The Wine and Food Corner

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Menu Suggestion for the Week  (advertised special items underlined)

Backyard Cookout—Forecast 70 and Sunny: Saturday is forecast to be 70 and sunny so it should be perfect for a backyard cookout. Wohlner’s ad this week is packed with special sale items for your cookout with family and friends.

1) The Backyard Starter: Grilled Brie with Mango and Strawberries Grilled Brie with Mango and Strawberry

• 1 untreated cedar plank (about 15×6 inches)
• 1 small round (4 ½ oz.) Brie cheese
• ½ cup diced mango
• ½ cup fresh strawberries or  raspberries
• ½ teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
• 2 tablespoons honey, to drizzle
• 10 slices (1/4 inch thick) Wohlner’s baguette French bread

Method

1. Soak cedar plank in water at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat gas or charcoal grill.

2. Remove plank from water. Place cheese (in rind) on plank. Spoon mango and raspberries over cheese

3. Sprinkle with salt.

4. Place plank with cheese on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 15-20 minutes or until cheese is warm

2) The Main: Gourmet Hamburgers, Ribeye Steak, Grilled Pork Tenderloin, or Grilled Pork Chops: Grilled Gourmet Hamburgers with Wohlner’s outstanding ground beef, and Wohlner’s Sourdough Artisan Hamburger Buns.

Harvati Cheese Burger with Fresh Rosemary M’s Pub makes a Harvarti Lamb Cheeseburger with Fresh Rosemary that is killer—Why not a Wohlner’s Ground Beef version. Mince some fresh rosemary.  Season ground beef with fresh rosemary,dried thyme, garlic, and black pepper mix into the ground beef. Grill on one side then turn, season with salt and pepper, and add a slice of Havarti Cheese or sliced provolone. Sprinkle some more fresh rosemary on top of the cheese. Meanwhile lightly butter the hamburger buns and toast the buns on the grill. When done place a romaine lettuce leaf on each burger. Serve with Dijon Mustard.   Epic burgers baby!! Garnish plate with a sprig of rosemary or, even cooler, stick a rosemary sprig into the top of each bun. Wine Suggestion: Any dry red wine would be good but my palate is going toward a Rhone such as Perrin & Fils. Or Boogle Petite Sirah would be good, too.

Canadian Bacon Cheddar Cheese Burgers on Wohlner’s Buns

For each person make two thin patties, place a piece of Wohlner’s Artisan Smokehouse Canadian Bacon, and a piece of good cheddar or pieces of American Singles. Again, lightly butter and grill toast the buns.

Grilled Baby Bella Mushroom and Swiss Cheese Burgers

Grill some Baby Bella Mushrooms (the mushroom formerly know as Cremini) that have been brushed with canola or olive oil.. At the same season and grill hamburger patties, turn burger and place a slice of Swiss cheese on burger and finish cooking. Slice up the grilled baby bellas and season with salt and pepper. Place sliced grilled Baby Bellas on each cheeseburger. Toast the Wohlner’s Buns, and, if you want to be decadent, spread some brie onto the inside of the toasted top bun. Wine Suggestions: Louis Jadot Beaujolais Village or Bon Bon Grenache Rose(a dry rose.)

Ribeye Steak, ask the butcher for extra thick Ribeyes. Season with salt and pepper, sear on both sides then move to a low heat area of the grill and let it more slowly finish cooking to the desired doneness. Hey, it’s a cookout, there’s no rush. Allow steak to rest 5 to 8 minutes before serving or cutting. If you get an extra thick steak, then serve slices of the cooked steak to your guests. Try sea salt as the finishing salt on the sliced steak. Wine Recommended Wine : Chianti Classico, as the nice acidity will go well with the richness of a ribeye steak.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with sautéed sliced Baby Bellas Mushrooms: I don’t think Pork Tenderloin gets the love it deserves. It’s delicious. Because it so lean you need to be careful not to over cook it. I cook it to an internal temperature of 148f-150f; don’t go past 155f or it will get dry. Season with Salt and pepper. It doesn’t take long to cook, so it is a good cut for a weeknight meal, as well as a weekend. Grilled Pork Tenderloin would taste great topped with sliced sautéed or grilled Baby Bellas. Wine: A Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunere would pair well.

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Mango Strawberry Salsa: Recipe I haven’t tried this but it sure looks good.

Grilled Salmon with Mango Strawberry Salsa: Recipe

Tilapia would also be good with this Mango Strawberry Salsa

3) The Salad: Rick’s Veggie Salad from the Heat and Serve Case.

4) For the starch choose between Grilled Russet Potatoes, Grilled Corn on the Cob, or Bushes Baked Beans

Grilled Russet Potatoes with FREE Robert’s Sour Cream.Start by piercing and microwaving whole potatoes for 6 minutes on high, then turn potatoes over and microwave for 2 more minutes. Brush the potatoes with canola or olive oil, season with kosher salt , grill over medium heat for 20 minutes turning once. Serve with FREE Robert’s Sour Cream. I suggest top each baked potato with minced fresh chives.

Corn on the Cob—Grilled. Don’t you love the special taste that grilling gives corn.

Bushes Baked Beans are always good.

5) The Desserts:

Grilled Mango w/ Balsamic Reduction and Vanilla Ice Cream

When balsamic vinegar is reduced you have a wonderfully sweet tangy syrup which is good on strawberries, on fish or meat, and on grilled mango.

Recipe: In a saucepan reduce 1/2 c. of balsamic vinegar to 1/4 c. Let cool.  Grill mango slices, drizzle with balsamic reduction, top with good vanilla ice cream.

Two versions of Mango Bread Pudding:

Easy Mango Bread: RECIPE

Ingredients:
• 6 cups 1-inch cubes day old bread

• 2 ripe mangos, peeled, pitted and diced
• 1 ½ cups fat free half and half
• ¾ cup egg substitute
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon each: cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• Powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions:
-Preheat oven to 350° F.
-Lightly spray a 9-inch baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
-Place bread cubes and mangos in a baking dish.
-In a medium bowl whisk together half and half, egg substitute, sugar, brandy, vanilla, and spices. Whisk in butter, then pour over bread and mangos, stirring lightly to coat bread with egg mixture. Let stand for 30 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
-Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted into the center comes out clean.
-Serve warm with powdered sugar, if desired. Or make the Caramel Rum Sauce in Emeril’s Recipe below

Here is a more adventurous Mango Bread Pudding recipe by Emeril:

Mango Coconut Bread Pudding with Caramel Rum Sauce-RECIPE

This one sounds really good.!!!

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