Advancement Camp Recipes from Mr. McCormick

ADVANCEMENT CAMP RECIPES
Chicken Marinade (Caribbean Ju Ju Slather)
Ingredients

o 1 sweet onion diced
o 2 lbs. honey
o 8 oz. yellow mustard
o 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
o 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
o Pinch ground cloves
o Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
o 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
o 1 cup chopped passion fruit or Passion Fruit puree
o 1 tsp black pepper

Directions:

o Sauté the diced onion until slightly caramelized
o Deglaze pan and reduce volume by half (see Mr McCormick for Scout friendly deglazing tips)
o Stir in all remaining ingredients
o Simmer over low heat (stirring occasionally) for 30+ minutes (until fruit is tender)
o Puree until smooth (add water to thin if needed)

Observations:

o If you puree in a blender wait for the sauce to cool
o Hot fluid in a blender creates a lot of hot air that will expand against the lid (pop!)
o The amount of cayenne and red pepper can be adjusted to taste
o Additional spice can also be added after the sauce is complete
o Splitting the batch is an easy way to accommodate different tolerances for spice
o Honey & mustard are available packaged in just about the right amounts for this recipe
o Quantities for any of the ingredients are to subject to taste anyway…
o Pineapple (canned or fresh) can be substituted for passion fruit
o More fruit can be added if a thicker sauce is desired in the final product
o This sauce is excellent on grilled meats (chicken, sea bass, shrimp…) and veggies
o Use the glaze at the end of the grilling process as is chars easily (lots of sugar)
o The sauce can be brushed onto the food or drizzled from a squeeze bottle
o It goes fast in our house – we usually make a double batch (and sometimes triple…)

Salad Dressing (Raspberry Vinaigrette)
Ingredients

o Raspberry vinegar
o Sugar
o Vegetable oil

Directions:

o Put vinegar into mixing bowl and add sugar to taste (I use about equal volumes of both)
o Drizzle in vegetable oil to taste (I use about 3x the quantity of vinegar)
o Whisk vigorously during the drizzle to emulsify the dressing

Observations:

o Make just enough dressing to lightly coat the salad
o Make the dressing right before tossing the salad (and use the same bowl)
o This dressing really works well with mescaline mix (or baby arugula)
o Any oil will work but lighter is better (olive oil seems to overpower the delicacy)