Ingredients:

• 1 small yellow onion
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• 3-4 fresh tomatoes or 1 small can of whole peeled tomatoes
• 1-4 habanero peppers, depending on how spicy you want the salsa
• ~1/3 cup soy or grapeseed oil

Prep:

1. Roast onion, garlic, tomatoes, and peppers at 425 for about 20-25 minutes.
2. Blend and add oil slowly.  Taste for salt and pepper.
3. Server warm.

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• 1 rotisserie chicken
• 1 cup Mexican Chipotle Tomato Sauce
• 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
• 3/4 cup grated sharp white cheddar cheese
• 4 brioche buns (we found decent ones on Fresh Direct)

Strip the chicken of all meat and shred, leaving some decent sized chunks (see above).  You won’t need all of it, so reserve the breast meat for  another use.

Mix shredded chicken, chipotle sauce and BBQ sauce in a medium pot over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes.

Toast buns under oven broiler.  Add chicken and cheese to buns and place under broiler again until the cheese is melted and buns are fully toasted.

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The idea for these tacos came from this incredible dish that Nobu serves with tuna sashimi and thinly sliced jalapenos.  The tuna should be very high quality and seared just a bit to keep the inside raw.

• 1 sashimi-grade tuna steak, cut 1 inch thick
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 hot sauce
• 2 T honey
• 1 cup mayo
• 2-4 chipotle peppers
• 1 small head of chicory, very roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 2 avocados, thinly sliced
• 2 T olive oil
• 2 T champagne vinegar
• 6 corn tortillas
• pickled jalepenos to garnish
• 1 cup Lamb Chopper cheese, thinly sliced (Sheep’s milk, Cypress Grove Chèvre, Caliornia)

Cut tuna into 1″ x 1″ strips.  Mix with soy sauce, hot sauce, and honey and marinade for a few hours.

Blend 2-4 chipotle peppers with the mayo.

Toss the chicory, cilantro, avocados, oil and vinegar in a small bowl.

Grill the tuna strips over high heat just until the outside is seared.

To finish, warm the tortillas on the grill or in the oven, spread a thin layer of chipotle mayo on the tortillas and add chicory avocado salad, cheese, tuna and pickled jalapenos.

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By slicing the peppers very thinly with a mandolin, they are able to pickle much faster.

• 4-5 large jalapenos, sliced very thin
• 2 cups vinegar — apple cider or champagne both work well
• 1 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
• 2 large bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons sea salt
• 6 medium garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil.  Cook for about 10 minutes until peppers start to soften.

Remove from heat and allow to steep for 20-30 minutes.  Remove bay leaves.

Place mixture in an airtight container and refrigerate for at least a couple days.

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• 2 links of Merguez lamb sausage, crumbled and sauteed in olive oil
• 2 baby leeks, cleaned, chopped and sauteed
• About 1.5-2 cups of grated fresh Asiago cheese (Asiago Pressato)
• 2 small ripe plumbs, sliced
• 1 cup pureed tomato sauce
• Pizza Dough

Prepare all ingredients and have ready near grill. (See below — this is crucial because you have to move fast in assembling the pizza after grilling one side)

Roll out pizza dough, brush one side lightly with olive oil and place that side down on grill over direct, high heat.  Once the dough has some nice color, slide it off the grill onto a plate or board, brush the uncooked side with olive oil and flip over.

Place ingredients on cooked size of dough and slide back on grill.  Cover and cook until bottom is nicely grilled and cheese is melted.

(Makes 2 large pizzas)

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We do many variations of this burger once summer hits. The key is a nice balance of sweet, spicy & citrus flavors and a charcoal grill.

Serves: 2

Burger:

• 3/4 cup(s) bbq sauce
• 1/3 cup(s) tomato sauce or chopped canned tomatoes
• 3 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
• 1/3 cup(s) honey
• 2 beef patties
• 1 log of goat cheese, sliced
• 2 sesame buns

Spicy Slaw:

• 4 cup(s) thinly sliced cabbage
• 2/3 cup(s) blood orange vinegar
• 3/4 cup(s) mayo
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

1. Start with the slaw, which can be made several hours ahead of time. Blend the vinegar, mayo, and chipotles, mix with cabbage and refrigerate until ready for use.

2. For the burger glaze, blend bbq sauce, tomatoes, chipotles, and honey. Season burger patties with salt and pepper and place over med-high heat on grill. As the burgers cook, paint with about 4 coats of the glaze.

3. Once they begin to approach desired doneness, move to indirect heat, add goat cheese and cover grill until cheese begins to melt.

4. Toast buns lightly and assemble burgers with spicy slaw.

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• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 head roasted garlic
• 3 chipotle peppers
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 cup arborio rice
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 1 cup white wine
• 2 poblano peppers, chopped
• 2 jalepeno peppers, chopped
• 1 cup carnitas (see recipe below)
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese
• Cilantro

In a medium stock pot, blend garlic and chipotle peppers in chicken stock and bring to a slow simmer. This is the liquid used to cook the rice.

Saute onion and tomato paste over med-high heat until the onion is translucent.

Add rice and saute for a minute or so.  Add wine and reduce.  Add about 3/4 cup of stock at a time and reduce until the rice is al dente.

Meanwhile saute peppers over high heat for a couple minutes so they are partially cooked but still have some bite.

Fold cheese, peppers, and carnitas into the risotto and top with cilantro.

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Quasi-Carnitas:

• 1 lb pork ribs, butt or shoulder (boneless chops work well), cubed
• 1-2 Mexican beers
• Chicken stock and/or water
• Bay leaves
• Whole dried red chili peppers
• Few tablespoons cumin, chili powder and any other Mexican spices you like

1. Brown the cubed pork in olive oil.

2. Add all other ingredients, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat until the pork is cooked through.

3. Remove, let pork cool and shred.

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• 2-3 poblano peppers
• 2-3 jalapeno peppers
• 5-6 fresh tomatillos (husks removed)
• 6 strips of bacon, chopped
• 1 T tomato paste
• 1 yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 6-7 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 bag of dried green chilies (re-hydrated)
• 1 can of tomatillos
• 1 can of green chilies
• 2 cups chicken stock

Quarter the peppers and tomatillos, toss in olive oil, and roast at 425 until nicely charred. (see below)

Meanwhile, cook bacon in olive oil until browned.  Remove, add onion to bacon fat, and saute over med-high heat until transparent.  Lower heat and add garlic and tomato paste.

Add the roasted peppers and remaining ingredients, blend with hand-held blender, add bacon, and cook for about an hour to desired consistency.  Season with salt and pepper.

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For the sauce, saute a two or three thinly sliced shallots in olive oil until caramelized in a small sauce pan.  Add 4-5 cloves of chopped garlic, two chopped jalapeno peppers, a couple tablespoons of tomato paste, and a few tablespoons of Garam Masala and cook a few minutes.  De-glaze pan with about a cup of white wine and cook over high heat for a few minutes.  Add a small can of tomatoes (without the juices) and some stock.  Blend and cook unit desired consistency is reached.

For the rice, cook basmati or something similar according to instructions.  Once finished, fold in the juice of 1 Tangelo (or another citrus fruit), most of the rind, and a healthy handful of chopped cilantro.

Season thick cut pork chops liberally with salt, pepper, and Garam Masala and saute over high heat until nicely browned.  Lower heat to medium and baste with butter until they are just cooked through.

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