GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Bob Johndrow’s cookbook Boat Cooking and Entertaining recently hit the shelves, and it’s packed with scrumptious recipes.
As an avid boater and practiced chef, Bob has made a habit of inviting friends over to the marina for dinner every weekend of the boating season. He wows them course by course and he sometimes even plays his fiddle for them!
Bob is hoping to inspire other boating chefs like himself to create some spectacular dishes aboard their boats. He’s included some of his favorite recipes such as his famous Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates wrapped in Bacon, and the Mississippi Bee Sting cocktail.
Mississippi Bee Sting:
The Mississippi Bee Sting is a variation of a Bee’s Knees cocktail. Our sting comes from a dose of Ancho de Reyes ancho chili liqueur, since this is the way I was first introduced to this drink on the river. If you go out searching for it, check the tequila section. This liqueur is not tequila but that’s typically where you’ll find it. I love the way it smells with hints of chili, cinnamon and chocolate.
SERVINGS: 1
INGREDIENTS:
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce honey-simple syrup
½ ounce Ancho de Reyes liqueur
METHOD:
Make honey-simple syrup in advance and chill.
Combine one cup water and one cup honey in a small saucepan.
Heat over medium heat until honey dissolves, stirring occasionally.
When the honey has dissolved, remove from heat and let cool before using.
Simple syrup can be made in advance and stored in a cooler for about three days.
To chill a coupe or martini glass, fill to the top with ice and water.
In a shaker, combine all ingredients listed with ice and shake vigorously.
Empty the glass full of ice, then strain mixture into the chilled glass.
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