Carowinds

2015 Carowinds Taste of the Carolinas Recipes from Guest Chefs

<p><strong>Carolina Pork BBQ Biscuits<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Courtesy of Damaris Phillips of the Food Network<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Ingredients<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;All purpose flour &&num;8211&semi; 3 cups&comma; plus extra for dusting<br &sol;>&NewLine;Baking Powder &&num;8211&semi; 2 Tlb<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sugar &&num;8211&semi; 1 Tlb<br &sol;>&NewLine;Salt &&num;8211&semi; 1&period;5 tsp<br &sol;>&NewLine;Butter &lpar;cold &&num;038&semi; cut into cubs&rpar; &&num;8211&semi; 6 Tlb<br &sol;>&NewLine;Milk &&num;8211&semi; 1&sol;2 cup<br &sol;>&NewLine;Carolina Pork BBQ &&num;8211&semi; 8 large Tlbs<br &sol;>&NewLine;Vegetable oil &&num;8211&semi; 1 Tlb<br &sol;>&NewLine;Taco seasoning &&num;8211&semi; 1 Tlb<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Procedure<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Preheat oven at 400 degrees&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Combine flour&comma; baking powder&comma; sugar and salt in medium bowl using a whisk&period; Using a bowl scraper or fingers&comma; mix in the butter until the mixture resembles a course meal&period; Make a well in center of mixture and add milk&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Turn dough onto flat surface and knead 5 or 6 times&period; Cut the disc in half&comma; roll one part of the dough into 1&sol;2-inch thick discs&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Dollop 1 tablespoon of pulled pork into the center of where you think your biscuit will cut&comma; and roll out the other dough slightly larger and thinner than your first piece &&num;8211&semi; about 1&sol;3 of an inch thick&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Place a top over dough with the park as evenly as possible&comma; but not too taunt&comma; it needs to cover the mounds of pulled pork&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter&comma; make sure you twist the center so that your sides seal&period; Knead the scraps of dough together&comma; divide and re-roll&comma; filling with pork and repeat&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Place the biscuits bottom side up on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper&period; Whisk together the vegetable oil with taco seasoning and brush the mixture on each biscuit&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Bake until golden brown for 18-20 minutes&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Polenta Bread with Goat Cheese Cream and Strawberry-Asparagus Salad<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Courtesy of Chef Alyssa <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Ingredients &&num;8211&semi; Polenta Cake<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Fine cornmeal polenta &&num;8211&semi; 2 cups<br &sol;>&NewLine;Salt &&num;8211&semi; 2 tsp<br &sol;>&NewLine;Baking soda &&num;8211&semi; 1 tsp<br &sol;>&NewLine;Egg &&num;8211&semi; 2<br &sol;>&NewLine;Buttermilk &&num;8211&semi; 2 cups<br &sol;>&NewLine;Parsley&comma; freshly minced &&num;8211&semi; 2 tsp<br &sol;>&NewLine;Cream &&num;8211&semi; 1&sol;4 cup<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Procedure<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Preheat oven at 400 degrees&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Brush a bread loaf pan or half hotel pan oil and line with baking paper&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; In a medium bowl&comma; whisk eggs&comma; buttermilk and parsley together&period; Pour buttermilk into polenta and stir only until combined&period; Spoon batter into tin&comma; spreading it evenly&period; Pour cream evenly top and put pan into oven&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Bake until a toothpick comes out clean when testing&comma; 15 to 20 minutes&period; Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Ingredients &&num;8211&semi; Goat Cheese Cream<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Goat Cheese &&num;8211&semi; 6 oz &lpar;softened&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Cream &&num;8211&semi; 1&sol;2 cup<br &sol;>&NewLine;Lemon juice &&num;8211&semi; 1 tsp<br &sol;>&NewLine;Salt and pepper to taste<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Procedure<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Place goat cheese in a bowl&period; Heat cream in a pan until it boils&comma; then pour directly over the goat cheese&period; Allow it to soften for about a minute&comma; then begin to whisk to smooth out sauce&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Season with lemon&comma; salt and pepper&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Ingredients &&num;8211&semi; Strawberry Asparagus Salad<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;Lemon juice &&num;8211&semi; 1 Tbl<br &sol;>&NewLine;Honey &&num;8211&semi; 2 Tbl<br &sol;>&NewLine;Salt &&num;8211&semi; 1 tsp<br &sol;>&NewLine;Strawberries &&num;8211&semi; 12<br &sol;>&NewLine;Asparagus spears &&num;8211&semi; 8<br &sol;>&NewLine;Spinach &&num;8211&semi; 2 cups torn or sliced<br &sol;>&NewLine;Extra virgin olive oil &&num;8211&semi; 1&sol;4 cup<br &sol;>&NewLine;Black pepper &&num;8211&semi; 1&sol;2 tsp<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Procedure<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> In a bowl&comma; whisk together the lemon juice&comma; honey and salt&period; Toss in strawberries and allow them to macerate for about 20 minutes&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Mix strawberries with asparagus&comma; spinach&comma; olive oil and pepper&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine; Serve a piece of polenta cake with a large spoonful of goat cheese cream over the top and finish with strawberry salad&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&ast; If you liked this post&comma; join other readers who have signed up to for our <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;newsletter&sol;">free Newsletter<&sol;a>&&num;8230&semi;because then you will never miss another update&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;

Justin

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