Thunder Roads Colorado Magazine Volume 10 - Issue 6 | Page 31

Tasty Recipes All of these recipes have been kitchen tested and biker approved. CHICKEN FAJITAS This recipe was actually created twice. I served it once to friends and when I was asked if I wrote down the recipe, I said “No, but I will remember it”. The next morning I couldn’t remember everything I put into the marinade. I spent the next 8 months recreating the recipe. This time, I wrote it down. 2. Prepare the sauerkraut by heating in pan until all moisture is gone. 3. Butter both sides of the bread. Put one and a half pieces of the Swiss cheese down on the unbuttered side. Place a fair amount of kraut, 1/4 of the pastrami 1 1/2 slices of cheese and second piece of buttered bread. Place in pan and griddle until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted. 4. Serve with rice pilaf, homemade chips mustards and dressing 2 lbs chicken breasts 2 oz tequila Marinade: 2 Tbs lime juice 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp cilantro 1/2 tsp coriander seed 1 Tbs parsley 4 oz water 1 tsp garlic 1 small onion, sliced 1 small tomato, cubed Serve with: sour cream salsa 2 poblano peppers, pan fried 1 small onion, pan fried Warmed refried beans 8 small warm flour tortillas 1 3/4 cups Uncooked Oatmeal 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 tsp soda 1 cup butter, melted 1 (12 ounce) can apricot filling 1. Combine chicken and marinade ingredients 2. Marinade overnight or freeze chicken in marinade 3. Remove chicken from marinade, and grill until cooked through 4. Slice chicken on the bias into strips 5. Fry poblano peppers and onions in a skillet until tender 6. Dice up tomatoes 7. Slice avocado 8. Serve with sour cream, salsa, and refried beans. Servings: 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GILLED PASTRAMI ON RYE I know, this sounds silly to have a recipe for a grilled sandwich, but you would be surprised of how many times I am asked for this recipe. The homemade dressing is the key. It really needs to sit overnight to develop all of the flavors. Sandwiches 1 lb Pastrami, Boars Head very thinly sliced 8 slices rye bread 2 cups sauerkraut 12 slices Swiss cheese 3 Tablespooons butter, softened Dressing 1 cup mayonnaise 2 Tbs catsup 4 Tbs dill pickles, finely chopped 1 Tbs onion, finely chopped 1 Tbs celery, finely chopped 1 pinch garlic powder Sandwiches 1. Prepare the meat by heating in a pan until some of the moisture is gone and the meat is heated through www.thunderroadscolorado.com Dressing 1. In a small bowl stir together the mayo and chili sauce until there are no more streaks of chili sauce left 2. Add in relish, onion, and Worcestershire sauce and mix until combined. 3. Chill for at least 30 minute. 4. Store in a jelly jar or air tight container for up to 1 week in the refrigerator Servings: 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------APRICOT BARS These are some of my favorite cookies! I have been known to consume the entire batch myself. Hey they are healthy right? They have oatmeal and apricots in them … 1. Combine oatmeal, flour, sugar and soda. Add butter mix well. 2. Press 2/3 of mixture into a 13X9X2 inch pan 3. Spread with apricot filling. 4. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs. 5. Bake at 375 degrees about 30 minutes. 6. Cool, cut into bars Servings: 12 Yield: 4 dozen --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IRISH SODA BREAD This recipe comes from Patrick’s Aunt Nancy McCauley. My Motherin-law states that she has made this many times and it NEVER fails! 6 cup flour 1 1/3 cup sugar 2 Tbs baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp salt 3 cup dark raisins 4 eggs 4 cup buttermilk 4 Tbs shortening or vegetable oil 1. Sift together into a large bowl, flour sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. 2. Add raisins. 3. Combine eggs, buttermilk and cooled shortening. 4. Add liquid mixture and dry ingredients mix until flour is moistened. 5. Turn batter into 2 greased tube pans. 6. Bake 350¬∞ for about 1 hour. 7. Remove from pan immediately. 8. Cool before slicing Servings: 8 March 2015 Thunder Roads Magazine® Colorado 29