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Amp up your BBQ with Hak’s BBQ Sauce (Recipes for Hak’s Ribs & Backyard Burger)
Master Chef Sharone Hakman’s line of gourmet BBQ sauces can add excitement to any dish from burgers to Brussels sprouts. They are fantastic for grilled meats, but they also shine as a marinade, with veggies or even in cocktails!
Whether you choose Chipotle Bourbon, Habanero Pineapple or Thai Chile Tamarind, each sauce is handcrafted to perfection with a complexity of layers and counterbalanced flavors. Try one of Hak’s recipes that follow, or substitute Hak’s BBQ Sauce next time you fire up the grill!
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Porchetta: The Original Pork Roast
Crackling skin. Succulent meat. What’s not to love? These days, chefs and home cooks around the country are rediscovering porchetta. You can find it on menus, food carts and even in the oven of a very thoughtful friend kind enough to share the goodness with you.
The country’s recent and burgeoning love affair with this Italian pork roast is just the latest chapter in the grand history of porchetta.
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Two Favorite Preparations for Filet Mignon
A restaurant-quality Filet Mignon dinner is accessible to any home cook. When you start with a high quality cut of meat like Filet Mignon, you only need a simple preparation to enhance the natural flavors.
Our go-to method is pan frying our Filet Mignons, then using the pan juices to make a reduction sauce. Adding some butter to the sauce at the last minute does wonders for creating that rich, velvety mouthfeel you expect from a professional chef.
Ready to treat yourself to a steakhouse dinner at home? Keep reading to learn how to prepare filet mignon two ways - with a rich balsamic glaze or a cabernet reduction sauce.
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Mary’s Free Range Air Chilled Chicken
Mollie Stone’s meat departments proudly offer Mary’s Free Range Air Chilled Chickens. They are produced by Pitman Farms, a family owned business that has been raising poultry for three generations. These chickens grow naturally and humanely, with plenty of open space on a ranch in sunny California. They are allowed to roam in a stress-free environment that is four times the size of the average commercial ranch, and fed a premium vegetarian diet void of chemical stimulators. These conditions result in happier, healthier chickens that result in the best you have ever tasted.Keep reading to learn more about Mary’s Free Range Air Chilled Chickens, including how they got their name and about the air chilling process.
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Passions of Spain: Tapas
Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold such as mixed olives and cheese, or warm like battered or baked chorizo, meatballs and potatoes. In Spain, patrons of tapas can order many different tapas and combine them to make a full meal.The word “tapas” is derived from the Spanish verb tapar, “to cover.” It is common to place a small plate of tapas atop your wine glass, making it convenient to stand and move about while enjoying your food. It’s a great party food and light fare designed to encourage conversation between people.
A great Manchego, olives, Serrano Ham and Picos are essential, traditional delicacies. Create your own Passion of Spain at your next get together! Keep reading to get ideas for a tapas menu.
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