Pastrami Hushpuppies a/k/a Pastrami Muffins

chocolate moose

Fri, Jun 10 2011, 1:05 pm

Pastrami Hushpuppies a/k/a Pastrami Muffins
a la Yummydd's post, from Family First

Recipe makes enough for at least 2 tins, because I baked the rest in a shallow dispoable pan lined with the pastrami. You probably could make 3 or 4 tins if you have enough tins to bake them in.

Name has been changed because I think of a muffin as sweet not a dinner item. And ds wanted to disdainfully call it Cupcake Chicken so the term Hushpuppy was hastily assigned.

Meat mixture:
2 lb ground chicken, turkey or even chopped meat
2 eggs
1 cup bread crumbs or similar; I used cornflake crumbs
squirt of sauce like ketchup
garlic powder, pepper, and paprika to taste; about a tsp of each
pastrami pieces, cut in half if necessary

Sauce:
1/2 cup orange juice, any kind
2 T oil, any kind
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp honey (small squirt)

You put up your sauce to boil then let simmer for about 5 minutes, to thicken.

You mix your meaty ingredients, except pastrami, in mixing bowl.

Spray a disposable muffin tin (for easy cleanup) and arrange the pastrami the way you want, either around the cup or as a sort of base.

Spoon mixture into each muffin cavity and level off. Pour some sauce over each one.

Bake at 375 for about half an hour.

gp2.0

Sun, Jun 12 2011, 12:09 am

This sounds delicious, pretty, and best of all, easy! Thanks!

yummydd

Sun, Jun 12 2011, 1:41 am

I like the sound of a la yummydd Wink

causemommysaid

Mon, Sep 19 2011, 11:38 pm

I made this in the muffin version. absolutely yum

chocolate moose

Tue, Sep 20 2011, 11:14 am

great to hear !!!!!

sandwich

Tue, Sep 27 2011, 9:58 am

can this be used with corn beef? dh prefers corn beef the pastrami

Akeres Habayis

Tue, Sep 27 2011, 10:20 am

must try this for sukkot.

chocolate moose

Tue, Sep 27 2011, 11:32 am

please do !!!!!

Shendellah

Tue, Sep 27 2011, 12:33 pm

I'm very excited to try this recipe! Question- I have 1 silicone muffin pan and 1 metal muffin pan. Does anything change for the silicone pan (cooking time/temp/pan greased) and can I use a metal and silicone pan in the oven at once?

chocolate moose

Tue, Sep 27 2011, 3:32 pm

I think it's all the same.

Shendellah

Tue, Sep 27 2011, 3:39 pm

Ok cool! Thanks!

mimivan

Tue, Sep 27 2011, 3:45 pm

I'm looking forward to trying this one!

sandwich

Wed, Sep 28 2011, 8:30 am

did anyone try this with corn beef instead of pastrami?
would it be ok?

chocolate moose

Wed, Sep 28 2011, 10:30 am

It's fine. You could prob. use turkey or even salami. Why not ?

shanie5

Sat, Oct 01 2011, 11:55 pm

this was a real hit with my husband!

saralea

Sun, Oct 02 2011, 10:03 am

Did anyone freeze this successfully? I was hoping to make it this week and freeze it.

ra_mom

Sun, Oct 02 2011, 9:56 pm

saralea wrote:

Did anyone freeze this successfully? I was hoping to make it this week and freeze it.

Yes, I froze this successfully.

(Although I didn't particularly enjoy this dish. But others did.)

curlytop

Sun, Oct 02 2011, 10:03 pm

Yup, I made these Shvous.. not too nuts about them either, not sure why..

ra_mom

Sun, Oct 02 2011, 10:08 pm

curlytop wrote:

Yup, I made these Shvous.. not too nuts about them either, not sure why..

The chicken was too soft and mushy. I like firmer meat. And I didn't really go for this particular orange flavor either.

I loved the idea of the recipe though, and look forward to making my own version one day.

cookielady

Sun, Oct 02 2011, 11:48 pm

RA, do you think ground turkey would make a difference in the mushiness? I'm not sure if I should try it or not. It does sound like something my sons would love.