Ahhh Lot’s of food from the New year bash at my house. This picture is Chicken strips and marinara sauce. I got this from GooseBerry Patch. I also have some yummy puff pastry finger foods that I made too. I hope you all had a fun and safe New Years too.
Chicken Strips
2 lb. chicken strips or tenders, boneless, skinless
1/2 cup flour seasonings (I did garlic and Mrs. dash)
oil
- Place flour in a med. size bowl. Season flour with choice spices. Mix to well combined.
- Dredge chicken till fully coated.
- Pour oil in a deep skillet. Heat till oil reaches 350 or you can hear it sizzle.
- Drop chicken in batches, deep fry till golden brown.
- Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Drain on paper towels.
No new years would be the same without shrimp. I must say the best thing to do is get the Fish Monger to pre steam these for you and just freeze till you need them. Thaw them out a day in advance of the celebration.
This was my first time playing with puff pastry. I must this recipe came off the top of my heat and was soo worth it. I will also say that I hate puff pastry dough because it’s such a pain in the butt to use, but so worth it in the end!
Puff Pastry sandwiches
1 pkg. of puff pastry, thawed
1 pkg. thinly sliced deli meat (I used corned beef)
1 pkg. cheese that corresponds with said deli meat (I used munster)
- Lay one sheet of puff pastry out completely unfolded.
- Layer meat, cheese, meat, cheese on both sides of the dough.
- Lay completely unfolded second sheet of puff pastry on top of the meat cheese layers.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a pizza cutter cut into bite size squares.
- Seal all the edges up on all the squares.
- Spray the baking sheet with non stick cooking spray. Place squares about 2 in. apart (because the cheese will melt out a bit). Bake for no more than 10 min.
- Serve warm.
