Wednesday, April 7, 2010

My Hockey Buddy, Mitchell (recipes)

My buddy at school is an amazing hockey player. He is a goalie and I saw him play between periods at a San Jose Sharks game. Totally cool!! Mitchell likes to cook and gave me some of his recipes so I could share them on my blog.

GOAT CHEESE AND HERB CHEESEBURGERS
(serves 3 people)

Stuff You Need
2/3 pounds of ground chuck
1 tbsp chopped basil
1 tbsp chopped parsley
2 tbsp goat cheese
1 egg
1/2 tbsp olive oil

Equipment You Need
Bowl
Grill
Adult (to help you with the grill)

1. Throw all of the ingedients into a bowl and mush it together with you hands until everything is mixed up. Make into 3 patties.

2. Have adult start and heat up grill. When it's ready, put patties on grill. Cook them until you like them (we like our meet cooked until it's brown all the way through or the technical term "medium well").

3. Add cheese or gilled bacon to the burgers, if desired. Grill buns slightly.

4. Serve and enjoy!!


SCALLOPS WITH CARMELIZED ONIONS
(serves 3 people)

Stuff You Need
1 onion
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
6 scallops

Equipment You Need
Knife
Cutting Board
Frying Pan
Spatula
Slotted Spoon

1. Chop onion into chunks and place in frying pan with brwn sugar. Add balsamic vinegar and cook until onions are soft...5-7 minutes.

2. Using a spoon with holes (slotted spoon), scoop onions out of the pan leaving juice.

3. Cook scallops over medium heat until the vinegar soaks in and the scallops are cooked through. Don't cook too long or they will taste like hockey pucks!

4. Serve and enjoy!


FRIED BANANAS OVER ICE CREAM
(serves 3 people)

Stuff You Need
3 bananas
6 scoops of ice cream (your choice)
Caramel sauce
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar

Equipment You Need
Small bowl
Knife
Cutting Board
Frying Pan
Spatula

1. Put brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and mix up.

2. Chop bananas into "coins"...about 1/2 inch thick

3. Coat bananas with the cinnamon sugar mixture (dipping bananas in bowl).

4. Melt butter in pan over medium heat. Add bananas and cook until sugar mixture makes a hard crust.

5. Scoop ice cream into bowls and spoon bananas over the scoops. Drizzle caramel sauce over bananas.

6. Serve and enjoy!




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