Bottom of the jar recipes

[Little_bug]

If you have a bottom of the jar recipe, tell us about it.

[mistysjavaspa]

Apricot Fruit Spread Glaze

Take an almost empty jar of apricot All-Fruit preserves (or any jam, jelly or preserves that are a step away from being tossed) and fill it 3/4 with orange juice. Place the top on and give it a good shimmy shake.
 

Sautee pork loin chops (or chicken or salmon) in a little bit of EVOO with some salt and pepper. Pour in half of the oj/apricot mixture and brush the meat, chicken or fish as the glaze thickens.

Asian Dipping Sauce

Take the jar with the remaining oj/apricot mixture and add a few slices of ginger root, a jalapeno pepper (take seeds out if you don't like it too spicy), and add some tamari or soy sauce. Place the top back on and give it a good shake. Use as an Asian dipping sauce for items such as sesame chicken strips.

[mistysjavaspa]

Crunchy Veggie Salad with Sweet Honey Dressing

The sweet honey dressing for this salad is another one of Rachael's bottom-of-the-jar recipes.

ingredients

8 radishes, thinly sliced
8 ribs celery, thinly sliced
1 seedless cucumber, cut in half lengthwise then thinly sliced into half moons
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
2 sprigs fresh dill, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

preparation

Combine veggies in a salad bowl. The dressing can be made in a small bowl and whisked together, or, if your jar of honey is almost empty, make it in the jar itself and give it a few really good shakes to mix it. Pour the dressing over the veggies and toss to combine.Yields 4 servings

[mistysjavaspa]

Carolina Style BBQ Sauce

This is another one of Rachael's bottom-of-the-jar recipes.

ingredients

1/2 cup bbq sauce (whatever's left in the bottom of the jar)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon honey

preparation

Combine all ingredients in the bbq sauce jar and shake well.

Use it to baste grilled chicken.

Yields about a cup

[mistysjavaspa]

Spicy Salsa Salad Dressing

Ingredients:
1/2 cup salsa, any flavor (whatever's left in the bottom of the jar)
Juice of 3 limes (about 6 tablespoons)
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), eyeball it

Prep:

Combine all ingredients in the leftover salsa jar and shake well. Pour over shredded cabbage for a fresh take on coleslaw or a guacamole salad.

[mistysjavaspa]

Spicy Peanut Thai Dipper

Ingredients:
1/2 cup peanut butter, or whatever's left in the bottom of the jar
2 tablespoons hot water
2 tablespoons tamari sauce (dark soy sauce)
Zest and juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Prep:

Add water, tamari, lime juice, lime zest and red pepper flakes to the bottom of a peanut butter jar that has about 1/4 cup of peanut butter left in it.

Shake it vigorously to combine all the ingredients thoroughly. Serve with egg rolls, chicken fingers or whatever you feel like dipping.

Yields about 1/2 cup

[mistysjavaspa]

Mustard- Soy Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:
2 soy sauce packets
2 duck sauce packets
1 mustard packet

Prep:
Combine soy sauce, duck sauce and mustard in a small mixing bowl and whisk together. Serve with egg rolls, chicken fingers or whatever you feel like dipping.Yields About 1/2 cup

[mistysjavaspa]

Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:
3-4 duck sauce packets
1 tablespoon rice wine or white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon cup water

Prep:
Combine duck sauce, vinegar, red pepper flakes and water in a small mixing bowl and whisk together. Serve with egg rolls, chicken fingers or whatever you feel like dipping

[mistysjavaspa]

Tangy Honey Sauce

Ingredients:
1/4 cup honey, or whatever's left at the bottom of the honey bear
3 to 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup apple, orange or grapefruit juice, whatever you have on hand

Prep:
Combine all ingredients in the honey bear and give it a good shake!Yields about 1/2 cup of sauce

[mistysjavaspa]

Bottom of the Container Dessert Sauce

Ingredients:
1 pound cake
1/4 cup raspberry sorbet, vanilla or chocolate ice cream (whatever's left in the bottom of the container), melted
A nip of orange liqueur, such as grand Marnier
1 pint strawberries, hulled and chopped
1 pint raspberries
1 pint blackberries
1 canister whipped cream
Zest of 1 lime

Prep:

Cut the pound cake into 8 pieces, then each piece into 3 slices. 

In the bottom of the ice cream container, mash about 5 to 6 strawberries, raspberries and blackberries with a fork until combined. Add the nip of liquor, replace the top and give it a good shake. 

In 4 martini glasses, divide the cake pieces equally.  Pour the sauce over each of the martini glasses and top with some of each kind of berry.  Top with a squirt of the whipped cream and the lime zest.

Yields 4 servings

[jelywila]

I actually do this all the time.....lolol

DUMPA MEAT...

after going shopping and you have meat ready to pop into the freezer, or you need more room in you refrigerator to put stuff away ...or both...

toss a dinner size worth of chicky breast, pork chops, steaks or what ever into a freezer bag, and dump what ever is left in the bottom of salad dressing bottles. Just about any will work for. If you need to, mix and mach with similar kinds of dressings....like vinegrets, creamies, sweets &/or sours (these are great to mix with most BBQ sauces too).

Just dumpa in, swish around bag, and toss into the freezer for when you need it. They will marinate as they unthaw. Great idea for grilling season too.
 
Only thing, doesn't work the same with fish, UNLESS, you are planning to cook same day...marinate no longer than 2 hrs. or any vinegar will cook it.