The Global Sun Oven and braised meats are a match made in heaven. This recipe is adapted for solar cooking from the March 2008 edition of Gourmet magazine. It can be served with rice, couscous, or a nice crusty bread. Solar Braised Chicken with Tomatoes and Olives...
You really can use your Global Sun Oven to cook just about anything that will fit in it. By removing the leveling tray you'll be able to fit a large stock pot, or even a turkey in a baking bag, in the Global Sun Oven. Just be sure to put a rack or trivet on the floor...
This is a much lighter potato gratin than the traditional, heavy on cream and cheese, version. Sicilian Potato Gratin 1 garlic clove, halved 2 Tbs olive oil, divided 2 cups chopped onions Kosher salt 2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced 6 Tbs grated Pecorino...
Eggs have become more of a lunch or late weekend brunch food since we've had the Global Sun Oven. I cook them in muffin tins or enamelware cups, greased and lined with whatever I have on hand - spinach, zucchini, ham, etc. Room temperature eggs will be ready in 20...
The Sun Oven can also be used as a food dehydrator. To do so simply turn the metal latches inward and let the glass door rest on them. This will allow the moisture to escape. I used pizza pans to dehydrate the tomatoes in the picture. They are kept separated by two...
Whenever I have some over ripe bananas I whip up a batch of these muffins. At first the combination of banana and coconut seemed odd but they come out moist and delicious. Banana Coconut Muffins Ingredients 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1...
Puttanesca is a classic Italian pasta sauce. It's easy to make and very tasty. As always you can do the sauteing either in the Sun Oven or on the stove, whichever you prefer. The ingredients are olive oil, minced garlic, anchovy paste, strained tomatoes, olives,...
Sun Oven® pulled pork has to be one of the easiest things in the world to make. Just take a pork shoulder roast, if it's really big cut it into two or three pieces, season it with a dry rub, and put it in a pot with about 1/4 a cup of liquid smoke. Cook it in the Sun...
In an earlier post I said that reflective cookware cannot be used in the Sun Oven. That is only partly true. While non reflective, light weight cookware is the workhorse of solar cooking, any pot or pan that will fit in the cooking chamber will work. All you need is a...
Here's a tasty curry that's a fine example of using multiple cooking methods. It's easier to keep on eye on the onions, which could easily burn, if you saute them on your stove while preparing the ginger and garlic purée. Once the stew is fully assembled it is...
