With the success of making fried tip-yip for May the Fourth, I’ve continued using Disney food to celebrate things. For Mother’s day, I tried to recreate brunch from Art Smith’s Homecomin’ in Disney Springs. Chef Smith himself actually made this a little easier by posting his cheddar drop biscuit recipe on Instagram. To pair with the biscuits, I just picked the menu item with the most specific description: the short rib hash.
Almost immediately, I had to make adjustments to the recipe because I couldn’t find self-rising flour. The internet has plenty of ideas about making your own, and I ended up mixing a tablespoon of baking powder and a half teaspoon of salt into the 2 cups of flour needed for Chef Smith’s recipe. To this, I added 2 more teaspoons of baking powder, half teaspoon of baking soda, and another teaspoon of salt.
The 4 tablespoons each of cold butter and shredded cheddar get cut in (I just pinch with my fingers) before adding the cup of buttermilk. To me, the dough seemed dry at this point so I added extra buttermilk. The biscuits ended up very moist, so I think I overdid it a bit. The bottom line is I don’t make enough biscuits to know what the right feel is.
The biscuits were good, and very moist. The only thing I would change (other than just practicing my biscuit making) would be finding a better cheddar cheese.
I cooked the short ribs according to something I read online, but didn’t save or write down…it involved a lot of wine, I think. I know I seared the short ribs and then I probably deglazed with a bunch of wine and stock and braised it all for a few hours.
For the short rib hash, the menu lists potato, onion, red bell pepers, fresno peppers, and served with a corn succotash. I used what I had: potatoes, onion, red bell pepper, poblano pepper, and grilled corn. I cooked the potatoes separate from the onions and peppers and mixed these together with some short ribs in a skillet to make sure everything got nice and hot. I added the grilled corn as a garnish.
Since brunch isn’t complete without some eggs, I fried up a couple of eggs and put them right on top!
A good brunch, although we neglected to mix up a moonshine drink like you can get at Homecomin. I do not claim this to be anywhere near as good as the real thing, but you can’t go wrong with short ribs, biscuits, and fried eggs.
