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Dill Bean Soup

January 27, 2023 By Morgan

a horizontally framed picture. a clay coyote dutch oven is sitting on the iron grate of a stove top gas burner range. The burner is lit and there is a small blue flame visible underneath the dutch oven. The dutch oven is in coyote grey with darker speckles through out the glaze. The lid is on, and the handles are pointing to the left and right sides of the frame. To the left of the dutch ovens are two stacks of clay coyote chili bowls. the nearest stack of bowls is 3 high with dark glazes visible, and the top bowl is in mint chip glaze. The second stack of bowls, slightly behind the first and to the left is 5 high with 2 joes blue, 1 mint chip and a yellow salt glaze on the top. the bottom bowl is hard to tell glaze. Behind the stack of first bowls is a clay coyote large vase in joes blue, filled with a fall bouquet with orange, yellow and red flowersFrom Nic in the Gallery-

One of the criteria for a recipe to truly make it into my rotation is the work (how long it takes to make, how much baby sitting does it need, are there a lot of critical steps) versus the reward (how tasty is the finished dish, is it visually pleasing?) ratio. I found that even if I love a dish, if it is really time consuming I tend to push it to the back or save it for a special occasion.

This dish has a great work versus reward ratio. The author of this recipe Alison Roman, is a New York Times best seller and author of multiple cook books. She uses the term “frizzled” to describe how far to take your onions to develop the depth of flavor needed for this recipe. A frizzled onion according to her is “somewhere between an onion that has been caramelized and fried.” After trying this soup, I am a true believer of the power of the frizzle. Here is what you will need:

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 15-ounce cans white beans such as navy, butter, cannellini, drained and rinsed
  • 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • ¼ of a head of cabbage, core removed, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar or fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup dill, coarsely chopped ​
  1. heat your butter and oil in your cazuela or dutch oven over medium high heat. Add your onions and salt and pepper them, then cook for 5-8 minutes. Alison advises, “You do not want jammy, caramelized onions, but you also do not want burnt onions”. After they are done transfer 1/4th of them into a small bowl or a little dipper and set aside for later.
  2. add your beans and salt and pepper them. Using a large spoon break up some of the beans against the walls or bottom of your cazuela or dutch oven. Only break up some of them, this will thicken your soup, but don’t go to far and make refried beans.
  3. add your broth and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, then add your chopped cabbage and vinegar cooking for another 10 to 15 minutes. Season to taste at this point.
  4. take your soup off the heat, and add half of the dill. I like to serve mine in my favorite joe’s blue soup bowl. Top each bowl with fresh dill and some of the reserved frizzled onions. Alison recommends adding a nob of butter or sour cream also at this point. Personally I like to go a heavy with the fresh dill on top of mine.

In my current iteration of this dish, I add another onion and use it as more topping at the end (like I said I am a true believer of the frizzle). I hope you give this savory soup a try.  I know I will be planting dill in my garden this spring with dreams of this dish.

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Filed Under: Foodie News, Pottery, Recipes Tagged With: cazuela, dill, dutch oven, nic, onion, soup recipe

Moco Loco

January 27, 2023 By Morgan

Bacon Fat is a layer in our French Onion SoupFrom Nic in the Gallery-

Moco Loco is one of my favorite work week meals. It’s a Hawaiian dish that consists of a hamburger served over rice and is topped with brown gravy, a fried egg and plenty of sliced green onions. It is a comforting, filling, and savory dish that feels familiar, but is definitely out of the ordinary.

If I was going to make a small portion of it, my favorite Coyote piece the Mini-Savory Pie Dish could get the job done, but I highly recommend making more Moco Loco than a single serving. The Clay Coyote Cazuela or Large Skillet would be perfect for the job.

My go to recipe for Moco Loco comes from Chef John and his Foodwishes Youtube channel.

Here is the recipe from Chef John for making two servings: (I double this to serve two very hungry people or two people with left overs for lunch the next day)

Ingredients:

  • 2 ground beef patties
  • 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 ½ cups beef stock
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar (Optional)
  • 2 drops sesame oil, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, divided
  • 2 tablespoons minced green onions, white and light green parts only
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups hot cooked white rice
  1. Season your hamburger patties with salt, pepper and cayenne, set them aside.
  2. Whisk together (a Whiskey bowl would work great) soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, corn starch, ketchup, sesame oil, beef stock and sugar and set aside.
  3. Melt some butter in your Large Skillet or Cazuela and cook your beef patties, halfway through cooking them add the sliced green onions, let them brown a bit, once they burgers are done, remove them and most of the green onions and set them aside.
  4. Pour your wet mixture (step 3) into your pan and deglaze all that yummy goodness. Stir and scrap your mixture until a gravy forms, then put it on low heat, just to keep it warm.
  5. Add butter to another pan (your time to shine Mini-Savory or Small Skillet!) and cook your eggs. I highly recommend a runny yoke that you can break into.
  6. Divide your hot cooked rice into two portions and put into Bowls. Put a hamburger over each portion of rice, then top that with a fried egg, gravy and green onions. (I sprinkle a little more cayenne on top).

I hope you give this Hawaiian dish a try, it really is more then its individual parts.

-Nic

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Filed Under: Foodie News, On the Horizon, Our Story, Pottery, Recipes Tagged With: beef, cazuela, cooking with clay, cooking with the coyotes, flameware, green onions, Hawaiian, recipe, runny yoke, skillet

[VIDEO] Morgan makes Chicken Stir Fry Pita on WGN-Chicago

January 24, 2023 By Morgan

Thirty years ago, the Clay Coyote was started in a basement in New Lenox, Illinois in 1992.

At that time, Tom was making pots for fun and the basement was becoming overloaded. So Betsy signed them up for the Frankfurt Fall Fest. It was their first foray into selling Clay Coyote pottery.

Betsy and Tom were working at Baker’s Square and pottery was their nights and weekend gig. I was a feisty teenager and helped with shows on the weekend.

In 1994, they decided to make a go of selling pottery full time and we moved (me, mom, Tom, my little brother Josh, and the cats) from our home in Illinois to the farm North of Hutchinson.

We talk alot about those first days, selling pots on-the-honor-system out of the little pump house. I still have the Showroom sign hanging in the Studio today.

Now, 30 years later, the Clay Coyote has grown and reaches people all over the world.

Growing up, we were still very much a Baker’s Square family. When we’d go mom and I would split a Stir Fry Pita and fries so that we’d have room for pie (my favorite was Key Lime when it was in season, or French Apple year-round).

These days there are less Baker’s Squares out there (although you can still get the pies at famous Dave’s BBQ restaurants).

I still love the Stir Fry Pita, so I’ve been trying to recreate it in my home kitchen for years.

To celebrate our 30 years, we were invited down to Chicago’s own WGN to make our Stir Fry Pita live on air.

WGN chicago green room, before Morgan from the Clay Coyote went on live photo of bozo the clown and harry caray

It was a little bit of a “going home” … While Minnesota is our home I was born in Illinois and grew up watching WGN. I was overcome with emotions sitting in the green room waiting to go on next to a picture of Harry Caray (holy cow, amiright!?!?!) and Bozo the Clown.

Little side note about Bozo, apparently he was a franchise character and there were many Bozos all over the country on different networks (mind blown).

Anyways, it was a bit of a dream come true to go on WGN and share the Clay Coyote Story. Here’s the clip for your enjoyment.

Recipe: Chicken Stir Fry Pita

Sauce Ingredients:
2 cups soy sauce
¾ cup sugar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp garlic minced
1 tbsp ginger grated
¼ cup sesame seeds toasted
¼ cup sesame oil
¼ cup onion dried, minced
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ginger powder
1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in water

Stirfry Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil (or other vegetable oil)
1 lb boneless skinless chicken (breast or tenders), cut into thin strips
1 bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
2 carrots, julienned
½ cup green sugar snap pea pods
1 cup broccoli, cut into small pieces

Pita Ingredients:
4 Pita
8 Slices Swiss Cheese
1 tbsp sesame seeds toasted

Make the Sauce (should be made at least a day in advance):
In a saucepan combine everything except the cornstarch in a saucepan and whisk, cook over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes until sugars are dissolved. Combine cornstarch and water to make a slurry paste. Add the cornstarch mixture to the saucepan, this will thicken without adding flavor. Cool and refrigerate, overnight preferable.

Make the Stirfry:
Once your oil is hot, add the chicken to the pan to saute until the chicken is white but slightly translucent. Remove chicken. Add in chopped vegetables and saute over medium heat for 5-7 minutes until they begin to soften. Add the chicken back in along with about 1/2 cup of sauce. Cover and simmer until chicken is completely cooked.

Assemble:
Pile swiss cheese on a pita, then add a heaping scoop of the Stirfry, sprinkle with a little more sesame seeds, and close. Serve warm.

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Filed Under: Foodie News, On the Horizon, Our Story, Recipes Tagged With: 1992, bakers square, bozo the clown, Chicago, cooking with the coyotes, harry caray, Morgan, new lenox, our story, square baker, stir fry, strfry, teriyaki, video, wgn

Egg Strata in a Cazuela

December 3, 2022 By Morgan

I share this recipe verbally almost daily at in the Gallery. It’s from Smitten Kitchen, via my mother-in-law, and modified with local ingredients. I used our Clay Coyote Flameware Cazuela so I could start it on the stove and finish it in the over.I share this recipe verbally almost daily at the Gallery. It’s from Smitten Kitchen, via my mother-in-law, and modified with local ingredients. I used our Clay Coyote Flameware Cazuela so I could start it on the stove and finish it in the oven.

Egg Strata

8-10 eggs beaten
½ cup milk or cream
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 cups day old bread, cubed
½ onion, diced
8 oz frozen spinach, drained
(optional) 8 oz shredded cheese, any kind
(optional) 1 cup meat (bacon, ham, or sausage)
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

Saute onions and spinach in oil. Beat eggs, milk, mustard, and salt/pepper. Spread cubed bread out, spread spinach and onion, and pour egg mixture over.

I normally make it the day ahead, then the morning I’m going to bake it I take it out of the fridge for about an hour to let it come to room temperature. That gives the custard a great place to start in the oven.

Bake for 60-75 minutes in a 350ºF oven. The top will be lightly browned and when jiggled and the middle doesn’t move a lot. Remove from the oven and let it set for at least 10 minutes.

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Filed Under: Foodie News, On the Horizon, Our Story, Potter's Life, Pottery, Recipes Tagged With: breakfast, cheflife, cooking with clay, eggbake, Mediterranean Diet, much in hutch, Recipes, smitten kitchen, spinach lovers, step by step, sundays

Top 10 most Common Questions

November 9, 2022 By Morgan

These are some questions we get on a daily basis either in the Galery or online.  

  1. Can Clay Coyote Flameware be used on a glass top? Clay Coyote Flameware can be used on gas, glass, and electric stovetops. The only stove it won’t work on is an induction stove (those require metal to metal surfaces because they heat using magnets). We sand all of the bottoms of our pots to make sure they’re smooth, but any glass top stover owner knows that you should not drag things across the surface, so we encourage you to lift the pot up.
  2. What temperature can the Bread Baker go to? Bread Bakers are made of stoneware clay, we recommend them at 400F. We have tested them at 450F and 500F and we do not notice a difference in the bread, but the extra temps cause the more stress on the pot which we do not recommend. We ALWAYS recommend putting stoneware pottery in a cold oven and bringing it up to temperature slowly during the preheat process.
  3. a horizontally framed photograph shows the glazing process of a clay coyote bread bakers lid. the lid is is being held from the bottom, with the handle side pointing up, the way it would be resting on a shelf/on the bread baker bottom. the lid has been dipped into 2 different glazes (all the glazes at this point are shades of grey, one more reddish, one darker, one lighter. the potter is using her other hand to drizzle glaze in artistic splashes over the top of the lid with the third glaze. the potter is using a small, but deep cylindrical measuring cup to pour the glaze over. the measuring cup is completely coated in the glaze, it must have been just dipped completely into the glaze. the right of the photograph is out of focus and shows the edge of the work space behind the potter. the only visible part of the potter in the photograph is part of her black shirt.Are you sure this is food safe? We make all of our glazes in house and know what goes into everyone of them. We also work with our clay maker to ensure our clay is food safe. Our pots are free from nickel, lead, and cadmium. And when we were developing the Clay Coyote Flameware we sent test pots to Alfred University to be tested.
  4. What is a tagine? The Tagine is a traditional Mediterranean stew pot, the conical lid creates an environment where the lid is continuously basting the food throughout the stovetop cooking process. That’s why the tagine dishes are so tender and juicy (think basting a turkey) and the sauce is thickened (think constant stirring).
  5. How much does the Dutch Oven weigh? Our Dutch Oven weighs 3.5 pounds and hold 3-4 quarts of liquid. Comparatively, the 3.5 qt Le Creuset weighs 8.5 lbs.
  6. Can I use metal utensils on the Clay Coyote Flameware? You can use all utensils in Clay Coyote Flameware, metal, wood, silicon. Because of the hard glazed surface it doesn’t scratch.
  7. a clay coyote flameware small skillet sits in the middle of the frame. The skillet is grey with speckled through out the glaze. A woman's hands are seen cracking the second egg of two into the pan, the brown egg shell is cracking open and egg is still falling from the egg shell into the pan. In the pan two yokes are visible. The pan is on a lit gas burner with blue flame visible beneath it. In the foreground to the lower left of the shot, two brown eggs are sitting in a grey egg carton. Only the last 4 egg compartments are seen, the rest is out of shot. Behind the clay coyote flameware small skillet towards the upper left of the shot is a slightly out of focus clay coyote dutch oven with lid on. it is the same color as the skillet.Is Clay Coyote Flameware non-stick? Clay Coyote Flameware is extremely stick resistant. There is not a non-stick coating on it. A little oil goes a long way because the glaze is non-porous so oil remains on the surface creating a very unsticky surface.
  8. Can the Beer Can Chicken Baker go on the grill? The Beer Can Chicken Baker is designed for the oven, however if you have a grill that has oven-like properties (i.e. a Big Green Egg) with non-direct heat, then you can use the Beer Can Chicken Baker on it, however we ALWAYS recommend putting stoneware pottery in a cold oven and bringing it up to temperature slowly during the preheat process.
  9. Can you really put that in the dishwasher? All of our Clay Coyote pottery is dishwasher safe.
  10. Can you really put that in the microwave? All of our Clay Coyote pottery is microwave safe.

Do you have more questions to add to the list? Email us at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you asap!

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Filed Under: Foodie News, On the Horizon, Our Story, Potter's Life, Pottery, The Gallery, The Studio Tagged With: beer can chicken, common questions, FAQ, flameware, food safe, non-stick, Studio, tagine, temperature

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