Ideas for NYE hor dourves

[RyJ Smoker]

Family,

The wifey and I will be our friends' house for NYE, doing surf n turf. I'd like to stick with the 'surf' theme, in figuring out some hor devours to bring.

Maybe something with Prawns, or stone crab claws, served as a cold dish?

Any and all ideas will be greatly appreciated!

Your friend and brother,


Jeffrey L.

 

[iCraig]

Only ones I can come up with would be good warm..

Grilled Prawns wrapped in prosciutto or bacon wrapped scallops.

It'd be cool to come up with a way to combine the surf and turf in the same app.

Is it going to be something on a table with other items? If so a good lobster or crab dip with crackers would go well I'm sure and it's darn tasty (plus is served cold).

 

[terrantheman]

Bacon wrapped "BIG" scallops are awesome. Bacon wrapped prawns would be awesome also!

 

[iCraig]

Bacon wrapped "BIG" scallops are awesome. Bacon wrapped prawns would be awesome also!

Hell, bacon wrapped ANYTHING would be awesome. :rofl:

 

[RyJ Smoker]

Only ones I can come up with would be good warm..

Grilled Prawns wrapped in prosciutto or bacon wrapped scallops.

It'd be cool to come up with a way to combine the surf and turf in the same app.

Is it going to be something on a table with other items? If so a good lobster or crab dip with crackers would go well I'm sure and it's darn tasty (plus is served cold).

The surf n turf consists of some people with a new york strip/king crab leg combo and a ribeye/lobster tail combo. I like the idea of bacon wrapped sea scallops, as those would be something I could put on skewers and throw on the grill for a few minutes once it gets fired up for the steaks! However, sea scallops and shrimp relatively cook at the same speed, so maybe skewers that consist of: sea scallop, prawn, sea scallop, prawn? Hmmmmmm, I may have just figured out what I'm going to do!!


Jeffrey L.

 

[SergeantStogie]

Ritz crackers, cream cheese, pepper jelly. AMAZING!

 

[RyJ Smoker]

Ritz crackers, cream cheese, pepper jelly. AMAZING!

Hmmmmm, never would have imagined that combination. May just have to try it!

I also make a KILLER habanero & sun dried tomato hummus, but don't think my friends would enjoy that as much.


Jeffrey L.

 

[The EVP]

Bacon wrapped shrip w/ a spicy margarita sauce. To make the sauce, use:

Mayo
Pepperoncini (w/ juice to thin it out)
Tequila (clear)
Lime Zest

I don't know the portions since I usualy just wing it and season it to taste but go easy on the lime zest (use half a lime first). Run the peperoncini's thought a food processor...the smaller the pieces, the better but you don't want mush. Let it sit in the fridge for a few hours to let the flavors come out. If done right, it should have a little heat from the pepperoncini and the saltiness of the bacon should compliment the tequila and lime just as the salt on the margarita glass does for the drink.

 

[iCraig]

The surf n turf consists of some people with a new york strip/king crab leg combo and a ribeye/lobster tail combo. I like the idea of bacon wrapped sea scallops, as those would be something I could put on skewers and throw on the grill for a few minutes once it gets fired up for the steaks! However, sea scallops and shrimp relatively cook at the same speed, so maybe skewers that consist of: sea scallop, prawn, sea scallop, prawn? Hmmmmmm, I may have just figured out what I'm going to do!!


Jeffrey L.

Ah. Then I think the scallops and prawns grilled up would go nicely.

Let us know how they turn out and take some pics to let us drool over!

 

[RyJ Smoker]

Just finished prepping my dish! Click below to see what I decided upon

http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?p=862454#post862454


Jeffrey L.