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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:

Meatballs:

• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 small onion minced
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup italian breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Sauce:

• 1 large can tomato puree
• 1 large can tomato sauce
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 large onion minced
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh oregano chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh basil chopped

Method:

Meatballs:

1. Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well, season with salt and pepper.
2. Roll meatballs into desired size, about 1inch in diameter, and set aside.

Sauce:

1. In a large saucepot saute the onion and garlic until translucent.
2. Add the tomato puree and sauce to the pan and bring to a simmer.
3. If the sauce seems thick add a little water, this will help the sauce from burning as well.
4. Mix in the sugar and season with salt and pepper.
5. Add all of the herbs.
6. Now add in the meatballs being careful not to break them up as you put them in.
7. Turn down the heat so as not to burn the sauce, stir occasionally and let cook for about an hour, or until the meatballs are fully cooked.
8. Serve warm.

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Congratulations to Barry for winning 1st Place in the Barona Casino Culinary Challenge. He took first place with his absolutely wonderful Pepper Crusted New York Steak recipe. So in honor of Barry’s accomplishment today we have a wonderful Pepper Crusted New York Steak with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes, Oven-baked Tomatoes and an awesome Creamy Blue Cheese Sauce.

Ingredients:

• 4 8-10oz New York Steaks

Horseradish Mashed Potatoes:

• 4 yukon gold potatoes
• 1/4 cup grated fresh horseradish or to taste
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup un-salted butter

Tomatoes:

• 8 large roma tomatoes
• extra virgin olive oil

Blue Cheese Sauce:

• 11/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• shallot fine dice
• 1 garlic clove minced

Directions:

Tomatoes:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Remove the stems from the tomatoes and cut in half, lengthwise.
3. Place on a cooling rack over a cooking sheet, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
4. Place in oven and cook for about an hour.
5. Remove and serve warm.

Horseradish Mashed Potatoes:

1. Peal potatoes and place in large pot and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil and cook till tender.
3. In another pot add cream and butter bring to a simmer and add horseradish; add more or less depending on how spicy you want your potatoes.
4. When the potatoes are done strain and return to the same pot, place over low heat and add the cream and butter mixture.
5. Mix well with a whisk and season with salt and pepper and serve warm.

Blue Cheese Sauce:

1. In a medium sauce pot add cream, wine, shallots and garlic.
2. Bring to a low boil. Whisk constantly to prevent burning, when the cream starts to thicken add the blue cheese.
3. Melt the cheese in the sauce and cook till thick and creamy.
4. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm over the meat.

New York Steak:

1. Season steak with a touch of salt and with a pepper mill grind coarse black pepper onto both sides of the steak. There should be a nice layer of pepper covering the steak.
2. Place a large saute pan over high heat with enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan.
3. When the pan is very hot place the meat in the pan, cook one to two minutes on each side.
4. You should get a nice dark crust on both sides of the steak.
5. Cook to desired doneness and serve warm.