Slinger Recipes

ST. LOUIS SLINGER

Steps:

• To prepare chili: Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add turkey and cook, stirring often and breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in onion and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking, stirring often, until the onion is tender, about 2 minutes more. Add tomatoes and their juice, water, chili powder, cocoa, cumin, 3/4 teaspoon salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Keep warm over low heat while assembling the slingers. (Makes about 6 cups of chili; refrigerate leftovers for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 6 months.)
• To prepare Slingers: Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rinse potatoes in cold water and thoroughly pat dry with a clean towel. Toss on a large baking sheet with oil, salt and pepper, then spread into a single layer. Roast until well-browned on the bottom, about 20 minutes. Stir and turn the potatoes; roast until brown and crispy, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crispy; drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Wipe out the pan.
• When the potatoes are done, coat the skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Crack eggs into the skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook 5 to 7 minutes for a soft-set yolk. Divide the potatoes among 4 plates; top each portion with bacon, a fried egg and 1/2 cup of the chili.

SMACK 'N' CHEESE SLINGER

Steps:

• Cook the Delia's Chicken Sausage on a very hot griddle until cooked through, about 10 minutes. On the same griddle cook the Mac 'n' Cheese until a cheesy crust forms, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Place the sausage on the hoagie roll. Place the grilled Mac 'n' Cheese next to the sausage and top with the collard greens and a drizzle of the Comeback Sauce. Serve hot.
• In a large bowl mix together the paprika, salt, sugar, garlic, red pepper, white pepper, black pepper, sage, cayenne, savory and thyme. Sprinkle the spices over the chicken, making sure the spice mixture is evenly distributed throughout. Cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.
• Prepare the meat grinder with the coarse die for a coarse grind. Grind the chicken and let it fall into a large bowl.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• To make sausage links, add the chicken stock to the ground chicken and combine thoroughly. Use a sausage stuffer to stuff the meat into the casings. Place the links on a sheet tray and bake until the sausages are cooked through and the internal temperature reads 165 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes.
• To make ground sausage patties, portion out the chicken mixture to 2 1/2-inch disks. Heat a griddle or grill pan over high heat. Coat the pan with vegetable oil and cook the sausage patties until cooked all the way through, about 5 minutes on each side. Yield: 25 links
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, add the milk, half-and-half, sour cream and eggs, and mix together. Whisk in the flour, pepper and some salt. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the Cheddar and Parmesan. Add the pasta and gently stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes more. Yield: 24 squares
• In a large saucepot set over medium heat, sweat the onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, mustard, chili powder, salt, Worcestershire and jelly. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to a simmer, stirring often until the sauce reduces by one-third, about 20 minutes.

SINGAPORE SLING

Steps:

• Pour the gin, cherry brandy and Benedictine into a mixing glass or a jug. Add the ice and Angostura bitters. Stir well until the outside of the glass feels cold.
• Pour the mix into a tall glass, then add the pineapple juice and lime juice and stir gently. Top up with sparkling water and garnish.

SINGAPORE SLING COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill a Collins glass with 1 cup ice and set aside in the freezer.
• Combine gin, cherry-flavored brandy, triple sec, Benedictine, pineapple juice, lime juice, and grenadine in a cocktail shaker. Add 1 cup ice, cover and shake until chilled. Strain into the prepared Collins glass.
• Garnish with slice of pineapple and a cherry.

STINGER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine brandy and creme de menthe in a cocktail shaker. Add ice; cover and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

GIN SLING

Steps:

• Put the gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup and bitters into a cocktail shaker and add a large handful of ice. Shake to combine and strain into a tall glass filled with more ice.
• Top up with equal parts tonic and soda water, or pine soda. Garnish with a rosemary sprig and lemon wedge.