Paradise Brats & Local Beer Flight

Fantasma's Finest Brats

KC Bier Co. Kolsch

Fantasma's Finest Habanero Mango Brats

Ivey and Fields Pilsner

Fantasma's Finest Asiago Chive with Mozzarella

Vine Street Brewing Co. Maris American Pale Ale

Fantasma's Finest Apple Brats

Martin City Belgian Style Abbey Ale

Asian Beef and Noodles

Makes 8 servings

2 pounds Fantasma's Finest Beef Stew Meat

1 packet vegetable soup mix (such as Knorr Vegetable Recipe Mix)

2 cups Asian Spice Stock (use beef or chicken broth if desired)

1 pound wide Amish noodles

Chopped parsley, for garnish

Chile crunch, for garnish

In a slow cooker, add stew meat, soup mix and broth. Cook stew mixture on low for 8 to 10 hours. Cook noodles according to package directions until al dente; drain and rinse quickly with cold water to stop the cooking process. Stir noodles into the slow cooker. To serve, garnish with parsley and chile crunch.

Asian Spice Stock

Makes 1 gallon

1 Fantasma's Finest Smoked Turkey Carcass 

6-8 star anise

2-3 cinnamon sticks

1/2 teaspoon fennel

1 teaspoon tri-color peppercorns

1 bay leaf

1-inch knob ginger, sliced

1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2-3 green onions, sliced into 1-inch pieces

1 handful parsley

Place the carcass in a stockpot and fill with enough water to submerge the carcass. Add all ingredients and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and allow the broth to simmer for several hours. Allow broth to cool, skim white fat and use broth in a recipe, or portion into freezer containers for later use.

Paradise Bloody Mary with Meat Stick Straw

Makes 1 drink

1 cup spicy vegetable juice, such as V8

1 ounce locally produced Of The Earth Beetroot Spirit, or your favorite vodka

2 teaspoons creamy horseradish

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

2-3 dashes Worcestershire sauce

2 dashes Tabasco, or other hot sauce

A dash celery seed

Garnishes:

1 stick celery

1 Fantasma's Finest Jalapeno Snack Stick, flavor of your choice

1 slice Fantasma's Finest Jalapeño or Black Pepper Bacon, cooked to desired preference

1 Fantastma's Finest Bleu Cheese Olives

1-inch square cube Hemme Brothers Apple Smoked Cheddar

Ice

In a blender, combine vegetable juice, beetroot or vodka, horseradish, black pepper, Worcestershire, Tabasco or other hot sauce and celery seed in a blender. Pour tomato mixture over ice in a beer glass.

Garnish cocktail with celery and meat straw*. Thread bacon, olives and cheese on a bamboo toothpick and serve across the mouth of the glass.

*To make a snack stick "straw", use a bamboo skewer and carefully work from both ends to hollow out the middle to create a straw. Make sure to keep the skewer as straight as possible, avoiding poking out on the sides. (Do not allow the meat stick to remain liquid for more than 30 minutes or the hole may close!)