.
• For the Horseradish Cream: In a small bowl combine sour cream and horseradish; season, to taste, with salt, pepper and hot sauce.
• To finish, remove corned beef to a carving board and slice against the grain. Transfer to a large, warmed, deep platter. Drain broth and reserve for soup, if desired. Arrange vegetables around meat and serve. Pass the horseradish cream for guests to help themselves.

DYNAMITE

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the green pepper, red pepper, yellow onion and red onion to the skillet, and cook until meat is evenly browned and vegetables are tender. Drain excess grease from the pan.
• Transfer the mixture to a slow cooker, and stir in tomato paste, water and red pepper flakes. Cover, and cook at the Low setting for at least 4 hours. I usually let it go for 12. The longer it simmers, the spicier it gets! Spoon into torpedo rolls and serve.

DIANE JUDGE'S NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Combine 3 gallons water with the celery, onion, bay leaf, herbs, garlic and peppercorns in a 4- to 5-gallon pot and heat to boiling over medium heat. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the hams, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• While the hams cook, prepare the vegetables: tie up the carrots and turnips in a piece of cheesecloth. Divide the potatoes and parsnips in half and tie up each bundle in a piece of cheesecloth. Tie up the pearl onions and beans in a piece of cheesecloth. Divide the cabbage wedges into 2 pieces of cheesecloth and tie up.
• Remove the hams to a platter and keep warm.
• Add the carrot-and-turnip bundle to the simmering ham water; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the potato and parsnip bundles; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the onion and bean bundle; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cabbage bundle; cover and steam for 10 minutes.
• Using tongs, lift each bundle out and test for doneness. Cut the vegetable bundles and arrange the vegetables in bowls. Slice the ham thickly. Spoon cooking water over the vegetables and ham. Serve with mustard, horseradish, bread and applesauce.