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Cut the chicken wings up into the drumette, the middle section and the tip. Discard tips or make into stock. Deep fry the wings until the outside is chewy. You can flour the wings if ya want a lil’ crust. Wings should be safely edible at this point. In a pot melt the butter add everything but the bleu cheese dressing. Bring mixture up to a good simmer add the dressing. Cook until cheese lumps dissolve to an even texture (you can still have small bb size or bigger lumps). The addition of more or less dressing will increase or decrease the heat of the wings to a point. If ya want it hotter add some habeneros, it’s your life. You want to now sauce the wings. You can do this in a Tupperware bowl. Put in some wings and sauce and put on the lid and shake. You can do them by dipping them individually into the sauce with tongs. You can do them in a medium bag, or in a garbage can or garbage bag all at once. You get the idea–coat the wings with sauce. The smoker should be going. I also did this for years on the Brinkmann bullet (no water pan, grill on top of the charcoal pan at lowest height). Put in the wings at 200 to 300F and smoke with mesquite wood until sauce it totally adhered to the wings. You can touch them without getting a sauce-covered finger. Serve with Bleu cheese dressing (Marie’s is the best I’ve had) for dipping. I don’t bother cutting up no damn celery. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Cut spareribs crosswise into 2-inch pieces and separate. Arrange with chicken wings in roasting pan. Mix oil, vinegar, lemon juice, honey, seeds, cumin, salt and garlic in processor to blend. Pour over chicken and ribs. Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally. Prepare barbecue (low heat). Grill chicken and ribs until crisp and cooked through, brushing with marinade and turning occasionally, about 45 minutes. Serve immediately.

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This is a favorite barbecue recipe. The enticing aroma of the sizzling meat on the grill makes it very popular with the street vendors’ clientele. Combine all the marinade ingredients and marinate the chicken wings overnight. Barbecue the wings over medium coals for 5 to 7 minutes on each side until they are cooked through and golden brown. Serve with steamed sticky rice.

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Filling of your choice: cranberry chutney, some sliced cappacolla or Genoa salami, mushroom duxelles, some sauteed fennel or leek–whatever (except, maybe, peanut butter) Allow pastry to defrost and roll out a little to be able to completely wrap the Brie in it. Slice Brie in half or in thirds horizontally and put in desired filling. Place in center of pastry and cut off the four corners of the pastry a couple of inches down. You can use these pastry scraps to make decorations for on top. Completely wrap the pastry around the Brie, brushing with beaten egg whenever you put the pastry together. Flip the assembly over and place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush top with beaten egg and place on pastry cutouts and brush them with the egg too. Bake at 400 until pastry is golden brown and puffed like it’s supposed to. Best if not cut into while it’s too hot–or else all the cheese will run out. Serve with water crackers.

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Make the Bean Filling: Coarsely mash the beans. Stir in the onion, garlic, chilies, chili powder, cumin and vinegar. Make the Beef Filling: Sauté the beef, onion, and garlic and a skillet over medium heat, breaking up the meat into small bits. Cook until the beef is browned and the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Drain off fat in a colander. Wipe out skillet with paper towels, and return the meat mixture to it, off the heat. Stir in the chilies, chili powder, cumin and salt to taste. Finish the dish: Preheat the oven to 400F. Place a disk of dough on a work surface. Spoon 2 scant tablespoons of bean filling onto one half leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge. Top with 1 tablespoon grated cheese if you like. Brush the edges of the dough with water. Fold the dough over the filling, forming a half circle. With the tines of a fork, press the edges together firmly, and poke a few holes, in the top to let the steam escape. Repeat until you have used all the filling. Use the same procedure with the meat filling topping with 1 tablespoon salsa if you wish. Place the Empanadas on a baking sheet, and coast them lightly with vegetable oil spray. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown. Serve hot or at room temperature.

***FILLING***
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon ground paprika
4 onions; finely sliced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground red new Mexican chile
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound ground beef
3 hard-cooked eggs; sliced
20 black olives; pitted
40 large raisins
***CRUST***
4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk
1 egg; beaten well
1/2 cup warm milk
1 cup shortening; melted
***GLAZE***
1 egg; beaten with
2 tablespoons milk

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Heat the oil with the paprika, add the onions and sauté until soft. Add the cumin, oregano, chile powder, salt, and ground beef. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, but don’t let it get too brown. Refrigerate until the next day so that the juice sets Preheat an oven to 400F. To make the crust: Sift the dry ingredients together. Add the liquid ingredients and beat to form a stiff dough. Divide the dough into 20 pieces and roll each into a thin circle. Put a spoonful of the filling on half of the circle and divide the egg slices, the olives and raisins among the 20 Empanadas. Fold over the dough, wet the edge with milk, fold over again to make a border If you like them shiny, paint with glaze before putting them in the oven. Place on a sheet pan and bake until brown. Serve with pebre sauce. Heat Note: This recipe requires advance preparation NOTES : In Chile, Empanadas are baked rather than fried, as they are in other Latin countries. To increase the heat add pebre sauce.

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Split, seed and wash jalapeno peppers. Spread cream cheese in each half of split peppers, either leave in halves *OR* combine the two halves to make a whole popper. Wrap each half/whole jalapeno with a bacon slice cut in half. Place each bacon wrapped jalapeno on a cookie sheet. Bake at 250F until bacon is done, cool and serve.(Cheese will boil out if oven is set to high) This is even better cold the next day!!! I should have posted these for Super bowl Sunday…good with beer, wine and margaritas. *I have used fat free and low fat cream cheese, the amount varies as to how much cheese each individual likes in their jalapeno. **I use Turkey bacon for the wrap and it is really good, less fat too.

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Drain and chop artichoke hearts finely and set aside. Mix remaining ingredients until smooth and creamy. Add artichoke hearts and mix well. Place in long shallow dish that has been greased or sprayed with non-stick spray. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 375F. for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until bubbly and brown. Serve with Ritz crackers, or dipping cracker of your choice. Keep warm while serving. The original poster wrote: “Great for parties…I rarely tell anybody the ingredients until they have tasted this dish. Most think it is a warm “crab dip”; all are amazed that it is artichokes.

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Using small, sharp knife; cut 1 1/2 inch slit at stem end on side of each chili. Scrape out seeds; do not tear stems. Rinse out chilies. Drain on towels. Mix next 9 ingredients. Season filling with salt and pepper. Spoon about 1 t into each chili (do not overstuff; chili should close). Arrange chilies on baking sheet. Refrigerate. Heat 3/4 inch peanut oil in heavy large skillet to 350F. Blend in remaining ingredients in large bowl. Dredge each chili in mixture, coating completely. Add chilies to skillet (in batches; do not crowd) and fry until golden brown, turning once, about five minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve.

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THE DAY BEFORE COOKING, WASH pig inside and out; soak it in very cold water with vinegar for a few hours. This freshens and whitens the meat. If you pig is frozen, it can also defrost during this soaking. Over a medium heat cook the carrots, celery and onions in the oil for a good 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. The onions should become somewhat translucent, the carrots slightly caramelized. Add salt and thyme. Dry the pig thoroughly inside and out. You may stuff the pig with the vegetables at this time; however, if you use a conventional stuffing, such as one for a turkey, wait until just before cooking and make certain that the pig and stuffing are at room temperature. The easiest way to close the opening is to use an ice pick or an upholstery needle to punch rows of holes about an inch apart on both sides of the stomach flaps. Then lace it up with thick string just as you would a shoe. You may also use skewers and string as you would for a turkey. Because protein firms as it cooks, the pig will stay in whatever position you place it. It should resemble a dog resting on its haunches. Place the pig in the roasting pan; it may have to be placed diagonally. Tuck the hind legs close to the stomach on either side; tie them together with string under the stomach if needed. The forelegs should be pointing straight ahead (also tied together so they won’t spread out) and the head resting between them. Place a small piece of wood (like a child’s block) or a piece of bunched-up foil in the mouth, opening it as wide as you can. Twist the tail into a curl and secure it with string or tape. Place crumpled aluminum foil in the eye sockets (some people place marbles). At this point you may cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate it. Before cooking the pig, let it come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 450F. With the oil, thoroughly baste every inch of the pig, including the head, legs and tail. Out of aluminum foil make little covers for the ears and tail. If your pig hangs over the pan, use heavy-duty foil to extend the pan so that any juices will be collected. Place the pig in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove the pig quickly, shutting the oven door, baste with oil again and return to the oven. Then reduce the temperature to 350F. Continue basting with oil every 20 minutes 4 to 5 more times (for a total of 2 hours). If the ears and tail haven’t browned, remove the aluminum covers for the last 20 minutes. The total cooking time will be between 2 and 2 1/2 hours. The cooking time is less because it is not fully stuffed; if it were, it would take an hour longer. (Approximately 10 minutes per pound lightly stuffed or unstuffed; 15 minutes per pound fully stuffed.) The pig is done when the temperature of the thigh reaches 165F (trichinae are killed when the internal temperature reaches 139F for a period of 10 minutes). When done, it may easily rest for an hour under foil or in a turned-off oven. To serve, make a garland for the pig’s neck by stringing together sprigs of watercress. Make certain your apple is nicely polished. Enlist some help and very carefully slide the pig onto the platter or carving board it will be presented on. It is rather fragile at this point and can even break in half. Make a sauce by skimming the fat off the juices in the roasting pan. Place the roasting pan over 2 burners, add the stock and the wine and bring to the simmer. Stir to dissolve all the roasting juices coagulated on the bottom and continue cooking about 10 minutes. If you wish to thicken the sauce, whisk in 2 tablespoons of flour that have been blended with 2 tablespoons of butter, bring the sauce back to the boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring. Remove any remaining foil, string or skewers. Place the apple in the pig’s mouth. Place the watercress garland around its neck and bring it to the table.