Neelys Nog Food

NEELY'S PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• Rinse butt thoroughly and sprinkle Neely's BBQ seasoning over entire butt. Massage seasoning into meat.
• Using an indoor grill pan, sprinkle hickory chips on bottom of pan and heat over medium heat until chips start to smoke. Add pork, cover with foil and smoke meat for about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
• Place smoke pan with meat in the oven for 5 to 6 hours or until the meat pulls apart.
• Serve with Neely's BBQ sauce or sprinkle Neely's BBQ seasoning onto meat.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
• Slice butter and put on a plate in the freezer.
• Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or a fork until it looks like coarse sand. Add the buttermilk and continue to cut the dough together. Turn out onto a floured surface and gently bring together. Gently press the dough into a rectangle until it is between 1/2 and 3/4-inch thick.
• Use a round cutter that has been floured to cut the biscuits. Place in the freezer for at least 20 minutes. Remove biscuits from freezer and place on parchment paper on a baking sheet so they are touching each other. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve with spiced butter.
• Mix dry ingredients together. Blend together with the butter using the back of a spoon. Wrap tightly and refrigerate overnight or a few hours.

RUM RAISIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large saucepan, add milk, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, rum and raisins and heat until warm. Simmer and stir until sugar dissolves.
• Into a large bowl add the cubed bread and pour in the hot milk mixture. Let sit for 30 minutes so the bread absorbs the milk.
• Add the beaten eggs to the bread and milk mixture and stir. Pour bread pudding into a buttered 1 1/2-quart baking dish and bake for 50 minutes.

QUICK SAUTEED SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and shallots and saute until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the spinach by the handful and toss with tongs until it wilts, 3 to 5 minutes. Season the spinach with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

GINA'S BANANA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a (12-cup standard) muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the butter and granulated sugar. Beat with a hand-held mixer until combined. Add the sour cream and vanilla. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time. Incorporate the dry mixture and wet mixture together until thoroughly combined. Add the bananas and 1/2 cup walnuts, being careful not to over mix.
• Using an ice cream scoop, fill each cupcake liner three-quarters of the way full. Bake in the oven until the tops turn golden-brown and a toothpick, inserted in the middle of the cupcake, comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the oven to a wire rack and let cool before frosting.
• In a large bowl, add the cream cheese and butter. Beat together until incorporated. Add the molasses and mix well. Stir in the confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla.
• Heavily frost the cupcakes and garnish with the remaining 1/4 cup walnuts.

NEELY'S BREAKFAST SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Fry the bacon in a nonstick skillet until cooked but not yet crisp. Remove the bacon to a paper towel lined sheet tray. Let cool. Reserve the bacon drippings in the skillet.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add the cheese and bacon and toss. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of cream with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together. Remove the dough to the countertop and knead briefly until it is smooth and uniform in appearance. Pat the dough out to a 1-inch thickness. Using a biscuit cutter dipped in flour, punch out dough rounds. Push together the leftover dough and pat out again to 1-inch thick and cut out rounds. Arrange the biscuits on the parchment lined sheet tray.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 tablespoon of cream and the egg. Brush the tops of the biscuits with the egg wash and sprinkle with kosher salt. Put immediately into the oven and bake for 18 minutes.
• When the biscuits come out of the oven, start frying the eggs. Heat the same nonstick skillet used earlier (to cook the bacon) over medium heat. Once heated, crack the eggs into the pan and cook until the white is set and the eggs begin to turn golden brown. Spoon some of the hot grease over the yolks to help it cook. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• To assemble the sandwiches, split the biscuits in half and spread some mango preserves on the inside of the biscuit tops. Put a small handful of arugula on each of the bottoms. Top with the fried eggs and cover with the top of the biscuit. Serve immediately.

BREAKFAST QUICHE

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add 3-5 tablespoons ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour., Preheat oven to 450°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to an 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake 5 minutes; remove foil. Bake 5 minutes longer; remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 375°., Sprinkle bacon, cheeses and onion over crust. Beat remaining ingredients until blended; pour over top. Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

NEELY'S BARBEQUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients in a large pot.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
• Reduce the temperature to very low and simmer uncovered, for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• If you feel it needs it, add salt to taste.
• Remove from heat, cool, and use as needed.
• Store in a tightly sealed container for up to 2 months.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD - DOWN HOME W/ THE NEELYS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium.
• In a large bowl, toss the vegetables with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Grill the vegetables, turning occasionally, until charred and tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove to a platter. Sprinkle with basil and feta.
• In a small bowl, mix garlic, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle over vegetables.

BARBECUE TURKEY MEATLOAF - THE NEELYS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix BBQ seasoning, crab boil seasoning, soy sauce, beaten egg, 1 cup of the BBQ sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
• In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add olive oil. Add onion, bell pepper, salt and pepper and garlic. Saute until tender. Remove from heat and add to wet mix.
• Pour mixture into bowl with the ground turkey. Add bread crumbs and mix all together with your hands.
• Transfer the meat mixture to a cookie sheet or baking pan. Using your hands, shape the meat into an oblong or rectangular shape. *Cook's Note: Alternately, you can pat the meat into a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan and pour 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce on the top of the loaf.
• Bake for 35 minutes. Remove and add the reserved 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce to the top and continue to bake for 20 more minutes.

NEELYS BBQ DRY RUB

Steps:

• In small bowl combine all ingredients. Stir to combine.
• Store in an airtight container.

NEELY'S GRILLED BBQ PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup paprika, 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon onion powder in a small bowl. Apply to each pork chop.
• For the sauce: Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a large saucepan or Dutch oven.
• Over high heat, bring ingredients to a boil, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
• Once sauce comes to a boil, reduce temperature to low and simmer, uncovered, for at least 2 hours.
• Place pork chops in a large freezer safe plastic bag. Pour 2 cups of Neely's BBQ sauce into bag. Marinate in refrigerator for 8 hours.
• Place pork chops on grill and cook until internal temperature is 160°F
• Reapply BBQ sauce to pork chops prior to serving.