Beef Sliders

I love sliders just about any kind of them, so at work I had to come up with a special so I made sliders.

Ingredients-
2 Lb Ground Beef 80-20
Slider buns(I used Hawaiian sweet rolls)
1 Tbl Oil
What ever you want to top them with, the ones in the picture have bacon and cheddar the other is blue cheese.

Directions-
1. Make 16 equal sized balls around 2oz. Press the balls flat so that they are about a half inch thick.
2. In a large saute pan over medium high heat add oil let it heat up so that it swirls around the pan like water would. Place 5-8 patty's in the pan cook 2-3 minutes a side, cook all the patty's.
3. Plate the with what ever you like add some sides... enjoy!

Stuffed Portabella Mushroom

My wife is still on a vegetarian kick. I made mine with ground beef.

Ingredients-
4 Portabella Mushrooms de-stem and the ribs scraped off
1 Cup Quinoa cooked as directed
12-15 Asparagus stalks 1/4 inch dice
1 Medium Shallot diced
1 Tbl Fresh Tarragon minced
1 Tbl Garlic minced
1 4oz Package of Goat Cheese crumbled
2 Tbl Butter

Directions-
1. Cook the quinoa as directed with water or chicken stalk add the tarragon at the start.
2. In a medium saute pan over medium heat add butter, garlic, shallots and asparagus and cook for 5-6 minutes. Put mixture in to a medium mixing bowl. Turn on oven to 350 degrees.
3. When the quinoa is finished drain any extra water and add to mixing bowl with the veggies. Add the goat cheese and mix together.
4. Evenly add the quinoa to the portabellas and put on a sheet tray and put into the oven for 18-20 minutes. Garnish with what ever you like I did tomatoes and avocado, I used up the rest of the asparagus as a side...enjoy!

Tocabe Pictures

 This is the stuffed taco.

The ribs and yes I shared them.

My friend Jesus at work does all kinds of food animals for Sunday brunch, here is a turtle.

My first restaurant review: Tocabe

     

       It is a good thing my father is a bodyman(he fixes cars) because my wife drives by touch. When she touches something with her car she has gone too far!  She dropped her car  off last week to get it fixed and the rental car made it thought without a dent. Car repaired...it was dinner time and he lives by this restaurant we saw on Diners, Drive- ins and Dives. Tocabe an American Indian Eatery, (www.tocabe.com) the first thing that catches your eye when you walk in are three large hands carved out of wood, they represent the three villages of the Osage Nation: Pawhuska, Hominy, and Greyhorse. It has a warm, friendly and open sitting area, it is set up like those two other burrito restaurants that start with a "Q" and "C" minus the chain store feel. The staff was awesome! One guy came around and explained the menu to us, he even had my hungry(and very grumpy) son excited to order. My wife had the vegetarian Indian taco which consisted of Indian fried bread(like a giant sopapia) black beans, veggies, toppings and mild salsa on the side(yes she is a wimp). I had the Indian taco with the shredded bison, chili beans...ok I could keep going on with what else I had on it but the bison was the star of the show. It melted in my mouth and the flavor was out of this world I could of eaten my weight in the bison it was that good.

        We finished eating and were completely satisfied! Then out came the bison ribs someone else ordered and my eyes made me hungry again! They looked amazing it had a slight charred look and came with a homemade berry barbecue sauce and fry bread. I was watching, ok I was drooling over, the lady that ordered them, as she took her first bite it looked like she went to another planet. Her husband even asked if it was really that good and could he have a bite? She said yes it was that good and no he could not have a bite. So now we have to go there again just to have the ribs and see if they are worth getting a divorce over.

       I had some pictures but they where all blurry and did not do the ambinace or food justice. So when we go again I will post some for you guys. If you have not tried Tocabe run don't walk to get there you will not be disappointed http://tocabe.com/locations.php, the staff and the food make it a great night. My eight year old loved it and said "Daddy you need to learn to cook this stuff." I will leave it to them you don't want to mess with perfection.