OK, you've finally decapitated your Zombie and want to know the best method for cooking it. Unless your Zombie is fresh, the meat can be rancid. We generally recommend just sticking with the brain cavity. It just so happens that we have a well-tested recipe for stuffed Zombie heads:
The first thing you'll need to do is to clean out that brain cavity. It is essential to wash it out really well. We do this first and OUTSIDE the house, because cleaning a Zombie can be a stinky, messy job. The last thing you want is your wife yelling at you because you didn't clean all the Zombie brains off the ceiling. After it is thoroughly cleaned, we can work on that stuffing. You may season this as you like. We like to add a healthy dose of ketchup for a hearty flavor. We generally smoke our Zombies as the smoke is a preservative and the smokiness helps to cover up any remnants of rancidity. It can be a bit gruesome. The worst part is that filling up the Zombie brain cavity can sometimes cause re-animation. The last time we cooked Zombie, we narrowly survived, but for the quick reactions of my sous chef.
So, don't think you can stomach cooking a real Zombie? Afraid of the potential hazards? Don't like the smell or the mess? Or maybe you just don't have a fresh Zombie around to cook up. Well, fear not! You can get almost the same effect without all the trouble and inconvenience! We use basically the same recipe above, but make a Zombie-size portion. We mold that meat into the rough shape of a Zombie head on a cookie sheet. Add some spaghetti for hair, a few olives in the eye cavities and carve up some almonds for teeth.
We cook that up on the Oval for an hour or so at 325*.
I do recommend replacing the olives about midway through the cook as they can look a little too wizened. When you remove your Zombie, you may add a section of roasted red pepper for the tongue. Zombie is known as the other red meat, so pair this with a red wine:
Overall, this recipe for mock Zombie tastes as good or better than the real thing, without the effort or the stench. :thumb:
To learn more about Zombies, you can visit the Throwdown section. Every week there is a new Throwdown, Voting, squirrels, and Zombies.
The first thing you'll need to do is to clean out that brain cavity. It is essential to wash it out really well. We do this first and OUTSIDE the house, because cleaning a Zombie can be a stinky, messy job. The last thing you want is your wife yelling at you because you didn't clean all the Zombie brains off the ceiling. After it is thoroughly cleaned, we can work on that stuffing. You may season this as you like. We like to add a healthy dose of ketchup for a hearty flavor. We generally smoke our Zombies as the smoke is a preservative and the smokiness helps to cover up any remnants of rancidity. It can be a bit gruesome. The worst part is that filling up the Zombie brain cavity can sometimes cause re-animation. The last time we cooked Zombie, we narrowly survived, but for the quick reactions of my sous chef.
So, don't think you can stomach cooking a real Zombie? Afraid of the potential hazards? Don't like the smell or the mess? Or maybe you just don't have a fresh Zombie around to cook up. Well, fear not! You can get almost the same effect without all the trouble and inconvenience! We use basically the same recipe above, but make a Zombie-size portion. We mold that meat into the rough shape of a Zombie head on a cookie sheet. Add some spaghetti for hair, a few olives in the eye cavities and carve up some almonds for teeth.
We cook that up on the Oval for an hour or so at 325*.
I do recommend replacing the olives about midway through the cook as they can look a little too wizened. When you remove your Zombie, you may add a section of roasted red pepper for the tongue. Zombie is known as the other red meat, so pair this with a red wine:
Overall, this recipe for mock Zombie tastes as good or better than the real thing, without the effort or the stench. :thumb:
To learn more about Zombies, you can visit the Throwdown section. Every week there is a new Throwdown, Voting, squirrels, and Zombies.
