Disney Dining At Home - Maui Scalloped Potatoes from 'Ohana

Aloha! Let's head to Disney's Polynesian Village Resort and to my favorite restaurant, 'Ohana. This recipe for Maui Scalloped Potatoes adds a nice tropical twist to any meal and only takes a few minutes to prep and just an hour to cook.

Ingredients
1 lb Russet potatoes sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced sweet onions
1/4 cup cheddar cheese
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a baking pan.
3. Combine all ingredients into pan
4. Place pan into oven and bake for 1 hour
5. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes
6. Serve and enjoy.

Disney Dining At Home - Bread and Butter Pudding from Raglan Road

Today we stroll down to Raglan Road at Disney Springs to learn how to make Bread and Butter Pudding. This one has a lot of steps but they are pretty easy to follow. Also a good chunk of the ingredients you may already have in your pantry.

Ingredients:
1 loaf Pullman or Texas toast
1 pound Kerry gold butter softened
1 pound Sugar
1 quart Crème anglaise (see below)
1 cup Raisins soaked in Irish mist or water

Method of Preparation:
1. Combine the sugar and butter, spread evenly on the bread slices to make sandwiches, stack together and cut of the crust.
2. Cut the "sandwiches" in ½ on an angle (from corner to corner)
3. Butter the inside of 8 oven proof cups or preferred baking dish. One by one dip the "sandwiches" in the anglaise and place in the baking dish, layer the bread and a sprinkling of soaked raisins as you go until done.
4. Bake covered in a Bain Marie at 375 degrees for 35 minutes until it rises a bit. Remove the cover and bake an extra 10 minutes until slightly brown.
5. Carefully remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly serve warm or at room temperature with anglaise and caramel sauce.

SAUCE ANGLAISE
Ingredients:
6 each Egg yolks
2 cups Sugar
1 each vanilla bean split or a teaspoon vanilla extract
1 quart Heavy cream

Method of Preparation:
1. Heat up the cream and the vanilla bean on the stove until it almost starts to boil. Meanwhile combine the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and whisk well.
2. When the creams reaches the almost boiling point, turn off and remove the pot from the flame. 
3. Temper the yolks, by ladling a small amount of cream to the bowl and mixing well. 
4. Then add the yolk sugar mixure to the cream, whisk well so that it does not curdle. 
5. Place over a low flame for 2 minutes whisking until it starts to thicken. 
6. Strain and allow to cool at room temperature.

CARAMEL SAUCE
Ingredients:
½ pound Butter, chilled
½ pound Brown sugar
1 cup Heavy cream

Method of Preparation:
1. Combine the sugar and butter in pot
2. Cook over a medium high flame. 
3. Whisk well to combine, when sugar is melted and it starts to boil turn off the stove, remove from the flame and whisk in the cream to combine. 
4. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Disney Dining At Home - Captain’s Mai Tai from The Walt Disney World Resort

This drink can be found all over Disney World, mostly at the resort pool bars. At the time of writing this post they sell for $13.00 so for the cost of about two drinks you can buy all the ingredients below and make enough for a whole party.

Serving Size: 1 drink

Glass: Hurricane

Garnish: Pineapple Wedge

Ingredients:
1 ounce Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
3/4 ounce Amaretto
4 ounce Pineapple Juice
1/2 ounce Lime Juice
1/4 ounce Grenadine
1/4 ounce Myers's Rum Float

Method of Preparation:
1. Add all but Myers's Rum in a mixing glass over ice.
2. Shake.
3. Pour in Hurricane glass and add float of Myers's Rum.
4. Garnish with Pineapple wedge and serve.

Disney Dining At Home - Chicken Corn Chowder from Boma

Today we trek to Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and to the Boma for a look at their Chicken Corn Chowder. This recipe makes 8 servings and takes about 2 hours to make

Ingredients:
2 Chicken Breasts, cooked and diced
1 pound Russet Potatoes, cooked and diced
2 cups Corn Kernels (frozen)
1/8 cup Onion, diced
1/8 cup Red Bell Peppers, diced
1 cup Chicken Stock
1 cup Heavy Cream
1 cup Milk
2 t. Sugar
2 t. Hot Sauce
1/8 cup Fresh Parsley, chopped
1 Chicken Bouillon Cube
Optional: Bacon or Bacon-bits

Method:
1. Cook chicken in a pan to an internal temp of 165 degrees
2. Bring chicken stock and Bouillon Cube to a boil.
3. Add milk, heavy cream, chicken, potatoes, red peppers, onions, corn, and sugar.
4. Simmer for 40 minutes.
5. Add parsley and hot sauce, simmer for five minutes.
6. Take of heat and serve.
7. Optional: Sprinkle with Bacon (fresh or Bacon-bits)

Disney Dining At Home: Le Cellier Cheddar Cheese Soup Recipe

One of the most loved food offering in the Disney Parks is Le Cellier's Cheddar Cheese Soup. Some make reservations months in advance just for this soup. And others wait till food and wine comes around just to stand in line for a hour just for a shot of this magic brew. But I say no more! just make it at home. It's pretty easy and fun to make.Below is a list of what you'll need and how its done if you try it send me a pic and I'll make a follow up post showing it off for you. I will also be doing a video on making the soup in the near future.

The only two places you could get the soup until now.

Ingredients
3 cups whole milk, warmed
10 tbsp butter
1/2 pound smoked bacon – finely chopped
1/2 cup celery – finely chopped
1/2 cup carrot – finely chopped
1 medium-size red onion – finely chopped
2 cups chicken stock, warmed
1 tsp of Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup Dark Ale (or for a stout  Guinness is best)
12 oz. shredded white cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
chopped chives as garnish

Optional: add butter (8-10 tbsp)

Directions
1.) Saute’ bacon until soft. Not brown and crisp

2.) Add the celery, carrots, and onions and bacon into a large pot.

3.) Add in flour and stir for 2-3 minutes. Then slowly pour in your milk and chicken stock.

4.) Get to a boil, cover the pot and let it simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.

5.) Take the cover off, remove from heat, and carefully whisk in your Worcestershire sauce, dark ale beer, Tabasco Sauce, and cheese. Also salt and pepper and butter to your taste.

6.) Once the cheese is melted, simply serve. Spread some chopped chives on top and serve with your favorite choice of bread.