Clam Chowder

Ingredients:

4 thick cut bacon strips from Cleavers

2 celery ribs, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

3 small potatoes, peeled and cubed

1 cup water

1 bottle (8 ounces) Reese’s clam juice 3 teaspoons Clam Base

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups fat-free half-and-half, divided

2 cans (6-1/2 ounces each) chopped baby clams, undrained

Cooking Instructions:
In a Dutch oven or stock pot, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; set aside.

Saute celery and onion in the drippings until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the potatoes, water, clam juice, base, pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

In a small bowl, combine flour and 1 cup half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in clams and remaining half-and-half; heat through (do not boil). Crumble the cooked bacon; sprinkle over each serving.

Yield: 5 servings.

 

New England Style Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

Ingredients:

6 small yellow onions, sliced in wedges

5 medium Yukon gold potatoes, sliced in wedges

6 small carrots, halved lengthwise

6 small parsnips, peeled and quartered

1 medium turnip, peeled and quartered

1 medium cabbage, cut into wedges

3 lbs Cleaver’s house made corned beef

Cooking Instructions:

Remove all packaging and place corned beef in an uncovered 4-quart pot. Add spice pouch and enough cold water to cover the beef. Bring water to a boil over high heat. Cover pot, reduce heat and simmer 2 1/2 to 3 hours until tender and internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Cooking times will vary depending on the size of the brisket. Add the vegetables during the last hour of cooking. Slice and serve hot.

BBQ Shrimp

1 Bag Wild Texas Gulf Shrimp
1/2 Squeezed Lime
1 Bottle Favorite BBQ Sauce (Moppin sauce was used for this recipe)
1 T Cilantro

Combine all ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes then enjoy!

Ginger Wasabiyaki Tuna

 
Ingredients:

6-8 oz Ahi #1 from Cleavers

Cleavers Brand Olive Oil

1 bottle Cleavers Ginger Wasabiyaki Sauce

Baby Romaine – chopped and washed

Broccoli – cut and washed

Sushi Chef Pickled Ginger

Cashews, almonds and Brazil nuts (use anything you have on hand)

Organic Colored Carrots from Cleavers – cut and washed

Cleavers Sriracha Sauce

 

Preheat your grill to High. Lightly oil and season tuna with salt and pepper then sear until your desired degree of doneness is achieved then set aside. In large sauté pan sauté over high heat the broccoli, carrots, and nuts. I barely sauté my vegetables so they are just barely warm, this way they retain more vitamins and minerals. When vegetables are done, slice your tuna then compose your salad finishing with Ginger Wasabiyaki Sauce, sel gris, pickled ginger and fresh cracked pepper. I prefer heat with mine so I add red pepper flakes or srirracha.

Portabella Meatball Naan Sandwich

Ingredients:

– Cleavers Itlalian Meatballs (new prepared protein)
– Naan Bread
– Cleavers Roasted Portabella Mushroom Pasta Sauce
– Boars Head Grated Parmesan

 

Gently warm pasta sauce and meatballs in small sauce pot, while warming up preheat grill to high (you can also warm the naan on the stove in a small pan or in the oven directly on the rack). Grill naan bread for 30 seconds a side, then top with meatballs, sauce and grated parmesan!

 

Pan Seared Lobster with Boursin Cream Sauce

 

Ingredients

Stainless steel pan  Cooking Instructions

Cleavers EVOO

1 Cold Water Rock Lobster Tail – cut in half lengthwise

Half lemon

1/4 cup white wine – we use pepperwood groove pinot grigio

1 cup heavy cream

4 oz boursin cheese – half a package

 Cooking Instructions

Heat stainless steel pan to medium high heat with EVOO, sauté lobster tail meat side down for 3-5 minutes until nicely browned then flip. Once you flip your tail deglaze the pan with white wine and lemon juice. Reduce by half then add heavy cream and reduce by 1/3. Crumble boursin cheese into the sauce and stir until the sauce is smooth. Your lobster tail should be cooked about the time your sauce is perfectly reduced to a sauce like consistency.

Prime Rib

Ingredients:

• Certified Black Angus Rolled Ribeye from Cleaver’s
• Kosher salt Cracked pepper
• Rosemary
• Thyme

Cooking Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 550 degrees. Generously rub the ribeye with seasonings. Place on roasting pan and roast for 5 minutes per pound for rare (This will smoke up the house a little, but that’s a good thing). Turn oven off and let sit in the oven for two hours.

Use the 5, 6, 7 Rule: Roast prime rib for 5 minutes per pound for rare. Roast for 6 minutes per pound for medium, and roast for 7 minutes per pound for well done.

Perfect Turkey

 

  

Ingredients

1 (12-14 lb) Cleaver’s fresh turkey 

1/2 cup butter cubed

1 T Whole Spice Garlic Powder

2 apples, cored and halved

Kosher salt and pepper to taste

2/3 bottle (750 ml) Sauvignon Blanc

 

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Rinse turkey and pat dry. Gently loosen skin over breast and insert pieces of butter between skin and breast. Place apples inside the cavity. Sprinkle with garlic, salt, and pepper. Place turkey in a roasting bag and pour wine over the inside and outside, then place turkey in roasting pan. Bake referring to chart below, or until internal temperature is 160 – the bird will reach 165 by carryover cooking. Remove turkey from bag and let stand for 20 minutes before carving. Use juices from bag for gravy if desired.

Braised Eye of Round

 

• 1 – 5-7# Certified Angus Beef Eye of Round
• Kosher Salt
• Pepper
• 2 pints of Cleavers House made Demi

 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Season whole eye of round with salt and pepper then roast in a pan for 60 minutes. Remove from oven and add the house made demi, making sure to scrap all the drippings off the bottom of the pan. A bed of vegetables is sometimes desired to roast you meat on, this would help add flavor and make it easier to get the drippings off the bottom. Once you have your drippings scraped up, cover the eye of round and continue to roast at 225 for 4 hours. When done, remove from the oven and let the meat rest for 15 minutes. Slice into the desired thickness.

Eye of Round at Cleavers

Yield: Serves 4.

Ingredients

• Four 4 ounce  Certified Angus eye of round steaks, or equivalent
• 2 Tb olive oil plus 2 Tb more
• 2 yellow onions, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced thin
• 1 pound white mushrooms, sliced
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp dried thyme
• 1 cup merlot or other dry red wine
• 1 can beef broth
• ½ cup whipping cream
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary, to serve

 

Instructions

1. Heat a large skillet with a lid to medium heat.  Add oil.  Sauté onions and garlic until browned.  Add mushrooms and cook until mushrooms release some juices.  Remove from pan.  
2. Mix flour with salt and pepper and dredge steaks in flour, shaking off excess.  Heat remaining oil in the pan to medium high.  Brown steaks on both sides. 
3. Add onion-mushroom mixture, thyme, merlot, and beef broth.  Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook on low for one hour, or until meat is very tender, stirring occasionally. 
4. When meat is done, add whipping cream, stir, and cook uncovered until sauce thickens slightly.  Season again with salt and pepper, stir in fresh rosemary, and serve.

*This dish is good with any potato dish, noodles, or rice.