EYES AND EARS
TO MAKE THE EARS:
1 1/4 cup cake flour (not self-rising)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large egg yolks
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup water
3 drops Red food coloring
Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. In another
bowl, mix the wet ingredients together. Add the wet ingredients to
the dry ingredients and mix. Depending on the humidity, you may need
to add a little more flour. Dump the dough out onto a floured
counter and knead well. If the dough is still too sticky, add more
flour. Knead the dough about 5 minutes. Let the dough sit while
preparing the eyeballs
TO MAKE THE EYEBALLS:
1-1/2 pounds of Ground Chicken or more
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Pepper (white if you have it but black will do)
1/8 teaspoon Garlic
Pitted Medium Green Olives
Pitted Medium Black Olives
Dump the ground chicken in a mixing bowl, add the spices, and mix
well. Make little balls of chicken about 1-1/2 inches in diameter
and place on a cookie sheet. To make the iris of the eye, take a
green olive and cut in half and remove the pimento if you bought
that type. To make the pupil, cut a black olive into small pieces.
Now insert the black olive piece into the half of green olive. Stick
the green olive onto the ground chicken eyeball. When you cook the
eyeballs, you do not want them to brown, so steam them. Steam the
eyeballs just like you would steam vegetables. It should take about
20 minutes over medium heat.
BACK TO THE PREPARATION OF THE EARS:
Roll out the dough on a floured counter with a rolling pin. The
dough should end up about 1/8 inch thick. Cut out round pieces of
dough using a glass about 3 inches in diameter. Cut a small hole in
the middle of the 3 inch piece of dough to form the ear canal. Roll
up the edge of the round piece of dough and form into an ear shape.
It helps to have a picture of an ear since you cannot look at your
own. I put my ear on the copy machine and made a copy. Put the
finished ears on a dishtowel and let dry overnight if possible. If
you do not have time, an hour or two will suffice. Cook the ears in
boiling water and 1 tablespoon of olive for about 2 minutes or until
they float to the top of the water. Drain the ears in a colander.
TO MAKE THE BLOOD:
Simply take a small jar of spaghetti sauce and mix in some red food
coloring.
ASSEMBLE THE DISH:
In a crock-pot or dish, pour the "blood" into bottom. Arrange the
cooked "eyes" and "ears" and your done. It can be easily microwave
or heated in a crock pot.
Recipe submitted by
Mark Hill |