Appetizer, Recipes, Seafood
Ingredients1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 c. celery, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. basil leaves
1/8 tsp. oregano leaves
1/8 tsp. thyme leaves
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 (6 oz.) bag frozen cooked shrimp, thawed, rinsed
2 (8 oz.) can Pillsbury refrigerated quick crescent dinner rolls
Preparation:
Heat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl, combine cream cheese, garlic, celery, basil, oregano, thyme, and lemon juice; mix well. Fold in shrimp. Separate dough into 8 rectangles; press perforations to seal. Spread about 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture evenly over each rectangle. Starting at longest side, roll up jelly roll fashion. Pinch seams to seal. Cut each roll into 4 pieces. Place seam side down on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Garnish if desired. Makes 32 appetizers.
Appetizer, Recipes, Seafood
Ingredients1/2 c. Wish-bone Italian dressing
1/2 c. chopped tomato
1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chilies, undrained
1/4 c. chopped green onions
1 1/2 tsp. honey
1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1 lb. med. shrimp, cleaned & cooked
2 tsp. finely chopped coriander (cilantro) or parsley
Preparation:
In medium bowl, combine dressing, tomato, chilies, onions, honey and sauce. Stir in shrimp. Cover and marinate in refrigerator, stirring occasionally, at least 2 hours. Add parsley before serving.
Appetizer, Recipes, Seafood
Ingredients8 oz. Swiss cheese, grated
3 tbsp. cooking sherry (1/4 c.)
2 cans shrimp soup, undiluted
Preparation:
Melt cheese into soup in a double boiler. Add sherry. Pour into a chafing dish or fondue pot. Dip chunks of dried, cubed, French bread (on skewer) into fondue.
Appetizer, Pork, Recipes
Ingredients2 very sharp knives(raw skins are very tough)
A large pot
3 gallons of pork lard (must be pork lard dont use anything else!)
Try to use pork collar skins, they make for a lighter crackling.
I make my cracklings outside on a homemade fryer. if you have a fish fryer with a heat thermometer that will do. The process in making cracklings requires two fryings, one to cook and draw out the water and the second at a higher point of heat for the skins to pop into cracklings.
Preparation:
Depending on how big your fryer is,cut strips of skins in to 6 to 8 inches long and 3 to 4 wide.
Set your temp to 350 degrees and drop in the strips and stiring contsantly to avoid them from sticking together, cook for an hour or more until there is no foaming. That means the water has been drawn out. When you get them out they should be soft but not too firm.
Let cool, then put in the fridge overnight so they pop better the next day. You can just store them cold for a few hours.
Now, in the same fat regulate the temp to about 380 degrees or get to the point where it’s almost smoking and throw one in to see if it pops. If it does, throw in the rest and pop them up!
Appetizer, Recipes, Seafood
Ingredients1/4 c Heavy cream
1/4 c Dairy sour cream
3 c Cold water
1 Peeled and sliced thin
1 Bay leaf
1 Fresh red chili pepper
1 lb Fresh salmon fillets w/skin
4 Shallots fine chopped
Unsalted butter at room
2 tb Lemon juice
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts White pepper
1 tb Fine chopped fresh dill
Plus a few sprigs for
Garnish
6 tb Clarified butter
Carrot
1 Thin sliced small onion
1 1/2 tb + 1/2 cup (1 stick)
8 oz Smoked salmon diced
3 Thin lemon slices
Preparation:
Whish together heavy cream and sour cream in small bowl. Refrigerate. Combine cold water, carrot, onion, bay leaf, lemon slices and chili pepper in skillet large enough to hold the salmon fillets in one layer. Bring to boiling; continue to boil 10 minutes.
Lower to simmer. Add salmon, skin side up. Simmer very gently over medium low heat until salmon is just cooked, about 10 minutes. Do not overcook.
Remove salmon from poaching liquid; remove and discard skin. Cool completely. Saute shallots in the 1 1/2 tablespoon butter in small skillet over medium heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes.
Transfer to bowl of food processor. Add salmon, smoked salmon and cream mixture to food processor. Puree until smooth. With processor running, add remaining 1/2 cup butter, bit by bit, until smooth. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Fold in dill. Spoon mixture into 4 cup souffle dish or decorative serving dish. Smooth top with rubber spatula. Garnish with a few fresh dill sprigs, and a whole bay leaf and small sweet red pepper strips, if you wish.
Pour clarified butter over top of pate to cover completely. Refrigerate 4 hours to set pate. NOTE: To clarify butter, melt 6 tablespoon butter in saucepan over medium heat.
Remove from heat; skim off foam from top. With small ladle, spoon clear liquid butter into a dish, leaving milky solids behind. Discard milky solids. Use clear butter.
Appetizer, Recipes, Seafood
Ingredients1/4 lb Smoked salmon
1/2 lb Smoked mackerel fillets
8 oz Light cream cheese
2 ts Lemon juice
1/4 ts Cayenne
1 ts Horseradish
Fresh ground pepper
Preparation:
Remove skin and bones from smoked mackerel. Puree all ingredients in a food processor. Package for refrigerator.
