Redneck Odears Hors Doeuvres Recipes

DUCK CAMP HORS D'OEUVRES WITH BOURBON FINISH

Steps:

• Assemble dredge ingredients in a 1-quart resealable plastic bag, seal, and shake to mix thoroughly.
• Add the bacon to a cold 10-inch pan (I find a cast iron skillet works well) and put on medium heat. When fat has rendered and while bacon is still soft, add onions to the pan with brown sugar. Stir onions occasionally, cook until golden brown. You can add a bit of salt and pepper if you like.
• While onion is cooking, add meat to the dredge, 5 to 6 pieces at a time, seal bag, and shake bag to coat all pieces. Remove dredged pieces, shake off excess, and repeat with remaining meat.
• Remove onions and bacon from the pan, trying to leave as many rendered juices as possible, and set onion mixture aside. Add 1/2 of the olive oil to the pan, raise heat to medium temperature a little bit, and allow oil to heat up. Add meat, a handful at a time, and use wooden spoon to separate pieces. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally (note: if meat starts to stick, add a little more oil to pan.) Return onion mixture to the pan, and toss.
• Dissolve cornstarch in bourbon and add to pan. Continue to cook for about 3 minutes, stirring. Liquid should thicken, slightly. Remove the meat and onion mixture from the pan and pour the sauce over the top. Serve hors d'oeuvres family style with toothpicks and crackers or French bread slices.

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.

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.

PARMESAN AND RED ONION HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• Mix all three ingredients.
• Spread on bite size pieces of toasted bread.
• Place under broiler until bubbly and lightly browned(1 or 2 minutes).
• You can make more or less of this as needed, just use equal amounts of the ingredients.

REDNECK SAUSAGE HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• Heat a smoker to 300˚F.
• Place the sausage slices in a single layer on an aluminum baking pan, and sprinkle them liberally with the rub. Put the pan in the smoker and let the sausages smoke for 45 minutes. Check occasionally to make sure they're not sticking to the pan.
• Remove the pan from the smoker, and toss the sausages with the hickory sauce. Place toothpicks in the slices and arrange on a platter. And there you have it: redneck hors d'oeuvres.

CUCUMBER HORS D'OEUVRES

Steps:

• Mix salad dressing and cream cheese.
• Spread onto bread.
• Peel and slice cucumber (@1/8inch thick).
• If you want, leave strips of green on the cucumber (looks nice) Place 1 slice of cucumber onto bread.
• Sprinkle with Dill.