Cuisinart GC-15 Charcoal Grill User Manual


 
12
Baked Beans (Hot Dog Topping)
The perfect side dish to complement the hot dog bar.
Makes 6 cups
10 bacon slices, cut into small dice
1 pound navy beans, soaked in water overnight,
drained and rinsed
12 ounces water
1 medium onion, cut into small dice
2 garlic cloves, crushed
6 ounces ketchup
2 ounces molasses
2 tablespoons tomato paste
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ teaspoon dry mustard
teaspoons kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1. Put the diced bacon into a medium skillet and place over medium
heat. Sauté until cooked through. Remove cooked bacon and drain
on a paper towel.
2. Put the bacon with remaining ingredients into the cooking pot of
the Cuisinart
®
Programmable Slow Cooker. Select Low and set the
timer for 16 hours.
3. When time elapses and slow cooker switches to Warm, stir beans,
taste and adjust seasoning accordingly.
4. Serve warm.
Note:
The beans can also be cooked on the stove. Follow same
directions and put all ingredients plus an additional cup of water into a
large stockpot. Bring mixture to a boil. Cover and reduce heat so that
the mixture is just simmering. Simmer until tender, about 3 hours
Nutritional Information per serving based on ½ cup:
Calories 337 (39% from fat) • carb. 40g • pro. 13g • fat 15g • sat. fat 5g
• chol. 22mg • sod. 670mg • calc. 74mg • fiber 10g
Middle Eastern Spiced Chicken and Vegetable Kebabs
Makes 2 servings
Spice Rub
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 to 2 pinches ground coriander
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch cayenne
¼ teaspoon sea or kosher salt
1 to 2 pinches freshly ground black pepper
½ pound skinless, boneless chicken,
cut into 1½ to 2-inch pieces
½ medium bell pepper, cut into one-inch pieces
4 ounces winter squash, cut into one-inch pieces
4 small mushrooms (1 to 2 inches in diameter)
2 tablespoons olive oil
tablespoons fresh lime juice
1. Prepare spice rub. Put all spice rub ingredients into a small bowl.
Stir to combine.
2. Use immediately or contain in a sealed glass jar. Store in a dry,
cool place.
3. Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Put into a large
mixing bowl and toss with the vegetables, oil, lime juice and rub.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; let marinate in the refrigerator for
1 to 2 hours.
4. Ten minutes before chicken has completed marinating, preheat the
Cuisinart
®
Compact Grill Centro to High. Thread the chicken and
vegetables onto three of the provided skewers, starting with and
alternating chicken and then vegetable. Fit skewers into place as
instructed on page 5 of the instruction booklet.
5. Let skewers cook for 24 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is fully
cooked.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 288 (48% from fat) • carb. 10g • pro. 28g • fat 16g • sat. fat 2g
• chol. 66mg • sod. 346mg • calc. 54mg • fiber 2g