For His Master's Veneration: Gobble Rockets

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Gobble Rockets

This makes little turkey sandwiches. The recipe can be doubled for a game day party or a Netflix binge. These can be served as an hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, amuse-bouche, or entrée. It also is a nice introduction to using ground turkey as an alternative to ground beef.

Slave's name from these comes from the original “gut bombs”:

“Belly Bombers” what St. Louisans affectionately call a White Castle hamburger. Also known as sliders or rectum wreckers.

These 2 and a half inch squares of onions and a trace of hamburger grease are a favorite when a night of drinking is at an end and you have to have something in your stomach on the way home. The little burgers have satisfied cravings since 1921. “A five-cent small hamburger from a castle-shaped restaurant”. Each burger served in a cardboard “castle”.

Ingredients

1 lbs ground turkey

3 slices bacon

3 Tbs minced onion

¼ tsp sage

½ tsp white pepper

1 tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. basil

slider buns

Directions

Mince the onion. This is easier if you have some frozen laying around. Frozen chopped onion minces very well.

Fry up bacon in large skillet over medium heat then drain on paper towels.

Chop finely.

In large bowl mix the ground turkey with onion and bacon. Add the seasonings until well mixed.

Lay out a piece of wax paper on the counter. With a scoop, form balls of turkey mix and place them apart on the paper. Flatten each into thin disks. (about 2 – 3 ozs)

Time to start on the stuffed tomatoes!

Ingredients

1 cup fresh mushrooms chopped
2 minced shallots
½ cup Blue Cheese
6 medium tomatoes, cored, seeded
½ tsp salt + ¼ tsp white pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

Roughly chop mushrooms and shallots.

Sprinkle the cored and seeded tomatoes with salt and place upside down to drain.

In a saute pan heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and add shallots, and mushrooms cook for about 5 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed. Season the mushroom mixture with salt, white pepper and other seasonings and remove from heat.

Preheat the broiler. Mix together the mushroom mix and blue cheese. Stuff each tomato. Place tomatoes on a baking sheet and put under the broiler for 2 to 3 minutes until cheese is slightly melted and golden.