Tuesday, December 27, 2011

TGI Friday's Jack Daniels Grill Glaze - Restaurant Recipe

This restaurant recipe is great for ribs, chicken, wings or fish. It's slightly sweet and slightly spicy.

Sometimes I like to use sesame oil in place of olive oil and add sesame seeds to give it a subtly Asian flavor.

It still amazes me how easy it is to make my favorite recipes at home:

Ingredients:


1 head garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
2/3 cup water
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons minced white onion
1 tablespoon Jack Daniels Whiskey
1 tablespoon crushed pineapple
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Step by Step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Roast garlic: Peel away outer layers of garlic bulb skin, leaving the skins on the individual cloves intact. with sharp knife, cut off 1/4 to 1/2-inch from the top of the cloves to expose the individual cloves. Place in baking pan or muffin tin ( works great in muffin tin); drizzle with oil; rub with fingers to make sure the head is well coated; cover with foil and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until cloves feel soft when pressed.

3. Allow to cool enough so that you can touch it without burning yourself. Using small knife, cut the skin slightly around each clove; squeeze cloves out of their skins or use cocktail fork to remove.

4. In medium saucepan, combine water teriyaki sauce, pineapple juice, soy sauce and brown sugar; place over medium-high heat and bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add remaining ingredients; stir to blend well.

KFC Cole Slaw - Restaurant Recipe

I love being able to make this restaurant recipe at home!

I recently moved to a small town that doesn't have any of the restaurants I love. KFC being one of these. And the thing I miss the most about not having a KFC is the cole slaw. Other slaws are good, but none compare to KFC's.

And man is it easy to make at home!

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:


6 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup chopped onions
1 cup sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons tarragon vinegar
2 1/2 cups Miracle Whip
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 heads cabbage, finely chopped

Step by Step


1. In bowl, combine oil, onions and sugar: add tarragon vinegar: fold in Miracle Whip.

2. In large bowl, combine carrots and cabbage; mix well.

3. Pour dressing over cabbage mix; stir well to combine.

4. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Serves 8