Cyberpunk 2077 Yakitori

CYBERPUNK 2077 YAKITORI

Noob Level: Easy

Duration: 1hr 25 mins total

The Goods:

Marinade

- 3 cloves garlic

- 1-inch piece ginger

- 1/2 cup mirin (japanese sweet sake)

- 1/2 cup Low Sodium soy sauce or Tamari

- 1 tablespoon honey or brown sugar 

Chicken

- 1 bunch Green Onion

- 4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless 

- 1 tablespoon Red miso paste

- Bamboo Skewers

- Olive oil or Cooking Spray

How To:

Lets start with the Marinade: 

We will peel and smash the hell out of the garlic cloves and place them in a small saucepan.

 
Next, Slice up unpeeled ginger into small circular like coins (about 5 slices total); add to the saucepan. 

Add the mirin, low sodium soy sauce/tamari, and honey/brown sugar to the saucepan as well.

Over medium-high heat, bring that puppy to a simmer, stirring occasionally to not let the sugar/honey from burn. Allow to keep simmering for about 1 minute. 

Set aside to cool.

Cut the white and light green parts of the green onion into 1-inch pieces. (Keep green stalks for garnish.) 

Set aside. 

Slice each chicken thigh into 4 equal/bite size pieces. 

On each skewer, first coat the bamboo with olive oil (to prevent sticking), skew the chicken pieces onto the skewers, with the pattern of pieces of the green onion between the pieces of the chicken. 

Place skewers on a baking sheet and pour marinade to coat them.

Marinate for at least 30 minutes (up to 3–4 hours), flipping the skewers in the marinade every 5–7 minutes. 

(Note: Chicken can be marinated in refrigerator overnight.)

While the chicken marinates, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Heat your grill pan over high heat, 5–10 minutes. Drizzle with olive oil or Spray with cooking spray to prevent sticking. 

Keeping the marinade on the side for later, place chicken skewers on the hot grill and cook for 2–3 minutes; smash down the skewers with a skillet or plate to create grill marks on the chicken.

Flip skewers and repeat for 2–3 more minutes. 

Place the chicken, still in the grill pan, in the oven and bake, 10 minutes. (Please make sure your grill pan is oven safe before doing this)

Meanwhile, let's work on the GLAZE!

Pour the marinade back into a saucepan and add the miso. 

Bring to a boil and slightly, about 15 minutes (this kills any bacteria from the raw chicken)

Remove grill pan from oven after 10 minutes is up and add skewers to a plate. 

When the sauce has reduced, brush it over the chicken. 

*OPTIONAL* Slice left over scallion greens and sprinkle over the skewers as garnish.

MA! THE MEATLOAF!!!

 

"Wedding Crasher's"
MA!!! THE MEATLOAF!!

Level: Pretty Damn Noob

Time: 1hour

The Goods:

1 Loaf Pan (I use Rachael Ray's Loaf Pan ordered from HERE)

Tha Meatloaf Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef, 85% or 90% lean

1 med onion, finely chopped

2 large eggs

3 garlic cloves, minced

3 Tbsp ketchup

3 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs

1/3 cup milk

1 ½ tsp salt, or to taste

1 ½ tsp Italian seasoning

¼ tsp ground black pepper

½ tsp ground paprika

Meatloaf Glaze Ingredients:

3/4 cup ketchup

1 ½ tsp white vinegar

2 ½ Tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp garlic powder

½ tsp onion powder

¼ tsp ground black pepper

¼ tsp salt

Side Dishes:

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

3 lbs golden potatoes

3 Cloves Garlic 

1 Cup Milk or Heavy Cream

Chives

Parmesan Cheese

Sautéed Asparagus, Garlic Green Beans, or Roasted Broccoli

Tutorial:

Line a 9”x5” loaf pan with parchment paper and preheat oven to 375°F.

In a large bowl, add all of the ingredients for the meatloaf. Mix well to combine.

Add that meat to the loaf pan, lightly press down on the mat to shape evenly

 

Bake meatloaf at 375˚F for 40 minutes.

In a small bowl, mix all of the ingredients together for the glaze. Spread the sauce over meatloaf then return to oven and bake additional 15-20 minutes.

Rest meatloaf 10 minutes before slicing.

Drizzle with baking juices from the bottom of the pan.

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Red Dead - Chilequiles

With news of Red Dead Redemption 2 in the works, it inspired me to create a really simple and delicious meal for one of the best games (I've played) ever.

You ready for a banging Mexican breakfast? Lemme introduce you to Red Dead - Chilequiles! Giving you a little bit of cowboy flair, south of the border!

This recipe is super easy to make and will for sure be a favorite for many any time of day.

YEEHAW!!

Level: Super Noob
Duration: 20 Minutes
Feeds: 1-2 People

The Goods:

-One package of flour tortillas

-Shredded Mexican Cheese

-1 small can "El Pato" hot sauce (yellow can is red hot, green can is salsa verde) you can use any kind

-2 eggs

-Sour Cream

-Olive Oil

-1 White Onion

Tutorial:

Take about half (or a little more) of the tortillas from the package and cut them lengthwise into strips, and crosswise into little chips.

Take about 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and pour into a pan. 

Turn the pan onto medium heat and place the tortilla strips into the pan and fry them until golden brown.

Remove chips and place them on a plate that is lined with a paper towel to soak up the oil.

Chop onion into cubes or strips, (you can use whole onion or half it doesn't matter) and place them in the pan, add a little drizzle of oil if needed.

Cook down the onions until soft and golden.

Add the Eggs and scramble lightly with the onions.

Add the El Pato sauce to the eggs and onions

Add the crispy tortilla chips to the salsa and egg mixture, coat the chips fully.

Add the cheese (however much you like)

Remove pan from heat and plate the spicy goodness.

Add more cheese if you like with a dollop of sour cream.

ENJOY!

Green Lantern Pesto Pizza

GREEN LANTERN PESTO PIZZA

Super ridiculously easy and super delicious pizza recipe. For those who aren't afraid to try new things. 

"In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!"

Enjoy this recipe, and save the world from evil!

Level: N00b

Duration: 18 Minutes

Serves: 4-6

The Goods:

• One package of Boboli Pizza Crust

• One Jar of Pesto Sauce (found in pasta sauce isle or in the refridgerated section near veggies)

• A box of Feta Cheese or Shredded Mozzarella OR BOTH!

• Small Carton of Baby Spinach

Tutorial:

Preheat oven to 450 Degrees Fahrenheit

Spread the green pesto sauce all over the pizza crust, leave about 1 to 1/2 inch space from the ends.

Sprinkle Cheese all over

Top with your desired amount of Spinach

Bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes until cheese and crust is about golden brown.

 Remove from oven

Slice

Enjoy!

Beware of the powerful flavor! 

"My taste buds just got Pwned!"

-Megs

Yoshi's Egg Salad Sandwich

Yoshi is just one of my favorite Mario characters!

Hope you like this ridiculously bomb sandwich! Perfect for the summer like weather us folk in CA are having!

**DISCLAIMER: NO UNBORN YOSHI'S WERE HARMED IN THE CREATION OF THIS SANDWICH!** 

Time: 20 Minutes

Level: n00b

Serves: 4

The Goods: 

6 hard-boiled eggs (Check out how to hard-boil eggs from my previous post HERE)
1/4 cup mayonnaise, (Extra if you like, for spreading)
1 teaspoon Dijon or spicy brown mustard
1/2 lemon, juiced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 avocado, halved, peeled, seeded and sliced lengthwise
2 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled

3 teaspoons finely diced "spiced" onion

1 small jalapeno, diced (Or you can use jarred jalapenos, just chop them up)

½ teaspoon white wine vinegar

Shredded or chopped lettuce

1 tomato cut lengthwise

Potato Chips

Your favorite bread (I recommend getting cheddar jalapeno from the bakery section of the grocery store)

Tutorial:

Cut the dumb eggs in half and separate the white part from the yellow part (yolk).

Place the whites on a cutting board and coarsely chop. 

Place the yolks in a bowl and mash with the back of a spoon.

Toss the crumbled bacon, diced onion, and chopped jalapeno on top of the egg whites. Mix the ingredients together to make an evenly chopped mix.

Add the mayo, mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the yolks and mash/stir until smooth.

Add the egg white blend to the yolk blend bowl and stir to mix everything nicely.

To make the sandwiches, pile shredded iceberg lettuce on the bottom sandwich slice. 

Spoon a heap of egg salad on top.

Top with sliced avocado, tomatoes, and potato chips!!!

Enjoy!

My taste buds just got PWNED!!

-Megs

How to "Hard-Boil" Eggs

If RANDOMLY you should ever need to hard-boil eggs, (and with easter just a week away..) here is the easiest way to do so. 

Level: So n00b it hurts

Duration: 10-20 minutes

The Goods:

Eggs

Water

Saucepan

Tutorial:

Place eggs in saucepan
Do not layer the eggs, only put enough that the saucepan can hold (one layer)
Add cold water to cover eggs at 1 inch.
Heat over high heat just to boiling.
Remove from burner.
Cover pan.
Let eggs sit in hot water for about 12 minutes for large eggs (9 minutes for medium eggs; 15 minutes for extra large).
Drain immediately after time is up and serve warm.
OR
Cool completely under cold running water or in bowl of ice water, then REFRIGERATE.
Hard boiled eggs kept in refrigerator with shells INTACT can last up to a week.
These are great healthy snack alternatives, and are good for when your broke and need to fill your tummy.

Enjoy!

-Megs