Simple Hot Wing Sauce Recipe

I recently was turned onto a recipe for buffalo chicken dip by my friend Jessica. And the recipe for that will be following this post shortly. However I thought it would be advantageous to share a recipe for buffalo hot wing sauce before I posted the aforementioned dip.
I learned this recipe from my friend Taylor who operated a bar in Korea called Beer Brown. It was a lovely establishment on the far side of town. Sadly the restaurant did not stay afloat, but Taylor and his lovely bride have gone on to bigger and better ventures.
One day Taylor brought out a plate of 양념 치킨 (yung-nyum chicken or literally spicy chicken). I was in love and needed to know what this decadent sauce was. Being the great host he is, Taylor quickly jotted this recipe down for me.

Ingredients:

1 tsp of garlic powder
1/2 tsp of ground ginger
2 tsps of honey
2 tsps of ground cayenne pepper
1 cup of rice vinegar
1 cup of tomato sauce
1/2 stick of butter

Directions:

Start by mixing the tomato sauce and vinegar together into a sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Slowly stir in the garlic powder, ginger, and cayenne pepper. Be sure these are mixed in thoroughly. As for the honey be sure to drizzle it in slowly, you don't want it all to caramelize and clump together. Reduce the heat and stir in the butter. It is essential that you stir constantly until the butter is melted. Reduce the heat and let the mixture reduce.

Enjoy!

Leftover in Hell

Turkey - the bane of all meet eaters existence around the first of December every year. The staples of turkey soup, turkey sandwich, turkey turkey - they've all been played out. And while there really are an endless supply of creative alternatives -> one of my person favorites is the stuffing loaf - mash potato - turkey sandwich. Yes that is all one entity, I'll post a recipe some other time when I am feeling gluttonous.

However today's recipe is one I just played around this morning for the first time in a while. It really is pretty much the easiest recipe I've ever come up with. So without any further adieu:

Ingredients:
1 cup of shredded cooked turkey
.5 cup of salsa
.5 cup of wine
.5 cup of water
1 tsp of cumin
1 tsp of cayenne pepper
1/3 cup of cheddar cheese
Sour Cream (optional)
Chopped Lettuce (optional)
5 Tortillas

So since the turkey is already cooked, the whole process should take about 15 minutes. Step 1 mix salsa, turkey, wine, water, cumin and cayenne into a bowl. Mix thoroughly - really get in there and make sure the turkey is fully coated. Transfer the ingredients into a sauce pan and put it on medium heat. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10-12 minutes. Mix in the cheddar cheese and let the sauce thicken. In a frying pan heat up your tortilla shells. Once heated, scoop turkey mix directly onto each individual tortilla, top with lettuce and sour cream if you want. Serve immediately!

Enjoy!