Stuffed Cheeseburger

Here is the newest recipe, Stuffed Cheeseburger. This one is really good, and you can change what you want to put in it.

Stuffed Cheeseburger

1 pound of 80/20 ground beef
1 pound of 93/7 or better ground beef
Pinch of salt
Pinch of black pepper
Pinch of garlic powder
Cheese of your choice (Cheddar and Swiss work well)
Any other type of items you may like (Just make sure they are cut small enough to fit)

In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ground beef. Once you have combined all of the meat together roll out an even amount of meat balls, about the size of a baseball. You are going to need two balls per bun. Then flatten out all the meat balls and place your cheese and other toppings on the top of half of the patties leaving enough room to seal the patties up. After topping the patties cover with the other remaining patties and seal. Making sure there are no openings in the stuffed burger. Now preheat a grill pan or your BBQ and season the patties with your salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Cook your patties 4 minutes per side, and let rest for 5 minutes once you remove them from the heat. Place on a toasted bun and enjoy.

Spicy Fried Chicken

Okay, it has been brought to my attention that I have missed a few weeks of recipes. So here is one that I have made recently and it is very taste. If you don't want the sauce to spicy add some extra butter to tone down the heat.

Spicy Fried Chicken
4 oz Clarified Butter
2 Tablespoons Garlic Powder
4 oz Buffalo Wing Sauce or Hot Sauce
Cut up chicken pieces (As if you were making Fried Chicken)

In a saucepan reduce butter and skim to make clarified butter. Once butter is clarified add garlic powder and wing sauce. Bring to a simmer then remove from heat and set aside.

In a pan, dredge your chicken in seasoned flour and let sit for 5 – 10 minutes to let the season flour stick to the chicken. At this time preheat your oven to 375. Fry the chicken pieces until you have a golden crispy crust on the outside. Remove chicken from oil and finish cooking all your pieces. Once you have completed frying the chicken toss with the sauce and place on a cookie sheet and place in your preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove and enjoy.......

Dawg in the news

A few weeks ago I was getting ready to play a pick up hockey game over in Half Moon Bay when I was approached by a reporter from the local newspaper who asked if I didn't mind answering a few questions for a story he was doing on the new local rink we were getting ready to play on. "Sure, no problem" I told him. So he asked his questions and we spoke for a few minutes before I jump over the boards and started my Saturday morning skate. So today I checked to see if the story had been released yet, and what do I see. The story had come out. It is a nice little piece about the rink and how it got started, and yes I am in the story too. Below is a link to the story, so if you get a chance click the link and have a nice little read.

http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2009/02/13/sports/doc4993453b0eb5a763230063.txt

Recipe #2

OK, the Big Game is in less than a week, and a Super Bowl party is not complete without a platter full of crispy Chicken Wings. Everyone has their own recipe when it comes to Wings, but I made this one on Sunday and they were AWESOME! So I thought I would share it with everyone.

Beer Battered Chicken Wings

Pack of chicken wing cut in half (Make sure they are thawed completely)

1 1/2 cups of All Purpose Flour

1 Dark Beer

2 Tablespoons Salt

2 Tablespoons Black Pepper

1 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

In a mixing bowl bring together the flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Then slowly poor in your dark beer while whisking and make a thin paste. Your going to use about 1/2 to 3/4 of the beer, so drink the rest. Bring a pot of oil to 380 degrees for deep frying. Place the chicken in the batter and cover completely. Then carefully place the wings into the hot oil a few at time for 3 to 4 minutes until they form a nice crust. Then remove from the oil and place on a sheet pan and place into a 375 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes to finish the cooking process. This will also give you enough time to make a sauce for your wings.

Sauce

Equal parts butter and your favorite hot sauce.

1 1/2 tablespoon of Garlic Powder

In a small pot melt your butter. Once the butter has completely melted add your garlic powder and mix together. Then add your hot sauce and whisk that together. By this time your wings should be done in the oven. Remove and place the wings in a bowl and toss with the sauce. Serve with Blue Cheese or Ranch Dressing and enjoy. If you want your sauce hotter add more hot sauce to the butter and garlic, or if you don't want them as hot don't add as much.

Recipe of the week

Here is the first installment of the "Recipe of the Week." Well, with the Super Bowl now set and everyone getting ready for their Super Bowl Party's here is one that will please everyone, and you won't believe how easy it is. Now, before I give you all the recipe I need to give credit to where credit is due. I actually got this one from my Father in Law. So Dad, thanks for telling me about it, and letting us try it.

First if you are making mashed potatoes or another dish that requires you to peel potatoes this is a great appetizer.

Potato Skin Strips:

Peel your potato skins in long strips and soak in cold water to remove the starch. While your skins are soaking heat a pot of oil (Canola, Vegetable, Corn, or Peanut) to 375 degrees, and warm your oven to 350 degrees. Make sure you only fill your pot half full! Drain your potato skins and dry the skins completely. Remember water and oil don't mix! Once you have your skins completely dry and your oil has reached 375 degrees place a handful of the skins in the oil and fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until crispy. Once you have fried all your skins sprinkle them with some Parmesan Cheese and place in a warm oven for 90 seconds or until the cheese has melted.

Other toppings that have gone well with this have been: Truffle Salt, Fresh Cracked Black Pepper, and Cheddar Cheese.

We will try and get a few more recipes for you before the Super Bowl and since the 49ers aren't in the game this year. We are going to be cheering for our second favorite football team. Lets go Steelers! Enjoy the appetizer.......

New for 2009

Happy New Year everyone. I have taken some time away from blogging, but I have not forgotten about it. I have been thinking of some new ideas for this blog and I have been working them out and hopefully I will have them up and running by this weekend. One of the new ideas I have been kicking around to adding to this blog is a recipe of the month or of the week. We'll see how it works out. Some will be pretty simple and fun to try and others will be pretty extensive, but they will be very good eats.

I will also keep you updated on Dawg-ette and puppy, and everything else that is going on in Dawgs House. So here is to a great 2009, and check back to see whats happening at Dawgs House........

We're still here....

It has been well over a month since my last post, and like many of you we have been extremely busy with the Holiday Season. Puppy just celebrated here first Christmas and she had a great one, but I think next year she'll really have fun with it. Santa brought her a new changing table and a little covered wagon. She is still just a little to small to take it for a ride, but the time is not to far off. A few other things she got for Christmas was a Elmo Live, Elmo DVDs and some new clothes for the spring and new sleepwear for her to use now. I couldn't help myself so I got her a cute pink Sharks jersey and some Shark PJ's. Dawg-ette and I are going to Puppy to her 1st Sharks game in February and she needed something to wear. All in all we had a very nice holiday, and New Year's is right around the corner.

We'll hopefully I will have another post before the end of the year, but if not Happy New Year to all of my readers out there. Until next time, peace out.