Recipes

We really wanted to create recipes that were unique, but also utilized some of our favourite ingredients in the store. We have been a longtime fan of Monsoon Coast and the quality of their products. We decided to give it a try on popcorn, and the result was just delicious.

Monsoon Coast Sweet Curry Popcorn

• 1.5 Cups of Popcorn (unpopped) = 16 Cups of Popped Popcorn
• 4 Tbsp of Melted Butter 
• 3 Tbsp of Sugar
• 1 Tbsp of Monsoon Coast Balti Curry Powder

1. Melt the butter in a pan over low heat
2. Add the suagr and curry powder
3. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring to ensure the sugar is melted
4. Toss with hot popcorn and season with salt

This is the food of spring - eggs & fresh asparagus. This recipe for Hollandaise, made in the blender couldn't be simpler!

Blender Hollandaise

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cups unsalted butter, cubed
• 2 large egg yolks
• ¼  Cup Sriracha
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until foaming. Remove pan from heat. Put egg yolks lemon juice in blender; cover and blend to combine. Working quickly and with blender running, remove lid insert and slowly pour hot butter into blender in a thin stream of droplets, discarding the milk solids in bottom of the saucepan. Blend until creamy sauce forms. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and with more lemon juice if you want it extra lemony. Serve immediately.

This is happening tonight with some delicious BBQ pork chops! 

Spicy Roasted Broccoli

Ingredients:

• 4 cups fresh broccoli
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tsp. Fix Hot Sauce (or Sriracha)
• 1 tsp. soy sauce
• ½ tsp. fresh squeezed lime juice

Preparation:

Pre-heat your oven to broil. Cut the broccoli into florets and in a steamer over an inch of boiling water, steam for 4 minutes, making sure it is still bright green and slightly firm. Meanwhile, combine the mayo, Sriracha, soy sauce and lime juice – stir well. Toss the hot broccoli in the sauce to coat and transfer to a 9x13 baking pan. Place the pan under the broiler for 3-4 minutes until it starts to brown and the sauce turns translucent. Stir, and broil for another 2 minutes or so until lightly browned & starting to crisp a little. Serve immediately.

Happy St. Patrick's Day Friends! This is our recipe for a classic - Guinness Irish Stew. Enjoy your weekend!

Guinness Irish Stew

Ingredients:

• 2 ½ cups beef broth
• 3 carrots, cleaned & cut into 2” pieces
• 2 onions, cut into 8 pieces each
• 5 medium sized russet potatoes cut into chunks
• 3 parsnips, peeled & cut into chunks like the potatoes
• 2 pounds beef strip loin cut into 2” cubes
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled & cut in half
• 1 can of Guinness beer
• ¼ cup of all purpose flour for dredging
• 3 ribs of celery coarsely chopped
• 1 sprig of fresh thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil for browning the beef
• 1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• finely chopped parsley, for garnish optional

Preparation:

Prepare your beef by cutting it into chunks. In a small bowl, mix the flour with the salt & pepper. Add the beef chunks and toss to coat. Remove the beef from the flour dusting off any excess. In a large pot with a tight fitting lid over medium high heat, heat the vegetable oil, add the meat a few pieces at a time – you just want to brown it, not cook it through. Remove the beef & set aside while you do it all. Do not over crowd the pan, you want a sear not for the meat to steam. When all of the beef is seared & brown, pour about ½ the can of Guinness beer in the pan to deglaze it and let it reduce by about ½ , add the beef stock and remove from the heat. Add the veggie chunks, thyme & garlic and arrange the beef on top. Add the hot stock, the rest of the beer and another pinch each of salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 4-5 hours on. Right before serving, remove the thyme sprig & discard – sprinkle generously with freshly chopped parsley and serve with chunks of crusty bread.

Serves: 4 people.

This gourmet popcorn is zesty and delicious. And best of all, its incredibly simple to make! We think this popcorn recipe is best served alongside a glass of wine. 

Chili Lime Popcorn

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups un-popped popcorn = about 16 cups of air popped popcorn
• 6 Tbsp unsalted melted butter
• ¼  Cup Sriracha
• 1 Tbsp  lime juice
• 1 ½  teaspoons lime zest

Preparation:

Whisk melted butter with  Sriracha, lime zest and lime juice; drizzle over hot popped popcorn and toss. Season with salt.

This makes a great breakfast - the beer has coffee in it! BUT the most important thing about this recipe is that you are using fresh spices - cooking with inferior or old spices is like cooking with little cardboard flakes!

Spiced Stout Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients:

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup mashed bananas (about 3)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground Jamaican ginger
• 2 cups Trading Post Brewing Breakfast Stout
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 2 cups raisins

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F . Lightly grease two 9X5 inch loaf pans. In a large bowl cream the brown sugar, banana, eggs, vanilla and oil. Set aside. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger & cinnamon. Alternately blend the flour mixture and the beer into the creamed mixture. Stir in the walnuts & raisins and blend well. Pour into the two greased 9X5 loaf pans. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 1 hour or until an inserted toothpick emerges dry and clean. Leave in pan for 15 minutes to cool before turning out to cool completely on rack.