46 food cocktails Recipes

reduced-sugar fruit cocktail, drained, prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 oz), mandarin oranges, drained, navel orange, sliced , optional, fresh mint , optional

ice, coffee-flavored liqueur (such as kahlua), coconut-flavored rum (such as malibu), chocolate-flavored vodka (such as cupcake devil s food), triple sec, irish cream liqueur (such as bailey s), cream

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

pork baby back ribs, dark soya sauce, red wine vinegar, liquid honey, sesame oil, szechuan hot chili paste, garlic paste, dry sherry, prune baby food, pickling salt

bourbon, cranberry juice, lemon syrup , recipe follows, orange bitters, fresh cranberries , lightly smashed and soaked in bourbon, suggestion : chilled cocktail glass, lemons, pitted and cut into small wedges, sugar, water

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

vanilla vodka, lingonberry concentrate, (recommended : hafi), bitters, juice 1/2 orange, juice 1/2 grapefruit, wheel fresh grapefruit or orange, or a twist of each, suggestion : cocktail glass

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

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

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

popcorn, assorted japanese rice crackers (not fish flavor), cocktail peanuts, sesame seeds, wasabi peas, dark brown sugar, dark or light corn syrup, unsalted butter, salt, vanilla extract, baking soda

freshly squeezed lemon juice, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, red chile , such as a thai bird chile, sliced and seeded, garlic, minced, beef cocktail franks, vegetable oil, for frying, cornstarch, all-purpose flour, seltzer water, egg, kosher salt, ice cubes, suggestion : sliced cucumbers