Post by Allan on Aug 1, 2007 21:44:55 GMT -5
THE DEVIL'S SALSA
Makes about 5 cups
The spiciness of this salsa will vary, depending on the heat of your peppers. Add a little at a time, until it's as spicy as you like.
2 ears corn, kernels shaved from the cob
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon for baking sheet
1 orange bell pepper
1 fifteen-and-a-half-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 hot red pepper, seeded and finely diced, or more to taste
1/2 red onion, finely diced
Juice of 2 limes (about 5 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon salt
1. Heat oven to 450°. Place corn on a baking sheet brushed with 1 teaspoon olive oil, and roast until the kernels begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Set kernels aside to cool.
2. Place pepper directly on a lit gas burner; roast, turning with tongs, until charred on all sides. Transfer to a bowl; cover with plastic wrap. When cool enough to handle, wipe off charred skin with a paper towel, and remove stem and seeds. Chop into 1/4-inch dice; place in a large bowl.
3. Add corn, beans, half the diced mango, hot red pepper, onion, lime juice, remaining 3 tablespoons oil, and salt; toss to combine.
4. Finely chop remaining mango until a thick purée forms; stir into salsa.
*TORTILLA SPIKES
Serves 8
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon chili powder
12 flour tortillas
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1. Heat oven to 350°. Combine oil and chili powder in a small bowl. Brush tortillas with oil mixture, and sprinkle with salt.
2. Cut tortillas into 1-inch-wide strips, and arrange in a single layer on two baking sheets (you will need to do two batches). Bake until crisp and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Source: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
PINA GHOULADA
A frothy drink is tempting enough, but one served in a red-rimmed glass is particularly enticing to monsters who drink blood. Corn syrup with food coloring tinges the classic piña colada with a devilish sweetness.
Dip the rim of each glass into the red mixture, spinning slowly to coat (below, right). Turn glasses upright; the red liquid will drip slightly, then set. Pour drinks, and serve. Drinkers' lips may be stained pinkmuch like those of a sated vampire.
Recipe
Makes 10 to 12 eight-ounce servings
The ghoulada mixture can be made several hours in advance and chilled.
3 tablespoons corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring, plus more for rims
20 ounces pineapple juice
1 fifteen-ounce can cream of coconut
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup orange juice
10 ounces good-quality rum (optional)
1. To coat rims, pour corn syrup into a shallow bowl. Dip a toothpick into food coloring, and stir a very small amount into corn syrup to combine. Hold a glass by the stem, dip rim into the syrup mixture, and turn glass, coating entire rim. Turn the glass upright, allowing mixture to drip down sides. Dip the remaining glasses. Set aside.
2. In a bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, including 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring. Place 2 1/2 cups ice cubes in a blender, and add 1 cup drink mixture. Blend until smooth; add more pineapple juice if mixture is too thick. Repeat with remaining drink mixture and ice. Carefully pour into prepared glasses; serve.
Source: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
Makes about 5 cups
The spiciness of this salsa will vary, depending on the heat of your peppers. Add a little at a time, until it's as spicy as you like.
2 ears corn, kernels shaved from the cob
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon for baking sheet
1 orange bell pepper
1 fifteen-and-a-half-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 hot red pepper, seeded and finely diced, or more to taste
1/2 red onion, finely diced
Juice of 2 limes (about 5 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon salt
1. Heat oven to 450°. Place corn on a baking sheet brushed with 1 teaspoon olive oil, and roast until the kernels begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Set kernels aside to cool.
2. Place pepper directly on a lit gas burner; roast, turning with tongs, until charred on all sides. Transfer to a bowl; cover with plastic wrap. When cool enough to handle, wipe off charred skin with a paper towel, and remove stem and seeds. Chop into 1/4-inch dice; place in a large bowl.
3. Add corn, beans, half the diced mango, hot red pepper, onion, lime juice, remaining 3 tablespoons oil, and salt; toss to combine.
4. Finely chop remaining mango until a thick purée forms; stir into salsa.
*TORTILLA SPIKES
Serves 8
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon chili powder
12 flour tortillas
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
1. Heat oven to 350°. Combine oil and chili powder in a small bowl. Brush tortillas with oil mixture, and sprinkle with salt.
2. Cut tortillas into 1-inch-wide strips, and arrange in a single layer on two baking sheets (you will need to do two batches). Bake until crisp and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
Source: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
PINA GHOULADA
A frothy drink is tempting enough, but one served in a red-rimmed glass is particularly enticing to monsters who drink blood. Corn syrup with food coloring tinges the classic piña colada with a devilish sweetness.
Dip the rim of each glass into the red mixture, spinning slowly to coat (below, right). Turn glasses upright; the red liquid will drip slightly, then set. Pour drinks, and serve. Drinkers' lips may be stained pinkmuch like those of a sated vampire.
Recipe
Makes 10 to 12 eight-ounce servings
The ghoulada mixture can be made several hours in advance and chilled.
3 tablespoons corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring, plus more for rims
20 ounces pineapple juice
1 fifteen-ounce can cream of coconut
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup orange juice
10 ounces good-quality rum (optional)
1. To coat rims, pour corn syrup into a shallow bowl. Dip a toothpick into food coloring, and stir a very small amount into corn syrup to combine. Hold a glass by the stem, dip rim into the syrup mixture, and turn glass, coating entire rim. Turn the glass upright, allowing mixture to drip down sides. Dip the remaining glasses. Set aside.
2. In a bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, including 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring. Place 2 1/2 cups ice cubes in a blender, and add 1 cup drink mixture. Blend until smooth; add more pineapple juice if mixture is too thick. Repeat with remaining drink mixture and ice. Carefully pour into prepared glasses; serve.
Source: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.