Jo Jos Diner Breakfast Special Recipes

ORIGINAL JOE'S SPECIAL

Steps:

• Heat skillet, sautee chopped onions until softened, add garlic.
• Meanwhile, in another skillet, heat and add olive oil, add mushrooms and sautee a few minutes. Season with some salt and pepper, add red wine. Simmer with lid slightly open.
• Add ground meat to the onions, season with salt, pepper, Italian Seasonings, garlic powder, and brown the meat.
• When meat is almost cooked through, add spinach and the entire skillet of mushrooms and juices, add worchestershire. Cook through. Turn heat to low and add eggs, stir and cook until set. Adjust seasonings to taste.

A REAL SAN FRANCISCO TREAT: JOE'S SPECIAL

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet over medium heat, cook onions and garlic in olive oil until tender and translucent.
• Add crumbled ground sirloin and cook until the beef is almost browned.
• Stir in sliced mushrooms. Add sherry, if desired, and cook about one minute. Mix in spinach and seasonings and stir well.
• Mix in green chilies, if desired. Add the beaten eggs stirring constantly to completely blend eggs into the mixture.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese and serve immediately. Serve with French bread.

HOBO BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the sausage. If desired, drain fat.
• Add onions and mushrooms and cook until tender, set aside in a separate bowl.
• In the same skillet, add the oil and hash browns over medium-high heat and cook until golden brown on 1 side. Once golden brown add eggs, add the sausage and mushroom mixture. Scramble together until desired consistency and top with cheese.
• Cover with a lid until cheese melts and serve.

JO-JO'S

Steps:

• Combine the salt,pepper,onion and garlic powders,cayenne, and oregano in a small bowl.
• Toss the potato wedges with 4 teaspoons of spice mixture and 1/4 cup oil in a large microwave-safe bowl; cover tightly with plastic wrap. microwave on high until potatoes are tender but not falling apart, 7-9 minutes, shaking the bowl (without removing the plastic) to redistribute the potatoes halfway through cooking. slowly remove the plastic wrap from the bowl (be careful of the steam) and drain the potatoes. arrange the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and cool until they firm up, about 10 minutes. (potatoes can stay at room temp up to 2 hrs if need be) heat the remaining 3 quarts of oil in a large dutch oven over high heat to 340 degrees.meanwhile, combine the flour,cornstarch in a medium bowl and whisk the buttermilk and baking soda in a large bowl. working in 2 batches, dredge the potato wedges in the flour mixture shaking off excess, dip in the buttermilk mixture,allowing the excess to drip.back into bowl, then coat again in the flour mixture. shake off the excess and place on a wire rack,(the potatoes can be coated up to 30 min in advance).
• when the oil is ready,add half the coated wedges and fry until deep golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. transfer the wedges to a large bowl and toss with 1 teaspoon of the spice mixture. drain the wedges on a baking sheet lined with paper towels. return the oil to 340 degrees and repeat with the second batch of wedges. serve with extra spice mixture on the side.
• can serve with creamy horseradish sauce or other sauces.

DOWN-HOME BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Steps:

• Stovetop:.
• Crumble sausage into frying pan.
• Add potatoes, pepper and onion.
• Cook slowly until meat is no longer pink.
• Beat eggs and combine with milk.
• Add to sausage mixture and cook, stirring occasionally to fluff eggs, until eggs have thickened.
• Refrigerate leftovers.
• Microwave:
• In 2-quart glass casserole, crumble sausage and microwave on 100% power (high) for two minutes.
• Stir to break-up sausage.
• Stir in potatoes, peppers and onions.
• Microwave two minutes on 100% power (high).
• Beat eggs and combine with milk.
• Add to sausage mixture.
• Microwave 3 to 4 minutes on 100% power (high), stirring after each minute until eggs are set.