Enjoy a mouth-watering fall feast created by Chef Shannon Mosher aboard the Tioga Central Railroad. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/floydsfood
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Floyd’s German Potato Salad
Ingredients:
3 lbs. Red Potatoes – Diced
1 Large Red Onion – Diced
4 Stalks of Celery Sliced on Bias
½ lb. Bacon – Diced
1 ½ C. Cider Vinegar
1 C. White Sugar
1 C. Chicken Stock
1 ½ Tbsp. Caraway Seed
8 Green Onions Sliced on Bias
2 Tbsp. Salt
Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Directions:
Place potatoes in pot and fill with enough water to cover.
Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes or fork tender.
Drain potatoes, transfer to large bowl. Cover and keep warm.
Dressing:
Fry bacon in deep sauce pan until bacon is crisp and fat has rendered.
Add onion, celery, and caraway seed.
Cook for 5 minutes.
Add vinegar to deglaze pan.
Add sugar, chicken stock and ½ cup of cooked potatoes.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes
Remove from heat, stir and pour over cooked potatoes.
Toss in green onions and combine well.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve warm and enjoy.
Floyd’s Harvest Chicken
Ingredients:
3 tbsp. olive oil
1 whole chicken cut into 4 pieces or 2 each leg quarters and split breasts
1 large white onion cut into large pieces
4 stalks of celery cut into large pieces
1 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes
4 sprigs of fresh thyme
½ cups Apple Butter – Home Made Is The Best.
2 cups Chicken Stock
Directions:
Heat oil in deep skillet
Season chicken with salt and pepper
Lay chicken skin side down in hot oil
Cook for 7 minutes or until brown
Turn chicken over cook for 3 minutes
Add celery, onion, apple butter and fresh thyme
Cook for 5 minutes
Add chicken stock and tomatoes
Cover pan and place in oven
Bake chicken at 350 for 45 minutes or until instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees.
Serve with Sautéed red cabbage
Brats and Kraut
Ingredients:
4 links of bratwurst
1 16oz package of sauerkraut
1 medium onion – julienned
2 cups of red cabbage – julienned
1 tbsp of caraway seed
1 tbsp of olive oil
1 cup of chicken stock
Directions:
Heat oil in deep skillet
Brown bratwurst in oil
Add onion, cabbage, sauerkraut and caraway seed.
Stir and cook for 5 minutes
Deglaze pan with chicken stock
Cover and place pan in 350 degree oven for 40 minutes
Pumpkin Cobbler
Ingredients:
3 whole eggs
1 15oz. can of pumpkin
1 12oz can of evaporated milk
1 cup of sugar
¼ tsp. of salt
2 tsp. of apple pie spice
2 cups of uncooked oatmeal
2 cups of brown sugar
½ lb. of butter
1 small jar of marshmallow fluff
1 8oz package of cream cheese
½ cup of maple syrup
Pepitas (toasted pumpkin seeds)
Directions:
Using whisk beat together – eggs, sugar, salt, and apple pie spice
add evaporated milk and whisk together again
fold pumpkin into egg mixture
pour mixture into 13 x 9 inch pan
Topping:
combine oatmeal and brown sugar
add butter, using hands crumble together until butter has been incorporated into oatmeal and brown sugar
Sauce:
add maple syrup, cream cheese, and fluff to food processor
pulse together until smooth and creamy
Spread topping evenly over pumpkin mixture. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
To serve: scoop out cobbler onto plate, top with sauce and pepitas.