NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2008
Scrumptious Tailgating -- On A Shoestring!
Chef Bradford Thompson Shares Recipes From Spreads He Makes For Fellow Football Fans Each Sunday
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Play CBS Video Video Tailgate On A Budget Lever House's Chef Bradford Thompson shows Chris Wragge how to make some tailgate fare that won't pack a punch on the wallet.
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Chef Bradford Thompson shows how to tailgate on a shoestring with Early Show host Chris Wragge. (CBS)
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But on Sundays during the football season, Thompson turns into the king of tailgaters, making a hearty, gourmet meal for his friends and family before they watch their beloved New York Giants.
On The Early Show's Saturday Edition, Thompson prepared one of his typical tailgaters' over-the-top party menus - and tried to do it on our skimpy budget of $80 for eight people.
He showed he truly knows how to tailgate in style!
MENU
Deep Fried Turkey
Cheese Quesadillas
Jerk Rubbed Pork Shoulder
Brats Cooked in Beer
Grilled Sweet Potato Salad with Mustard Dressing
Parking Lot Beans
Apple Cobbler
TAKE HOME TIPS
RECIPES
Deep Fried Turkey
INGREDIENTS:
1 10-12 pound turkey
2 gallons of water
2 cups hot sauce, such as Frank's
1 cup brown sugar
METHOD:
In a very large container mix together water, sugar and hot sauce, submerge the turkey overnight.
For safety fry the turkey outside.
In a large turkey fryer add three gallons of oil. Heat to 325ºF.
Being careful of the boiling oil, lower turkey into grease, legs first.
Cook for 40 minutes
Remove from grease, let it rest for 10 minutes before cutting
Sweet Potato Salad
INGREDIENTS:
4 Large Sweet potatoes
Aluminum Foil
2 tablespoons Mustard
2 tablespoons of Olive Oil
2 tablespoons of Bourbon (or something floating around the tailgate)
Salt
Pepper
METHOD:
Rub olive oil and salt and pepper on the sweet potatoes and wrap them in foil individually.
Put them on the grill wrapped in foil.
Cook for 30-40 minutes until just tender.
Scoop insides out of potatoes and toss it into bowl or aluminum pan.
While still warm, stir in olive oil, mustard and bourbon.
Optional:
Take skins from potatoes, rip into pieces and fry them in turkey fryer.
Mix fried pieces into potato salad.
Cheese Quesadillas
INGREDIENTS:
8 large flour tortillas
2 onions
1 pound of shredded cheese, mozzarella or cheddar
2 tablespoons olive oil
METHOD:
Thinly slice the onion and sauté in oil until caramelized.
Divide onion and cheese between 8 flour tortillas and fold in half. (Can be done the night before so they're ready to be cooked on the grill)
Place the tortillas on the grill and cook evenly on each side until cheese melts.
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- I love that oil is not listed as an "ingredient" necessary for the deep fried turkey, but that ''aluminum foil'' is listed as an "ingredient" for the sweet potato salad. LOL!
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- your cost for oil in the deep fried turkey shows cost of $6.99. reciepe calls for 3 gallons; cost of oil is about $9 per gallon. What type of oil are you using for a cost of $6.99
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