Empanada Filling

Chef Matt also updated his Empanada filling recipe to make it more user friendly. Makes: 25 Ingredients: 6- 6 oz. chicken breasts ½ – cup dry rib rub 1-Large yellow onion medium diced 1-Cup of toasted and rough chopped pistachios Salt and pepper to taste 3- oz- olive oil 2- oz- butter   Melt the…

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…

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-…

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients: 2 ½ cups- A. p. flour ½ tsp. – Baking Soda ½ tsp- baking powder 1 tsp. – salt ½ lb. – unsalted butter 7 oz. – light brown sugar 1 cup – crunchy peanut butter 2 large – eggs 2 tsp. – vanilla 1 cup – dry roasted salted peanuts ground in a…

Italian dressing & grilled romaine

Ingredients: 1 oz.- balsamic vinegar 1 oz.- sherry vinegar 1 oz.- champagne vinegar 1 oz.- red wine vinegar 1 tbsp.- honey 1 tsp.- Dijon mustard 1 shallot- finely minced 3- cloves garlic minced ¼ – cup divina brand roasted tomatoes preserved in oil 2- tbsp- fresh basil 1- tbsp- fresh oregano 1 tsp.- Italian seasoning…