The Pirate's Guacamole

Appetizers:

The Pirate's Peanut Butter Hummus

Ingredients:

• 1 Can (15-16oz.) Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)

• 1 Tbsp. (15g) Garlic minced (The garlic in the jar of minced garlic is fine...Don't stress)

• 2 Tbsps. (30g) Extra Virgin Olive Oil (But most Pirates prefer experienced olives)

• 1 Tsp. Kosher Salt (Sea Salt is okay, but frankly, Pirates get enough of that shit at sea)

• 2 Tbsps. (30g) Lemon Juice freshly squeezed

• 1/2 Cup (132g) JIF Smooth Peanut Butter (Skippy users will walk the plank)

• 1 Tsp. Smoked Paprika

Instructions:

1. Drain the can of Chickpeas into a bowl and save the juice by filtering it.

2. Add Minced Garlic to the Chickpeas and microwave covered with a paper towel for four minutes.

3. Toss the heated Chickpeas and all other ingredients except Smoked Paprika into a food processor and puree for several minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape in the outsides.

4. Spoon into a storage dish or container and sprinkle Smoked Paprika on top.

5. Store in the refrigerator for several hours before eating with your favorite pita crackers.

The Pirate's Banana Bread

Desserts:

The Pirate's PB Topped Instapot Cheesecake

Ingredients (Crust):

• 1 Package Graham Crackers (should be about 9 of them)

• 4 Tbsps (56g) Melted Butter (Salted)

• ¼ Tsp Kosher Salt

• 2 Tsp (8g) Brown Sugar

Ingredients (Filling):

• 16 oz (440g) Cream Cheese

• ¼ Tsp Kosher Salt

• 2/3 Cup Sugar

• 2 Tbsp Corn Starch

• 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

• ½ Cup Sour Cream

• 2 Eggs

Ingredients (Topping):

• 1 Cup Sour Cream

• 2 Tbsps (24g) Sugar

• 1/3 Cup (88g) Creamy Peanut Butter for PB Topping (Choosy Pirates choose JIF)

Instructions:

1. Line bottom of 6” cheesecake pan with parchment paper and grease sides and bottom with parchment paper.

2. Crush Graham Crackers to a fine mix.

3. In a bowl, add crushed graham Crackers, salt, sugar and melted butter, mix and pour into bottom of cake pan.

4. Flatten graham cracker mix with the bottom of a glass to form a solid crust, placing it into freezer to go on to next step.

5. Heat cream cheese in microwave for 30 seconds to make softer.

6. Combine and mix well with spoon, finally with hand mixer, all other ingredients to cream cheese, beating eggs separately before adding.

7. Remove pan with crust from freezer and add in filling.

8. Add one cup of water to Instant Pot with trivet inside.

9. Put Cheesecake on trivet, cover with paper towel and secure with foil around top, and set into Instant Pot

10. Set Instant Pot to Sealing high pressure for 60 minutes with 15 minutes slow release before removing.

11. After Cheesecake is done, add to freezer, prepare topping by combining Topping ingredients. Remove Cheesecake from freezer and add topping.

12. Place completed cheesecake, still in pan, into fridge for at least 8 hours.

13. Remove cheesecake and pop out of pan with a glass below. Remove bottom and parchment paper. Voila!

The Pirate's Smoked BBQ Meatloaf

All Things Ground Beef:

The Pirate's Traditional BBQ Meatloaf

6 Servings

Ready in 1-2 hrs.

Ingredients:

· 2 pounds 80/20 fresh ground beef

· 1 cup Italian bread crumbs

· 1 chopped small white onion

· 2 eggs

· 1 tablespoon minced garlic

· ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper

· 1 tablespoon Montreal steak seasoning

· 2/3 cup Kraft honey barbeque sauce (or your favorite)

· 1 teaspoon smoky mesquite sauce

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine all ingredients and fill a loaf pan.

3. Bake for 1 ¼ hours, adding BBQ more BBQ sauce on top after 1 hour.

4. Remove meatloaf from pan and place on serving dish.

5. Allow 5-15 minutes cooling.

6. Slice it up and serve.

The Pirate's New Mexican Meatloaf

6 Servings

Ready in 1-2 hrs.

Ingredients:

· 2 pounds 80/20 fresh ground beef

· 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs

· 1 finely chopped Red Bell Pepper

· 2 eggs

· 1 tablespoon minced garlic

· 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

· 1 tablespoon Montreal steak seasoning

· 2/3 cup Hatch green chilis

· 1 cup divided Mexican 4-cheese

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine all ingredients, save ½ cup shredded cheese and fill a loaf pan.

3. Bake for 1 hour.

4. Add remaining cheddar cheese to top of meatloaf.

5. Bake an additional 15 minutes.

6. Remove meatloaf from pan and place on serving dish.

7. Allow 5-15 minutes cooling.

8. Pour additional green chilis over top if desired.

Sauces and Rubs:

Grillseeker's Kansas City style BBQ sauce

The Pirate wants to send a special thanks to Grillseeker for this recipe. Please visit his site by clicking on the name for much, much more.

Homemade Kansas City barbecue sauce starts with molasses and a

special blend of spices - make it a day ahead for the fullest flavor.

Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr Total Time: 1hr 10 mins

INGREDIENTS:

• 2½ cup ketchup

• ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar

• ½ cup brown sugar

• ½ cup molasses

• 1 tbsp onion powder

• 1 tbsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp kosher salt

• 1 tsp celery seed

• 1 tsp ground allspice

• 1 tsp cayenne pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a medium size mixing bowl and whisk together to

combine thoroughly.

2. Pour sauce into slow cooker or medium size sauce pan. If you’re using the slow cooker select

low heat, place the lid on it, and you can pretty much let it go for an hour or two. If you’re

using the sauce pan, place over very low heat and put the lid on to prevent splatters. Whisk

every 10 minutes to prevent the sauce from burning for an hour.

3. Let sauce cool to room temperature before transferring into a glass container and storing in

the refrigerator.

The Pirate's South Carolina style BBQ sauce (Lady's favorite)

Once Lady sampled The Pirate's South Carolina BBQ Sauce, it was all over. Now she prefers it on almost any BBQ. If you're a fan of honey mustard, you'll love this sauce. It takes it up a notch.

Homemade South Carolina barbecue sauce is mustard based instead of traditional North Carolina Vinegar based.

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cup of yellow mustard

• 1/2 cup of honey

• 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar

• 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar

• 2 tbsps of ketchup (The Pirate is old enough to remember it spelled "catsup".)

• 2 tsps of Worcestershire sauce (Can you pronounce it? Pirates cannot.)

• 1 tsp of garlic powder

• 1/2 tsp of kosher salt

• 1 tsp of hot sauce (Your choice and your amount of pain.)

• 1 tsp of cayenne pepper (Leave this out for non-pirates.)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a medium size mixing bowl and whisk together to combine thoroughly.

2. Boil sauce in a medium size sauce pot to dissolve sugar and salt. Whisk every 10 minutes while dissolving sugar and salt to prevent the sauce from burning.

3. Let sauce cool to room temperature before transferring into a glass container and storing in the refrigerator.

That Dude Can Cook's Chipotle BBQ sauce (click to see video)

This one has it all. That Dude Can Cook's YouTube channel has a lot of The Pirate's favorite recipes and he gives a nod to That Dude!

This one takes some good prep work, but trust The Pirate when he says it's worth it!

INGREDIENTS:

· 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil

· 1 Large Yellow Onion

· 1/3 Cup Malt Vinegar

· ½ Cup Apple Cider Vinegar

· 2/3 Cup Water

· 2 Cups Ketchup

· 2 ½ Tbsp Molasses

· 6oz or 7oz Can of Chipotle in Adobo

· 1/3 Cup Soy Sauce

· 1/3 Cup Dark Brown Sugar

· 2 Tbsp Honey

· 1 ½ Tbsp Onion Powder

· 2 Tsp Garlic Powder

· 1 Tsp Black Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Bring a large heavy pot up to medium heat with 2 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.

2. Dice a Large Yellow Onion and add to pot. Cook for about 10 minutes.

3. Stir in all the remaining ingredients.

4. Lower temperature to slightly below medium and cook for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Strain liquid, pushing through. The remainder can be used in a meatloaf.

6. Store the sauce in the refrigerator for months.

Pirate's Rub People The Wrong Way

This Texas style rub is The Pirate's concoction he created by combining many other Texas style rubs for smoking pork rib and Boston Butt meats. Texas style rubs tend to lay off the sugar and are basic bring out the smoke and pork flavor type rubs.

INGREDIENTS:

· 1/2 Cup of Ground Pepper

· 1/2 Cup of Kosher Salt

· 2 Tbsps of Garlic Powder

· 2 Tbsps of Onion Powder

· 2 Tbsps of Paprika Powder (Smoked Paprika if you have it)

· 1/2 Tbsp of Ground Mustard

· 1 Tsp of Ground Corriander

· 1/2 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Mix all ingredients and store in a container.