Marines Vs. Navy in Fleet Week Cook-Off

May 27, 2004 -- In a Fleet Week Cook-off extravaganza, U.S. Marines cooks faced off against cooks from the U.S. Navy on Good Morning America. Try both sets of recipes.

Here are the U.S. Marine recipes:

Barbecued Chicken

Serves 4 to 6

•3 1/2 pounds chicken, broiler fryer, cut up into 8 portions.

• 4-ounce bottle chili sauce

• 1 16-ounce bottle of tomato catsup

•4 ounces cider vinegar

• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

• 5 ounces prepared mustard

• 2 tsp. cayenne

• 2 tsp. ground black pepper

•2 tsp. salt

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Place the chicken on a shallow baking pan with space between the pieces.

3. Combine all the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Stir with a wire whisk until completely smooth.

4. Reserve half of the sauce for dipping. Spoon the sauce over the chicken; reserve 1/4 cup to spread over the chicken for the last 10 minutes of cooking.

5. Bake in the oven until nicely browned and cooked through, 50 minutes to one hour.

6. Place on a serving platter and serve the sauce along with the chicken.

Calico Corn

• 4 ounces bacon

• 2 16-ounce cans whole kernel corn

• 2 Tbsp. chopped canned pimientos

1. Cook bacon until crisp. Let cool then crumble.

2. Drain corn, reserve a bit of liquid. Place corn into a medium pot and heat through.

3. Add some liquid if necessary to keep it moist. Pace corn into a serving bowl. Stir in the chopped pimiento.

4. Top with the crumbled bacon and serve.

Mashed Potatoes

•2 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled and sliced ½-inch thick

• 4 Tbsp. sweet butter

• 3/4 cup whole milk

• 1½ tsp. salt

• 1½ tsp ground black pepper

1. Place potatoes in a large pot with enough water to cover potatoes. 2. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until potatoes are tender. This should take about 20 minutes.

3. Drain potatoes into a colander. Return drained potatoes to the large pot. 4. Add the butter salt, pepper, and half of the milk. 5. Mash potatoes with a masher until smooth, add the remaining milk as you are mashing

Brown Gravy

• 4 ounces flour

• 4 Tbsp. butter

• 3 cups hot chicken stock

• 2 to 10½ ounces chicken gravy

1. Melt butter in a medium-sized pot. 2. Add the flour and stir together constantly with a wooden spoon until flour butter mixture begins to brown. 3. Slowly add the hot liquid, stir with a wire whisk until all the stock is absorbed and there are no lumps. 4. Then add the gravy and bring to a boil stirring constantly and simmer 10 minutes. 5. Strain gravy and serve with the potatoes

The recipes above are used with permission from the Food Service Company from Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2d Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Here are the U.S. Navy recipes.

Swiss Chicken Cutlets

Serves 4

• 2 thin slices reduced fat swiss cheese (2 ounces)

• 4 chicken cutlets (4 ounces each, 1/4 thick)

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• ½-teaspoon black pepper

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or margarine

• ½-cup chicken broth

• ¼cup dry white wine

• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano

1. Cut each cheese slice in half; place 1 half on top of each cutlet. Starting with a short end tightly roll up cutlets, jelly-roll style. Tie securely with string.

2. On waxed paper, combine flour and paper. Mix well. Add cutlets; toss gently to coat.

3. In large non-stick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add cutlets; cook, turning frequently until golden, about 3 mins.

4. Add broth, wine and dried oregano to skillet. Increase heat to a boil. Reduce heat to med low. Simmer until chicken is cooked trough and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 mins. Remove from heat, remove string and serve.

Parsleyed Cauliflower

• 1 large head of cauliflower

for dressing:

• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion

• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 1 teaspoon prepared white horseradish

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1. In a large saucepan, bring 2 inches of water to a boil over high heat. Place cauliflower in a steamer basket; place basket in pan. Cover and steam until crisp tender-about 10 min. 2. While cauliflower is cooling, prepare dressing. In a large bowl, combine parsley, green onion, oil, horseradish, salt, and pepper. Mix well. 3. Add cauliflower to dressing; toss to coat.

Sweet & Sour Potatoes

• 4 lbs of new potatoes

• 1 cup white distilled vinegar

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 medium onion

• ½ pound bacon

1. In a pot, boil potatoes peeled and quartered.

2. When cooked, drain and place in a bowl, sprinkle sugar, diced onion on cooked potatoes. Dice bacon and cook.

3. Drain grease and add vinegar for 1 min. Pour contents over potatoes and mix well.

Recipes posted with permission from Healthy Meals in Minutes (TM), International Masters Publishers AB, produced under license