Chorizo and Tater Tot Stuffed Poblanos with Chipotle Cream

Recipe from Climbing Grier Mountain

Ingredients:

for the poblanos:
4 poblano peppers, sliced lengthwise, (seeds discarded)
1/2 bag favorite frozen tater tots, cooked according to package directions
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound ground chorizo
1/2 yellow small onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 red pepper, diced
2 1/2 cups Monterrey jack cheese, shredded
Cilantro, garnish
Salt and pepper to taste

for the chipotle cream:
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon chipotle in adobo sauce

Directions:
for the poblanos:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place peppers on a baking sheet, skin side down and bake for 5 minutes to help soften. Remove from oven and set aside.

In a medium skillet preheated to medium-high heat, add the olive oil. Next, add the chorizo and begin to brown for a couple of minutes. Then add the onion, red pepper, green pepper, and salt & pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes until the chorizo has cooked through and the vegetables have softened.

Next, take about 4 to 5 tater tots and nestle them inside the poblano peppers. Spoon some of the chorizo mixture over the top. Sprinkle tops with cheese…I always add a lot! Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with chipotle cream drizzled on top and cilantro.

for the chipotle cream:
Mix together sour cream and adobo sauce. Set in fridge for at least 30 minutes or until flavors have combined.

Grandma Ople’s Apple Pie

Grandma Ople’s Apple Pie
Allrecipes – MOSHASMAMA

“This was my grandmother’s apple pie recipe. I have never seen another one quite like it. It will always be my favorite, and I hope it becomes one of your favorites as well!”

Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 1 hr
Ready in: 1 hr 30 mins
Makes 1 – 9 inch pie

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup water
8 Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored and sliced

1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

3. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.

Killer Shrimp Cocktail (Beetlejuice)

Killer Shrimp Cocktail
Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen – Ashley Covelli

For the shrimp:
1 lemon, quartered
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
1 dried bay leaf
1 small white onion, quartered
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and devained

Place the lemon, peppercorns, bay leaf, onion and garlic in a large stock pot and fill with water. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered.

Add shrimp to the water and cook until pink and slightly firm, about 3 minutes. Plunge the shrimp into ice water to stop the cooking. Drain shrimp and chill until ready to use.

For the cocktail sauce:
1 1/4 cup ketchup (I used homemade)
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
Lemon wedges, for garnish

To make sauce, combine ketchup, horseradish, lemon zest and juice, Worcestershire and hot sauce in a bowl.

To serve, arrange shrimp on a serving platter. Squeeze a lemon wedge over the shrimp and serve with extra lemon wedges and cocktail sauce for dipping. To make it more Beetlejuice-esque, pour a little cocktail sauce into a martini glass and line the rim of the glass with shrimp and lemon wedges.

Enjoy!