Ham Olive Hors Doeuvres Recipes

HAM & OLIVE HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• take olives out of jar and dry on papertowel.
• dry ham with papertowel also.
• spread about 1 1/2 tbsp of cream cheese on each slice of ham.
• gently cut each piece of ham into 5 strips using serrated knife.
• lay olive at end of one strip and roll up.
• pierce with toothpick.

COLD HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• For stuffed eggplant halves: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In food processor or meat grinder, combine liver, garlic, onion, and bread. Heat saute pan with clarified butter. Add meat mixture and eggplant pulp. Saute for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon this mixture into the eggplant halves and place in a casserole dish. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with salad oil. Cool before cutting into sections and serving.
• For rice pilaf: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Heat butter in saute pan. Cook onions. Add rice and peppers and continue to saute. Add chicken stock. Season with salt, pepper, and herbs. Pour into a casserole dish and bake for 20 minutes. Once cool, adjust seasoning.
• For shrimp: Heat clarified butter in saute pan. Add shrimp and garlic. Cook, turning shrimp once, till done. Remove to bowl and sprinkle with white wine. Let cool. Season with salt and pepper.
• For Belgian endive: Blanch the endive in boiling water for one minute and add cucumber. Cook another 30 seconds. Drain and cool. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with oil and vinegar.
• For Spanish onions: Heat clarified butter in saute pan over low heat. Add onion slices. Cook for a few minutes on one side. Turn and cook on other side, adding shallots and scallions to pan. Season generously with salt and pepper. Remove all, including pan juices, to a bowl and cool.
• For cucumber: Combine vinegar, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, and cream in a pan. Gradually bring to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Chill. Blanch cucumber in boiling water for one minute. Slice. Place hot cucumber in bowl and cover with dressing. Chill.
• For mushrooms: Heat butter and lemon juice in a saute pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms. Then add the oil. Cook gently. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into bowl and cool.

HOT CHEESE OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Beat the butter until creamy in a large mixing bowl, add the cheese and mix well. Stir in the flour, salt, cayenne and the Worcestershire and mix until smooth. Beat the egg with 2 tablespoons cold water. Add to the dough and mix just until incorporated. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Remove the dough and flatten out a piece about the size of a walnut into a thin round. Place an olive on top and shape it around the olive, pinching to repair any breaks. Place it on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and olives. Bake until the dough sets, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.

CHICKEN HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• in bowl combine 1/4 cup of the soup, chicken, egg, breadcrumbs,pepper, onions and hot pepper sauce.
• shape into 40-balls (1/2") and roll in additional breadcrumbs.
• put oil in pan or deep fryer; preheat to 350F degrees.
• fry meatballs a few at a time until browned.
• drain, keep warm.
• meanwhile in a saucepan combine remaining soup and sour cream and heat serve with meatballs.

ENGLISH MUFFIN HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Mix the mayonnaise, Cheddar cheese, green onions, salt, garlic salt, and pepper in a bowl. Spread the cheese mixture over each English muffin half. Cut the muffins into quarters and place on a baking sheet.
• Broil in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly, 4 to 6 minutes.