Recipes on Fischnets - Ben Fischer

Chicken and Dumplings

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:53:13 -0500

Ingredients

1 lb. Chicken thighs
2 tbsp. neutral oil
16 oz butter (8 oz should be very cold (So stick it in the freezer when starting) for biscuits )
1 small white onion (about a half cup)
1 medium carrot (about a quarter cup)
4 medium stalks of celery (about a third cup)
2 tbsp. paprika
1 tsp. garlic powder
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
6 oz chicken stock
22.0z can of cream of chicken
2 cups flour
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Adobo seasoning to taste, or alternative seasoning for chicken

Cooking Instructions

Chicken and soup

Preheat oven to 375 Fareinheit.
Cover baking sheet with foil, drizzle some of the neutral oil to help the chicken not stick (I use grapeseed)
Season the chicken with the Adobo or alternative seasoning to your taste. Drizzle a little more oil on top
Cook the chicken for 20 minutes.
Cut the carrot into halved medalions. Chop the celery into medalion sized pieces as well, and dice the onion.
In a dutch oven or cooking pot, start to saute the veggies in a bout 4 onces of butter over medium low heat. Stir occassionally.
The veggies will take about the same amount of time to get tender as the chicken takes to cook in the oven.
Add the cream of chicken soup (I use Campbell’s and it says to add a can of water as well.) to the cooked veggies, and add the chicken stock.
Once the chicken has cooled enough to handle, go ahead and chop it up into cube sized pieces (about an 1" or so, doesn’t have to be exact.) alternatively shred it. Then add to the pot.
At this point you can add another 4 oz. of butter to the soup (Feel free to omit if you need, it’ll be a bit less savory and thick.)
Add in the paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Lower the heat to a simmer, and let go as long as you’d like.

Dumplings

In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and 1 tbsp of salt.
Cut the cold butter into small chunks, or grate it into the dry mix.
Add the heavy whipping cream to the butter and dry mix.
Knead this by hand by folding and squeezing together. You don’t want to over work this since it’s essentially biscuit dough. Just enough to combine well. Folding works really well. You can make the biscuit dough ahead and store in the fridge until about 45 minutes before you’re looking to serve.
Raise the temperature of the soup, and start to break of the dough into about 1" balls and drop in.
The dough balls will take somewhere between 20 and 45 mintues to cook in the soup. Once they have good color, and don’t feel doughy on the inside the chicken and dumplings are ready to serve.

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Prep time: 40 mintues
Cooking time: 2-4 hours
Post Cooking Prep Time: 5 minutes.

Deviled Eggs

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:22:11 -0500

Ingredients

6 eggs
1/3 cup of mayonaise
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
1 tsp. / to taste of salt
1 tsp. pepper
Paprika to garnish

Optional

Dill weed garnish

Cooking Instructions

Boil the eggs (If you’re like me and traditionally struggle with peeling, I find hard boiling the water as in heat on high continous high bubbles for the entire ten minutes) for ten minutes and then peel (Immediately after pulling from the boiling water I place into a large bowl with ice water.)
Cut lengthwise in half, and remove the yolks. (I usually use a small round measuring spoon to help get in and remove the yolks)
Combine the mayonaise, mustard, salt, pepper, and egg yolk. Mix well until a smoothe consistancy. I typically do this by hand with a whisk, but you can use a mixer or food processor.
Place the mixture into a small resealable bag or piping bag. If using a resealable bag, cut the corner to act as a piping bag.
Squeeze out the mixture into the egg whites. Get as fancy as you want with this step.
Garnish with paprika and anything else you want.
Keep cool until ready to serve.

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Prep time: 5
Cooking time: 10
Post Cooking Prep Time: 15

Baked Eggplant

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:45:22 -0400

Ingredients

2 medium eggplant
1 cup bread crumbs
3 tbsp. smoked paprika
1 tbsp. italian seasonings
8 oz / 1 stick of butter
1/3 cup shredded cheese (Parmesean or mozzerella)
Salt to cure eggplant slices

Optional

Half recipe for a smaller appetizer.

Cooking Instructions

I choose not to peel the eggplant, put if you don’t like the skin, you may. Slice eggplant into quarter inch thick slices and place on a raised cooling rack. I usually place parchment paper under to catch salt / water.
Generously cover eggplant with salt. You’re not trying to place a thick layer, just a decent sprinkling over each. Allow to sit for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes are up, using a rag / paper towel absorb the water that has wicked from the eggplant. (This helps it crisp and avoid being soggy while baking.)
Melt butter in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together bread crumbs, paprika, cheese, and seasonings. While butteris melting, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Dredge eggplant slices completely in butter, then bread crumb mixture, place on lined cooking sheet. Top with additional cheese if desired.
Cook for 15 minutes at 400 F / until slightly browned and crispy.
Remove from heat, allow to cool before enjoying!

Serves well with Vodka Sauce

Lamb Chili

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:48:41 -0400

Ingredients

1lb. ground lamb
20 oz. bacon
1 medium yellow onion
1 medium white onion
1 sorrano pepper
1 jalepeno
3 tbsp. woschetershire sauce
2 tbsp. paprika
2 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. cayenne powder
6 garlic cloves
3 tbsp. adobo hot sauce
1 tbsp. garlic hot sauce
Moroccan seasoning for lamb
15 oz can Sweet * Smoky Chipotle Pinto Beans
15.5 oz can dark red kidney beans
32 oz chili kidney beans in mild chili sauce
28 oz diced tomatos

Optional

Drain liquids from beans.

Cooking Instructions

Finely chop onion, and peppers. Mince garlic.
Cook bacon over medium-high heat in pot used for chili. (Oil not necesarry unless the bacon is exceptionally lean.)
Remove cooked bacon from fat and set aside
Add lamb to bacon grease, season while browning.
Once lamb is browned, remove from bacon grease and set aside.
Add onion to remaining bacon grease. Cook until it softens. Add peppers and garlic.
Once peppers are soft / onions start to become translucent, add in all your beans and tomatoes.
Add remaining seasnonings / spices.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer and cook for a minimum 4 hours. The longer the better. Taste after about an hour or two, check flavoring. Adjust as needed.
Serve and top with desired chili toppings.

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Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 4.25 - 8 hours
Post Cooking Prep Time: 5 minutes

Gauacmole

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:42:37 -0400

Ingredients

6 avocados
1 small bulb of garlic
1 small shallot
1 lemon
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. adobo seasoning
1.5 tbsp paprika

Cooking Instructions

Finely mince entire bulb of garlic and shallot
Cut and remove avocado from skin and place in bowl
Add garlic, shallot, and seasonings to bowl
Mash until desired consitency
Slice and juice lemon, fold in juice. (This avoids browning / oxidizing)
Serve and enjoy

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Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes

Farfalle Pasta

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:33:18 -0400

Ingredients

2 tbsp. olive oil
3 yellow onion
Salt to taste
1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
10 oz mushrooms
6 oz spinach
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup milk
1 cup parmesan cheese
8 oz farfalle pasta

Optional Ingredients

Alternative to whipping cream and milk, 1 cup half & half
1 lb protien

Cooking Instructions

Slice onions thinly (aiming for rings that can be rendered down)
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oild on medium-high heat in a skillet. Add sliced onions. Cook for 10 minutes stirring frequently so they do not burn.
As onions start to brown after the first 10 minutes, reduce to medium heat, and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Still stirring frequently. After reducing heat, add salt to taste (about 1 tbsp.)
(Now at 20 minute mark) Reduce heat further to medium/low. Stir occasionaly for 10 more minutes. At the end of this they should be carmelized and have cooked for 30 minutes total.
Begin to boil water for pasta, and add pasta as the water boils. Cook according to packaging (Farfalle tends to be 8-14 minutes)
Remove skillet from heat, sprinkle onions with balsamic vinegar to deglaze pan. Use spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan to deglaze with vinegar. Remove onions from pan and set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in same skillet as onions were cooked in. Add mushrooms, sprinkle with salt.
Cook mushrooms for about 5 minutes, stirring occassionally until mushrooms are soft.
Add fresh spinach to skillet and stir on low or until spinach starts to wilt.
Add half-and-half mixture to the mushroom and spinach mixture. Raise heat to bring to a quick boil.
Immediately after it begins to boil, reduce to a simmer.(If using elextric stove top, you may have to remove from heat for a moment.)
Add shredded parmesan cheeseand salt to taste. Keep stirring while the sauce simmers and until cheese melts
Add carmelized ions back to the skillet with the pasta sauce (Sauce, mushrooms, spinach, now adding onions)
At this point, pasta should be done, remove and drain the pasta. If the sauce is too thick, add a little of the pasta water to the sauce. Immediately add pasta into sauce, serve.

Optional Cooking

Cook protien to preferred method. At time of plating, add protein to pasta.

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Prep time: 5 minutes (onion preparation, gathering, etc.)
Cooking time: 40 minutes (30 minutes for onions, ~5-10 for mushrooms & sauce, overlap for pasta)
Post Cooking Prep Time: 5 minutes (cooling, mixing, serving)

Peasant Bread

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 17:57:20 -0500

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1.5 tsp. salt
1.5 tsp. sugar
1.5 tsp. yeast
1.5 cup warm water
1 tbsp. olive oil

Cooking Instructions

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl
Add the warm water (not hot)
stir until sticky dough ball (doesn’t have to be smooth)
Cover the bowl in a awrm spot and let rise about two hours or until it doubles.
Use two forks to release from the sides of the bowl bringing the dough in onto itself.
Pour the tablespoon of olive oil over the top, and turn the dough to coat.
Transfer dough to buttered dough pan, allow it to rise another hour until it’s just crowning the loaf pan.
Cook at 375 for 45 minutes.
Let cool 30 minutes before cutting.

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Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes

Beef and Broccoli

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:25:29 -0500

Ingredients

1 pound beef skirt steak or similiar
2 tbsp. corn starch
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
2 tbsp. hoisin sauce
1 tsp. fish sauce
1 tbsp. siracha
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp. marsala wine
1 tbsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. tumeric
3 tbsp. stir fry oil
2 large broccoli flowerettes
1/2 cup mushrooms
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 small yellow onion
4 tbsp. neutral frying oil

Optional

Chives for garnish
Sesame seeds for garnish

Cooking Instructions

Cut steaks against the grain into 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide pieces, then into about 2 to 3 inch long pieces
Mix corn starch, teriyaki sauc, hoisin sauce, fish sauce, siracha, brown sugar, rice vinegar, marsala wine, garlic, salt, pepper, tumeric, and 1 tablespoon of the stir firy oil together.
Take the wet mix, and either combine with the beef in a bowl or bag to marinate for up to a half hour.
Add the neutral frying oil to a pan over medium-high heat. Add in the onions and saute for 2 minutes until they start to become translucent/brown.
Then add the beef along with the sauce.
Cook for 5-6 minutes or until the beef is 160 degrees F.
Remove beef from the pan
Add in another tbsp of the stir fry oil, and the brocolli, and mushrooms to the still hot pan. Stir fry for 30-60 seconds.
Add 1 cup of water to the pan, and cover allow to steam for 2.5 to 3.5 minutes until tender
Serve over rice, noodles, or on it’s own. Garnish to taste.

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Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Post Cooking Prep Time: 2 minutes

Beer Battered Cod

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:20:24 -0500

Ingredients

2 lb. cod or other white fish
1 cup lager style beer
2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. paprika
1/2 tbsp. pepper
1 tbsp. hot sauce
1.5 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
Frying high smoke temperature oil (peanut, canola, sunflower, etc.) for frying

Optional

Other seasonings for batter (I like 1 tbsp. Slap Ya Momma Spicy)
Malt vinegar
Tartar sauce
Lemon juice

Cooking Instructions

Mix 1 cup of the flour, and all of the baking soda, salt, paprika, pepper, hot sauce, flour, sugar, eggs, beer, and any other seasonings in a bowl. Mix until a smooth but easily dripping consistency.
Set the remaining half cup of flour to the side.
Heat up oil to a temperature of 375 F.
Cut your fish into fillet strips. Dry it off well with paper towel.
Coat in flour lightly (enough to have a thin layer, not a full batter)
Dredge the fish in the batter (it’s okay if there are spots that aren’t covered, it’s going to get fluffy and flaky)
Place the fish into the oil. Cook until it reaches about 165 F. internally. (about four minutes. It should be golden brown on the outside as well.)
Remove and pat dry, serve with a squeeze of lemon juice, vinegar, and tartar sauce.

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Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes.

French Fries

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:20:10 -0500

Ingredients

2 lb. Potatoes (About 8 medium potatoes)
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. paprika
1 tbsp. pepper
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. onion powder
1/2 cup flour
High smoke temperature oil (peanut, canola, sunflower, etc.) for frying

Optional

Other seasonings
Bacon
Cheese

Cooking Instructions

Wash potatoes, peel if desired.
Slice potatoes into your desired fry shape
In a pot, bring water to a boil. Place potatoes in the boiling water
Remove, and place into a bowl of ice water
Once cooled down, remove from the ice water and pat dry with paper towel
Gently toss in flour and lightly coat fries
Heat up oil to a temperature of 375 F.
Place fries into the oil, and fry until golden brown (about 7 minutes)
Remove from oil, and place on paper towel to dry.
Place fries into a bowl, and toss with salt, paprika, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and other desired seasonings.
If adding bacon and cheese, place under broiler for a few minutes to melt the cheese.

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Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes.

Collard Greens

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:02:47 -0500

Ingredients

1 lb. bacon
1 Large onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. paprika
1/2 tbsp. pepper
3 cups chicken broth
4 red dried peppers
1 pound fresh collard greens

Cooking Instructions

Fry the bacon until crispy. Remove and set aside. Save the bacon grease!
While the bacon is fryin, mince onion, and garlic. Cut collard greens into 2 inch pieces. (rough cut, toss the bottom stems, or use to make a veggie broth.) Cut the red peppers into small pieces.
Place onion into the bacon grease to fry until it starts to brown and become translucent.
Add garlic to pan until it becomes fragrent (about a minute.)
Add collard greens and bacon crumbled bacon. Fry the greens until they start to wilt. (2-3 minutes give or take.)
Add in the broth, salt, paprika, pepper, and red peppers. Heat to a simmer.
Allow to simmer 45 minutes, or until greens are tender.

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Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: ~50 minutes.

Cobbler

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:02:32 -0500

Ingredients

4-8 tbsp. Butter
8 cups fruit of choice (About 5 lbs.)
2 cups flour
1.75 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
3 tsp. baking powder

Optional

Ice cream for topping
1 tsp. Cinnamon if using apple or similiar fruit that makes sense. And additional for topping.
Some lemon juice to help stop oxidization of the fruit if needed (apple)

Cooking Instructions

Put the butter in a baking pan (9"x13") and place it in the oven while it preheats to 325 F.
Mix fruit, brown sugar, and optional cinnamon. If needed, lemon.
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, milk, vanilla, and stir until smooth.
Once oven is heated, remove pan. Pour the mixed batter directly onto the butter/bottom of the pan.
Dump in your fruit filling directly onto the batter, no need to mix together. You can now add some additional cinammon to your preference over top.
Bake 40-50 minutes. OR until the edges are slightly browned and filling is bubbling.
Allow to cool slightly, then cut and scoop to serve. Top with optional ice cream.

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Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 40-50 minutes

Pizza Dough

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:58:28 -0500

Ingredients

1 cup warm water
1.5 tsp. yeast
2.5 cups flour
2 tsp sugar
1.25 tsp salt
Olive oil for brushing onto the crust.

Optional

Parmesean for the crust
Seasoning to spread

Cooking Instructions

mix water and yeast, let sit 5 minutes
whisk flour, sugar, and salt
add water and yeast mixture to the dry mix, and knead until smoothe
shape into ball, and allow to rise in an oiled bowl for 1-2 hours.
As your dough is about done rising, Preheat oven to 500 F, and if you have a convection oven, set it to convection cook. Recommended to use a pizza stone, and place it in the oven to start preheating.
Separate your dough into two pieces for medium/large pies, or four for smaller ones.
Place onto a lightly dusted plate/sheet pan and cover and rest for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, Punch a hole into the center of the dough ball (not all the way through), and start to stretch and pull acroos your knuckles, or whatever method works for you to start stretching into the appropriate shape. If you want thicker crust, allow the edge to be a bit thicker (maybe twice as thick as the middle)
Once your pizza dough is shaped,top with your desired toppings, and place in the oven for about 5-6 minutes for a slightly doughy crust. Another minute or two (7-8) for crispier. Keep an eye on the cooking so you can adjust as needed.

Pizza Sauce

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:01:28 -0500

Ingredients

28 Oz. Crushed Tomatoes
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
2 Garlic Cloves pressed or finely grated
1/2 Tablespoon salt
1 Tbsp. Onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Optional

1 Tbsp. Honey
1 Tbsp. Anchovy Paste

Cooking Instructions

Put ingredients in a blender / mixing bowl.
Blend until well combined.
Spread on dough.

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Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes

Butternut Squash Soup

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:01:28 -0500

Ingredients

32 Oz. Butternut Squash or Chicken Stock
1 Stick Butter
1 medium onion (white or yellow)
1 medium carrot
1 medium celery stalk
1 medium butternut squash
2 medium potatoes
2 medium apples
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. fresh ground ginger
1 tsp. Salt (or to taste)

Cooking Instructions

Peel and wash and cube potatoes, celery, carrot, apple and butternut squash
Dice onion
In pot melt butter, then add vegetables. Cook over medium heat for five minutes, or until they start to brown.
Add in apples, ginger and stock. Make sure that all vegetables are covered. If not, add water until just barely covered/ floating.
Bring liquid to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Allow to simmer for forty minutes, or until all of the vegetables are fork tender.
Once done cooking, add in brown sugar, and salt.
Either using an imulsifier or transfer to a blender. Blend until liquid and creamy all the way through. Once done blending, serve.

Optional

Top with some yogurt to add a little extra cream. Garnish with pecans / cinnamon.

Spicy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:14:40 -0500

Ingredients

5 medium potatoes
1/2 Stick Butter
1/2 Cup Milk
1 tsp. Cayenne Pepper Powder
1 tbsp. Garlic Powder
1 tbsp. Onion Powder
1 tsp. Parsley flakes
2 tbsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Ground Pepper
1 tsp. Salt (or to taste)

Cooking Instructions

Peel and wash and cube potatoes
Boil potatoes for ~20 minutes, until soft or easily penetrated with fork.
Drain most water (leave at most a quarter cup of the starch water, less is fine. Though you may need more milk)
Add butter, milk, and seasonings
Mash and mix until all potatoes are your preferred consistency, and incorporate all seasoning. you may have to add aditional milk. Feel free to tweak the seasonings, and measure with your heart.

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Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Post cook prep time: 5 minutes

Spaghetti Squash

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:09:13 -0500

Ingredients

1 medium spaghetti squash
2 Tbsp neutral oil (Avocado, Grape)
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Ground Pepper

Cooking Temperature

400 Degree F

Cooking Instructions

Slice spaghetti squash in half, scoop out seeds.
Cover inside of spaghetti squash with oil, salt, and pepper
Place on cooking tray with the inside facing down. Add a little bit of water to tray, and tent with alluminum foil to help prevent drying out.
Cook for 40 minutes at 400 F. or until the inside is tender.
Remove from cooking tray, and scoope the inside with a fork to create noodles from the meat/fibers.
Top with your favorite light sauce.

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Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Post cook prep time: 5 minutes

Sugar Baked Ham

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:09:01 -0500

Ingredients

~1/4 Cup neutral oil (Avocado, Grape)
2 Cups Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Honey
2.5 lb Pre baked ham

Cooking Temperature

400 Degree F

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix Oil, Brown Sugar, and Honey until it creates a nice rub. Adjust measurements to your liking.
Spread Mix on ham place on baking tray with foil cut side down. (No need to rub the side that’s down on the pan. I like to cook it standing up on this cut portion)
Cook for 15 minutes per pound thawed.

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Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: Varies

Vodka Sauce

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:28:16 -0500

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. neutral oil
1 large shallot or 1 medium red onion
3 Cloves Garlic finely chopped
1/2 to 3/4 Cup Vodka of your choice, I use New Amsterdam
6oz. tomato paste
~3/4C. Whole Milk/Cream.
~5oz of parmessean cheese (any good cooking cheese will work) shredded.
2tbsp. granulated sugar
1/2 cup beef stock
4 oz. white mushrooms slices
4 small sweet bell peppers

Cooking Instructions

Dice shallot / red onion, mince garlic, chop red peppers
Over medium heat add onion, garlic, peppers, and mushroom slices until onion starts to become translucent
If cooking pasta, start to boil your water now, and add the pasta
Add in tomato paste, and vodka once your onions have started carmelizing.
Stir until it has begun rendering down
Add in milk and beef stock and keep stirring, and then add sugar.
As it starts to simmer, add cheese. Do not let it boil, stir to avoid burning.

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Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes