Recipe Collection

Bacon Flavored Booze

Sat, 21 May 2011 12:04:02 -0400

Ingredients
1. 250 ml el Jimador, 100% Agave, Taquila Blanco (80 Proof)
2. 22 grams D’Artagnan Uncured Applewood Smoked Bacon, cooked
and
1. 250 ml el Jimador, 100% Agave, Taquila Blanco (80 Proof)
2. 33 grams D’Artagnan Uncured Applewood Smoked Bacon, cooked
and
1. 250 ml el Jimador, 100% Agave, Taquila Blanco (80 Proof)
2. 22 grams D’Artagnan Uncured Applewood Smoked Bacon, cooked
3. 1/2 a Jalapeño Perrer with seeds
4. 16 grams fire roasted Poblano Pepper
and
1. 250 ml Rain Organic Vodka
1. 22 grams D’Artagnan Uncured Applewood Smoked Bacon, cooked
2. 1 1/2 fresh Bay Leaves

Preparation
1. Cook bacon on griddle, cool and drain on paper towel.
2. Add bacon to alcohol.
3. store in cool dark area for 2 - 3 weeks.
4. Remove solids, put liquid in refrigerator to solidify fats.
5. Run liquid through a coffee filter and bottle.
6. If you started with a clear alcohol the color of the liquid will be pale yellow brown.

Tomato Sauce

Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:16:28 -0500

Ingredients
1. 13 lbs. Roma Tomatoes
2. Garlic (a lot)
3. Basil (a lot)
4. 4 - 6 medium Onions
5. Olive Oil
6. Red or White Wine
7. Salt
8. Pepper

Preparation
1. First prepare a large pot with water, bring to boil and large bowl with ice water. While water is coming to a boil wash tomatoes, score in a cross pattern across the bottom and sides of each tomato.
2. When water is boiling blanche tomatoes for 10 - 20 seconds in the boiling water and then dip in the ice water. The peels should almost fall off. Using a knife clean skins off and set aside.
3. When you have completed skinning all the tomatoes you need to cut all the tomatoes in half.
4. Set oven to 325° F and pre-heat.
5. Take the garlic and cut it into small pieces.
6. Arrange tomatoes and garlic on baking sheets, cut side down, with olive oil.
7. Bake tomatoes and garlic for 2 or 2 1/2 hours.
8. While tomatoes are baking dice onions, and shred basil and put in a large pot with olive oil and cook till clear-ish.
9. Now since you are still waiting for the tomatoes to roast clean up from the tomato mess.
10. Once the tomatoes have dried out on the top and almost look like sun dried tomatoes remove them from the oven and put them in a blender. The amount of garlic you transfer to the blender is up to you.
11. Chop up the tomatoes and garlic to the consistency you want and then transfer the tomatoes to the pot of onions and basil.
12. Cook this down a little add some wine if you want and add salt and pepper to taste.
13. You should have a lot of tomato sauce now so if you want to can it you can. I processed mine for about 20 minutes.

Hummus

Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:18:11 -0400

Ingredients
1. one 15oz. can of Garbanzo Beans drained
2. 1/8 cup Water
3. juice from half a Lemon
4. three Tbs. Tahini
5. Cumin
6. three cloves Garlic
7. four-ish Tbs. Olive Oil
8. Salt
9. Pepper
10. Paprika

Preparation
1. Prep all your ingredients. Open the can of Garbanzo Beans and drain all liquid. (Some people like to use the liquid from the beans instead of the water. I don’t like the way the Hummus tastes as much that way so I use water). Smash and chop up the garlic to as fine as you want it. I like mine very small. Juice the lemon. Get out a Tbs. measuring spoon.  
2. Put everything except the water in a blender or food processor. For the Olive Oil put in 3 Tbs. to start. For the rest of the seasoning put in a little to start and add as you are blending. You know how mush you like these ingredients so put them in accordingly but remember you can always add more you can’t take any out. 
3. Once you get the Garbanzo Beans chopped up pretty well add the water slowly until you get the consistency you want. Note, if you are using a blender you will have to do a lot of stopping and going and pushing down of beans to the bottom of the blender so they come into contact with the blade. Adding water helps this go quicker but don’t add to mush right away or you will end up with thin Hummus. 
4. Once you get your Hummus the way you like it you can garnish it with more Paprika if you like.