Hearty and warming, braised pork is a fantastic dish for the winter season, and with the addition of a fabulous wine pairing, your dinner will sing! Edible Rhody Magazine has provided us with a succulent recipe for a special Cider Braised Pork Shank, and we’ve paired it with Malbec wine. Happy Holidays!
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Wild Mushrooms Recipe and Wine Pairing
Butternut Squash Purée & Stag’s Leap Chardonnay for Thanksgiving
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Stags’ Leap Winery Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
Elegant and exciting California Chardonnay with beautiful pure fruit flavors. A kiss of toasty oak perfectly balances out flavors of fresh peaches and nectarines that mingle with mandarin orange and other citrus fruits. A deftly balanced wine, it is bright and crisp while richly flavored, making it a perfect pairing with Butternut Squash Puree.
If Chardonnay is your favorite type of wine, then we also recommend these two Chardonnays that will be wonderfully versatile on your Thanksgiving table. Both will leave a lasting impression on guests!
- Hess Chardonnay – A delicious Chardonnay without the heavy handed Oaky/Buttery style. Loads of pineapple and tropical fruit aromas leap out of the glass with flavors of crisp green apple and lemon zest. A crowd pleaser! Monterey County, CA $13.99
- Latour Puligny Montrachet – An extraordinary example of one of the world’s most famous wines, this Chardonnay is a splurge worth taking. Aromas of white flowers and vanilla with flavors of white fruits, almonds and toasted brioche. A stunning wine that will be long remembered. Burgundy, FR $69.99
Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Idea with Rustic Mashed Potatoes
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The Thanksgiving table wouldn’t be complete without a big, comforting bowl of mashed potatoes. Keep reading to find out the Edible Rhody Magazine’s Rustic Mashed Potatoes recipe. We’ve also picked a fantastic Pinot Noir to pair perfectly with the mashed potatoes, as well as a few other wine recommendations. Cheers, and Happy Thanksgiving!
- Bouchard Pinot Noir is a classic French style Pinot Noir, and has a light body, very smooth with plump red cherry flavors. A great value wine! Bourgogne, France $9.99
- Belle Glos ‘Clark & Telephone Vineyard’ Pinot Noir is elegantly intense with rich expansive flavors of warm cherry pie, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Velvety and silky smooth, and sure to impress a lucky gift recipient or dinner guests. Santa Maria Valley, CA – $49.99
Signature Sausage Stuffing Recipe and a Thanksgiving Wine Pairing
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- Ferraton Cotes du Rhone – A benchmark Cotes du Rhone from an extraordinary vintage with irresistible aromas and flavors of red and black fruits, red flowers and wild herbs like thyme and sage. A dry wine with lots of character and charm. A tremendous value! $12.99
- Vieux Telegraph ‘Le Crau’ Chateauneuf du Pape – Deep dark fruit and haunting earthy flavors combine in a super smooth package that will WOW you and your dinner guests. Highly rated (92 Wine Spectator) and iconic, this wine is only now ready to drink and has a core of cherry and red currant with notes of sandalwood, mulled fig and cocoa. $89.99
Brussels Sprouts Are In Season! And We’re Eating Them With Bacon!
- 1 pound (4 cups) Brussels sprouts, washed, trimmed & halved
- ½ pound farmer’s bacon, chopped
- Freshly ground black pepper
8. Return bacon to pan, sprinkle with pepper, toss and serve
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Halloween Cocktails? Try the Corpse Reviver #2
What goes great with an adult Halloween party? A fantastic cocktail. One of our favorites here at Bottles is the Corpse Reviver #2, a medley of gin, citrus, Lillet, and enticing aroma of absinthe. Though ‘corpse reviver’ drinks are originally intended as ‘hair of the dog’ cures, this gin-based cocktail is enjoyable for brunch or any fine evening. You’ll need equal parts gin, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, and lemon juice, and just a dash of absinthe for a wonderful flavor and aroma.
Corpse Reviver #2
INGREDIENTS
1 oz gin – Uncle Val’s Botanical Gin
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz Lillet Blanc
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1-3 drops absinthe – Mata Hari
DIRECTIONS
First, “rinse” your glass with a few drops of absinthe by swirling and coating the inside of the glass, discarding the extra. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Pour the rest of the ingredients over ice. Shake and strain, serve on the rocks. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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A Chartreuse and gin concoction with Maraschino Liquer and fresh lime juice. A Prohibition era classic.
A devilish cocktail recipe for Halloween. One of the few cocktails that use scotch.
Blood and Sand: A Devilish Cocktail Recipe for Halloween
Looking for the perfect cocktail idea for Halloween? Here’s a classic recipe from the Prohibition era with a suitably sinister name: Blood & Sand. It’s one of the few cocktails out there that uses scotch as as the base spirit, while blood orange juice makes this drink a devilishly red color. For some depth and balance, you’ll also need cherry brandy and some sweet vermouth. Cheers!
Blood & Sand
INGREDIENTS
1 oz blended scotch
1 oz blood orange juice or Stirring’s Blood Orange Martini
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz Cherry Heering brandy
DIRECTIONS
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Pour ingredients over ice. Shake and strain, serve on the rocks. Garnish with an orange peel.
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Cast Iron Pork Chops & Apples Recipe with a White Wine Pairing
- Visit Farm Fresh RI for local farms to get your apples this season.
- Want an apple dessert recipe paired with wine? Check out Edible Rhody’s Apple Turnovers.
- Farmstead is just a few blocks away from our wine store in the Wayland Square area of Providence, Rhode Island.
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 ounces thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 5 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 6 pieces
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 medium shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup Calvados or other apple-flavored brandy
- 1 1/4 cups apple cider, preferably fresh
- 2 tablespoons (or more) apple cider vinegar
- 3 tart, firm apples (such as Pink Lady or Honeycrisp), peeled, cut into 1/2-inch wedges (about 4 cups)
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Chopped fresh chives
- Place a rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 325°. Heat oil in a large heavy cast iron pan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until browned and crisp, 6-8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
- Increase heat to medium-high. Add butter to pot with drippings. Season pork shoulder with salt and pepper. Working in batches if needed, cook pork shoulder, reducing heat as needed to prevent overbrowning, until brown on all sides, 8-10 minutes per batch. Transfer pork shoulder to a plate.
- Add shallots to pot and cook, stirring often, until shallots begin to soften, about 4 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat; add Calvados and stir, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot. Return to heat and simmer for 1 minute. Add apple cider and 2 tablespoons vinegar. Bring to a simmer, then return pork shoulder to pot, placing in a single layer on bottom of pot (the meat should not be completely covered).
- Cover pot and transfer to oven. Braise pork shoulder, turning after 1 hour, until fork-tender, about 2 hours. Stir in reserved bacon. DO AHEAD: Bacon and pork shoulder can be cooked 2 days ahead. Let cool in braising liquid, uncovered. Chill, uncovered, until cold; cover and keep chilled. Rewarm before continuing.
- Using tongs, transfer pork to a deep platter. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Place pot over medium heat and bring liquid to a simmer. Add apples and cook until apples are just tender and sauce is slightly reduced, 8-10 minutes.
- Stir Dijon mustard into sauce; season with salt, pepper, and more vinegar, if desired. Pour sauce with apples over pork on platter. Sprinkle with chives.
“Chef & owner of Farmstead, Matt Jennings is a skilled butcher, forager, preserver & cooker of all things delicious. He is a two-time finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef Northeast” award, is named one of America’s “Most Sustainable Chefs” and was selected as one of Food & Wine magazine’s “Big thinkers, changing the way Americans eat.” Together with his wife, the Jennings’ influence on regional New England cuisine is reflected in the menus, care of the dishes & support of local growers.” www.farmstead.com
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Amaretto Bourbon Punch
Learn how to make an Amaretto Bourbon Punch cocktail, perfect for the fall! This is a party sized punch that serves a group of 6-8 people. Visit our YouTube channel http://youtube.com/bottlesprovidence for more easy bourbon drink ideas for entertaining or for serving at home.
Amaretto Bourbon Punch
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
1 Liter bottle of club soda
1/2 bottle of W.L. Weller Special Reserve Bourbon
Juice of 4 fresh lemons
1/4 bottle of Amaretto
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl. Fill with ice and garnish with cherrie & lemon slice.
Cheers!
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