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Elk Chili in Bread Boats with Gremolata

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Elk Chili in Bread Boats with Gremolata

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner, Stew, Tailgate
Keyword Beef, Chili, Elk
Cook Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 15 ounce can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Instructions

  • Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  
  • For the Gremolata:  Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 
  • Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni. 

Sonoran Hot Dog

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Sonoran Hot Dog

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner, Lunch, Snack
Keyword Beef, hot dogs, Ninja, Piedmontese
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 4 Sonoran hot dogs we like the big boys from Piedmontese
  • 4 slices thick cut bacon
  • 4 large hoagie rolls
  • 1/2 cup pinto beans canned or leftovers work well here
  • 1/2 cup pico de gallo
  • 1/2 cup jalapeno salsa or green chile sauce
  • 1/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese

Instructions

  • Heat your grill or smoker to low heat. We like using the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill for flavor and precise temperature control.
  • Wrap each hot dog in a slice of bacon. Depending on the size of your dogs, you may need to use toothpicks to secure the bacon on each end of the dog. Grill the hot dogs over low direct heat until the bacon is crisp, about 25 minutes total. Turn the dogs every 3 to 5 minutes for even cooking.
  • Serve the hot dogs in the buns topped with beans, pico de gallo, salsa, cotija cheese, and crema.

Sausage & Fennel Stuffed Turkey Breast

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Sausage & Fennel Stuffed Turkey Breast

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner
Keyword Ninja, Poultry, Spiceology, Turkey
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 x Whole Boneless Skin on Turkey Breast (4-5 lbs)
  • 1 x Pound Bulk Sage Breakfast Sausage
  • 1 x Head of Fennel Medium
  • Italian Juicy Bird Dry Brine Blend

Instructions

  • The day before:
  • Place the turkey breast skin side down on a cutting board. While keeping the entire breast in one piece, butterfly each breast from the inside out, opening it like a book. Place some plastic wrap over the turkey and then pound with the flat side of a mallet to get an even shape.  Evenly coat both sides of the turkey with the Juicy Bird. Place it skin side up on a wire rack over a sheet tray and put it in the fridge, uncovered, for 24-36 hours.
  • The day of:
  • Remove the turkey from the fridge about an hour before starting. Preheat your Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill to 325º.
  • Heat a skillet to a medium-high heat. Place the sausage into the skillet and break it up into small pieces. Cook until the sausage is browned and cooked through. While the sausage is cooking, thinly slice the bulb of the fennel (use a mandolin if you have one). Save the green for garnish. Remove the sausage from the pan but leave the fat. Add the fennel and a pinch of kosher salt and cook until the fennel is soft.
  • Flip the turkey breast over so the skinside is down. Evenly place the sausage and fennel across the top. Roll the turkey up from one end, working to keep the skin facing out. Tie it up with 3-4 pieces of butcher’s twine. Place on the grill and cook until the internal temp hits 157º – 160º (carryover cooking will finish the job). This can take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending on your grill, the size and shape of the turkey, and environmental factors. Always cook to temperature, not time.
  • Allow the breast to cool for 20-30 minutes and slice into ½” pieces. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of flakey salt, and some of the green leaves from the fennel.

Fast and Hot Baby Back Ribs

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Fast and Hot Baby Back Ribs with Smoky Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner, Meal Prep
Keyword Ninja, Pork, Pork Ribs, Spiceology

Ingredients

  • 2 racks baby back ribs about 4 pounds total
  • 3 tablespoons Salt Pepper + Three Chiles our spice blend from Spiceology
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire
  • 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 chipolte pepper + 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
  • 1 large orange zested and juiced

Instructions

  • Prep the ribs for grilling by removing the touch membrane on the rib side of each rack. Wiggle a finger under the membrane in the middle of each and then pull up for easy remove. Cut each rack in half. Season the ribs on all sides with the Salt Pepper + Three Chiles seasoning and add a few dashes of Worcestershire to each rack. Wrap each rack in foil, meaty side down so they can cook in their own juices.
  • Heat your grill to 300 degrees F, we’re using the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill. Place the rib packs on the grill and cook for 2 to 21/2 hours until the ribs reach 200 degrees F. Remove from the grill and cool for 10 minutes.
  • While the ribs cool, combine the sauce ingredients in a pot. Use an immersion blender to combine the ingredients. We like the Ninja Foodi Power Mixer for easy clean up. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cooke for about 8 minutes until thickened.
  • Cut the ribs in to 2 bone pieces. Heat the grill to high and if you’re using the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill you can add smoke too. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, basting with sauce until the ribs are glossy and gorgeous, like Mark’s head.

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Lemon Thyme Juicy Bird Leg Quarters

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Lemon Thyme Juicy Bird Leg Quarters with Lemon Garlic Butter Pan Sauce

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner
Keyword Chicken leg quarters, Ninja, Poultry, Spiceology
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken leg quarters about 3 pounds
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons Juicy Bird Lemon Thyme Brine our collab with Spiceology
  • Vegetable oil for crisping
  • 4 ounces 1 stick salted butter
  • 4 cloves smashed garlic
  • 5 spigs thyme
  • 1 large lemon zested and juiced
  • 2

Instructions

  • A day (or two!) before you want to eat these chicken leg quarters, season them on all sides with our Juicy Bird Lemon Thyme Brine. Set the quarters on a cooling rack set inside a baking sheet and refrigerate, uncovered, overnight.
  • When you’re ready to cook. Set a smoker to 250 degrees F. We’re using our Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill today. Cook the leg quarters skin side up for 60 to 90 minutes or until they reach 165 degrees F. Cooking time will depend on the size of your quarters. Remove the finished leg quarters from the smoker and cool for 20 minutes.
  • Just before serving, heat a tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken quarters skin side down and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until the skin is crisp. Remove the chicken from the skillet and reduce the heat to low.
  • Add one stick of butter to the pan followed by the garlic and thyme. Cook until the butter is melted and beginning to brown and smells incredible. Remove the pan from the heat and add the two tablespoons cold butter and the lemon zest and whisk until thickened. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve.

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Smoked Sausage and Onion Stromboli

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Smoked Sausage and Onion Stromboli

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner, Lunch, Snack
Keyword Ninja, pizza dough, sausage, tomato sauce
Cook Time 22 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion thinly sliced
  • 12 ounces Italian mild sausages about 5 links
  • 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves plus more for ganishing
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Kosher salt for seasoning
  • 1 pound pizza dough at room temperature
  • 1 pound part skim mozzarella shredded
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 1/4 cup finely grated pecorino

Instructions

  • Start by firing up your grill. Today we’re using the Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill so we can smoke and bake on one grill. Add the sliced onions and sausages and smoke at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
  • While the sausages cook, make a tomato sauce by combining the canned tomatoes, basil, olive oil and salt in a blender. We’re using the Ninja Power Mixer Set’s Immersion Blender so we can blend and store leftovers. Blend the sauce until smooth.
  • Roll the pizza dough out into an 16 to 18 inch square. Leaving a border for rolling, spread out the sauce, sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese. Chop the sausages into thing coins and layer these onto the cheese. Roll the dough up onto its self to make thick log with a seam underneath. Use a paring knife to make 4 to 6 vent holes in the top of the Stromboli. Coat the dough with the beaten egg.
  • Bake the Stromboli at 400 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes or until the dough is browned it has an internal temperature of 200 degrees F. We like to finish things up with a little extra grated pecorino cheese, shredded basil and a drizzle of olive oil.

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Tri-Tip Street Tacos

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Tri-Tip Street Tacos

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner
Keyword Beef, Meater, Spiceology, Tacos, tri-tip
Cook Time 1 minute
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 3 pound tri trip roast, like this one from Certified Piedmontese
  • 2 tablespoons Salt Pepper + Chocolate Chile
  • 12 small flour tortillas
  • Crumbled cotija cheese
  • Cilantro
  • Hot sauce

For the guacamole

  • 4 large ripe avocados
  • 1/3 cup finely diced white onion
  • 1 large jalapeno finely diced
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes chopped
  • 1 small bunch fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 large lime juiced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Kosher salt for seasoning

Instructions

  • Pat the tri-tip dry with paper towels and season on all sides with the Salt Pepper + Chocolate Chile seasoning. Set at room temperature for one hour before cooking.
  • Heat a gas or charcoal grill for medium heat and insert your probe thermometer in the thickest part of the roast. We’re using our Meater+ probe. Set the probe to cook to 125 degrees F. Roast the tri-tip until it reaches 125 about 40 minutes. Remove the roast from the grill to rest and crank the grill for high direct cooking.
  • While the steak rests, make the guacamole. In a medium bowl smash together the avocados, onion, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime juice. Add the olive oil and season with salt. Taste and add more salt or lime, if needed.
  • Sear the tri-tip for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until charred and crispy. Set aside to rest briefly and toast the tortillas over high heat, they only need a few seconds per side.
  • Slice the tri-tip against the grain of the meat. Serve the slices in the toasted tortillas with the guacamole, crumbled cotija, more cilantro and hot sauce as desired.

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Sword Skewered Picanha Steak

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Sword Skewered Picanha Steak With Chimichurri

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner, Tailgate
Keyword Beef, Chimichurri, Picanha, Steak
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 5

Ingredients

  • 1 2 to 21/2 pound pichana sirloin cap roast
  • Kosher salt for seasoning

For the chimichurri

  • 1 bunch freshly flat leaf parsley
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup fresh oregano leaves
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flake
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
  • Kosher salt for seasoning

Instructions

  • Pat the pichana dry on all sides with paper towels. With a sharp chef’s knife, cut the pichana with the grain into three (2 1/12 inch steaks). You may have a small tip piece leftover which you can grill as a little treat for yourself. Season the steaks on all sides with kosher salt. Curve the steaks into a C shape with the fat cap on the outside and thread them onto a steak sword or two large skewers.
  • Heat the grill to medium-low heat and add the sword skewer steaks, cooking them at 450 degrees for about 30 to 40 minutes or until they reach 130 degrees F. Remove the steak from the grill and heat the grill to high and then sear the steaks for 4 to 4 minutes per side. Rest the pichana for 15 minutes before slicing.
  • Finely chop the parsley, cilantro and oregano and toss together in a medium bowl. Add the olive oil, red pepper, vinegar, and season with kosher salt..
  • Thinly sliced the pichana across the grain and serve with the chimichurri.

Lemon Thyme Whole Roasted Chicken

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Lemon Thyme Whole Roasted Chicken

Author Mark & Fey
Course Dinner, Meal Prep
Keyword Chicken, Poultry, Spiceology
Cook Time 1 minute
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 3 to 5 pound broiler/fryer chicken, air chilled
  • 8 to 12 teaspoons Lemon Thyme Juicy Bird Brine Blend our brine blend with Spiceology
  • 2 large lemons halved
  • 1 punch fresh parsley for garnishing

Instructions

  • At least a day before roasting, remove the neck from the chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Season inside and out with Lemon Thyme Juicy Bird Brine Blend. Refrigerate uncovered for at least 24 hours. Use butchers twine to tie the chicken’s drumsticks together.
  • Heat a gas or charcoal grill for medium indirect heat (about 375 degrees F). Roast the chicken for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the chicken reaches about 160 degrees F. Rest the bird for 10 to 15 minutes or until it reaches 165 degrees F. While the chicken roasts, char the lemons over direct heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Serve the chicken with the lemons for squeezing.

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Chorizo Cheese Pupusa

Cook Time 35 Minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

For the chili

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 pasilla peppers, seeds and stems removed, diced
  • 2 pounds ground Elk
  • Kosher salt, for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ⅓ cup masa harina flour
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, drained

For the gremolata and bread boats

  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 large lemon, washed and dried
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pre-heat a grill to 300º, with indirect heat. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and elk. Season with a generous pinch of kosher salt and cook until the elk is browned, breaking up with a spatula as needed, about 8 minutes. While the elk is cooking, dice the onion and pasilla peppers. Remove the elk and set aside. Add the onions and pasilla. Cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the spices and masa, stir and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes, beans, browned elk and stock and simmer, uncovered, on the grill for 25 minutes. Meanwhile make the gremolata and prepare the bread boats.  

 

For the Gremolata: 

Use a chef’s knife to finely chop the parsley. Grate the garlic cloves onto your pile of parsley and then use the same grater to zest the lemon onto the parsley as well. Chop through the pile of parsley, 2 to 3 more times to combine. Move the gremolata to a bowl. Use a serrated knife to cut off the top of each bread roll and pull out about 2 inches of the soft interior of the bread to create the bread boat. 

 

Check the chili for seasoning and add salt as needed. Portion the chili into the bread boats and top with the gremolata. Pair with our Aviation Gin Smoked Blood Orange Negroni

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Chorizo Cheese Pupusa

Author Mark & Fey
Course Appetizer, Dinner
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 2 cups masa harina
  • Kosher salt for seasoning
  • 2 cups room temperature water plus more if needed
  • 8 ounces Mexican chorizo
  • 2 cups about 10 ounces grate oaxaca cheese

For the slaw

  • 1 16 ounce bag packaged slaw mix
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tablespoon dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons red pepper flake
  • Kosher salt for seasoning

Instructions

  • First, let’s make our pupusa dough so it has time to rest: Combine the masa harina and a heavy pinch of salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add the water while stirring until the dough is slightly sticky and wet and easily forms into clumps when pressed. Press the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Set aside to hydrate for 20 minutes.
  • Heat a gas or charcoal grill to medium high direct heat.
  • Cook the chorizo in a last skillet over medium high heat until cooked through. Cool and drain the chorizo in a paper towel-line kitchen bowl.
  • Make the slaw by coming the apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, herbs and pepper with a heavy pinch of salt in a mixing bowl. Add the slaw mix and toss to combine.
  • Scoop the pupusa dough into 1/4 portions. Roll each portion into a ball and then use a two squares of parchment paper to flatten the dough into a thin round. Add a couple spoonfuls of chorizo and cheese to the rounds. Close the dough over the filling and press once again, this time in 1/4 thick pupusa. Repeat the the remaining rounds.
  • Heat a large skillet or griddle on the grill. Hit it with a little canola oil and once simmering, add the pupusas. Cook until super crispy and brown, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  • Serve the pupusas with with slaw and some hot sauce for eating.

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