Crispy Prosciutto Cups With Sausage And Apple Stuffing Recipes

SAUSAGE, APPLE AND PEAR STUFFING WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, cook the sausage, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, until browned through, about 5 minutes. Add the celery, leeks, apples and pears and cook, stirring, until fragrant and softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley, sage, thyme, salt and pepper and cook for 1 more minute. Add the chicken broth and scrape up any brown bits that have formed on the bottom of the skillet, cooking for an additional minute. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine the stuffing and cooled sausage mixture. Add the cranberries and eggs and mix well. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake until golden brown on top, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes. Top with additional parsley and serve.

SAUSAGE STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a sheet tray or line with parchment paper.
• Clean the mushroom caps with a damp paper towel. Carefully break off the stems and, using the tip of a spoon, hollow out the center of the mushrooms.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon. Transfer the cooked sausage to a paper towel-lined plate to cool.
• Add the white chopped scallions to the skillet and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the scallions to the sausage and cool.
• When the sausage and scallion mixture is no longer hot, stir in the Parmesan, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and softened cream cheese. The mixture should be very thick. Using a small spoon, fill each mushroom cap with a generous amount of the stuffing. Top with additional Parmesan if desired. Arrange the mushroom caps evenly on the prepared sheet tray.
• Place in the oven and bake until the mushrooms are piping hot and liquid starts to form under the caps, 20 minutes. Garnish with the reserved green scallions.

SMOKEY SAUSAGE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Unfold the pastry on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 10x15-inch rectangle. Cut the pastry sheet into 24 (2 1/2-inch) squares. Press the pastry squares into 24 (1 3/4-inch) mini muffin-pan cups.
• Stir the kielbasa, marmalade and mustard in a medium bowl. Spoon about 1 tablespoon kielbasa mixture into each pastry cup.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Sprinkle the pastries with the parsley before serving.

CRISPY MERINGUE CUPS WITH BERRIES AND SORBET

Steps:

• Stir together the strawberries, blackberries, sugar, lemon juice and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Set aside to macerate, stirring occasionally, while you make the meringue cups.
• Whisk together the egg white, vanilla, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and lemon zest in another medium bowl. Add the confectioners' sugar and stir with a rubber spatula until mostly combined, and then mix with your hands until a thick, firm dough forms.
• Remove about 1/8 of the dough and place in another bowl. Add the red gel food coloring. Wearing gloves, knead the dough to swirl in the color until no streaks remain. Return the red dough to the bowl with the other dough and mix together until swirled throughout.
• Transfer the dough to a cutting board and pat into a disk. Cut into 8 equal pieces (about 2 tablespoons each), and then roll each into a ball. Use a finger to poke a hole, about 1/2 inch across and 1/2 inch deep, into the center of each ball. If the ball starts to crack when poked, use your fingers to press it back together. Cover with a slightly damp kitchen towel so they don't dry out.
• Line a microwave-safe round dinner plate with a paper towel. Place 1 ball in the center of the plate and microwave on the highest setting until the dough puffs into a crispy meringue about 5 inches across-it should be hollow when tapped, about 1 minute 30 seconds. Use an oven mitt or kitchen towel to remove the very hot plate from the microwave and transfer the paper towel with the meringue to a wire rack.
• Line a second large microwave-safe round dinner plate with a new paper towel and repeat this process with the remaining pieces of dough, alternating between the two plates so that they have a little time to cool down after microwaving each meringue cup.
• Let the meringues cool completely, then carefully peel away the paper towels.
• Place each meringue cup on a serving plate and top each with about 1/2 cup of the macerated berries and a scoop of lemon sorbet. Drizzle with some of the juices from the fruit and serve immediately.

CRISPY PROSCIUTTO CUPS WITH PEAR FILLING

Steps:

• 1) Cut ham into squares large enough to fit into mini muffin tin. Note: the ham will shrink, so it's ok if it sticks out a bit (although try to make it stick up, so it doesn't overlap with neighboring ham cups); I also saw this done with 2-4 strips overlaid in a criss cross.
• Bake at 375 for approx 10 minutes, until warm and stiff.
• Remove cups from oven and place on paper towel to cool and drain grease (see note above).
• Cut up pear into small cubes; mix with lemon juice and fill cups as much as you want.
• Garnish with colorful spices and/or herbs (sweet paprika and chives shown in picture).

CRISPY PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide prosciutto between baking sheets, laying them flat. Bake until fat turns golden and meat is darker, about 15 minutes (rotating baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through baking time). Using tongs, carefully transfer prosciutto to paper towels to drain (it will crisp as it cools). Crispy prosciutto can be used like bacon, in whole pieces or crumbled.

PROSCIUTTO CUPS WITH APPLES AND LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut prosciutto into half pieces.
• Place each into one mini cupcake tin circle.
• Bake until a crispy bacon color - 15-20 minutes
• Remove and put on paper towel hole side down and allow to cool.
• Combine apples and juice in bowl to taste. It should be sweet/sour to balance the salt.
• Spoon as much as you can into each cup.

CRISPY PROSCIUTTO CUPS WITH PEAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut prosciutto into 24 two-inch squares. Place one square (overlapping any tears) in each cup of a mini cupcake tin. Bake until fat turns golden, about 15 minutes. Using a fork, immediately transfer to a paper towel to drain; cool completely. In a small bowl, combine pear and juice. Place 1/2 teaspoon mixture in each cup just before serving.

PROSCIUTTO CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a medium bowl, mix the garlic, spinach, and ricotta until well blended. Set aside.
• Place strips of prociutto into a mini muffin tin so that they line the bottom but there is also some meat hanging out over the sides to look like a flower.
• Fill each cup with about 1 1/2 TBS of cheese mixture or enough so the cup is full and rounded on the top. The filling should look like the center of the flower.
• Bake 10-15 minutes, until the prosciutto is browned and stiff to the touch. The cups should be able to retain their shape after they are removed from the tin. Serve warm, not hot.

SAUSAGE AND APPLE DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick skillet and add the sausage meat, stirring with a wooden spatula to break it up. Cook until lightly browned. Add the onion, apple, celery, garlic, sage, salt and pepper. Cook until vegetables are wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl. Add the bread crumbs, broth, egg, parsley, salt and pepper. Blend well, checking the seasonings.
• Butter a baking dish and put the dressing in it. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes in the oven with the turkey. Serve with the turkey.