Rib Roast with Blue Cheese Chipolte Sauce

In our house Turkey is served on Thanksgiving and a beef roast is served on Christmas.  This year we found rib roasts for a really good deal and decided to try something a little different.

Our weekly Publix advertisement had this recipe and a picture of the finished product on the front page and it just looked/sounded amazing.  It turned out really well.

Rib Roast with Blue Cheese Chipotle Sauce:
(Publix Apron Meals)

Ingredients:
8 celery ribs
1 standing rib roast (4–5 lb)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
5 oz Deli soft-ripened blue cheese, cubed
1/2 stick herb garlic butter, cubed
1 cup yogurt blue cheese dressing
2 teaspoons chipotle pepper sauce

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat medium-size roasting pan with spray. Cut celery into 7-inch ribs; lay across center of pan. Place roast on top of celery; sprinkle salt and pepper over roast.

Bake 20 minutes or until roast has browned.

Reduce oven to 350°F; cook 2 more hours or until roast is 145°F (medium-rare). Use a meat thermometer to accurately ensure doneness. Transfer roast to cutting board; let stand 10–15 minutes before slicing.

Cut cheese and butter into small cubes. Place both in medium saucepan on medium heat; cook and stir 2–3 minutes or until melted. Stir in dressing and pepper sauce; remove from heat when sauce is bubbly. Serve roast with sauce.

Mushroom Cheese Bread

I would like to thank Publix for this idea.

Mushroom Cheese Bread:

1 loaf crusty bread, cut in half

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 cup italian cheese shredded cheese blend

1 cup of baby Portabello mushrooms, sliced

Preheat the oven to 350.  Brush olive oil on both pieces of bread (on the cut side, not the crust side).  Lay the mushroom slices on top of the bread and sprinkle with garlic and cheese.

Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Barbecue Shark

Publix sells shark meat.  Did you know that?  I didn't.  We decided to give it a shot and try it out.  We got this recipe from Publix too, it was printed on the label from the seafood department.

Barbecue Shark:

(Publix)

2 tablespoons butter

2 tabelspoons brown sugar

2 cloves of garlic, minced

2 tablespoons green onion, chopped

2 teaspoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 pound shark fillet

Combine all ingredients, except for the fish, in a small saucepan.  Heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.  Coat the fish with the warm mixture and place on a grill with medium high heat.  Cook for 5-7 minutes on each side.  Baste the fish with the sauce as it cooks.

Parmesan Tilapia Fillet

Publix has had crazy amounts of seafood on sale this week!  This recipe was actually printed on the label from the seafood department.  It was really easy to make.  I added some extra seasoning to the breading because that's how Mr. T and I roll.

Parmesan Tilapia Fillet:
(adapted from Publix)

2/3 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
4 tilapia fillets

Preheat oven to 450.

Mix together the bread crumbs, chili powder, garlic powder, Old Bay, and Parmesan cheese.  In a different bowl mix together the egg and milk.  Coat the tilapia fillets in the egg mixture, then the breadcrumb mixture.

Place breaded fillets on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with a nonstick spray.  Bake for 5-6 minutes, turn over and bake for an additional 5-6 minutes.