At the Feed Bag where I cook, we are known for occasionally pushing the culinary edge. But when owner Joe Menendez asked me to come up with something unique, he didn't realize I would take him seriously.
I presented him my new offering in his office. "Raw hamburger?" He exclaimed, "There is no way I'm eating this."
"You will eat it," I said, "and most importantly, our customers will eat it -- and enjoy it."
I was right.
Hot tonight but still SOUPJill Well, *I* let the heat affect what I cook, but it doesn't stop me from making soup! Tonight I'm having bockwurst with a sweet/sour kale relish...
INGREDIENTS: 4 cups sushi rice 4 sheets of nori 4 ounces ground beef marinated in Everclear overnight 1 tbsp diced onion 1 tbsp wasabi 1/2 tsp milk 1/3 tsp garlic salt
PREPARATION: Mix the diced onion, salt and ground beef in a bowl. Form into long cylinder shape. Place a nori sheet on top of a makisu. Spread sushi rice on top of the nori sheet. Place the ground beef lengthwise on the rice. Spread wasabi on the ground beef. Roll up the bamboo mat, pressing forward to shape the sushi into a cylinder. Press the bamboo mat firmly and remove it from the sushi. Cut the rolled sushi into bite-sized pieces. Serve and enjoy.
We retail it at $7.95 per 3 pcs. and it has been a hit appetizer with our customers.
