Halloween Party Food Ideas with Chef Kelli
Halloween is usually all about the treats, but good food can be the key to hosting a great party to celebrate
- Banana leaves for wrapping, thawed if frozen
- 1 Turkey Thing and 1 drumstick
- 3 cups poultry stock
- 1 small onion, unpeeled
- 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 8 whole black peppercorns
- 2 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups Pumpkin mole negro (see attached Recipe)
- 8 ounces (about 1 cup) lard (preferably home-rendered; see Tips, below)
- 1 1/2 pounds (about 3 cups) coarse-ground fresh masa, homemade or bought from a supplier, or reconstituted masa made by mixing 2 1/4 cups masa harina with 1 3/4 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade) or water (see Tips, below)
- 2 Spanish onion Charred (blackend)
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 medium sized roasting pumpkin
- 2 large carrot
- 2 #g Mexican chocolate
- 3 cups Peanuts (unsalted)
- 9 ea cinnamon sticks
- 2 & ¼ cup Tomato paste
- ¾ cup Pepitas
- ½ cup garlic
- ¼ cup sea salt
- 15 ea dried Ancho, pasilla, mulato, Guajillo, chipotle peppers
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- 2 TB cumin
- 2 TB Oregano (fresh)
- 1 TB caraway
- 1TB thyme (dried)
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Clove
- Combine all ingredients and simmer on low heat for 6-8 hours.
- Remove Cinnamon sticks and Puree in a vitamix or blender.
- Strain through a fine sieve.
- Return to simmer for 45 minutes. Adjust seasoning and consistency as needed.
- 1 large white onion, halved
- 1 pineapple, peeled, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
- 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 TB grated orange zest
- 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
- 2 Tb Cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup guajillo chile powder
- 3 garlic cloves, halved
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 large or 2 small chipotle chiles and 1 to 2 teaspoons adobo from canned chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1 2 1/2-pound boneless pork loin, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Corn tortillas
- Salsa
- Lime wedges
- 1 Tbs. olive or vegetable oil
- 1 large ripe tomato, cored, seeded (if you wish) and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 medium white onion, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- Hot green chile(s) to taste (roughly 1 large jalapeño or 2 large serrano's), stemmed, seeded (if you wish) and finely chopped
- 3 Tbs. tequila, preferably a silver tequila
- 8 oz. Mexican melting cheese such as Chihuahua, quesadilla o or Monterey Jack, mild cheddar or brick, shredded (you'll have about 2 cups)
- 8 oz cooked Chorizo
- 3 Tb chopped cilantro