Archive for July, 2009

Spicy Shrimp Pizza with Mumbo Jumbo – MESA

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

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This great pizza recipe comes from our friend Chef Ashley Shoemaker.

Pizza Dough Recipe:

  • 3/4 cup warm water (105°F to 115°F)
  • 1 envelope active dry yeast
  • 2 cups (or more) all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

Pour 3/4 cup warm water into small bowl then stir in the yeast. Let it stand until the yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes.  Brush a large bowl lightly with olive oil. Mix 2 cups flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl with a kneading hook. If you don’t have one of these you can mix all of these ingredients in a processor. Add the yeast mixture and 3 tablespoons oil; knead until dough forms a sticky ball. Transfer it to a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough until it is smooth, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls if the dough is very sticky, about 1 minute. Transfer it to the prepared bowl; turn the dough in the bowl to coat with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in warm draft-free area until its doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Punch down the dough. Roll out the dough until it is stretched out to your desired shape and size.

Sauce Recipe:

  • 2 cups canned peeled tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp horseradish sauce
  • 1 tbsp oregeno
  • salt and pepper for taste

Directions:

Place all of the ingredients in a blender.  Pulse a few times leaving a few small chucks of tomatoes

Toppings:

  • 10 shrimp/6 if their jumbo (tails cut off)
  • 2 tsps Mumbo Jumbo – MESA seasoning
  • salt and pepper
  • olive oil
  • 1 julienned aneheim pepper
  • 5 thinly sliced portebello mushrooms
  • mozzerella cheeze, grated

Place the shrimp in a medium sized bowl. Drizzle a little olive oil on them and toss them around until it coats all of them.  After they are coated put the Mumbo Jumbo — MESA on them .  Toss them around until coated and let them sit for about and hour to soak up the flavor.  While waiting on them to soak, saute the aneheim pepper and mushrooms.  When the shrimp has soaked, saute them on a saute pan until fully cooked.  They should be white on the inside when done.

When everything is cooked place the sauce cheese and toppings on the pizza dough. put it in an oven that was preheated to 550 degrees and bake for about twenty to thirty minutes or until the crust is golden brown.

Shake…Bake…Enjoy!

Cape of Good Hope Salad

Friday, July 10th, 2009
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This recipe comes courtesy of a great food blog:  Read-n-Eat.com…

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE SALAD

* 4 ears of corn, shucked, kernels removed
* 3 chinese eggplants, or one regular, chopped
* 1 red bell pepper, chopped
* 5-6 scallions, chopped
* 1 medium bunch cilantro, chopped
* 2 small vine ripe tomatoes, chopped
* 1-15 oz. can seasoned black beans, drained and rinsed
* Juice of 2 limes
* Extra virgin olive oil
* Mumbo Jumbo Mesa Seasoning(yields a sweet, smokey, bbq flavor)**see sourcing notes below
* Sea salt and pepper to taste

Set broiler to high. Place corn kernels, red pepper and eggplant in a bowl. Toss to coat with olive oil. Turn out onto a large baking sheet (I line mine with parchment for easy clean-up), and sprinkle liberally with Mumbo Jumbo Mesa, a bit of salt and a few dashes of pepper. Place in oven, letting vegetables roast until skins begin to blacken in some areas. Alternately, you can grill the vegetables, but if you’re looking to save time, roasting under the broiler is the way to go. If you don’t have Mumbo Jumbo, try blending sea salt with a bit of sweet and smoked paprika, a pinch of sugar, and a dash or two of ancho chili powder. I bet some cumin would be good, too. While the vegetables are tucked in the oven, assemble the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. When the roasting has done its magic, add the corn, eggplant and pepper. Give the salad a good mix with 3-4 T of olive oil and season to taste.

cape-salad-003-199x300.jpg To serve, grab your favorite beer and set your stereo/IPod to the sounds of Miriam, Hugh and Brenda. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Read-n-Eat.com is a great food blog — wonderfully written and full of great history, philosophy, recipes, and music recommendations.  For the full story behind this wonderful dish go to:

http://read-n-eat.com/?p=1073