10 dip ahead Recipes

fritters, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt and fresh ground black pepper, ground conch, green bell pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped, habanero chili cored, seeded and finely chopped (optional), red bell pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, milk, egg, fresh lime juice, hot sauce , or to taste, oil, for frying, dipping sauce (make ahead), salsa, real mayonnaise, garlic powder, cayenne pepper or to taste, dried basil, salt , or to taste, fresh-ground black pepper , or to taste

fabulous chocolate peanut butter cookies, level 3, unsweetened dutch cocoa, unbleached baking flour, baking soda, salt, semisweet baking chocolate, broken, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken, light brown sugar, chopped peanuts, unsalted butter, eggs, real vanilla, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, prepare cookies : preheat oven to 325 degrees., sift together cocoa , flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper. set aside., heat 1 inch of water in the bottom of a double boiler over medium heat. place semisweet and unsweetened baking chocolate in top half of the double boiler. tightly cover the top pan with plastic wrap and heat 12 to 15 minutes. remove from heat and stir chocolate until smooth. keep at room temperature. or, melt in microwave., place brown sugar and butter in the bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium speed 1 minute. scrape down bowl and beat on high speed additional 30 seconds. scrape down bowl. add eggs, 1 at a time, while beating on medium, stopping to scrape down bowl after incorporating each addition., add vanilla and beat on medium 30 seconds. add melted baking chocolate and beat on low 10 seconds more. scrape down bowl and beat additional 30 seconds. add flour mixture and beat on low until thoroughly combined, 20 to 30 seconds. remove bowl from mixer, add chocolate chips and peanut butter chips; mix thoroughly with rubber spatula. add peanuts, place 6 to 8 cookies per baking sheet (each cookie is approximately 2 tsp. put sheets in middle of oven. bake for 18 to 20 minutes, cool cookies on pans 5 to 6 minutes. transfer cookies to wire rack. repeat procedure until all cookies have been baked. cool cookies thoroughly before storing in sealed plastic container., prepare chocolate dipping sauce : heat cream, butter and sugar in saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve sugar. bring mixture to boil. place chocolate in stainless steel bowl and pour boiling cream over chocolate. let stand 5 minutes. stir until smooth. cool to room temperature. (dip can be made 3 to 4 days ahead and refrigerated. reheat, stirring. bring to room temperature before using.), put dip in a serving bowl, so guests can dip their cookies in before eating.

grilled cilantro-lime shrimp with spicy hass avocado puree, posted by hispanic kitchen, http://www.hispanickitchen.com/profiles/blogs/grilled-cilantro-lime-shrimp -with-spicy-hass-avocado-puree, this grilled shrimp recipe pairs tangy cilantro lime shrimp grilled for a light smoky flavor and cool and spicy avocado puree dip for an appetizer with a chic flair., limes, juiced and zested, roughly chopped fresh cilantro, ground cumin, extra-virgin olive oil, shrimp, peeled and deveined , tails intact, spicy hass avocado puree (see make-ahead recipe below), fresh sprigs cilantro, for garnish, spicy hass avocado puree, ripe, fresh hass avocados, peeled, seeded and scooped out, fresh lime juice, sour cream, green jalapeno, seeded and chopped, salt , to taste

spinach artichoke dip, marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry, and finely chopped, mayonnaise, freshly grated parmesan cheese, coarsely grated monterey jack cheese, garlic, minced, combine artichoke hearts , spinach, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, 1 cup monterey jack cheese and garlic. bake in 2cup small baking dish, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese. great prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, to serve later. bake dip 350 degrees about 15 minutes. put under broiler a few minutes, browns cheese serve dip warm with taco chips or crackers.

lean boneless pork loin chops, cut into chunks, less-fat ground pork sausage, salt, water chestnuts, finely chopped, minced fresh ginger, cornstarch, light soy sauce, reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth, sugar, teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, chopped fresh parsley, green onions, diced, wonton skins, oyster sauce (optional), thai sweet chili sauce (optional), ginger dipping sauce (optional)

canola oil, for frying, chicken wings, parts (12 wings separated into 2 pieces), cayenne hot pepper sauce , such as frank s, butter, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce , such as tabasco, blue cheese , dip for serving, celery rib, for serving

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.

onion (about 1/2 cup finely chopped ), artichoke hearts, drained, lemon juice, grated parmesan cheese, ground black pepper, light mayonnaise, heavy cream, french baguette, thin sliced