Secret Recipes

One of the most popular restaurants in the world, Hard Rock Café pays respect to the famous Elvis Presley’s birthplace by creating a chicken finger appetizer with two different delicious dipping sauces. Hard Rock Café made a good choice by naming the dish after Elvis’ birthplace instead of the King’s name. It would be a little bit odd to name it “Elvis Style Chicken” since it would sound like a concoction with peanut butter, bananas and bacon grease in it.

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

4-6 c. vegetable oil

Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

A pinch of paprika

1 ½ Tsp. prepared mustard

¼ c. mayonnaise

2 Tsp. honey

Apricot Dipping Sauce

2 Tbsp. honey

2 Tbsp. Grey Poupon Dijon mustart

1 Tbsp. apricot preserves

1 lb. chicken breast fillets

1 Tsp. salt

1 c. flour

1 c. corn flake crumbs

1 c. milk

1 ¼ Tsp. cayenne pepper

¼ Tsp. onion powder

1 Tsp. salt

1 egg

1 Tsp. cumin

2 Tsp. red pepper flakes (crushed)

A dash of garlic

Procedure:

1. Get a deep fryer and preheat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Start making the honey mustard dipping sauce. Mix all the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a medium-sized bowl. Cover the dipping sauce and chill in the fridge.

Try taking a large bite from Hard Rock Café Pig Sandwich. With just one bite, you’ll instantly know why Pig Sandwich is one of the most famous dishes at this popular restaurant chain. Based on the menu, the pork used in the recipe is hickory smoked for about 10 long hours. But we all know we can’t wait that long. This is why we’re going to reduce the cooking time to just 4 hours with the use of covered grilled and cautiously arranged charcoals. Just put some hickory chips (the wet ones) on top of the hot charcoal. Make sure you arrange the hickory chips around the grill inside edges then begin the smoking. If you have a smoker, you can use that as well and proceed with smoking the pork for full 10 hours, just like the original version. However, by the time you finish making the sandwiches, there’s a great chance we already fell asleep in the couch. Oh, don’t forget to marinate the cabbage at least 24 hours before making the sandwiches.

Serves: 8 sandwiches

Ingredients:

Marinated Cabbage

4 c. cabbage (thinly sliced)

2 Tbsp. white vinegar

1 Tbsp. granulated sugar

4 c. hickory smoking chips

Spice Rub

¼ Tsp. cayenne

½ Tsp. thyme

2 Tsp. cracked black pepper

2 Tbsp. kosher salt

½ Tsp. ground sage

½ Tsp. paprika

½ Tsp. onion powder

Vegetable oil

1 (about 3-4 lbs) pork loin roast, boneless

Sauce

¼ Tsp. coarse ground black pepper

¼ Tsp. salt

1 c. white vinegar

2 15-oz cans of tomato puree

½ Tsp liquid hickory smoke

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

¾ c. brown sugar

½ onion powder

1 minced clove garlic

8 Kaiser Rolls

Procedure:

1. As mentioned, you should marinate the cabbage at least 24 hours before making the sandwiches. Like the Hard Rock Café’s famous coleslaw, it will take some time before the flavors will fully develop inside the refrigerator. To marinate the cabbage, mix sugar and vinegar in a medium-sized bowl. Put in the cabbage, toss it well then cover it. Store the marinated cabbage in the fridge for about 24 hours before making the sandwiches.

Here’s a quick and easy recipe for Hard Rock Café’s famous dessert drink – the Hard Rock Café Orange Freeze. Using a small number of ingredients, you can easily make this dessert drink using a blender. This recipe is perfect during a hot day. You can even double, triple and even quadruple this recipe to serve this drink for more people.

Serves: 1 beverage or dessert

Ingredients:

1 sprig fresh spearmint

1 c. orange juice (freshly squeezed)

2 c. orange sorbet or sherbet

¼ c. milk

Procedure:

1. Place the milk, sherbet and juice in the blender.

If you are craving for Hard Rock Café Pig Sandwich, you will enjoy this famous recipe even more if you serve it with the famous Hard Rock Cafe Cole Slaw as a side dish. And, even without the pig sandwich, this coleslaw from Hard Rock Café is still worth having. Plus, it is also very simple to make. However, make sure you to let the coleslaw chill for 24 to 48 hours in the refrigerator once you’re done making it. This is the only way for you to attain those flavors that makes this coleslaw from Hard Rock Café so enticing.

Serves: 6-8 (as side dish)

Ingredients:

½ c. carrot (shredded)

1 1/3 c. mayonnaise

A dash of salt

2 Tbsp. and 2 Tsp. granulated sugar

8 c. cabbage (chopped, about 1 head)

2 Tbsp. of milk

3 Tbsp. white vinegar

Procedure:

1. In a large-sized bowl, mix all the ingredients but don’t include the carrots and cabbage using an electric mixer. Blend the mixture until it turns smooth.

Serves:

Serves 4 people.

Ingredients:

1 pound medium shrimp, shelled

1 cup chopped cilantro

2 cloves minced garlic

1/3 cup lime juice

Serves:

Serves 8 people.

Ingredients:

8 slices bacon

1 cup diced yellow onions

2/3 cup flour

6 cups hot chicken stock

4 cups diced baked potato – peeled

This traditional chicken noodle soup is a classic American dish. Cut the chicken pieces to your desired thickness to make it more or less “chunky.” Serve with soup crackers.

Serves:

Serves 6 people.

Ingredients:

1 pound chicken breast fillets

1 pound chicken thigh fillets

vegetable oil

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup diced celery

Hard Rock Café was started in 1971 in London as a “specialty theme” restaurant catering to Rock & Roll lovers worldwide. They have become the world’s leading collector and exhibitor of Rock & Roll memorabilia which can be seen on display in their restaurants. All this and great food as well.

Serves:

Serves 6 people.

Ingredients:

2 (15-oz) cans pinto beans (with liquid)

2 tablespoons water

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/2 cup ketchup

1/3 cup white vinegar