The Return of Put it in a Bowl (PiiaB)! For those gentle readers who were not privy to the saga last year during the SB timeframe, PiiaB is my attempt to bring all of the best flavors into one mouthwatering bundle of goodness. My own special Failure Pile in a Sadness Bowl.
How, you ask, does one make such ambrosia? Well, it is a multi-step (but single bowl) process.
Ingredients:
1. One 6-pack Hillshire Farms Cheddarwurst (Johnsonville Beddar Cheddars acceptable substitute)
2. 16 oz. Tater tots
3. 3-5 Jumbo Eggs
4. One 15 oz. can corned beef hash
5. Something cheezy and viscous (i.e. Cheez Whiz, Industrial Grade “Cheese” substitute or, in this case, Fritos Cheese dip)
6. Horseradish, to taste. I like a kick, so I use a lot.
7. Pickles. I use kosher dill halves, but this is where you can be creative.
8. Some type of crunchy potato chippy thing for crispness as a garnish. I used to use Doritos Four Cheese (I do like my cheese), but that is no longer made, so I settled for Doritos Spicy Nacho this time.
Steps:
a. Have an assistant. Picture 1 shows my assistant, Wally
b. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. The tater tots take the longest and we need those fairly early in the assembly process. My brand took about 18 minutes, so I started those 10 minutes before everything else.
c. Put the corned beef hash in a skillet and cook for a few minutes until it starts to brown. Add horseradish to taste – I used three heaping tablespoons – and cheezy substance. Picture 2 shows that amalgam.
d. Start the Cheddarwurst cooking in the microwave. Make sure to poke holes in the casing or they’ll ‘splode. Amusing, but not good for the timeline. For 6 links, it should take about 3:30.
e. By this time, the tater tots are ready. Take them out and while still hot, mash them up. This is the base of your concoction. Put it in a bowl.
f. The corned beef hash/horseradish/cheez is ready now. This should be slightly soupy and will mesh nicely with the potato base and other solids. Put it in a bowl – the same one, mind you. This is a one-bowl presentation.
g. Take the same skillet that just had the corned beef and re-use for 3-5 jumbo eggs. These should cook quickly as the skillet is still hot and the hash mixture that did not go into the bowl will absorb into the eggs. We will slightly scramble, but add nothing else. Let them cook for a few minutes.
h. The Cheddarwurst just buzzed! Take them out and dice them up. Put it in a bowl.
i. Select 4-5 nice kosher dill halves. Dice them up. Put it in a bowl.
j. The eggs are done. Put it in a bowl.
k. Crumble two handfuls of chips over the entire concoction (i.e. “Put it in a bowl”)
l. Toss like you would a greasy, salty, delicious, artery-clogging salad. The result is shown on picture 3. It really tastes better than it looks. I can hear you salivating through the interweb.
m. Enjoy hot. It is also good when it cools and starts to clump. You can reheat or eat cold the next day.
Everything in this wondermeal (except possibly the horseradish and pickles) are legitimate breakfast foods as well, so it is not just a dinner entrée, but can be enjoyed at any time of the day or night.
You're welcome. I can be reached here to be notified of my nomination for the 2009 James Beard Foundation Award.
4 comments:
When you prepare your next Meal of Death, you should try to calculate the total calories, fat and sodium. I would like to know how far over the RDA it is.
Will do. When I prepare PiiaB, I shall sabermetrically assess the gastronomical power of the MoD.
Where the hell did they put the "objectionable content" button on this page...
Cheddarwurst is NOT a legitimate breakfast ingredient!
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