Page 8 April 4, 2013 After 21 years at the Depot, as both chef and owner, I have seen lots of trends in food and dinning. But no matter what the trend is, I always come back to the basics of comfort foods. and how to bang them These are the kinds of foods that bring you back to you childhood or to a time by Chef Shafer when life was not so complicated and hurried. Some of these foods are sweet, some are savory. But for me it always comes back to BBQ! That sweet sticky smell of burning sugar and meat just sets my soul a fire. With Spring in our grasp, we need to fire up the old BBQ and get the neighborhood smoking. Here is a fun way to get the family involved in the BBQ Sunday dinner: These ingredients will be incorporated into the potato salad recipe. •The kids can peel 6 carrots and then grate them on the large hole of the grater. •Let them peel the 1 dozen eggs after you have hard-boiled them. Have the kids peel 12 ears of corn and then wipe them down, set aside for grilling. Creamy Roasted Potato SaladThe Chef25 to 30 red skin potatoes, washed 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon black pepper Mix together and roast in 350 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender. Let them cool, then place in a lager mixing bowl. Add 2 cups mayo ¼ cup Dijon mustard the grated carrots and the hard-boiled eggs, chopped 1 cup seasoned rice vinegar Mix together (give the kids rubber gloves and let them mix it with their hands) If it’s too dry, add light water or chicken bullion The BBQ Sauce 4 cups BBQ sauce I like to start with a generic, bland BBQ sauce then spice it up with the following: ½ cup brown sugar 6 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon ground corriander 1 tablespoon black pepper ½ cup soy sauce Mix together and use as paint for what ever you’re grilling. While you are out at the grill, take the ears of corn and coat them lightly with olive oil, salt, and pepper and grill them for about five minutes turning constantly. Live, Love, Laugh, Eat - Chef Shafer, Owner/Chef of Depot, Now you have your potato salad, corn on the cob, and the BBQ meats of your Buffalo Fire Dept., and the Downtown Torrance Market Place. choice- and the Sunday meal is ready! Have fun burning up the place!
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