New Items, Recipes & Specials

10/6/17 New Items

Shorts Fun Tina Blonde Wheat Ale (Michigan Made)
Fresh Chicken Cajun Sausage
Penzeys Spices & Blends: whole caraway seeds, Mural of Flavor, whole rosemary, Southwest seasoning, French thyme
Modenaceti Balsamic Glaze

Grilled Fish Tacos

Ingredients:
1 mango, peeled, pitted & cubed
1 avocado, pitted, peeled & cubed
½ red onion, finely chopped
cilantro, fresh chopped
1 lime, juiced, plus wedges for garnish
salt & ground black pepper
Canola oil
8 corn tortillas
1 ½ pounds tilapia fillets
1 tablespoon blackening spice
2 cups finely shredded red cabbage

Directions:
Mix the mango, avocado, onion and the juice of one lime in a bowl. Season with cilantro, salt and pepper.
Preheat grill to medium high heat. Drizzle a light coating of oil over the fish and rub on the blackening spice. Cook the fish, undisturbed, for four minutes. Carefully flip with a spatula and cook for another four minutes. Remove from heat.
Warm the tortillas on the grill for one to two minutes or wrap in damp paper towels and microwave for one minute until warm and pliable.
Break the fish into chunks and divide among the warm tortillas. Top with the cabbage and the mango salsa. Serve with the lime wedges.
Serves 4
Recipe contributed by David

Okemos Seafood on Ice Case
Everyday is fresh seafood & shellfish day at Mert’s Meats!
Fresh Farm Raised U.K. Black Pearl Salmon Fillets Sashimi Grade
Fresh Wild Caught USA Halibut
Fresh Wild Caught Canadian Walleye
Fresh Wild Caught USA Ono (Hawaiian Wahoo)
Fresh Wild Caught USA Scup (Porgy)
Wild Caught Yellowfin Ahi Tuna Loin Steaks Sashimi Grade
Farm Raised Norwegian Atlantic Salmon
Fully Cooked Ready to Heat & Eat Lobster Claws (cap-off – pull out meat & eat!)
Wild Caught Alaskan Sockeye Salmon

Bulk in the freezer case across from the meat service case – scoop the quantity that you want:
Wild Caught 16-20 ct Large Peeled & Deveined Tail Off Raw Pink Shrimp $10.59 lb
16-20 ct Large Peeled & Deveined Cooked Shrimp $16.99 lb

Good Saturday, 10/07/17, through Sunday, 10/15/17
1. Fresh All Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $3.49 lb
2.Fresh Ultimate Burger Blend 75% beef/25% pork $4.49 lb
3.Fresh Cut Lean Beef Stew Meat $4.99 lb
4.All Natural Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast or Whole Pork Shoulder $1.99 lb
5.All Natural Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast $2.49 lb
6.Fresh Farm Raised U.K. Black Pearl Atlantic Salmon $16.99 lb
7.Frozen Farm Raised 5-7 oz IQF Tilapia Fillets $3.99 lb

Good Saturday, 9/30/17, through Sunday, 10/08/17
1. Fresh Ground Beef Chuck $4.49 lb – ground several times per day from whole beef USDA Choice muscle groups – never from tubes
2.All Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $3.49 lb
3.Boneless Beef English Roast $3.99 lb
4.Fresh Bulk Chorizo Sausage $3.49 lb

9/29/17 New Items

Ann Arbor Tortilla Factory 8 oz small bags – Lime, Garlic, Chili Lime, Original (made in Michigan)

Feta Cheese Stuffed Turkey Burger

Ingredients:
¼ cup finely chopped red onion
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound ground turkey
6 tablespoons (1.5 oz) crumbled feta cheese
cooking spray
¼ cup grated English cucumber
¼ cup plain fat free yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
4 slices tomato (optional)
4 green leaf lettuce leaves (optional)
4 Kaiser rolls or hamburger buns

Directions:
Combine red onion, oregano, lemon rind, salt, ground black pepper and ground turkey. Divide mixture into four portions. Indent center of each portion; place 1.5 tablespoons feta into each. Fold turkey mixture around cheese; shape each portion into a ½ inch thick patty.
Heat grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add patties; cook 5 minutes on each side or until turkey is done and not pink any longer.
Combine cucumber, yogurt, and mint in a small bowl. Arrange 1 turkey patty, 1 tomato slice, 1 lettuce leaf, and 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture on bottom half of each roll. Top with top halves of rolls.
Serves 4