Appetizer Party Recipes
Yippee doo dah. Break out, stomp your feet, dress up... and make the coffee table groan with mouth-watering appetizer party recipes.
Party time means dress up time, or dress down time these days for some age groups. Whatever, it means special clothes. So party appetizers should be bite sized and non messy.
Good appetizer party recipes should be universally loved, but with your touch of imagination... and again, easy to eat in-between conversation, flirting, dancing, drinking and whoo hoo, having fun.
Grab your partner — I mean blender; pick up some shiny utensils; flirt with some foods, and dance into the kitchen.
Whirl around a few ingredients and out you come with some amazing party appetizers. Bet you don't get far!
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Bella Mozzarella
(Mozzarella Impanata — Fried Mozzarella)
Make LOTS of these very delicious Italian finger food party appetizers.
Ingredients
- 350gm fresh mozzarella
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 2 cups breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp garlic powder or 2 crushed and finely chopped cloves
- ¼ tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp fresh parsley
- 10 sprigs fresh basil
- 1 tsp crushed black pepper
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying
Method
- Break eggs into large, shallow bowl, salt lightly and whisk to mix.
- Mix pepper into flour and spread a layer of flour in shallow bowl.
- Mix garlic, parsley and bread crumbs together in shallow bowl.
- Cut mozzarella into1cm slices and dip into flour mixture, covering well.
- Dip into egg mixture, then coat with breadcrumbs mixture.
- Heat on high a 1½cm layer of oil in high-sided skillet. When oil is hot, put in the breaded mozzarella and fry for two minutes on each side or until golden, turning to cook evenly all over.
- Drain on paper towel.
- Serve as is or drizzle with a favorite marinara sauce (optional).
- Sprinkle with pinch of dried oregano and garnish with basil. Serve hot.
Serves: Makes 15-20
Preparation time: 20 minutes
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Chicken Live Paté
A food processor and fresh chicken livers makes light work of this richly delicious party appetizer.
Small bowls of this homemade paté make wonderfully different presents to friends.
Ingredients
- 500g chicken livers
- 250g butter
- 3 shallots or medium onion, chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, chopped
- 1 tspn mustard powder
- 2 Tbln port
- Salt and pepper to taste (approximately ¼-½ tspn each)
Method
- Check livers and clean if necessary, removing any green membranes.
- Melt half the butter (125g) in saucepan over medium heat, add onions and sauté until soft.
- Add chicken livers and garlic and cook livers just enough to cook right through. (Slice into one to check).
- Remove from heat and pour into food processor, adding port, mustard powder, half remaining butter (approximately 63g) and salt and pepper.
- Process until smooth, add more salt and pepper if necessary, then spoon into containers.
- Melt last bit of butter and pour over each top to seal.
- Chill in fridge for at least 2 hours; develops even more flavor if left for 24 hours.
- Keeps in fridge for up to a week, but bring out to be at room temperature to serve.
- Spread on crisp toast fingers or triangles, or plain crackers.
Notes:
Can be sealed with gelatin instead of butter. Paté can be decorated with chopped or sprigged herbs, olives, cranberries or other ideas you might like to try.
Preparation and cooking: 30 minutes.
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