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Dining In: Local Restaurant Recipes

Dining out is enjoyable, but wouldn't you like to make restaurant quality meals at home? Better yet, why not make the exact dishes you have enjoyed at your favorite local restaurants. We looked to the area chefs and restaurateurs for recipes to their most popular dishes and they were happy to oblige. We have collected them all in our virtual recipe box and organized them by contributor and category. Bon appetit!

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Barbequed Pulled Turkey Sandwiches
Contributed by: Julia Deane
Cusine: Tex-Mex
# of Servings: 12
Ingredients:
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/3 cups cider vinegar
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • hot sauce to taste (optional)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 five-pound turkey breast with bone, skin removed
  • 1 smoked ham hock (optional)
Preparation:
  1. Chop onions and garlic.
  2. Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat; add onions and garlic and cook until softened. Add vinegar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, brown sugar and hot sauce to taste. Season with salt and pepper and stir until well combined.
  3. Add turkey breast (cavity-side down) and ham hock, cover and cook over simmering heat for 2 hours. Simmer until meat can be shredded off the bones.
  4. Remove meat to a cutting board and shred meat into pieces, discarding bones. Add meat back to sauce, taste for salt pepper and hot sauce and continue simmering with cover.
  5. Serve with kaiser rolls and cole slaw, on top of the meat or to the side.