Best 4 Engine Recipes

ENGINE 2 RAISE THE ROOF SWEET POTATO VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sauté the onion and garlic on high heat for 3 minutes in a wok or nonstick pan. Add the mushrooms and cook until the onions are limp and the mushrooms give up their liquid. Remove them to a large bowl with a slotted spoon. Reserve the mushroom liquid in the pan. Sauté the broccoli and carrots for 5 minutes and add to the mushroom bowl. Sauté the peppers and corn until just beginning to soften. Add them to the vegetable bowl.
• Drain the tofu by wrapping in paper towels. Break it up directly in the towel and mix into the vegetable bowl. Add spices to the vegetable bowl and combine.
• To Assemble:.
• Cover the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch casserole with a layer of sauce. Add a layer of noodles. Cover the noodles with sauce. This way the noodles cook in the oven, saving time and energy. Spread the vegetable mixture over the sauced noodles. Cover with a layer of noodles and another dressing of sauce. Add the spinach to the second layer of sauced noodles. Cover the spinach with the mashed sweet potatoes. Add another layer of sauce, the final layer of noodles, and a last topping of sauce. Cover the lasagna with thinly sliced roma tomatoes.
• Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle with the cashews, and return to the oven for 15 minutes. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

LAFD ENGINE CO. NO. 28'S VEGETARIAN BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Roast dried ancho and guajillo chiles on a baking sheet at 375 degrees for about 4 minutes to release their oils.
• Place in a blender with 3/4 cups hot water and allow to stand for 5 minutes, then puree; add more water if necessary to make a paste; reserve.
• Heat a small heavy skillet over medium heat; and add cumin seeds, stirring until they begin to color.
• Stir in oregano leaves, shaking pan frequently so herbs don't burn.
• When aroma is strong, remove pan from heat and add paprika and cayenne, stir.
• Place mixture in a blender and grind into a coarse powder, set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a 6 quart soup pot, over medium heat.
• Add and saute onions until tender, add garlic, ground spice mixture, salt and 1/2 ancho and guajillo chile paste and cook 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, juice and about 1 teaspoon chipotle chile.
• Simmer 15 minutes, add cooked black beans and cooking water and cook 10 minutes.
• Adjust chiles and salt to taste; add vinegar and chopped cilantro, cook 5 minutes longer.
• Adjust seasonings to taste one last time, and serve.
• Serve with bowls of chopped green onions, cheddar cheese, creme fraich and cilantro leaves.

KALE CEVICHE SALAD (ENGINE 2)

Steps:

• Throw the chopped kale leaves in a large bowl with the avocado, lemon juice, salt and red pepper flakes. Mash and masage the avocado into the kale with your hands until the avocado is spread evenly and the kale leaves are softened.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Let sit for 30 minutes if you can. But if not, dive in!

FIRE ENGINE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of three 8x4-inch loaf pans.
• Make cake batter as directed on box. Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake 27 to 34 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans; place rounded sides up on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Spoon 1/2 cup of the frosting into small bowl; stir in enough black food color to make gray. Place 1/2 cup of the remaining white vanilla frosting in small resealable plastic freezer bag; cut small tip off 1 corner of bag. Spoon remaining white vanilla frosting into large bowl; stir in enough red food color until desired red color.
• Trim rounded tops from each cake to make flat surface. Cut cakes and arrange pieces on platter as shown in diagram (template can be found under the Tips below), attaching pieces with thin layer of red frosting, to form fire engine. Spread thin layer of red frosting over entire cake to seal in crumbs. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes.
• Frost area between cab and back of engine with gray frosting. Place remaining gray frosting in small resealable plastic freezer bag; cut small tip off 1 corner of bag. Frost remaining fire engine with red frosting. Pipe on windshield, windows and ladder with white frosting. Trim and discard thin slice (about 1/8 inch) off bottoms of 4 red and 4 yellow gumdrops; attach trimmed gumdrops for headlights and taillights with white frosting. Attach remaining gumdrops on top of engine for lights. For wheels, pipe 1/2-inch circle of gray frosting on center of each cookie for hubcap; attach wheels to cake. Attach licorice coils on sides of cake for hoses.
• Pipe gray frosting around wheels and bottom edge of engine. For bumpers, pipe 1 or 2 lines of gray frosting on front and back of engine. Store loosely covered.