SOUTH PARK SPECIAL

Place a stick of butter, cubed, into a the bowl of a stand mixer with 2 cups of sugar, and mix on high for 2 minutes. Crack 3 whole eggs and cream together with the butter and sugar on a high speed until creamy.

In a separate bowl, combine 1 cup of flour, ½ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, and 1 ½ tsp each of baking powder and kosher salt. Whisk together before slowly adding to the mixture in the stand mixture on a low speed.

As that comes together we’re going to add ½ tsp vanilla extract, ½ cup buttermilk, and ¼ cup vegetable oil.

Once those are added, turn mixer back on to a high speed for 2-3 minutes or until light and fluffy.

Oil the inside of a cake pan, fill it with the cake batter, smooth out the top, and bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes or until set and no longer jiggling.

While cake cools, we’re going to melt 8 ounces of chocolate in a double boiler. Pour chocolate onto a sheet pan and spread it out until smooth. Freeze for 10 minutes or until it has lost its sheen.

Use a lemon zester, scrape the chocolate off of the pan, creating some short and curly chocolate curls. Place in a bowl and toss with some cocoa powder. Place in freezer until we’re ready to use them.

In the meantime we’re going to scrape our cooled cake into a mixing bowl. Adding ½ cup of whole milk, adding more milk if necessary until we reach a dough-y consistency. We will then shape them into chocolate balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Coat balls in molten chocolate and roll in the bowl of chocolate curlies.

Start by removing seeds and stems from chilies and cut them into 1 inch pieces. Place into dry fry pan and toast on a medium high heat until smoking slightly and fragrant.

While pan is still hot add chicken stock and bring to a bare simmer, cover and remove from heat and allow to steep for about 30 minutes.

Place the pepper mixture in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times before adding corn flour for thickening, dried oregano, unsweetened cocoa powder, and ground cumin. Process that for about 2 minutes or until smooth.

In a separate bowl, combine finely chopped habanero, finely chopped jalapeno, chopped onion and garlic, and set aside.

Take boneless pork shoulder and cut into ½-inch pieces along with squeezing a pound of uncured chorizo out of it’s casing.

Brown the chorizo over a medium high heat, rendering out all the fat, and breaking into small pieces. Remove chorizo and add pork shoulder to the brown in the sausage fat.

Remove pork shoulder and add our chopped vegetables. Once vegetables are cooked, deglaze with a full Mexican beer.

Scrape all the good stuff off the bottom of the pot, add our spice paste, another chicken stock, and canned of chopped tomatoes, along with our meat back into the pot.

Stir and partially cover and let simmer for 3-4 hours on a low heat until meat is fully cooked and the sauce is thickened. Add salt and pepper for taste.

Serve with cheddar cheese and chives. Enjoy!

Using a mandolin, shave shallots into ⅛ inch slices that we’re going to seperate into little rings.

Pour some frying oil into a pot, and heat to 250°F. Place shallots in oil and raise the temp to 350°F. Remove when blonde. Not dark brown, but blonde.

Chop up large heirloom tomatoes, scooping out the seeds in the middle before chopping into 1 inch pieces.

In a 10-inch cast iron pan, combine butter and olive oil and turn on a medium high heat.

In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and crumbled goat cheese.

Cook one small chopped shallot and garlic until fragrant.

Add heirloom tomatoes and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated or until tomatoes are soft.

Add egg and cheese mixture. Constantly run your wooden spoon across the bottom of the pan. This helps create a single curd and more tender eggs.

Heat oven to 350°F.

Once eggs become thick, place in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until eggs are completely set.

Slice yourself a piece and top with fried shallots, chopped chives and creme fraiche.

Combine heavy cream with buttermilk. Stirring well to combine, covering, and letting sit out overnight.