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SEE: The winning hotdish in Franken's competition

Bet you've never had this at the local potluck. Congressman Collin Peterson won the annual Hotdish Off with a recipe called "Right to Bear Arms." Yep, there's bear meat in it. See the recipe below.  Sen. Franken's website has a list of all the recipes.


Collin Peterson's Right to Bear Arms Hotdish 

Ingredients  

1.5 pounds of lean ground bear meat *may substitute other ground meat (wild game preferred) if bear is not readily available.  

1 large yellow onion, diced  

1 leek, chopped  

1 teaspoon cracked black pepper  

1 stick butter  

1 pound of frozen potato olés  

10 ounce can of cream of celery soup  

10 ounce can of cream of mushroom soup  

8 sprigs of fresh marjoram, chopped  

15 sprigs of fresh thyme, chopped  

1 bunch of fresh chives, chopped  

12 ounces of frozen green beans, French-cut  

4 ounces sharp Cheddar, shredded  

2 ounces aged Gouda, shredded  

2 ounces Gruyere, shredded  

½ can chow mein noodles  


Preparation  

Preheat oven to 425°F.  

Grease a hotdish pan using a stick of butter until well-greased (don’t use all the butter). Line the bottom of the pan with a solid layer of potato olés (you won’t use the entire bag). Put the pan in the oven for 15 minutes to brown the potatoes.  

Melt a pad of butter in a cast iron skillet on medium high heat. Add onion and leek and sauté for three minutes. Put bear meat in the pan and use a spatula to break down the meat as it browns. Do not overcook. Season with cracked black pepper as you go.  

Remove browned potato olés from the oven and spread the bear mixture on top. Turn oven heat down to 375°F. In another bowl, mix both cream soups, marjoram, thyme, chives, and frozen green beans. Mix vigorously, then spread evenly over the potato and bear layers in the hotdish. Sprinkle cheddar atop it all.  

Cover the hotdish with aluminum foil and bake at 35 minutes.  

Remove the foil, and sprinkle Gouda, Gruyère, and chow mein noodles atop the hotdish. Place back in oven, uncovered, and turn the heat up to 400°F for 25 minutes.  

 Remove from oven. Let stand for 10 minutes, if you can bear to wait. 


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