Namaste y'all!
Today we thought we would share some of our staple party recipes. We made this spread for our New Years party and it was a big hit with our guests (not just our moms). Our menu consisted of: Fried Kimchi balls as an appetizer, a mushroom and spinach penne pasta for our main course, trifle cake for dessert, and raspberry sherbet punch for a beverage. This was just our contribution to our otherwise Indian potluck party. Let's just jump right into the recipes.
Fried Kimchi Rice Balls (20 Servings)
inspired by Seoul Sausage food truck
Ingredients
2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
1lb kimchi diced
1lb kimchi blended
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup frozen green peas
1 cup shiitake mushrooms
1 bunch green onions
1 tablespoon chili garlic paste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cups cheddar cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
3 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
Panko breadcrumbs
Spicy Mayo
Process
1. Cook rice and let it cool overnight
2. In a large pan or wok, heat oil. Once hot, add chopped bulb of green onion.
3. Once green onions are wilted, add diced mushrooms, frozen peas, and diced kimchi. Stir until sufficiently cooked through.
4. Add blended kimchi and chili garlic sauce.
5. After 1 minute, add the cooled rice and mix well. Add soy sauce and salt if needed.
6. Let the kimchi fried rice cool completely (at least 2 hours).
7. After the rice is cool, mix in chopped green onion, 1whole egg,1 tablespoon flour, and cheeses and mix well.
8. Form balls in desired size. We found it helpful to use an ice-cream scooper for uniform size and well shaped balls.
9. Set up a dredging station. Coat the formed balls in flour, egg, and lastly panko breadcrumbs.
10. Heat oil and fry those balls!
11. drizzle fried balls with spicy mayo
Spinach and Mushroom Penne Pasta (16 servings)
Recipe inspired by http://allrecipes.com/recipe/89334/portobello-penne-pasta-casserole/?scale=16&ismetric=0 (doubled and slightly modified)
Ingredients
16oz package uncooked penne pasta
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 lb portobello mushrooms (sliced)
1 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon dried basil
4 cups milk
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 (10 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
salt
pepper
garlic powder
Raspberry Sherbet Punch (20 servings)
Ingredients
1. Raspberry sherbet (48oz) thawed
2. 1 liter Blood orange Italian soda
3. 2 liter ginger ale
4. 2 liter 7up
5. Fresh or frozen mixed berries (for garnish) - optional
Procedure
1. In a large punch bowl, mix together all of the ingredients. (we recommend adding sherbet first to reduce spillage).
2. ENJOY
Hope you try out some of these recipes and enjoy them as much as we did :)
Leave us a comment and let us know how we are doing!
Much love,
Cee and Ess
Today we thought we would share some of our staple party recipes. We made this spread for our New Years party and it was a big hit with our guests (not just our moms). Our menu consisted of: Fried Kimchi balls as an appetizer, a mushroom and spinach penne pasta for our main course, trifle cake for dessert, and raspberry sherbet punch for a beverage. This was just our contribution to our otherwise Indian potluck party. Let's just jump right into the recipes.
Fried Kimchi Rice Balls (20 Servings)
inspired by Seoul Sausage food truck
Ingredients
2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
1lb kimchi diced
1lb kimchi blended
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup frozen green peas
1 cup shiitake mushrooms
1 bunch green onions
1 tablespoon chili garlic paste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cups cheddar cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
3 eggs
3 tablespoons flour
Panko breadcrumbs
Spicy Mayo
Process
1. Cook rice and let it cool overnight
2. In a large pan or wok, heat oil. Once hot, add chopped bulb of green onion.
4. Add blended kimchi and chili garlic sauce.
6. Let the kimchi fried rice cool completely (at least 2 hours).
7. After the rice is cool, mix in chopped green onion, 1whole egg,1 tablespoon flour, and cheeses and mix well.
8. Form balls in desired size. We found it helpful to use an ice-cream scooper for uniform size and well shaped balls.
10. Heat oil and fry those balls!
Spinach and Mushroom Penne Pasta (16 servings)
Recipe inspired by http://allrecipes.com/recipe/89334/portobello-penne-pasta-casserole/?scale=16&ismetric=0 (doubled and slightly modified)
Ingredients
16oz package uncooked penne pasta
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 lb portobello mushrooms (sliced)
1 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon dried basil
4 cups milk
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 (10 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
salt
pepper
garlic powder
Procedure
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F. lightly grease a baking dish
2. cook penne pasta in large pot of boiling water that is salted for 10-12 minutes (until al dente) and drain.
3. heat oil in a sauce pan over medium heat and add mushrooms, cook for 2 minutes, add salt, pepper, and garlic powder for taste. remove from heat and place on paper towels. Add frozen spinach to same pan and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook until spinach is no longer frozen. Set aside on paper towels.
4. Melt butter in sauce pan. Mix in the AP flour, garlic, and basil. Gradually add in milk and mix in until thickened. Stir in 3 cups mozzarella cheese until melted. Remove from heat and mix in cooked pasta, mushrooms, spinach, and soy sauce. Add more salt and soy sauce if needed.
5. Transfer mixture to baking dish and bake for 25 minutes at 350F. Add remaining cup of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese on top of the pasta and cook for 5 minutes more.
6. Turn oven to broil and broil until bubbly and lightly brown.
Berry Trifle Cake (15 servings)
Inspired by http://allrecipes.com/recipe/19832/joys-prizewinning-trifle/
Ingredients
1 (12 oz) container frozen whipped topping (thawed)
1 (8oz) container sour cream
1 (9inch) angel food cake
1 (3.4) package INSTANT vanilla pudding mix
1 pint fresh strawberries (sliced)
1 pint blueberries
1 pint blackberries
1 pint raspberries
Procedure
1. In a mixing bowl, fold sour cream and instant pudding mix into the whipped topping
2. Cut angel food cake into thirds (horizontally)
3. Line a large trifle serving bowl with strawberry slices. Place one layer of sliced cake in the bottom of the bowl. Top with some mixed berries, and 1/3 of whipped topping mixture. Repeat for next 2 layers. Decorating the top layer with berries as desired.
4. Refrigerate until serving.
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F. lightly grease a baking dish
2. cook penne pasta in large pot of boiling water that is salted for 10-12 minutes (until al dente) and drain.
5. Transfer mixture to baking dish and bake for 25 minutes at 350F. Add remaining cup of mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese on top of the pasta and cook for 5 minutes more.
Berry Trifle Cake (15 servings)
Inspired by http://allrecipes.com/recipe/19832/joys-prizewinning-trifle/
Ingredients
1 (12 oz) container frozen whipped topping (thawed)
1 (8oz) container sour cream
1 (9inch) angel food cake
1 (3.4) package INSTANT vanilla pudding mix
1 pint fresh strawberries (sliced)
1 pint blueberries
1 pint blackberries
1 pint raspberries
Procedure
1. In a mixing bowl, fold sour cream and instant pudding mix into the whipped topping
2. Cut angel food cake into thirds (horizontally)
3. Line a large trifle serving bowl with strawberry slices. Place one layer of sliced cake in the bottom of the bowl. Top with some mixed berries, and 1/3 of whipped topping mixture. Repeat for next 2 layers. Decorating the top layer with berries as desired.
4. Refrigerate until serving.
Raspberry Sherbet Punch (20 servings)
Ingredients
1. Raspberry sherbet (48oz) thawed
2. 1 liter Blood orange Italian soda
3. 2 liter ginger ale
4. 2 liter 7up
5. Fresh or frozen mixed berries (for garnish) - optional
Procedure
1. In a large punch bowl, mix together all of the ingredients. (we recommend adding sherbet first to reduce spillage).
2. ENJOY
Hope you try out some of these recipes and enjoy them as much as we did :)
Leave us a comment and let us know how we are doing!
Much love,
Cee and Ess
