World Best Appetizer Recipes

Monday, March 30, 2015

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

1 chop chipped beef and scallion fairly small but not minced.
2 use green part too.
3 mix into cream cheese with the worcestershire sauce until well incorporated and smooth.
4 mold into a ball, or place in a crock.
5 serve with assorted crackers.
6 options--cover with parsley and pimentos for a'christmas-y' look.

Total Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

1 sort through crab and discard any bits of shell. press out moisture with paper towels.
2 in a large bowl, combine celery, minced chives, mayonnaise, egg, mustard, and old bay; mix well with a fork.
3 add crab and 1/4 cup panko; stir gently just to mix.
4 put in fridge for 1/2 an hour or more if time permits.
5 put remaining panko in a shallow bowl.
6 shape crab mixture into about 6 cakes about a 1/2 inch thick.
7 place each cake in panko to coat on each side - place on baking stone or dish and reform into shape. should be sort of flat across - about a 1/2 inch thick - and formed around the edges.
8 bake in a 475°f regular or convection oven until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.
9 with a spatula, transfer crab cakes to a platter. add any sauce you want - but they turned out great without any sauce.

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

1 cut the top of the bread off reserving the top.
2 hollow out the inside.
3 combine remaining ingredients and mix well.
4 fill the bread with the cheese mixture.
5 replace the top.
6 place on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for one hour and 10 minutes.
7 serve with tortilla chips.

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit. simmer the bourbon in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced by a quarter, just a few minutes. blanch the pecans in boiling water for 1 minute ( blanching the pecans in boiling water is an old chinese trick that makes them especially crisp), then drain.
2 combine the bourbon, oil, worcestershire sauce, bitters, and sugar in a large bowl. add the hot pecans and toss. let stand for 10 minutes.
3 spread the pecans in a single layer on a large baking sheet. bake until the nuts are crisp and the liquid has evaporated, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. turn the nuts into a clean bowl.
4 combine the cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. toss with the nuts and serve.

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

1 cut stalks from asparagus, leaving 2-inch-long tips.
2 reserve asparagus stalks for another use, if desired.
3 cook asparagus tips in large pot of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, about 1 minute.
4 drain.
5 transfer asparagus to paper towels and drain well.
6 mix goat cheese, basil, pine nuts, water and orange peel in small bowl to blend.
7 season with salt and pepper.
8 spread scant 1 teaspoon filling over each prosciutto strip.
9 arrange 2 asparagus tips atop filling at 1 short end of prosciutto.
10 roll up prosciutto, enclosing base of asparagus.
11 press to seal.
12 place on platter.
13 (can be made 1 day ahead. cover; chill.).

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

2 (8 ounce) cans crescent rolls
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 bunch green onion, chopped (i use green tops only, but you can use all if you like)
1 (10 ounce) can chicken meat, shredded
season salt (i use lawry's)
pepper
garlic powder

1 mix together room temp cream cheese, chopped green onions, and shredded chicken, and just a few shakes of the season salt, pepper and garlic powder.
2 set aside.
3 in a 9 x 13 pan, lay out 1 tube of the crescent rolls, pressing out to solidly cover the entire bottom.
4 spread all of chicken mixture evenly over crescent roll layer.
5 lay 2nd roll of crescent rolls over the top, trying to cover as much of chicken mixture as possible.
6 you can try to cover it completely, but it is okay if you have a few holes here and there, makes for interesting presentation.
7 bake at temperature on crescent roll can, approximately 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown.
8 let cool for about 15 minutes before cutting.
9 slice into squares and enjoy!