Roulé de Viande

Ingredients:

Loaf:
2lbs – Ground Alpaca
1 tsp – Better than Bullion” – Beef
1 Egg
½ c. seasoned bread crumbs
½ tsp onion powder

Filling:
1 package frozen spinach, thaw and drained
½ c. Blue Cheese crumbles
¼ c. Feta Cheese crumbles
½ brick Cream Cheese (room temp)
¼  c. Shredded Italian cheese blend
1 tsp Italian seasoning
¼ tsp salt
½ c. Sun dried tomatoes (opt)

Balsamic Glaze:
2 c. balsamic vinegar
¼ tsp “Better than Bullion” beef

Directions:

  • Preheat oven 350
  • Combine Filling ingredients (less the blue cheese and feta crumbles) in a medium bowl and mix well (set aside)
  • Combine Loaf ingredients in large bowl and mix
  • Place loaf mixture on waxed paper lined cookie tray and pat the roll to the rectangle shape of the tray.
  • Spread filling over the loaf leaving a ¾ inch border around all edges, sprinkle blue cheese and feta crumbles evenly over the filling.
  • Starting on the shorter side of the rectangle roll the loaf (use wax paper to help start the roll) press the loaf mixture onto itself at the end to seal in the filling
  • Place seam side down on the rack of a roasting pan
  • Bake @ 350° for 1 hour. Top with shredded mozzarella or other cheese of choice and continue baking for another 10-15 minutes
  • Store bought balsamic glazed warmed is ok or make your own by reducing 2 cups of balsamic vinegar over low heat for 20 minutes.  When reduced to ½ c. taste and add ¼ tsp of “better than bullion” Beef and mix in.
  • To serve: Cut roll into 1 inch thick slices and drizzle with balsamic glace.

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Alpaca Chili

This recipe is courtesy of my brother Brenton.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground alpaca
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 can crush tomato
  • 1 can black beans
  • 1 can kidney beans
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup sweet white corn
  • 2 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Directions

  • Brown alpaca mean in large skillet with 1 tbsp of the butter
  • In separate skillet saute garlic, onion, cumin, oregano, bay leaf and salt with remaining tbsp of butter.
  • Mix all the ingredients together in a slow cooker.  Heat on low for 6-8hrs.

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Mini Alpaca Meatloaf Bites

I recently used this recipe for a neighborhood “house crawl” we were apart of.  I wanted to offer our guests something fresh from our farm but also made some from beef for those who were a bit squeamish about eating a fluffy.   The end result? I only had beef bites left over and all the alpaca ones were gone!

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 lbs Ground Alpaca
  • 1 finely chopped onion
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp “better than bullion” beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup Ketchup
  • 1/4 cup your favorite marinara sauce
  • 1/3 cup shredded mexican flavored cheese

Mix the better than bullion, egg and lemon juice together and blend well.  Add onion, cheese and ground alpaca and mix with your hands.  Lastly add in the bread crumbs and mix thoroughly.  Let mixture rest in your refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

Pre-heat oven to 350

Using cooking spray, grease a standard 12 muffin pan

Place round balls of the loaf mixture into each muffin cup and make an indentation with your thumb in the center.  Mix the ketchup and marinara sauce together and place a dollop into the indentation of each loaf.

Bake in oven for 35 minutes

Remove and place shredded cheese on top of each loaf, return to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

 

 

Alpaca Shoulder Roast

Alpaca Roast

 

I had friends over for dinner last night and asked them in advance if they’d mind eating alpaca.  They were thrilled with the possibility so I made a shoulder roast.  Let’s just say it was so good I didn’t even get to have any left overs,  they practically licked their plates clean with this recipe.

 

(1) alpaca shoulder 3-4lbs
(1) packet Hidden Valley ranch dressing
(1) packet Italian dressing
(1) packet brown gravy mix
(1) cup of cold water
Potatoes, baby carrots, sweet onion

 

Slice up the onion first and make a bed out of it on the bottom of the crockpot.  Mix up all the dry seasoning and rub a small amount all over a fork stabbed roast, place on the onions and add in potatoes and carrots.  Mix the rest of the seasoning with the water and pour the mixture over everything.   Set the crockpot on low and let her cook for 8-9hrs.

 

Ending result is a very lean roast that you can pull apart with a fork onto a serving platter.  After removing all the roast and vegetables I mixed up 2 heaping tablespoons of flour in about 1/3 cup cold water and added it to the juices  in the pot to thicken it up.

Ghiradelli Brownies

Sometimes I just need yummy comfort food and usually that spells chocolate.  Here’s my latest treat.

Ingredients:

1 bar – 100% Ghiradelli chocolate (4oz)
1 stick butter
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup sifted flour

Coat 8×8 inch baking pan with cooking spray and pre heat oven to 400 F.

Melt chocolate and butter in a microwavable container.  Stir every 30 seconds to prevent burning.  Mix chocolate mixture into sugar and vanilla and eggs one at a time.  Do not use a mixer, stir with a wooden spoon.  Slowly add in flour, stirring until fully blended in.  Pour Mixture into baking pan and spread evenly

Bake 18-20 minutes so that the brownies start to pull from the sides of the pan. Remove and set aside to cool.

Frost with your favorite frosting and add sprinkles or nuts!