Best 6 Mikes Mess Recipes

BRIAN'S ETON MESS

Steps:

• Mix together the clotted cream, vanilla sugar, Vin Santo and double cream, and whisk until smooth. Slice the larger strawberries in 1/2. Place all the strawberries in a bowl with the raspberries, sprinkle with the vanilla sugar, and leave for 15 minutes to macerate (some of the juices will come out). Finally break up the scones, and you are ready to assemble either 1 large pudding or individual puddings in glasses.
• Spoon a little cream into the bottom of each glass, and sprinkle some of the broken scones on top, then some of the strawberries and raspberries. Repeat these layers and finish with a sprinkling of wild strawberries.

JOHN MADDEN'S MESS

Steps:

• Rinse and pick over beans; place in a medium-sized bowl and cover with water; let soak overnight.
• The next day, drain beans and place in a medium-size saucepan and add one quart of water.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, lower heat, cover; let simmer until beans are tender, 60 to 90 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a Dutch oven or large skillet until crisp; remove with slotted spoon onto paper towels to drain.
• Pour off all but two tablespoons of the bacon fat; saute ground beef, large onion and garlic in bacon fat over high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add cooked bacon, undrained tomatoes, chili powder, salt, oregano and cayenne; stir well and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 60 minutes, stirring every so often; steal some liquid from the beans and stir it in if mixture gets too thick.
• Now would be a good time to cook that spaghetti.
• Drain beans, add to meat/tomato mixture, and heat just to serving temperature.
• To serve, place hot drained spaghetti on a large platter and spoon all the chili on top.
• Cut tamales into pieces and arrange over chili.
• Finally, scatter raw onion and dried red peppers over top, and serve.

BREAKFAST MESS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, fry potatoes in oil for 10 minutes. Add green pepper, onion and garlic; continue to cook for 25 minutes or until potatoes are browned and vegetables are tender. Stir in luncheon meat; heat through. Cover and remove from the heat. In another greased skillet, combine eggs. salt and pepper. Cook and stir gently until eggs are set. Stir into potato mixture. Top with cheese; cover for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

STRAWBERRY ETON MESS

Steps:

• Transfer the meringue cookies to a large, resealable plastic bag. Use a rolling pin to lightly crush the cookies. (You should have pieces of varying sizes.)
• Trim the berries, discarding the greens. Halve or quarter 1 pound of the strawberries; add to a medium bowl. Blend or mash the remaining 1/2 pound strawberries until you have a chunky purée. Add the strawberry purée, lime zest, lime juice and 2 to 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar to the chopped strawberries and toss to coat. (The better the strawberries, the less sugar you'll need.)
• In a large bowl, beat the cream with 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high until whipped cream holds stiff peaks. Fold the crumbled meringue into the whipped cream.
• Starting and ending with the strawberry mixture, layer it with the cream mixture in individual serving dishes (preferably clear cups, bowls or jars), creating as many layers as you like. Serve immediately.

MANDY'S BIG MESS

Steps:

• Place smoked sausage, bell pepper, purple onion, pineapple chunks, sweet and sour sauce, Tabasco sauce, and jalapeno in the slow cooker.
• Cook on HIGH for 1-1 1/2 hours or on LOW for 3 to 4 hours, or until bell pepper and onion are tender.
• Serve on top of a bed of rice, or by itself with a salad.

MOM'S MEXICAN MESS

Steps:

• Brown the beef in a large skillet over medium heat; add the chopped onion, green pepper and garlic. Cook until the onion is transparent; drain.
• Add the tomatoes and chilies, the taco seasoning mix and velveeta cheese. Continue cooking until the cheese is melted.
• Stir well. Serve as desired, using suggestions above or other ideas.