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Category: Appetizers
Crab Cakes
Ingredients: 1 large egg 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (or 2 teaspoons dried) 2 teaspoons dijon mustard 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning (up to 1 and 1/2 teaspoons for a spicier kick) 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 pound fresh lump crab meat 14 ritz crackers Directions: Mix all ingredients except crackers and crab together in a bowl Add crab and crackers to mixture, gently mix,…
Meatballs
Ingredients: Ground pork/veal/beef (1/2 lb of each) 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp sage 1 tsp basil 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp oregano 1 tbsp parsley 1/2 cup chopped stale bread 1/2 cup parmesan Directions: Heat oven to 350 degrees Mix ingredients in bowl Form golf ball sized meatballs…
Sauteed Calamari
Ingredients: 2 cloves crushed garlic Olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1/8 tsp red pepper 1/2 lb calamari 1/4 cup white wine 2 tbs. butter 1 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. parsley Directions: On medium heat, add olive oil to skillet Add garlic and red pepper to skillet and cook until tender Add calamari…
Fried Squash Blossoms
Ingredients: 12-16 squash blossoms Ricotta Mixture 1 cup ricotta 1 egg 1/2 tsp ground sage 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp rosemary 1/4 tsp ground pepper 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp parsley Truffle oil to taste (optional) Dredge 12 oz. lager 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 tsp parsley 1/4…
Pork Bao Buns
Ingredients: For the dough 2 cups all-purpose flour (250 grams) .4 cups corn starch (50 grams) 1 tsp dried yeast 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp cooking oil 3/4 cup lukewarm water For the filling 8 ounces minced pork 2 tsp soy sauce 2 tsp oyster sauce 1/2 tsp ground Sichuan pepper, or Chinese five-spice powder 1/4 tsp salt 4 tbsp water, or unsalted stock 1 tbsp cooking oil 2 tbsp chopped scallions 1/8 tsp ground coriander Directions: Prepare the…
Beef Jerky
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Grilled Peaches with Ricotta, Honey and Pistachios
Ingredients: 3 peaches, halved (make sure to slice peach horizontally so the hole in the middle is deeper after it’s pitted) 3/4 cup of ricotta Crushed pistachios 1/4 cup honey Directions Grill peaches for 2 minutes on each side (or until grill marks appear) Whip ricotta and 1 tsp honey together with a hand mixer…
Buffalo Wings
Ingredients: Wings Pickle Juice Egg Buttermilk Flour Mixture 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1.5 tablespoons cornstarch 1 tsp seasoned salt 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp black pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tbsp baking powder Buffalo Sauce Butter Frank’s red hot Directions: Marinate wings in pickle juice for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight) Remove from pickle juice, dip in flour mixture, then…
Shrimp Cakes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp mayonnaise 2 tbsp spicy brown mustard 1 pound shelled and deveined shrimp, raw and chopped 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (with an additional 1/4 cup in a separate dish to dredge the cakes once formed.) 1/4 cup flour 1 large eggs 3 tablespoons finely chopped scallions 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon salt…
Salmon Tartare with Red Onion Creme Fraiche
Ingredients: Tartare 4 ounces salmon belly 3/4 tsp olive oil 3/4 tsp lemon oil 1 1/2 tsp minced chives 1 1/2 tsp minced shallots Salt and pepper to taste Red Onion Creme Fraiche 1 tbsp minced red onions 1/2 cup creme fraiche Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Mince salmon belly with sharp knife In…
Hummus
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp tahini 1 large clove garlic 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp citric acid Salt Directions Soak chickpeas in a pot of water with baking soda overnight Drain water from chickpeas and fill pot with new batch of water Bring water to a boil and…
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