We had so much food yesterday for our annual summer house party that I do not have photos for all of it.
I will start with my personal contribution. I doubled the recipe and got about 60 empanadas. I also used store bought pie crusts. I loved the result and honestly it took me several hours just to make the filling, cut the circles in the dough, fill them and bake them.
Beef and Potato Empanadas
Filling:
2 medium potatoes, boiled for 5 minutes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon chile powder
3/4 teaspoon round cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
Grate the potatoes and set aside. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the ground beef and brown, breaking up as it cooks. Add potatoes, onion, spices and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until ingredients are soft. Cool.
Served with Chimichurri Sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
1 clove garlic
2 minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced basil, thyme or oregano, or mixture
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in food processor and blend. Let set for at least 2 hours before serving.
The grated potato and onions and seasoning
Ground meat
The ingredients stirred together and heated until the onions and potatoes softened
After filling and baking
The sauce ingredients. I picked basil from my own yard! I have three types of basil growing this year
Onto the dishes my husband made with my assistance
Patatas Bravas (I diced all those potatoes and pureed the rasted red peppers with the onion)
Spanish Chicken with Potatoes (I washed the potatoes, dumped seasoning into a bowl, and cut lemons)
Mixed greens with pear, manchego cheese, and a homemade lemon vinaigrette
(I washed the greens and ripped them into pieces)
We had lots of Sangria but I only have a photo of the fruit. I took the brandy soaked fruit out of the bowl and put it into our pitchers. That is the end of my food contributions to this party!
Shrimp were grilled by my husband
Chorizo sausage were grilled. My dad actually manned the grill for these guys for us. Next to the sausage is the only Spanish cheese I found at Harris Teeter. It had a rosemary crust and was really good. Also in the tray but not photographed were a blue cheese, another soft cheese, and serrano ham.
I happen to be related to chefs of these next selections but I had no hand in the making of these yummy items :)
Yellow Rice made by my mom
Texas Sheet Cake made by my mom
Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies made by my mom
My aunt made Half and Half Cookies. I am going to get the recipe! Yum
My sister-in-law made these brownies
Lastly, my oldest friend Jill made this potato tortilla and garlic mayo. It tasted AMAZING
I will start with my personal contribution. I doubled the recipe and got about 60 empanadas. I also used store bought pie crusts. I loved the result and honestly it took me several hours just to make the filling, cut the circles in the dough, fill them and bake them.
Beef and Potato Empanadas
Filling:
2 medium potatoes, boiled for 5 minutes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon chile powder
3/4 teaspoon round cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
Grate the potatoes and set aside. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the ground beef and brown, breaking up as it cooks. Add potatoes, onion, spices and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until ingredients are soft. Cool.
Served with Chimichurri Sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
1 clove garlic
2 minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced basil, thyme or oregano, or mixture
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in food processor and blend. Let set for at least 2 hours before serving.
The grated potato and onions and seasoning
Ground meat
The ingredients stirred together and heated until the onions and potatoes softened
After filling and baking
The sauce ingredients. I picked basil from my own yard! I have three types of basil growing this year
Onto the dishes my husband made with my assistance
Patatas Bravas (I diced all those potatoes and pureed the rasted red peppers with the onion)
Spanish Chicken with Potatoes (I washed the potatoes, dumped seasoning into a bowl, and cut lemons)
Mixed greens with pear, manchego cheese, and a homemade lemon vinaigrette
(I washed the greens and ripped them into pieces)
We had lots of Sangria but I only have a photo of the fruit. I took the brandy soaked fruit out of the bowl and put it into our pitchers. That is the end of my food contributions to this party!
Shrimp were grilled by my husband
Chorizo sausage were grilled. My dad actually manned the grill for these guys for us. Next to the sausage is the only Spanish cheese I found at Harris Teeter. It had a rosemary crust and was really good. Also in the tray but not photographed were a blue cheese, another soft cheese, and serrano ham.
I happen to be related to chefs of these next selections but I had no hand in the making of these yummy items :)
Yellow Rice made by my mom
Texas Sheet Cake made by my mom
Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies made by my mom
My aunt made Half and Half Cookies. I am going to get the recipe! Yum
My sister-in-law made these brownies
Lastly, my oldest friend Jill made this potato tortilla and garlic mayo. It tasted AMAZING
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