Category: 4th of July Cookout

April 21, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Chicken Recipes, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Poutry, Snack Food

Chicharones di Pollo – Cuban style Chicken Nuggets. Crispy Deep-Fried Chicken Bites.

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Chicharones di Pollo - Cuban style Chicken Nuggets. Crispy Deep-Fried Chicken Bites.
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Recipe type: Chicken / Deep-fried
Cuisine: Cuban
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These Cuban-style crispy chicken nuggets are amazing. Marinated in garlic, onion, lime and white rum, then flavored with pepper, cumin, oregano and paprika, your guests will definitely be lining up for more.
Ingredients
  • 4 Large chicken thighs, deboned, skin on
  • 20ml Chopped garlic
  • 1 Medium onion, chopped
  • 90ml Lime juice
  • Zest of 4 Limes
  • 60ml White rum or cane spirit
For the Coating
  • 250ml All-purpose flour
  • 5ml Salt
  • 5ml Ground black pepper
  • 5ml Ground cumin
  • 5ml Dried oregano
  • 5ml Paprika
  • 2 Eggs, lightly beaten
Instructions
  1. Cut the deboned chicken thighs into bite sized cubes.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine the chopped onion, chopped garlic, lime juice, lime zest and white rum. You can substitute the white rum with cane spirit if you prefer.
  3. Add the cubed chicken, mix it in and transfer the bowl yo your refrigerator for 6 to 8 hours to marinate.
  4. After this time, combine the all purpose flour, salt, ground black pepper, ground cumin, dried oregano and paprika.
  5. Use some of the seasoned flour to sprinkle over a platter. This is where the coated chicken will set and this layer of flour prevents the coating from sticking to the platter and getting damaged.
  6. In another bowl, whisk 2 eggs.
  7. Working with one cube of chicken at a time, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture to coat all over.
  8. Dunk the cube in the egg to wet all of the flour.
  9. Return it yo the flour and toss it thoroughly to get a good solid coating. Transfer the chicken to the platter to set and continue with the remaining cubes.
  10. Allow the coating to set for 20 minutes before continuing.
  11. Fill a large frying pan with oil to a depth of 1 inch. Heat the oil to a temperature of 180c or 350f.
  12. Carefully drop the cubes into the oil and fry the chicken for 5 to 6 minutes until crispy and golden, turning regularly to ensure even coloring.
  13. Remove the chicken from the oil and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  14. Serve the chicharones immediately garnished with fresh parsely and extra lime wedges.

 

April 15, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Garnishes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetable, Vegetarian Recipes

Super-Crispy Deep-Fried Onion Rings. How to Make Perfect Fried Onion Rings!!!

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Super-Crispy Deep-Fried Onion Rings. How to Make Perfect Fried Onion Rings!!!
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Recipe type: Vegetables / Deep-fried
 
Onion rings can be the best or worst accompaniment for burgers or grills. Unfortunately more often than not battered onion rings turn out as oil soaked UFO's that repeat on you for days afterwards. This recipe gives the foolproof solution, and the perfectly crispy, tasty and aromatic onion rings ever.... with much less oil residue.
Ingredients
  • 1 Large onion
  • 250ml Full-cream milk
  • 45ml Cornflour
  • Oil for frying
For the Coating
  • 250ml All purpose flour
  • 10ml Garlic powder
  • 5ml Hot smoked paprika
  • 5ml Salt
  • 2.5ml Hot English Mustard powder
  • 2.5ml Ground white pepper
Instructions
  1. Top and tail and peel the onions and slice them into half inch thick rings. Carefully remove the first three rings from each round. You can use the inner rings for salads or soups.
  2. For the coating, combine the all purpose flour, garlic powder, hot smoked paprika, salt, hot English mustard powder and ground white pepper.
  3. In a jug, whisk together the cornflour and milk and pour this into a dish.
  4. Dip each onion ring into the milk solution then dredge it in the flour mixture. Transfer the rings to a platter.
  5. Once the first coating is complete, sprinkle some of the flour mixture over a large platter. This is where the coated onions will set, and the layer of flour prevents the coating from sticking to the platter and getting damaged.
  6. Dip each ring in the milk solution again, then into the flour to get a good solid coating. Transfer the coated rings to the platter. Allow the coated onions to set for 20 minutes.
  7. Fill a large pan with oil to a depth of 1 inch and heat this to 180c or 350f.
  8. Carefully drop the rings into the oil and fry them for 5 to 6 minutes turning halfway through.
  9. Remove the rings from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain any excess oil on kitchen paper.
  10. Serve the onion rings immediately, or keep them warm in your oven at 70c or 158f until required.

 

April 7, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Curing Meats, Main Courses, Marinades and Rubs, Pork

Pork Tocino – Sweet & Sticky Filipino Pork – How to Make Sweet & Sticky Pork at Home!!!

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Pork Tocino - Sweet & Sticky Filipino Pork - How to Make Sweet & Sticky Pork at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Pork
Cuisine: Filipino
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Serves: 4-6
 
This sweet and sticky braised pork is out of this world. Marinated for days, this absolutely tender treat will become legend in your household.
Ingredients
  • 1kg Pork Shoulder, deboned, cut into 8mm slices
  • 180g Brown sugar
  • 3 Drops red food coloring (optional)
  • 125ml Ginger beer (or pineapple juice)
  • 60ml Light soy sauce
  • 2.5ml Garlic powder
  • 2 x 240ml Water
Instructions
  1. Pour the ginger beer, light soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic powder into a large food-safe container.
  2. Traditionally this recipe would use pineapple juice instead of ginger beer, but I just find the ginger beer gives it that extra something that makes it really special.
  3. In addition, if you want the traditional red color, you can achieve by adding 3 drops of food coloring. As this doesn't have any bearing on the taste, I leave it out.
  4. Stir the mixture until all of the sugar has dissolved. Place the pork shoulder in the marinade, transfer to your refrigerator and allow this to cure for 2 to 3 days, turning the meat each day.
  5. After the marinating, you will need to cook the pork in 2 batches. For each batch you will need 240ml of water. Place this in a large wok or pan, add half of the pork and half of the marinade. Bring it to a boil over medium high heat.
  6. Continue to boil, turning the meat every couple of minutes.
  7. After 10 to 15 minutes the water will have mostly evaporated leaving a thick sticky syrup. Continue turning and wiping the pork in the syrup until it develops a thick glaze.
  8. Remove the pork from the wok and keep it warm while you continue with next batch.
  9. Serve the pork hot with rice or noodles and pickled Asian ginger.

 

March 27, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Beef, Main Courses, Marinades and Rubs, Sauce Recipes, Spice Mixes, Steak

Sugar Chilli Steaks with Creamy Mushroom Sauce – How to Make Sugar Chilli Steaks at Home!!!

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Sugar Chilli Steaks with Creamy Mushroom Sauce - How to Make Sugar Chilli Steaks at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Steak / Beef
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Serves: 4
 
Sugar chilli steak is flavor experience you will never forget. The caramelized sweet and spicy glaze offset by the creamy mushroom sauce is quite honestly one of the best combinations around.
Ingredients
For the Steaks
  • 4 x 250g Sirloin or Rump steaks
  • 60ml Demarara sugar (or treacle sugar)
  • 15ml Coarse ground black pepper
  • 15ml Chilli flakes
  • 10ml Salt
For the Mushroom Sauce
Instructions
  1. Combine the Demarara sugar, chilli flakes, coarsely cracked black pepper and salt.
  2. Press generous amounts of the mixture into the surface of both sides of the steaks.
  3. Stand the steaks up on their fatty edge and press 3 skewers through the steaks to secure them in this position.
  4. Flip the block over and give fatty strip a liberal dose of salt. Put these aside.
  5. To make the sauce you will need 300ml of the gourmet creamy mushroom soup we made yesterday..... click the link to see this video if you missed it.
  6. Pour the soup into a small saucepan. Dissolve the tapioca flour in a little water and stir this into the soup.
  7. Bring this to a simmer over medium heat and allow it to simmer for 90 seconds until thickened.
  8. Remove this from the heat and keep it warm.
  9. Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat and add 30g of butter.
  10. Place the steaks in the pan, fatty side down and allow this to fry for 6 minutes until the fat is well rendered.
  11. Remove the skewers from the steaks and drop them flat in the pan.
  12. Continue to grill these for 3 to 4 minutes per side until we glazed and caramelized.
  13. Remove the steaks from the heat and allow them to rest for a minute before serving topped with the creamy mushroom sauce.

 

February 28, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Curing Meats, Smoking

Product Review – The Smoke Daddy Vortex Smoke Generator – New Passive Smoke Generator from Smoke Daddy!!!

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6 months ago I introduced an incredible product from Smoke Daddy, the cold smoke generator. They have now come up with a passive smoker unit called the Vortex. Mine has just arrived, so let’s have a look.

Before we continue, you can get more details on the Vortex by clicking the onscreen link.

The unit comes in a sturdy full color printed box, ensuring it will arrive undamaged. It sates clearly on the top that unit can be used for hot and cold smoking, and that it can be used with any existing closed barbecue grill. Very importantly, like all of their other equipment, it is 100% made in the USA.

Opening the box reveals the Vortex. But before we get onto that, all of the instructions are included in detail inside the lid.

The instructions explain clearly how to set the unit up to prove smoke for anything from 2 hours to 10 hours of smoke. In addition, how to ignite the unit to get it smoking.

Looking at the Vortex, it is manufactured from a really heavy gauge stainless steel mesh with a solid stainless steel surround and just from the feel of it, you know the Vortex means business.

On one side, there is a large indented circle for longer smoking times, and on the reverse side a smaller indented circle for shorter smoking times. These circles are filled with wood pellets which are then ignited. The flame-less burn proves the smoke required, while not affecting the temperature in the smoking enclosure. This makes the Vortex ideal for hot or cold smoking.

In the second part of this un-boxing video, I will be making smoked garlic powder to demonstrate the capabilities of the Vortex. I need 4 hours of smoke so I am filling the large circle with pellets. To get just 4 hours, I am going to ignite both sides of the circle and ignition points will burn towards one another. This will actually give me about 6 hours of smoke, but there is bit of breeze today, so I am playing it safe. If I only lit one side, I would get up to 10 hours of smoke. Using the smaller circle on the reverse side, I would get 2 hours from a double ignition, or 4 hours from a single ignition.

These are regular wood pellets from local supplier, however you can get wood pellets directly from Smoke Daddy as well. The original Smoke Daddy pellets contain a little charcoal as well aiding the burn, and giving a better smoke ring. I will also be testing the Vortex with fine wood chips to see if these will work.

Stay tuned for the next episode when we fire this baby up.

 

4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Baking, Barbecue, Bread, Cheese, Finger Foods, French Recipes, Starters

Gourmet Garlic Bread – Crispy, Crusty Garlic Bread with Pancetta & Blue Cheese!!!

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Gourmet Garlic Bread - Crispy, Crusty Garlic Bread with Pancetta & Blue Cheese!!!
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Recipe type: Bread / Baked / Barbecue
Cuisine: French
 
Yesterday we made amazing crusty white farm bread. Today we're going to use one of these loaves to make awesome gourmet garlic bread turbo-charged with creamy melted blue cheese and pancetta.
Ingredients
  • 1 x 36cm / 15 inch Baguette-style farm loaf
  • 60g Butter
  • 5 Cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 60g Blue cheese
  • 50g Pancetta (Italian bacon) finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Measure out the softened butter and blue cheese, and finely chop the fresh garlic and pancetta.
  2. Add the pancetta and garlic to the butter and blue cheese and mash this in thoroughly until everything is totally combined.
  3. Slice through the loaf of bread at an angle leaving the bottom crust of the loaf intact until the entire loaf is sliced with a space of 15mm or just more than a half inch between slices.
  4. Start filling the slices with the garlic butter mixture. This quantity of mixture is sufficient for one loaf.
  5. Place the loaf on a rectangle of foil and roll the log edge of the foil to enclose the loaf. Twist the ends to secure the foil. Don't twist the ends too tightly as you need to unwrap the loaf while it is hot, and if it is too tightly bound this will be very difficult and possibly dangerous.
  6. Bake the loaf in a preheated oven at 180c or 350f for 20 minutes.
  7. Immediately after baking, unwrap the loaf and serve hot and steaming.
  8. You can also bake the garlic bread in your closed barbecue following the same time and temperature. (indirect heat)

 

February 23, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Cocktail Snacks, Finger Foods, Fish Recipes, French Recipes, Garnishes, Seafood, Snack Food, Starters

Tuna Terrine Cucumbers – Cucumber Wedges Filled with Gelatin Tuna Terrine!!!

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Tuna Terrine Cucumbers - Cucumber Wedges Filled with Gelatin Tuna Terrine!!!
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Recipe type: Fish / Seafood
Cuisine: French
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Serves: 36-40
 
Hollowed cucumbers filled with tuna terrine make amazing finger snacks, starters or accompaniments to your main meal.
Ingredients
  • ¼ Red pepper, finely chopped
  • 4 Tbs Chopped garlic chives
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 100g Mayonnaise
  • 200g Canned shredded tuna, drained (can also use salmon)
  • 18-20 x 5cm (2 inch) pieces of English cucumber
  • Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
For the Gelatin
  • 25ml Powdered gelatin
  • 225ml Hot water
  • 275ml Cold water
Instructions
  1. Finely chop the red pepper and garlic chives. Grate the rind of one lemon and measure out the mayonnaise. Cut 18 to 20 x 5cm or 2 inch lengths of cucumber and use a apple corer to remove the centers from these.
  2. Place the tuna in a jug and add the lemon zest, peppers, chives and mayonnaise.
  3. To mix the gelatin, pour 225ml of hot water into a small jug and add the powdered gelatin. Stir this for a minute or 2 until it is totally dissolved. Pour this into a larger jug and top it up with cold water to a total of 500ml.
  4. Stir to combine, then pour this into the jug containing the main ingredients. Stir this until everything is combined and the mayonnaise has totally dissolved then put this aside.
  5. Use the back of a spoon to put a coating of butter onto a baking sheet or pan. Press the cucumbers into the butter.
  6. Place the baking sheet or pan on top of an ice block or over another large pan filled with ice. This sets the butter hard and totally seals the bases of the cucumbers. Allow this to set for 5 minutes.
  7. Fill the cucumbers with the terrine mixture. Don't be too concerned with spillage as this will simply wipe away once the gelatin has set. Place these in your refrigerator.
  8. Any leftover filling can be molded in ramekins.
  9. After an hour or so the terrine will have set. This timing depends largely on the temperature of your refrigerator. Remove them from the fridge and pull the cucumbers free from the butter. Wipe off any spillage from the edges.
  10. Use a razor sharp knife to slice wafer thin slices from each end of the cucumber pieces to neaten up the ends. Slice the cucumber pieces at an angle and you're done.
  11. To unmold the ramekins simply run a thin blade round the edge of the ramekins and pop them out onto the plate.

 

February 19, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Sandwiches, Snack Food

Squished Hotdogs – Roadkill Hotdogs – Taste Awesome, and Good for a Laugh!!!

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Squished Hotdogs - Roadkill Hotdogs - Taste Awesome, and Good for a Laugh!!!
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Recipe type: Fast Food
Cuisine: American
 
Here's a big chunk of fun for your kitchen..... squished hot dogs, or roadkill hot dogs aren't just good for a laugh, they taste amazing too.
Ingredients
For Each Hot Dog
  • 2 Hot Dog Sausages
  • 1 Thick slice Mozzarella cheese
  • 3 Slices Tomato
  • Fresh Lettuce
  • Butter
  • Hot dog bun
  • Ketchup (optional)
Instructions
  1. Fold 2 hotdog sausages in cling-wrap and bash them flat with your meat mallet, being careful not to totally break them into pieces.
  2. Slice to squished sausages next to one another then cover the one sausage with a thick slice of mozzarella cheese.
  3. Use the cling-wrap to flip the other sausage over this.
  4. Use and egg lifter or wok shovel to transfer the sausages to a vacuum packing bag and vacpac this good and tight.
  5. To cook the dogs, pop them in your dishwasher set on the 60c or 140f. Alternatively simmer the bags in a large pot of water for 15 to 20 minutes.
  6. While the dogs cook, cut and butter the hotdog rolls. Add sliced tomato and a good dose of fresh crispy lettuce.
  7. Remove the bagged dogs from the dishwasher or pot and cut the bags open.
  8. Transfer the squished dogs to the rolls and serve immediately with ketchup, or plain.
  9. And there it is, the roadkill dog, oozing cheese and a huge dose of yummy.

 

February 8, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Bread, Sandwiches

How to Make Awesome Burger Buns without an Oven!!! Amazing Soft & Tasty Pan Grilled Burger Buns!!!

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How to Make Awesome Burger Buns without an Oven!!! Amazing Soft & Tasty Pan Grilled Burger Buns!!!
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Recipe type: Burgers / Bread
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 6 - 12
 
In this episode we're making burger buns without an oven - these buns are superb and will rival the best buns you have ever tasted!!!
Ingredients
Group 1 Ingredients
  • 30ml Instant dried yeast
  • 280ml Warm water
  • 80ml Oil
  • 60ml Sugar
Group 2 Ingredients
  • 1 Egg
  • 5ml Salt
  • 480g Strong white bread flour
  • 6 Tbs extra strong white bread flour
Instructions
  1. Place the yeast, sugar, warm water and oil in your mixer bowl. Mix this briefly, then allow it to stand for 10 minutes until very frothy.
  2. Add the egg and the salt and mix briefly again.
  3. Add half of the flour and mix this for 3 minutes until combined, then allow this to stand for 10 minutes. This standing time allows the flour to autolyse. This means than the flour becomes absolutely saturated with water resulting in a softer and better textured bread.
  4. (if you're mixing by hand, use a wooden paddle to mix until combined)
  5. Add the second half of the flour and mixt again for 7 minutes. During this time, gradually add the extra 6 tablespoons of flour.
  6. (if you're mixing by hand, mix the dough with the paddle until it comes together and comes away from the sides of the bowl, then turn it out and knead by hand for 7 minutes, adding the additional flour while kneading)
  7. After the kneading time, the dough will be soft and elastic and only very slightly sticky.
  8. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and roll it into a log. Divide the dough into 6 for jumbo buns, 9 for regular buns and 12 for cocktail size.
  9. (if by hand, roll into a log and divide)
  10. Each piece will be in the shape of a small cylinder. Place the cylinders on their end and flatten them into discs.
  11. Allow these to stand for 10 minutes to relax the gluten. After 10 minutes, you can place these on a tray covered loosely with cling-wrap and store them in your refrigerator should you not wish to bake them immediately.
  12. Otherwise heat a pan over medium low heat and drop 2 or 3 buns into the pan. Allow these to cook for 6 to 7 minutes before flipping them over. If you are cooking refrigerated buns, give these an extra 2 minutes per side. Flip the buns over and cook for a further 6 to 7 minutes. Remove the buns from the pan and transfer them to a wire rack to cool. Continue with the remaining buns.
  13. Surprisingly, these buns cut very well even before cooling, as I am doing here. Inside you see a beautifully soft, well textured crumb with an aroma from heaven, and tons of flavor.
  14. Toast the sliced buns face down in a pan in butter, then make up your burgers, or whatever you have planned for them.
  15. For cocktail buns adjust the cooking time to 4 to 5 minutes per side, and for regular size buns, 5 to 6 minutes per side.

 

February 7, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Potato Recipes, Snack Food, Starters

Super Bowl Snacks – Crispy Deep Fried Baby Potato Skins – Best Potato Skins Ever!!!

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Super Bowl Snacks - Crispy Deep Fried Baby Potato Skins - Best Potato Skins Ever!!!
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Recipe type: Potatoes
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Crispy deep-fried baby potato skins are amazing. You can fill them with anything from chilli beef to seafood, or you can use them to scoop up creamy dips.
Ingredients
  • Baby potatoes
  • Oil for frying
  • The fillings and dips of your choice
Instructions
  1. Place the baby potatoes in a pot and cover them with boiling kettle water. Bring them to a boil over high heat and continue to boil for 10 minutes.
  2. Drain the potatoes and cool them under cold running water.
  3. Cut the potatoes in half length-ways. Use a paring knife to remove the bulk of the flesh from the centers of the potatoes. Keep the centers to fry as baby potato crisps.
  4. Half-fill a large pan with oil and heat this to 180c or 350f. Carefully drop the potato skins into the oil, followed by the potato chips.
  5. Fry the potatoes until crisp and golden then remove them from the oil using a pair of tongs. Drain the excess oil on kitchen paper.
  6. Use a slotted spoon to remove the baby potato crisps.
  7. Transfer the baby potato skins to platters and serve with a dipping sauce, or fill the potatoes with fillings of your choice.

 

February 5, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Barbecue, Beef, Cocktail Snacks, Sausage Making

Superbowl Snacks – Little Smokey Frankfurters in Tomato, Onion & Beer Gravy

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Superbowl Snacks - Little Smokey Frankfurters in Tomato, Onion & Beer Gravy
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Recipe type: Sausages / Super Bowl
 
The Superbowl is here! This is an awesome dish of cocktail frankfurters lovingly simmered in tomato, onion and beer gravy. The gravy is thick and rich and delicious.
Ingredients
  • 600g Cocktail frankfurter sausages
  • 500ml Cocktail tomatoes
  • 250ml Beer
  • 60ml Soft brown sugar
  • 45ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 15ml Balsamic vinegar
  • 15ml Paprika
  • 15ml Cornstarch
  • 5ml Ground black pepper
  • 5ml Salt
  • Half an onion
  • 3 Cloves garlic
Instructions
  1. Place the cocktail tomatoes, onion and garlic in your processor bowl. I am using a combination of fresh tomatoes and canned, however you can use all fresh or all canned.
  2. Place the lid on the bowl and process this until reasonably fine.
  3. Add the sugar, paprika, ground black pepper and salt. Add the balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and beer. Dissolve the cornflour in a little water and pour this in.
  4. Put the lid back in place and process for a further 30 seconds to dissolve the sugar and salt.
  5. Pour the mixture into your slow cooker or a digital pot and bring this to a very slow simmer. Allow this to continue for 60 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes.
  6. By this stage the gravy will have started to thicken nicely and it's time to add the cocktail frankfurters. Give it a brief stir yo make sure everything is submerged, then continue to slow simmer the pot for a further 60 minutes, stirring gently every 20 minutes.
  7. Transfer the franks to serving bowls, drizzle generously with the gravy and serve immediately. You can also make these ahead of time as they reheat perfectly. If your guests don't like getting down and dirty, serve accompanied with skewers.

 

4th of July Cookout, Barbecue, Cocktail Snacks, Curing Meats, Finger Foods, Sausage Making, Smoking, Snack Food

How to Make Little Smokey Frankfurters from Start to Finish – How to Make & Smoke Mini-Frankfurter Sausages!!!

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How to Make Little Smokey Frankfurters from Start to Finish - How to Make & Smoke Mini-Frankfurter Sausages!!!
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Recipe type: Sausage
 
These little smoked cocktail frankfurters are amazing, and really easy to make. I am using trimmings from a whole ribeye roast, but you can use rump or sirloin as well, provided the the fat content is 25%. If you use a leaner cut, add the balance in pork back fat. You can find the printable recipe on our website http://Whats4Chow.com This is episode #375 with Whats4Chow.com - please subscribe for notifications and updates.
Ingredients
  • 1.8kg Beef, 25% Fat
  • 200ml Milk powder
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 Cloves garlic
  • 120ml Paprika
  • 36g Prague powder
  • 20g Kosher salt
  • 360ml Water, well chilled
Instructions
  1. Cut the meat into pieces that will fit through the feeder tube of your mincer. Cut a medium onion, peel 3 cloves of garlic, measure out the Prague powder and salt, as well as the milk powder and paprika. Use a good quality paprika as the success of this endeavor hinges on this.
  2. Place the meat in your freezer for 15 minutes, then run this through your mincer using the coarse mincer plate. Return the meat to the freezer for 15 minutes.
  3. Run the onion and garlic through the mincer and place this in your refrigerator.
  4. Combine the paprika, milk powder, Prague powder and salt. Mix this together thoroughly.
  5. Remove the meat from the freezer and place it in a large tub. Add the minced garlic and onion, and the paprika mixture. Mix this all together thoroughly.
  6. Run the beef through the mincer again, this time using the medium plate. Return the meat to the freezer for 25 minutes.
  7. After the chilling time place the meat back into the tub. At this stage the meat, despite being chilled is quite sticky and needs to be tempered by adding water. You need to add 20% of the meat weight in water in order to make it workable, and to make sure it will run through the sausage stuffer smoothly.
  8. Run the meat through the mincer again, this time using the fine plate.
  9. Load the finely minced meat into the hopper of the sausage stuffer.
  10. I am pumping this into 18mm collagen casings and to do this I have the 12mm funnel attached to the stuffer.
  11. Place the hopper on the stuffer and turn the crank until the filling reaches the end of the funnel. Load the casing onto the funnel, twist the end and start cranking.
  12. When making the mini franks, it is much easy to twist off the links progressively. If you extrude the entire length, you stand a good chance of ending up with over-filled casings that are difficult, or impossible to crimp and form links.
  13. Once all of the links are filled and formed, it's time for the smoker. I am using the Smoke Daddy Cold Smoke Generator attached to my regular gas barbecue.
  14. Fire up the smoker and arrange the sausages on racks, or hang them from the warming rack. The sausages must not be touching. Ignite a single burner furthest from the sausage, close the lid and allow the sausages to smoke for 2.5 to 3 hours. The barbecue thermometer should read 80c or 176f, and the target internal temperature of the sausages is 65c or 149f.
  15. Once smoking is complete, remove the sausages from the barbecue. These are only partially cooked and require cooking to completion, either by boiling, broiling or gently frying them to perfection.

 

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