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Let’s be honest, besides the game the best part of every Super Bowl party is the food. Today we’ll be making Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Sauce, Super Nachos with Seasoned Ground Beef, Twice-Baked Potato Skins, and Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Red Pepper Coulis. Your party guest will be really impressed when you lay all this food out on the dining room table.

Make sure to watch part two of this episode to see how to finish and plate everything.

Ingredients:

Buffalo Wings with
Blue Cheese Sauce

• 1 container chicken legs
• 1 cup Franks hot sauce
• 2 tbsp butter

Super Nachos with Seasoned Ground Beef

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp cayenne
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 bag corn tortilla chips
• 1 lb cheddar cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup guacamole
• 2 cup salsa

Twice-Baked Potato Skins

• 20 baby red potatoes about 1-2 inches in diameter
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup cooked bacon cut into small pieces
• 1 bunch scallions cut small
• 1 cup cheese

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Red Pepper Coulis

• 2 lbs. U-15 peeled and de-veined shrimp
• 2 packages bacon
• 1 yellow onion julienne
• 2 red bell peppers chopped
• 2 cups chicken stock

Method:

Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Sauce:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper, and sear in a hot saute pan on both sides till golden brown.
3. Place chicken on a baking sheet and cook in oven 30-45 minutes.
4. In a separate pan heat Franks hot sauce with butter and pour over chicken when done.
5. Serve Chicken with your favorite dipping sauce like blue cheese or ranch dressing.

Super Nachos with Seasoned Ground Beef:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Crumble ground beef into a hot saute pan and season with spices and salt and pepper.
3. Cook till done, drain off fat, and set aside.<.li>
4. Cover bottom of a square baking dish with tortilla chips place half of the beef, cheese and salsa on top of the chips, then cover chips with the rest of the beef, cheese and salsa.
5. Place in oven to warm and melt cheese, about 15-20 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and add sour cream and guacamole.
7. Serve warm.

Twice-Baked Potato Skins:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut bacon into small pieces and cook in a hot saute pan till crispy.
3. Drain fat from bacon and set aside for later use.
4. Place potatoes in a large pot of water and bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer.
5. Cook potatoes till fork tender, carefully remove from water and cut in half.
6. While potatoes are still warm remove a small amount of each half potato with a melon baller.
7. Place potatoes on a sheet tray and place in oven to dry out, about 15 minutes.
8. Remove from oven, top with sour cream, bacon, cheese and scallions.

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Red Pepper Coulis:

Red pepper coulis:

1. Saute onion in saucepot for about ten minutes careful not to get to much color on the onions.
2. Add bell peppers and cook on medium heat for about 20-30 minutes.
3. When the peppers are nice and sauteed add chicken stock, bring to a boil cook for 20 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and blend well, reserve for later use.

Shrimp:

1. Lay bacon out one piece at a time, place one shrimp on bacon and roll tightly.
2. Cut off any extra bacon.
3. Repeat until all shrimp is rolled.
4. Sear shrimp in a large saute pan over high heat on both sides till golden brown.
5. Remove from pan and place on baking sheet
6. Cook in 400-degree oven for 7-10 minutes.
7. Place shrimp on serving platter and drizzle with the red pepper coulis, serve warm.

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Ingredients:

• 4 pork chops
• 8 slices of prosciutto
• 8 slices swiss cheese
• 1 cup polenta
• 3-4 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups milk
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese
• 4 cups sliced shitake mushrooms
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Method:

Polenta:

1. Bring milk and 2 cups of chicken stock to a boil and whisk in polenta.
2. Turn down to a simmer and whisk continuously to prevent burning.
3. Cook about 30 minutes stirring constantly, add water if the polenta gets dry.
4. When polenta is finished add cheese and season with salt and pepper.

Pork chop:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Slice pork chop down the side making a pocket for the filling.
3. Stuff each pork chop with 2 slices of prosciutto and swiss cheese.
4. Season pork chop with salt and pepper and sear in a sauté pan over high heat on both side and place in oven for 5-10 minutes or until cooked through.