Friday, May 17, 2013

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

Really loved this one http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Seafood-Enchiladas/Detail.aspx?src=rss


1 Onion chopped
1 TBSP Butter
1/2 lb fresh crab meat
1/4 pound shrimp - peeled, deveined and coarsely chopped
8 oz colby cheese
6 (10 inch) flour tortilla shells


1 cup half and half cream
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 tsp dry parsley
1/2 tsp. garlic salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon butter until transparent. Remove the skillet from heat and stir in crabmeat and shrimp. Shred the cheese and mix half of it into the seafood. Place a large spoonful of the mixture into each tortilla. Roll the tortillas up around the mixture and arrange the rolled tortillas in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  3. In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine half-and-half, sour cream, 1/4 cup butter, parsley and garlic salt. Stir until the mixture is lukewarm and blended. Pour sauce over the enchiladas, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
 

Monday, May 6, 2013

CLAM CHOWDER

2 C diced potato
2 C diced celery
1 C onion, chopped
2 cans chopped clams (I use 3 to 4)

Place potato, celery and onion in pan, cover with juice from clams and water as needed. Cook until barely tender, 20 - 30 minutes.

In a large pan make white sauce as follows:

3/4 C. water
3/4 C. flour
1 qt milk (I use half and half)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 C butter

 Melt butter, stir in flour, add milk and heat until thick. Add previous mixture not draining. Add clams and seasoning.

variation: add crumbled bacon  

CHEESE BALL

2 8oz. cream cheese, softened
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 (4 oz) can chopped olives
1 scant TBS Bon Appetit seasoning salt
chopped nuts
crackers

Mix first 4 ingredients well. Form into 2 balls. Roll in chopped nuts. Chill.  Serve with Crackers

CHICKEN WINGS

3 lbs chicken wings - separated
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 TBS vinegar
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 TBS sugar
3 TBS brown sugar
1 tsp. ginger
fresh pepper

Marinade wings for 2 hour or over night. Turn of few times.
Bake uncovered in 913 dish for 1 hour 350

serve as appetizer or as main dish with rice

SALSA

2 medium tomato's
1 yellow (hot) pepper
3 jalapeno peppers
cilantro
1/2 red onion
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
lime juice
1 tsp pepper
salt to taste

Hand chop or use food processor or both
serve with corn chips