Empanada Dough

Chef Matt has updated his Empanda Dough recipe to make it more usable.  Enjoy! Makes: around 50(varies on the thickness of the dough and size of cutter) Ingredients: 4 ½ cups – All purpose flour 3 cups – Masa harina 1 tbsp. – baking powder 1 tbsp. – Salt 12 oz. – melted butter ½…

Shuffling Horses

By guest blogger- Reid Morgan November at Vista Verde means many different things, but in the horse department, it means preparing our herd for the rigors of a Steamboat Springs Winter. We’ve been moving horses around from pasture to pasture, building new stalls in the indoor arena for some “5 star” horse living quarters, and…

Buttermilk biscuits

Makes: 4 dozen Ingredients: 20 oz. -all purpose flour 16 oz. – cake flour 2 tbsp. + 2 tsp. – baking powder 2 tsp. – baking soda 4 tsp. – sugar 2 tsp. – salt 1-lb. butter 3 cups- buttermilk 4- oz.- yogurt 1-    Set the oven to 350 F then medium dice the butter…

Sausage gravy

Ingredients: 3 tbsp. – bacon fat 1- finely minced shallot 3 tbsp. – all purpose flour ¾ lbs. – breakfast sausage 1 tsp. – sugar 1/8  tsp. – smoked paprika whole milk as needed salt and pepper to taste 1-   Heat a medium sized sauce pot on the stove then add in bacon fat, melt…

Grilled peach jalapeno bbq sauce

Makes: 1 cup Ingredients 3- Jalapenos roasted, peeled, and seeded ½ – peach seeded quartered and grilled 2-shallot small diced 2-clove of garlic minced ½ cup- white balsamic vinegar ¼ cup- rum 2-tbsp. – honey ½ – vanilla bean split and seeded 1-cup of ketchup 1-cup of chicken stock salt and pepper to taste Sauté…

Jalapeno sweet and tangy sauce

Makes: 1 cup Ingredients 3- Jalapenos roasted, peeled, and seeded 1-shallot small diced 1-clove of garlic minced 1-tsp. – cilantro rough chop ½  cup.-Sherry vinegar ¼ cup- tequila 2-tbsp. – honey 1tsp. – toasted cumin 1-cup of ketchup 1-cup of chicken stock Sauté the roasted jalapenos, shallot, and garlic in a little olive oil until…

Soy Sesame Dressing

Ingredients: 4-shallots minced 6-cloves of garlic crushed 2inch chunk- fresh ginger 2cups- soy sauce 1cup- teriyaki 1cup- red wine vinegar 1cup- orange juice ½ cup- rice wine vinegar ½ cup- lime juice 2 tbsp- Dijon mustard 2 tbsp- honey 2tbsp- tahini 2 tbsp- sirachi 3cups- vegetable oil 4cups- sesame oil 2tsp- red pepper flakes 2tsp-…