Appetizers
Salmon Croquettes
Ingredients
2 fillets canned salmon, flaked
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons green onions, diced
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Salt & pepper to taste
Vegetable oil, for frying
Directions:
- Over medium heat, heat oil in a medium skillet.
- Combine canned salmon, beaten egg, green onions, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, salt, and pepper.
- Form into patties and dust with additional bread crumbs.
- Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side.
(Posted on 12/10/08)
Chicken & Shrimp Puff
Ingredients:
Ground chicken
Ground shrimp
Chopped onion
Chopped garlic
Chopped carrot
Chopped celery
Oil
All purpose flour
Milk
Salt & Pepper
One sheet of puff pastry
Direction:
Filling:
· Pour the oil on the pan, then add onion and stir fried for a while until it cooks
· Then add garlic. Put in the chicken and when the chicken more than half way cook, add the carrot & celery and stir well
· Put shrimp and milk, then add salt, and pepper to taste
· Add the flour into the mixer and cook till all the liquid is almost gone
- Puff pastry please cook according to its direction on the side of the box
- After put the filling, brush with wash egg on the top
(Posted on 12/28/08)
Spicy Lobster Spinach Cream Cheese Dipping
Ingredients:
8oz. Cream Cheese, soften
2 tbsps milk
Lobster meat
Spinach
Olive oil
Thai spicy sauce (optional; can be replaced with any spicy sauce)
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
· Cook the spinach according to package directions; drain and press well to
remove liquid.
· In a mixing bowl, add cream cheese; stirring until smooth. Add the spinach
and lobster meat. Stir to mix well.
· Add remaining ingredients
· Serve cold or warm as you like with your favorite crackers or corn chips.
(Posted on 01/23/09)
Hot & Spicy Wings
Ingredients:
20-25 wings
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp cayenne pepper ( it can be less if you don't like that spicy)
1 tbsp salt
Oil for deep fry
Dipping sauce*:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup hot sauce
Directions:
· Mix all the ingredients together except wings and oil in small bowl.
· Coat wing evenly with flour mixture and then put the wing in separate glass bowl or dish until the wings are done. Cover the bowl with plastic wrapper and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
· Meanwhile add butter and hot sauce in the small pan and cook over low heat until the butter is melted. Do not over cook it! otherwise the oil in your sauce will be separated! Remove from the heat and leave it aside.
· Heat oil in medium heat and fry coated wings in hot oil until it turns golden brown until finish all the wings.
· In a small bowl, add few wings and some hot sauce mixture. Then stir well until sauce cover all the wings. Repeat the proceed until you finish all the wings.
· Place them in serving plate and serve warm.
Please note:
* the recipe for the dipping sauce, I make it extra and can be used to coated up to 40 wings, but love it for my extra sauce on the side :) If you like sweet, you can add a bit honey to the hot sauce before you coat the wings.
(Posted on 12/14/10)
