Future Turtles Recipe Book

Quesobirria Tacos, Elote, and Jicama Slaw

Ingredients

Quesobirria Tacos:

• Boneless leg of lamb 

• Oyster mushrooms

• Birria marinade

• 7 large white onions (will be using diced)

• 6 bunches cilantro

• Corn tortillas

• Oaxacan cheese

• 15 limes
  

Elote:

• 25 ears corn

• 4 lbs salted butter

• Chili powder

• Sour cream

• Cotija cheese
  

Jicama slaw:

• 6 jicama

• 3 large red cabbages (will be using shredded)

• 3 large white onions

Dressing:

• 3 cups olive oil

• 1.5 cups rice vinegar

• 1.5 cups lime juice

• 12 tablespoons honey

To Prep

Before playa - [LEAD]:

• 6 times recipe for birria marinade, steam canned in wide-mouth Ball mason jars.

On Day of Meal:

• Slice whole white onions into thin strips.

• Finely chop cilantro.

• Cut limes into wedges.

• Separately, portion out lime juice or squeeze limes into juice.

• Shred Oaxacan cheese.

• Separate red oil from cooked consomé and reserve.

• Shuck corn: peel back outer leaves to the base without detaching and remove as much silk as possible, then baste with salted butter and wrap corn in outer leaves.

• Soak the corn in a large pot of cold water for 10 minutes.

• If using shucked corn: baste corn with salted butter and wrap in tin foil.

• Finely shred jicama.

To Cook

At least 5 hours before service - [LEAD]:

• Combine leg of lamb and birria marinade in a large stock pot, add enough water to cover.

• Heat (using induction stove) on high until water boils, then reduce to a bare simmer until tender, approximately 4 hours.

• If done on previous night: cool stock pot outside, then place in fridge. 

• Prepare flan according to recipe. 

An hour before service:

• Preheat griddle to high.

• Check that meat is tender, remove from liquid and shred.

• If using cooked birria from the fridge: separate solidified red fat and reserve.

• If using cooked birria from the fridge: bring stock pot to a simmer for 10 minutes on stove. 

• Baste shredded meat with consomé. 

• Season consomé with salt and pepper.

• Combine sour cream with lime juice and zest to taste in a bowl.

• Place the corn on the grill and cook, turning every 3-5 minutes, until all sides are cooked, about 15 minutes. 

• Keep corn warm in the oven at 200-250F.

• Whisk together dressing ingredients in a bowl, working in batches. 

• Prepare diced onions, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges in containers for garnish. 

15 minutes before service:

• Spread the sour cream mixture over the corn and serve with cotija cheese, chili powder, cilantro, and lime wedges. 

• Pour the dressing over the slaw and toss well to combine. 

To Serve

SERVE ELOTE AND SLAW FIRST TO GIVE VALUABLE LEAD TIME FOR TACO MAKING

• Elote can be served directly from warmer with a warning that it may be hot to the touch. 

• Encourage Turtles to “break corn” with another Turtle or guest (share a single ear of corn).

• Slaw can be served using tongs from a few communal bowls. 

• Ladle consomé into bowls or stainless steel cups, with plenty of cilantro, lime, and diced white onion on the side. 

• To assemble taco: 

• Dip corn tortilla into red oil.

• Heat oiled tortilla on griddle.

• Add meat and cheese and fold.

• One portion is 3 tacos.

• When tortilla has an appetizing sear and cheese is melted, remove from heat and serve immediately with consomé, diced onions, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges.

Flan

Ingredients

Custard:

• 24 eggs

• 12 egg yolks

• 6 cans cond. milk

• 6 cans evap. milk

• 6 tablespoons vanilla extract

Caramel:

• 6 cups granulated sugar

• 1.5 cups water

• Several pinches kosher salt
  

To Cook

At least 5 hours before service - [LEAD]:

• Preheat oven to 350F.

• Prepare water bath with rimmed baking sheets.

• In a blender, add the eggs, egg yolks, salt, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and/or vanilla. 

• Blend until very smooth, about 30 seconds. 

• In a medium saucepan, set over medium-low heat, add the sugar and water. 

• Cook on medium-low heat until the sugar has dissolved into the water completely.

• Then, turn the heat to high and allow to cook for about 5 full minutes, until the cooked sugar goes from clear to light golden brown. 

• During this process, it should be boiling; this will help cook out the water.

• Once it starts to turn a light golden brown, immediately lower the heat to medium-low and keep cooking until it turns a golden brown.

• Immediately pour the caramel into the baking pan and twist it around until it’s in an even layer on the bottom. 

• Allow the caramel to harden a bit, about 5 minutes.

• Give the custard base a stir, just to make sure it’s still all combined. Pour it on top of the solid caramel. Cover with foil tightly. Transfer the flan to the water bath and fill up the water bath with water from a kettle.

• Cook for 40 to 45 minutes, until slightly jiggly but still firm. Carefully remove it (it'll be hot!) from the oven and set aside.

• Allow to cool on the counter for about 30 minutes and then transfer to the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Turtle Diner

Ingredients

Mains:

• 80 eggs

• 5 packets bacon

• 5 lb hash brown

• 1 packet vegan bacon

• 4 packages vegan pancake mix
  

Starches:

• 2 loaves bread

• 2 packages English muffins

Milk shakes:

• 3 tubs frappe mix

• Whipped cream

• 1 gallon whole milk

• Luxardo cherries
  

To Cook

30 mins before service:

• Preheat oven to 400F.

• Arrange bacon, hash browns in baking sheets. If not enough baking sheets, prioritize bacon and vegan bacon, wrap hash browns in aluminum foil.

• Mix pancake batter according to instructions. 

Grill duty - [LEAD]:

• Prepare scrambled eggs on one half of grill and pancakes on the other half.

Milkshake duty

• Blend 0.75 oz milk and 0.5 frappe mix with ice in blender. 

• Decant into cups, serve with whipped cream and Luxardo cherry.

Service duty

• Distribute bacon and hash browns accordingly, adding uncooked bacon and hash browns to sheet pans for future batches. 

• Distribute cooked eggs and pancakes.

• Toast bread and muffins on request

Paella

Ingredients

Rice base for 40 servings

• 10 Short Grain White Rice (Dry) (1 cup)

• 15 Peeled Garlic (1 clove)

• 5 Red Pepper Flakes (1 Tbsp)

• 5 Saffron (1 gram)

• 5 Bay Leaves (1 Leaf)

• 2 Fresh Parsley (1 bunch)

• 1.5 (or 6.25 tablespoon) Better Than Bouillon® Seasoned Vegetable Base (1 Oz)

• 10 Fresh Lemons (each)
  

Meat version for 32 serving

• 8 Chicken Breasts (Skinless, Boneless) (1 Lb)

• 4 Onions (Yellow Or Sweet) (1 large)

• 4 Red/Orange Bell Pepper (each)

• 4 Chorizo Sausage (1 Lb)

• 4 Shrimps (Medium-Large) (1 Lb)
  

Vegan version for 8 serving

• 16 Artichoke Hearts (1 Oz)

• 0.75 Cremini Mushrooms (1 Lb)

• 16 Canned Cooked Chickpeas (1 Oz)

Condiments

• 2 Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1 Cup)

• 2 Kosher Salt (1 Tbsp)

• 2 Ground Black Pepper (1 Tbsp)

• 8 Paprika (1 Tbsp)

• 8 Oregano (1 Tbsp)
  

Instructions:

1. Prep

Marinade for chicken (can be done earlier)

1. Cut chicken in 2 inches pieces

2. Mix olive oil (1 cup), paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper for marinade in a bowl.

3. Add chicken and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate until needed.

Before cooking

1. Rinse rice

2. Cut bell peppers

3. Chop onions

4. Rince shrimps (if needed)

5. Create stock from Better than bouillon

2. Cook

Rice base 

1. Heat 1 cup olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes, then stir in rice. Cook and stir until rice is coated with oil, about 3 minutes.

2. Add saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, stock, and lemon zest. Stir until well combined and bring to a boil.

3. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Pan 1: Vegan topping (while rice is cooking)

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms and chickpeas and some water; cook and stir until water has evaporated, about 7 minutes.

Pan 2: Chicken topping (while rice is cooking)

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and cook for 10 minutes. 

Pan 3: Chorizo sausage topping (while rice is cooking)

1. In a skillet over medium heat, break sausages up with a spatula, cook for about 10 minutes.

Pan 4: Shrimp topping (while rice is cooking)

1. In a skillet over medium heat, stir in shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 5 minutes (you can add lemon juice).

Pan 5: Bell peppers and onions topping (while rice is cooking)

1. Add half of the bell peppers  onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. 

  

3. Serve

Serve in separate dishes to allow people to mix and match.

Breakfast Bagels and Crepes

Crepes 

10 min Prep, 40 min cook.

Ingredients (8 crepes “Serves 4 people”, seems more like 3) - Multiply by 8 for 64 crepes.

• 2 large eggs

• ½ cup milk

• ½ cup water

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  

Prep:

• 1 person melt butter, one person: Whisk eggs, milk, water, and salt together in a large mixing bowl; add flour and butter and whisk vigorously until smooth.

Cook:

• Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the pan, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crêpe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

• Cook until the top of the crêpe is no longer wet and the bottom has turned light brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Run a spatula around the edge of the skillet to loosen the crêpe; flip and cook until the other side has turned light brown, about 1 minute more. 

• If needed: store covered in the oven at 175 Degrees.

Serve:

• Serve as a pile untopped, so that campers can add their own toppings.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16383/basic-crepes/ 

Savory Crepe Addon (Second meal only)

10 min prep, 20 min cook.

Ingredients - Aim to serve 8 people -  24 crepes

• 2 brie wheel

• Any other leftover ingredients (eg chicken, spinach) that would go well for a savory crepe.

• 16 crepes from main crepe recipe

• Salt and pepper

Prep:

• Preheat oven to 300 Degrees

• Brie: Cut the rind off of the brie wheel and then slide the brie into long, quarter inch thick slices

• If the other ingredient needs to be cooked first, saute until done.

• Divide other ingredients and brie evenly among the crepes

• Roll each crepe and place on a sheet pan.

Cook:

• Bake to melt the cheese, 6-8 minutes.

Oatmeal

Cook Time 10 minutes (Can sit on simmer for extended amount of time)

• Follow instructions on box, make 12 servings to start

Bagels

Toast 2 dozen bagels 20 min before serving time:

• Prep: Slice bagels and store on tray with parchment paper

• Cook: Put bagels through the conveyor toaster

• Preheat the oven to 375 Fahrenheit. Toast in the oven until golden brown (4-5 minutes).

Toppings 

Needs Prep (20 min), then set out:

• Onions - dice 2 large onions, and set out with serving spoon

• Bananas (First Meal Only) - Slice into disks for people to eat, set out with serving spoon 

• Small number of sliced, untoasted bagels?

Serve: Just set the following out each in its separate container for people to use:

• Cream Cheese

• Peanut Butter

• Smoked Salmon [Don’t set this one out early]

• Capers

• Canned whip cream

• Fruit preserve jam

• Nutella

• Fresh Raspberries(First meal only)

Japanese Curry

Ingredients

Instructions:

1. Prep

1. Dice onions – if pre-diced are out

2. Fine dice apples

3. Peel & large dice carrots and potatoes

4. Marinate chicken in garlic, ginger, and soy sauce 

2. Cook

1. Make curry

1. Saute onions (~30 min, as caramelized as possible) and apples

2. Add water, bring to boil, then add carrots & cook (~30min)

3. Add potato and cook until potatoes are tender (~40min)

4. Add curry paste, cook until thickened

2. Meanwhile, make rice in rice cooker

3. ~30min mark, start grilling chicken on griddle. Make teriyaki sauce from soy + sugar

4. Make the cabbage salad with pre-shredded cabbage and dressing

5. Make the dessert (time allowing):

1. Make sure cream cheese is room temp!

2. Beat cream cheese until soft

3. “Brew” the matcha in part of the heavy cream align with the sugar to dissolve it

4. Add this hot matcha cream to the cream cheese

5. Whip the rest of the heavy cream until stiff peaks, then fold in batches into the match mix

6. Crush oreos, then add melted butter, then use to line bottom of serving tray for serving cups 

7. Layer on matcha cream, chill for a while 

3. Serve

• Serve family style in large pots: rice, curry, chicken, salad, ginger for garnish (optional), 

• dessert served later to give time to chill

Express Panda Express

Ingredients

Instructions:

1. Prep

1. Make rice for fried rice (perhaps the night before, if possible, to go stale)

2. Chop veggies for fried rice: garlic, green onions

3. Chop veggies for veggie stir fry – definitely broccoli & bell peppers, but any others on hand

2. Cook

1. Station 1: Make orange chicken in oven according to packaging

2. Station 2: Make fried rice on griddle top: saute aromatics, then frozen veggies, then egg, then rice

3. Station 3: Make veggies stir fry with all chopped veggies; make a sauce from soy + corn starch + sugar + sesame oil 

4. Station 4: Make pot stickers (just boil them? Griddle top? – whichever is easiest based on the kitchen)

3. Serve

• Serve family style in foil serving dishes: fried rice, veggie stir fry, orange chicken, pot stickers

Chocolate Chip cookie recipe (cookies for whenever; scale up 4x):

• 1 cup salted butter, softened

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 eggs

• 2 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 cups nestle toll house semi-sweet chocolate morsels

• 350F, 12-15min 

Healthy!

Ingredients

• 14 Chicken Breasts (Skinless, Boneless) (1 Lb)

• 2 Medium-firm Tofu (1 14oz pack)

• 6 Shredded Lettuce (1 Lb)

• 6 Spinach (1 Lb)

• 6 Arugula (1 Lb)

• 8 Moroccan Couscous (1 Lb)

• 2 Quinoa (1 Lb)

• 60 Tomatoes (each)

• 40 Eggs (1 Egg)

• 20 Pita Bread (1 Pita)

• 4 Sesame Vinaigrette Salad Dressing (1 Cup)

• 4 Shredded Almond (1 cup)
  

Instructions:

4. Prep

Cut chicken in 2 inches pieces

Cut tofu in 1 inches pieces

4. Cut tomatoes

5. Cook

5. Eggs:

1. Boil water and add eggs.

2. Lower the heat slightly but water is still at a gentle boil. Cook for 10 minutes.

3. Transfer into a large bowl or sink of cold water. Peel under water.

6. Chicken

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in chicken and cook for 10 minutes. (add salt and pepper)

7. Tofu

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in tofu and cook for 10 minutes.  (add salt and pepper / soy sauce)

8. Couscous

1. Add your couscous, vegetable broth (optional) and olive oil to the rice cooker (1:1 water:couscous ratio)

2. Cook your couscous on the white rice setting.

3. When the rice cooker turns to warm, keep the lid on for an additional 5 minutes.

5. Quinoa

1. Add your couscous, vegetable broth (optional) and olive oil to a pot (1 3/4:1 water:quinoa ratio)

2. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce the heat. Simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Remove the pot from the heat and let it sit, covered, for 10 minutes more.

6. Serve

1. Mix in as many bowl as necessary:

1. Base: Lettuce, Spinach, Arugula

2. Cereal: Quinoa, Couscous

3. Tomatoes

4. Dressing

2. In separate dish:

1. Chicken

2. Tofu

3. Egg (cut)

4. Cut Pita (in half)

5. Almond

Lemon Risotto with Summer Squash

Ingredients

Risotto

• 12L of chicken or vegetable stock

• 14tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• 4cup minced onion

• Salt to taste

• 7pound summer squash (mixed varieties), diced

• 11 cups arborio rice

• 7 garlic gloves

• Freshly ground pepper to taste

• 4 cup dry white wine

• 14 teaspoons finely chopped lemon zest

• 10 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (to taste)

• 14 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

• 4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Protein

• 4 boxes of Tofu 

• 14 Lbs chicken thighs

• Marinade: lemons to juice, olive oil, italian seasoning 

To Prep

• Zest 10 lemons and chop the zest

• Dice squash

• Chop garlic gloves

• Chop parsley 

• Chop onions (should be already minced frozen onions so no need)

• Dice tofu 

• Marinate chicken thighs and tofu with lemon juice, olive oil, italian seasoning

To Cook

• Put the stock into a saucepan, and bring it to a simmer over low heat 

• Heat the olive oil over medium heat, add the onion, about five minutes until tender

• Add the squash and a generous pinch of salt. 

• Turn the heat up to medium high, and cook, stirring often, until the squash is translucent but not too soft, about five minutes.

• Stir in the rice and the garlic, and stir until the grains separate and begin to crackle

• Add the wine, and stir until it has been absorbed. 

• Turn the heat back down to medium, and begin adding the simmering stock 1 cup at a time. 

• Cook, stirring often, until the rice is just about absorbed. Keep repeating the process of adding 1-2 cup of stock until absorbed, and repeat. 

• During this process, cook the marinated chicken thighs and tofu on the griddle 

• When the rice is tender all the way through but still chewy, it is done. 

• Adjust seasoning, adding salt and pepper to taste. 

• Add another cup of stock to the rice. Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, parsley and Parmesan. 

• Remove from the heat. The mixture should be creamy (add more stock if it isn’t). 

To Serve

• Serve right away in wide soup bowls or on plates, spreading the risotto in a thin layer rather than a mound.

Glazed salmon & veggie curry

Ingredients

• Asian Glazed Salmon in Foil

• 1.75 cup soy sauce low sodium

• 21 tablespoons honey

• 14 tablespoons sweet chili sauce

• 14 tablespoons lime juice freshly squeezed

• 7 teaspoon fresh ginger minced

• 21 cloves garlic minced

• 1 teaspoon salt or to taste

• 1 teaspoon pepper or to taste

• 15 pound salmon fillet

• For serving

• 7 tablespoon sesame seeds

• 14 green onions chopped

• Curry

• 6 tsp coconut oil

• 21 green cardamom pods (slightly crushed)

• 3 tsp turmeric

• 8 tbsp curry powder 

• 74 oz coconut milk 

• 7 teaspoon fresh ginger minced

• 6 medium yellow onion diced

• 11 medium sweet potatoes (diced into ½-inch cubes)

• 11 medium potatoes (yellow or red is fine, diced into ½-inch cubes)

• 5 large carrot (sliced into thin rounds)

• 5 large green bell pepper (diced)

• 8 cups vegetable stock (or water)

• 74 oz chickpeas (canned or cooked from scratch. Drain thoroughly before adding)

• 16 scallions 

• 11 tablespoons lemon juice

• 11 tablespoons cilantro

• Salt to taste

• Tofu - 2 packs 

To Prep

• Salmon

• Mince garlic

• Mince ginger

• Squeeze lemons for juice

• Chop green onions

• Curry

• Mince garlic 

• Mince ginger

• Chop cilantro

• Dice onions

• Dice sweet potatoes

• Dice potatoes

• Slice carrots 

• Dice green peppers 

• Drain chickpeas

• Tofu - dice

To Cook

Curry

• Heat the oil. Add the onions saute over medium heat until the onions start to sweat and turn translucent.

• Add the turmeric, cayenne and ginger garlic paste and stir-fry for 30 seconds.

• Add the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and carrots. Season with some salt and cover the pan. Turn the heat to low and let the vegetables cook about five minutes. If the veggies start to stick, add some water.

• Add green peppers and 4 cup of water. Cover again and cook five more minutes.

• Check to see if the potatoes and sweet potatoes are cooked and fork-tender. If they are not, continue to cook, covered, for a few more minutes.

• Stir in the chickpeas, curry powder and another cup of vegetable stock. Bring the mixture to a boil.

• Add the coconut milk and scallions, and just let the curry heat through.

• Stir in the lemon and cilantro and add more salt if needed. Serve hot.

Rice 

• Use rice cooker to cook 14 cups of rice 

Salmon

• Preheat your oven to 375℉. Place foil sheets on a baking sheet → enough sheet to be able to wrap the foil around salmon

• whisk together the soy sauce, honey, sweet chili sauce, lime juice, fresh ginger, garlic, pepper.

• Place the salmon fillet over the foil then pour about half the marinade over to cover the entire surface of the fish. Turn the fish over and pour the rest of the marinade. 

• Fold the edges of the aluminum foil over the salmon so that it is fully wrapped. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the size of your salmon. 

• Open the foil and garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.

Tofu

• Glaze with the same marinade as salmon

• Cook on griddle

To Serve

• Curry on rice

• Protein by the side of it 

 

 

Ingredients

Bulgur tomato/eggplant/lemon yogurt

• Greek Yogurt - 8 cups

• Fresh Lemons - 12 

• Dried Mint - 6 cups

• Eggplant - 24

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 4 cups

• Onions - 24 

• Peeled Garlic - 36

• Ground Allspice - 12 tbps

• cherry tomatoes - 12 lb

• tomato paste - 12 tbps

• bulgur wheat - 7 lbs

• 20 cups of water

Protein - Lamb patties / Tofu for replacement

• 4 boxes of Tofu 

• Greek Yogurt - 12 cups

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 12 tbps

• sumac - 12 tbps

• Fresh Lemons - 12 tbps juice

• pistachios unshelled - 6 cups

• Arugula - 12 cups

• Onions (Yellow Or Sweet) - 12

• Peeled Garlic - 12

• ground lamb - 12 lb

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 36 tbsp 

To Prep

Bulgur tomato/eggplant/lemon yogurt

• Preheat oven - 425F

• Cut eggplant in small chunks

• Slice onions 

• Mince garlic 

Protein - Lamb patties / Tofu for replacement

• Mix ingredients for the sumac sauce and reserve in fridge: 12 cups greek yogurt / 12 tbsp sumac / 12 tbsp olive oil / 4 lemon juice

• Blend pistachios with food processor

• Blend arugula in food processor

• Blend onions/garlic 

To Cook

Bulgur tomato/eggplant/lemon yogurt

• Eggplants

• Place eggplant in a large bowl with 2 cups of olive oil - salt and pepper

• Mix and spread out on parchment paper lined baking sheet

• Roast for 40 min - stirring halfway through 

• Bulgur

• Add 2 cups of olive oil in large sauté pan

• Add onions and fry for 8 minutes

• Add garlic and Allspice and fry for 1 minute

• Add cherry tomatoes - mashing them to break them up (warning it squeezes on you easily) 

• Stir in tomato paste / 20 cups water / salt 

• Bring to a boil, then decrease heat to low, cover and cook for 12 min

• Add bulgur, stir so that it is completely coated, remove from heat

• Set aside for 20 min for the bulgur to absorb all liquid

• Yogurt

• Mix yogurt / lemon / mint and 3 tbsp of salt in a separate serving bowl

Protein - Patties / Tofu for replacement

• Create patties with chopped pistachios / arugula / onions and garlic / lamb 

• Cut tofu and spice with sumac

• Cook on griddle

To Serve

Bulgur tomato/eggplant/lemon yogurt

• Serve in separate trays bulgur, eggplants, yogurt → recommend to plate with bulgur, some eggplants and yogurt on top  

Italian Pasta Bar 

- Alejandro

Ingredients

• Proteins

• 6lbs frozen italian meatballs (thaw 48 hours in advance)

• 30 italian sausages 

• 8 vegan Beyond Sausages 

• Sauce

• 18 oz tomato sauce 

• 1 bottle red wine 

• 32 oz marinara sauce 

• 5 cloves of garlic

• 3 red bell peppers

• 3 orange bell peppers

• 1 large yellow onion 

• 10 tbsp italian seasoning

• 8 tbsp salt

• 8 tbsp pepper

• 8 tbsp paprika 

• Pasta

• 6 lbs penne pasta

• 1 lb chickpea pasta 

• Caprese Salad

• 9 tomatoes 

• 36 oz mozzarella cheese 

• 36 oz basil leaves

• 1 cup balsamic vinegar

• 7 tbsp honey

• Toppings 

• 24 oz shredded parmesan cheese 

1. IN ADVANCE: Thaw frozen meatballs (and potentially breadsticks) in the refrigerator at least 48 hours in advance of the meal being prepared. Lead is to familiarize themselves with package directions for meatballs, sausages, breadsticks, and pasta. 

2. [LEAD]: Open the bottle of wine to allow it to breathe. Finely dice the onion and bell peppers, mince the garlic. 

3. [LEAD]: Preheat the oven according to package directions for the meatballs, sausages, and breadsticks. Time breadsticks in the oven to finish with the pasta. 

4. Person 1: Stir the balsamic vinegar and 5 tbsp honey together in a small saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the vinegar mixture has reduced to about 1/3 cup (about 10 minutes). Taste, mix in some of the remainder of honey, if any, if needed. Set the balsamic reduction aside to cool.

5. Person 2: In a saucepan or pot that will eventually hold the sauce, saute the onion and bell peppers in olive oil over medium heat. Stir occasionally until the onion is nearly translucent and the bell peppers are tender. Add the minced garlic and saute everything for another minute, being careful to not burn the garlic. 

6. Add about a cup of red wine to the onions and peppers and allow to simmer until the wine significantly reduces. Stir occasionally. In the meantime, prepare the sausages, meatballs, and breadsticks on sheet pans to be placed into the oven according to package directions. 

7. [LEAD]: Once the sauce has reduced, add tomato sauce and marinara and bring the mixture to a consistent simmer, stirring occasionally. Add 5 tbsp italian seasoning and 1 tbsp paprika. Salt & pepper. Once the sauce warms up, taste, and add more seasoning to taste. Simmer for about  30 minutes to marry all of the flavors. 

8. [LEAD]: When the sauce and proteins are about 30 minutes from being done, bring a large pot of water (penne) and a small pot of water (chickpea) to a boil. Add about a teaspoon of salt per pound of pasta being boiled. Boil the pasta according to package directions. When the pasta water is drained, save 2 cups on the side for the penne and 1 cup on the side for the chickpea pasta. 

9. Person 1: Before the pasta is done boiling, slice the tomatoes and mozzarella in circles to build a classic caprese salad. Coarsely chop most of the basil, leaving some leaves for presentation. Decoratively arrange alternating slices of tomato and mozzarella on your serving platter. Gently sprinkle it with salt and black pepper. Spread fresh basil leaves over the top of the salad and drizzle with olive oil and the balsamic reduction.

10. Person 2: Return each pasta to its original pot, add half the amount of water saved for each pasta back to its respective pot. Split the sauce proportionally to each pot as well, gently fold everything together. Add more water as needed, adding a little at a time. 

To serve

1. Place breadsticks and caprese salad at the beginning of the serving area, followed by pastas, and then the protein options in their respective serving dishes. Have shredded parmesan at the end to add as a topping. 

Lebanese Kafta

Ingredients:

Ground Meat 4lb

Yellow Onions 2 Large

Parsley 0.5 bunch

All spice

Recipe:

Making kafta is similar to making meatballs which requires some moisture to help it bind and stay juicy. The fat provides that much-needed moisture since we’re not using eggs.

Pulse the beef only with the onions and parsley. It’s important to already have the parsley and onions chopped and then just pulse lightly with the beef in order to avoid over-mixing. Over-mixing can lead to overworked dry meat.

Form the beef kafta into evenly sized shapes. This ensures that everything is finished cooking together making it all tender and juicy without anything being overcooked.

Steps:

Shop Onions

Remove stems and chop parsley

Mix onions, parsely, meat and spices

Mold into Kafta pieces

Grill

Fattoush:

Steps:

CHOP CHOP CHOP - lettuce, tomatoes, mint, cucumber, radish, peppers, green onions.

Mix pomegranate, olive oil, salt, sumac in a bowl and put into the salad

Give it a good toss and done!

Lentils & Rice:
Chop Onions - 4

Rinse rice - 14 cups

Caramelize onions with olive oil while rice being rinsed

Add on water and bring to a boil

Add in rice and lentils and cover

KBBQ night

Components

• Bulgogi beef

• Bulgogi tofu and mushroom

• Korean spicy chicken

• Namul (spinach)

• Kongnamul (bean sprout)

• Ssamjang

• Kimchi

Ingredients

• Thin sliced rib eye

• Chicken thigh

• Onions

• Green onion

• Tofu

• Mushroom

• Jarred bulgogi marinade

• Gochujang

• Kimchi

• Sesame oil

• Ssamjang

• Garlic

• Spinach

• Bean Sprout

• Lettuce

• Rice

• Sugar

• Korean chilil powder

• Sesame seeds

• Honey

• Soy Sauce

Cook

Prep

• Onions

• Slice 2/3rds into quarter inch strips

• Dice 1/3rd with medium dice

• Garlic

• Mince

• Green onion

• Fine chop, separate greens and whites

• Chicken thighs

• Trim excess fat and tendons

• Cut into bite size cubes

• Gochujang sauce: Mix 3Part Gochujang, 3Part soy sauce, 3P minced garlic, 3P sugar or honey, 2P sesame oil, 1P cornstarch

• Marinade chicken in sauce with diced onion for 30 mins to 2 hours (longer better)

• Mushrooms

• Dry wipe with paper towel to remove excess dirt

• Cut into strips

• Tofu

• Drain and pat dry

• Cut into cubes

• If time allows, briefly blanch for 1-2 mins in salted water

• Beef

• Separate slices and if slices are too long cut in half

• Marinade beef in bulgogi sauce with ½ of sliced onions for 30 mins to 2 hours

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Cook

• Wash the rice. Cook the rice.

• Bring large pot of water to a boil and salt

• Progressively blanch spinach for 30-60 seconds, remove, drain and run through cold water. Squeeze spinach dry. Squeeze real good. Real dry. Ok to smush the spinach in process. Set aside

• Wash bean sprouts. Blanch for 30 seconds to 2 mins. Remove and drain, rinse in cold water. Set aside

• Spinach

• Take squeeze dried spinach in large mixing bowl. Add 4P green onion whites, 4P sesame oil, 2P soy sauce, 1P sugar, 1P salt, 1P minced garlic, 1P sesame seeds, 1/2P salt. Mix by hand. Adjust sauce mix to taste

• Bean sprout

• Take rinsed and drained bean sprout in large mixing bowl. Add 2P sesame oil, 1P soy sauce, 1P sesame seeds, 3P garlic, 1P green onion whites, 1P korean hot pepper flake, 1P salt. Mix by hand. Adjust sauce mix to taste

• Tofu and mushroom

• In large pan, stir fry tofu and mushroom and ½ of sliced onions. Begin with mushroom, after a few minutes add tofu, then onions. Add bulgogi sauce when mostly cooked. Add splash of soy sauce and garlic when adding sauce

• Garnish with green onion greens and sesame seeds

• Beef

• Stir fry in large pan until cooked

• Garnish with green onion greens and sesame seeds

• Chicken

• Stir fry in large pan until cooked

• Garnish with green onion greens and sesame seeds

• Lettuce and Ssamjang and kimchi

• Separate lettuce into leaves, removing hardest and stalkiest white part of the bottoms

• Wash and dry lettuce

• Serve lettuce on platter, serve alongside ssamjang in a side dish

• Slice kimchi into cubes if not already sliced and serve on a side dish