Bob's Meal of the Month- July

Stop by El Toro Meats and pick up Bob's Meal of the Month! Don't waste time cooking tonight and spend more time with your family!

Deschutes class of 88 Barely Wine

Deschutes class of 88 Barely Wine.  A hoppy citrus aroma radiates from this pale amber Barley Wine Ale. Its sturdy malt backbone is balanced with clean bitterness. Finishes pleasantly without overpowering.

Malt: Pale, Carahell, Maris Otter
Hops: Nugget, Millennium, Northern Brewer, Cascade, Mosaic

Bison Meatballs

Photo Credit: CNN Eatocracy 

1 lb ground bison
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
Cumin, salt and pepper to taste
1 large can pureed tomatoes
1 clove garlic
1 large shallot, diced
2 or 3 sprigs of sage

Mix the bison, egg, breadcrumbs and seasoning in a bowl. Form into meatballs the size of golf balls and let them rest for 20 minutes.

Heat olive oil in a large pan with high sides. Add the meatballs and sear on all sides. You’re not trying to cook them through, just get color on the outside. Remove meatballs once they’re brown and reserve.

Add a touch more olive oil to the pan, reduce the heat and sauté shallots and garlic. Scrape up the burnt bits of bison as you go. Add the tomatoes and sage and let simmer for 10 minutes, never letting the sauce boil. If it gets too thick, add some stock or water.

Return the meatballs to the pan and simmer in the sauce until they’re cooked through. Serve meatballs and sauce over pasta.

Source: http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/07/09/national-bison-month/?hpt=ea_bn2

Craft Beer of the Week: Deschutes Black Butte Porter

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This week's craft beer is: Black Butte Porter. This is a dark beer with a slight hop bitterness up front and ends with a distinctive chocolate roasted finish. This beer won Bronze Medal, Brown Porter in the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and won Gold Medal in Porter Category in 2007 at the Australian International Beer Awards. In 2005 it won Silver Medal in the World Beer Championships. 

This beer goes great with: salmon, wild rice, elk burger, and onion soup. 

Come and purchase this at El Toro Gourmet Meats in Lake Forest, CA!