Archive for Side Dish

Crab & Pancetta Creamed Spinach

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

½ C. pancetta (chopped)

½ C. jalapeno (minced)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

½ C. heavy cream

½ – ¾ C. shredded mozz cheese

1 C. yellow onion (1 in. slivers)

1 pinch sweet/smoked paprika powder

1 C. crab meat (any style)

2 bags fresh spinach

Method:

  1. Brown pancetta in pan, reduce to low heat, add onion, jalapeno, crushed garlic, spinach.  Slowly cook down.  Drain access water. (about 10-15 min)
  2.  Increase heat to med, add ½ C. heavy cream, cook to boil, then simmer to right consistency.
  3. Turn off heat.
  4. Add mozz
  5. Add sweet, smoked paprika
  6. Serve.

Cheddar Blue Cheese Jalapeno Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

1 package (8-12oz.) of blue cheese (high quality)

1 long green pepper (sliced 2 in. thick length-wise, 2 in. pieces)

1 jalapeno (sliced ¼ in thick, remove seeds))

1 yam (sliced ¼ in thick)

2 sweet potatoes (sliced ¼ in thick)

2 TBL favorite OIL (for flash frying)

Method:

  1. Steam potatoes. 10-15 min. until soft.
  2. On high, flash fry with favorite oil (we used white truffle oil) jalapeno, long green peppers, for appprox. 4 min. with continuous stirring.
  3. Layer mixture into pam-sprayed 18 in. casserole dish:  potato, blue cheese, sautéed jalapeno mixture.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min. Serve immediately.