28 cocktail food kitchens Recipes

yukon gold potatoes, cubed and boiled until soft, yet firm, dozen eggs, hard boiled, carrots, shredded, a couple cans of whole back olives, drained and crushed, a j r or two of s l d style green olives, dr ined, vadalia onions, diced, a couple cans of mushroom pieces, drained well (or a pint of crimini s chopped), a couple cans of diced water chestnuts, drained well, a small bag of cooked cocktail shrimp (or not , if they are not on sale), kosher salt to taste, cracked black pepper to taste, a couple - three shakes of celery flakes, mayonaise (mom liked to use helman s - best foods)

cold water, carrots, quartered, stalks celery, quartered, onion, quartered, head garlic, halved, lemon, halved, parsley, fresh thyme, bay leaves, shrimp, in the shell, rinsed, kosher salt, cocktail sauce , recipe follows, lemon wedges, ketchup, lemon , zest finely grated and juiced, prepared horseradish, or to taste, drained, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce , to taste

strawberry-flavored vodka, chilled lemon-lime soda, cranberry juice cocktail, strawberry, for garnish (optional)

sugar cube , optional, pomegranate juice, cava sparkling wine, pomegranate arils , optional

vanilla-flavored vodka, lingonberry concentrate (recommended : hafi) see cook s note, bitters, juice of 1/2 orange, juice of 1/2 grapefruit, wheel fresh grapefruit or orange, or a twist of each, suggestion : chilled cocktail glass

gin, loose leaf earl grey tea, egg white powder, warm water, fresh meyer lemon juice, simple syrup , recipe follows, maraschino syrup, lemon twist, suggestion : chilled cocktail glass

cream cheese, mayonnaise, crumbled strong blue cheese , such as maytag blue, ribs celery, finely chopped (about 1 cup), plus extra ribs cut into sticks for serving, unsalted butter, cocktail hot dogs, hot pepper sauce, plus extra for drizzling , such as frank s, slider potato rolls, chopped red onion, blue potato chips, crushed with your hands

soy sauce, chinese rice wine or dry sherry, cornstarch, skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small chunks, sugar, asian chili oil or sesame oil, peanut oil, garlic, thinly sliced, ginger, peeled and thinly sliced, scallions (whites cut into 1/2-inch pieces, greens sliced ), precut stir-fry vegetables, cocktail peanuts, cooked rice , for serving (optional)

all-purpose flour, cornmeal, sugar, paprika, egg, lightly beaten, milk, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, vegetable oil, for frying, cocktail franks, frozen curly french fries, thawed slightly (about 1 lb), sriracha (hot asian chili sauce) juice of 1/2 lime, mayonnaise

cardamom pods, sugar, ginger, peeled and chopped, black tea (preferably english breakfast or orange pekoe), gin, sweet vermouth, orange bitters, orange and/or lemon twists, for garnish

pineapple juice, vodka, orange liqueur, recommended : cointreau, freshly squeezed lime juice, turbinado sugar , for the rim (optional), fresh wedges of pineapple, maraschino cherry

coconut rum, fresh lemongrass syrup , recipe follows, freshly squeezed lime juice (about 1 juicy lime), very thin slice lime or spear of a fresh lemongrass frond, for garnish

red-skinned potatoes, sliced 1/3 inch thick, kosher salt, dry white wine, haricots verts or thin green beans, trimmed, eggs, white wine vinegar, shallot, minced (about 2 tbsp), dijon mustard, chopped fresh thyme, freshly ground pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, tomatoes or small cocktail , halved or quartered, head boston lettuce, leaves separated, radishes, trimmed and quartered, italian or spanish tuna packed in olive oil, drained, nicoise olives

ice, whiskey liqueur (recommended : southern comfort), pear nectar, herbed spiced spanish liqueur (recommended : licor 43), see cook s note, bitters, ice cubes, sliced seckel or other small pear, suggestion : cocktail glass

lemon, cut in half, sugar , to rim the glasses, ice, cognac, fresh lemon juice, orange liqueur

peanut or vegetable oil, shallots (1 thinly sliced, 1 finely chopped ), kosher salt, juice of 3 limes, fish sauce, soy sauce, garlic, minced, ginger, peeled and minced, red jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced, chopped seedless watermelon, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh mint, cocktail peanuts, roughly chopped

fennel seeds, white peppercorns, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, kosher salt, sugar, grated grapefruit zest, fresh grapefruit juice, center-cut skin-on salmon fillets, pin bones removed, dill, chopped, hard-cooked eggs, whites and yolks separated, sliced pumpernickel cocktail bread, red onion, minced, chives, thinly sliced, capers, prepared beet horseradish, radishes, thinly sliced

lychees in syrup, lillet (orange wine), chilled, rosewater, bitters (recommended : peychaud s), orange twists or slices