What is your favorite finger food?!
What is your favorite finger food?
We're going to a party where we need to bring "finger food." So far people are bringing barbeque hotdogs, chips and salsa, tuna on toast, and veggies and dip. I was thinking maybe bruschetta? What do you think? And, if it is something that has a recipe, what is the recipe?
Answers:
Bruschetta is a good choice. Also, consider something sweet. Mini lemon tarts, fruit skewers w/strawberry yogurt fluff dip or chocolate dip, peanut butter fudge are all good. If this is an all adult party, Amaretto balls are awesome. Recipe below:
AMARETTO BALLS
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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 c Pecans, chopped finely
2 c Confectioner's sugar, sifted
2 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
2/3 c Amaretto
Pecans, additional
Process pecans and wafers separately; combine in food
processor with sugar. SLOWLY pour in liqueur until
mixture forms a ball. You might not need the whole
amount, depending on the humidity level. (If mixture
gets too wet, put it in the refrigerator -- uncovered
-- overnight to dry out some.)
Shape into small balls; roll in additional finely
chopped pecans. Store in tightly sealed container.
Yield: Not nearly enough.
Source(s):
www.recipesource.com
Thai sticky rice with grilled pork. Yum.
Bruschetta is perfect. Make sure the toast is a garlic butter. Dont get plain.
Deviled eggs, always the most popular item.
CHICKEN NUGGETS
chips
my favorite fingerfood is mini egg rolls, or mini spring rolls! YUMMY!
Dolma. It is a Turkish/Greek dish made with rice, meat and grape leaves
Lady's finger beans. Have a nice party!
Bellinis (small yeasty savoury pancakes - google them for the recipe) with a teaspoon of creme fraiche then a sliver of smoked salmon on top. Delicious!
plane shrimp with a dip
Super hot buffalo wings ;)
i love pigs in blankets! mini sausages witha strip of streaky bacon wrapped around them, then baked in the oven. yummy!
bread & hummos
and also by the way dolma is vegetables stuffed with rice and meat, sarma is grape leaves stuffed with rice and meat
How about a trio of brushette?
Bruschetta 1:
A traditional bruschetta alla pomodoro. Toast slices of baguette, then rub with a clove of garlic. Top with diced fresh plum tomato with torn fresh basil and salt and pepper.
Bruschetta 2;
A bruschetta of oven-roasted pears with pecorino cheese. Take an inexpensive bottle of balsamic vinegar and pour some into a pan; reduce over low to medium heat until it is syrupy. Set aside. Slice pears thinly, then toss in a mixture of olive oil and butter and roast in oven until soft. Remove from oven. Toast slices of baguette in oven. Place pears on top of toast, top with a slice of pecorino cheese (not aged), and drizzle with reduced balsamic vinegar.
Bruschetta 3.
A bruschetta with chicken liver pate. Find any recipe you like for chicken liver pate and make it. Then toast slices of baguette, drizzle with olive oil, and top with chicken liver pate--maybe add a small sage leaf.
If you don't like one of these recipes, try fettunta. Just toast baguette slices, rub the freshly toasted slices with a clove of garlic, really moisten with a high-quality extra virgin olive oil, and then salt.
I'm getting hungry--hope this helps.
french fries
How about fried chicken.
my fav finger food is definally chips and salsa! yum. And most people like that. Al that food you got listed there sounds pretty good. How about crackers and cheese?
-spring rolls
-cookies!
-strawberries with a choice of sugar or chocolate
-crackers and cheese
-chicken nuggets haha
-brownies
-cupcakes
-crackers and cheese!
-Chex mix =)
1. sausage balls
2. beef ball with crackers or chips
3. pigs in a blanket
4. chicken fingers
5. 7 layer dip with chips
6. peeled shrimp with cocktail sauce, crackers, and lemon wedges on the side
7. miniature chicken salad sandwiches
8. celery sticks filled with slightly creamy blue cheese or Gorgonzola cheese
9. meatballs in sauce
10. party pizza snacks
pork scratchings,
ohh and
mini sausages!!
You can get loads of finger foods at iceland!!Especially for parties!
The half ham sandwiches
Brownie squares would be great.To balance out all that meat maybe a vegi tray.
I like Chicken Nachos with Hot Sauce. This is great and you can make it to your own taste.
Take 2 skinless chicken breasts and cut into 1/2 inch squares.
Fry in a frying pan with a little oil until cooked.
Place the cooked chicken in a small bowl and put in anywhere from a 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of hot sauce and let it soak for about 10 to 15 minutes
Turn your oven on 300 degrees
I use a pizza stone, but you can use a cookie sheet or pie plate.
You lay some nachos down first...then sprinkle some of the chicken mixture on top. Make sure you get the hot sauce on the nachos too...then a layer of cheese (your choice).
You keep layering until you end up with cheese on the top. Bake for about 15 or 20 minutes until the cheese is melted.
You can add green pepper and red onion if you like.
I got the recipe from the website I found on the back of Frank's Hot Sauce.
I was surprised that some smarta$s didn't say "BOOGERS" yet !!
Anyhow... my favorite finger food would be a variety of breads with a variety of seasoned cream cheeses¨for spreading on.
I love cheese..so try this
Fried Mozzarella Bites
Olive oil, for frying
1 pound ball fresh mozzarella, buy a piece wrapped, not packed in water
1 pound fresh smoked mozzarella, found in the specialty cheese case
1 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk, eyeball it
2 cups Italian style bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
8 stems or large sprigs each fresh parsley, sage, thyme
Fine salt
Arrabiata - In A Hurry Dipping Sauce:
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, moderate to hot heat level, eyeball the amount
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
Coarse salt
Bamboo skewers, 6-inch, or party picks, for dipping
Heat 2 inches olive oil in a deep skillet over medium high heat. Cut each pound of mozzarella and smoked mozzarella into 16 cubes. Set up a breading station: flour, 2 eggs beaten with 1/3 cup milk, Italian bread crumbs mixed with a couple of handfuls of grated cheese. Reserve the chopped parsley. Roll fresh plain mozzarella in flour, dip in egg, then coat in bread crumbs. Bread all the plain mozzarella, then add chopped parsley to the bread crumbs. Coat the cubed smoked mozzarella in flour, egg, then Italian bread crumbs mixed with parsley. The chopped parsley will allow you to distinguish between the fresh and fresh smoked cheese once fried. Place herbs into hot oil and fry 30 to 45 seconds. Be careful not to stand over pan, the oil will spatter a little because of the water content in herbs. Remove herbs with a slotted kitchen tool and transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Season immediately with fine salt. Fry the mozzarella bites in batches in a single layer. Cook until evenly deep golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and cool mozzarella bites on a paper towel-lined surface. Let stand and cool a few minutes so that the cheese will not be too runny when bitten into.
For dipping sauce, heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, garlic and crushed pepper flakes. Saute garlic and hot pepper 2 or 3 minutes, and add tomatoes. Season with salt.
To assemble your serving plate, pile mozzarella bites, alternating them with fried herbs. Set the dipping sauce in a bowl along side the balls and pile bamboo skewers or party picks on the edge of the plate to spear and dip the bites.
Add some mixed olives, celery sticks, long bread sticks to round out this finger food selection.
chicken nuggets
Bruschetta is always good, but so are cheese sticks, shrimp, egg rolls and spring rolls, vietnamese salad rolls, potstickers, crackers and surprise dip, a platter of crackers and cheeses and meats, sushi (any kind, doesn't have to be raw fish), mini quiches... the list goes on and on!
carrots, bell peppers,
Love those little finger sandwiches. They can be anything. Ham and cheese or chicken salad.
Pigs in a blanket are good too.