Supernatural Week (9/2/20) - Winchester Surprise

No Supernatural food is more legendary than Winchester Surprise, the one thing that Mary Winchester cooked for her family that she actually made herself. 

In Season 14, Episode 11, Damaged Goods, Dean visits Mary at Donna's cabin and asks her to make Winchester Surprise for him. She is surprised that Dean remembers and regrets serving that to John and Dean. Despite it being described by both of them as a "heart attack on a plate," Dean asks for his with extra cheese.

After Mary buys the ingredients at a nearby convenience store, she makes the casserole with Dean, who takes it out of the oven while Mary talks with Sam over the phone. At the dinner table, Dean tells Mary a story about how he and Sam futilely attempted to remake the Winchester Surprise after she died. Dean also says that the three years he spent with her means a lot to him, especially since they're eating the real casserole instead of the bologna version.

There's no official recipe for Winchester Surprise other than meat, cheese and corn chips.  According to the episode's writer, Davy Perez, the ingredients to the "Winchester Surprise" were named in the episode, but edited out.  The actress who plays Mary, Samantha Smith, tweeted the recipe to "Winchester Surprise" as:

3 lbs pork

3 lbs beef

3 lbs American cheese

Fritos to garnish

In Supernatural the Official Cookbook, author Julie Tremaine has a slightly different version which is what we will be having tonight as we watch the episode Damaged Goods.

WINCHESTER SURPRISE

Recipe from Supernatural The Official Cookbook by Julie Tremaine

SERVES 6

INGREDIENTS

One 12oz can buttermilk biscuits

1 large yellow onion, diced

1lb ground beef

1lb ground pork

2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup mustard

3/4 cup dill pickles, chopped

8 slices American Cheese

Corn Chips for garnish (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2.  Cut each raw biscuit into 6 or 8 pieces, and scatter across the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.

3.  In a large saute pan or skillet over medium heat, cook the onion, beef, and pork until browned, about 8 minutes.  Add the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and mustard, and cook another 3 to 4 minutes, until the mixture thickens slightly.  Remove form the heat and stir in the pickles.

4.  Pour the mixture over the biscuits and top with the cheese.

5.  Bake for about 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.  In the last 5 minutes of baking, scatter corn chips across the top, if using, or add them when the casserole comes out of the oven.

This was just okay and I don't think I will make it again.