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HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Finger foods are great for New Year's Eve parties. Chef Shannen Tune, owner of the Craft Burger food truck shows CBS Sports Radio 650 food show host Cleverley Stone how to 'chicken fry' a few popular party foods like short ribs, deviled eggs and bread pudding. He also demonstrates how to make them without frying.
Chicken Fried Short Rib
1Lb short rib
1ea small onion chopped
1ea small carrot peeled and chopped
2ea celery stalk chopped
2ea cloves garlic
2ea thyme sprig
2cups beef stock
Salt and pepper to taste
1cup AP flour
1TBSP Cayenne pepper
2cups buttermilk
4 cups vegetable oil
Smoked gravy
2TBSP butter
2TBSP AP flour
2cups whole milk
2cloves smashed garlic
2ea sprigs thyme
2ea tomatoes smoked and seeded
2TBSP molasses
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Season meat with salt and pepper and sear on high heat. Add onions, carrots, garlic, celery, and thyme. Sautee till browned. Cover with beef stock and cook in oven at 300 degrees for 3 hours. Allow to cool in liquid.
Once cooled cut short ribs in one inch pieces. Coat them in seasoned flour(salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper) then buttermilk and last back into the season flour. Fry in vegetable oil at 350 till golden brown.
For smoked gravy make roux with butter and flour. Stir in milk, garlic and thyme. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Add in smoked tomatoes and molasses and blend. Season with salt and pepper.
Chicken fried bacon wrapped deviled eggs
12ea eggs
2TBSP cream cheese
1TBSP mayo
1TBSP Dijon Mustard
1tsp cayenne pepper
1tsp salt
1tsp black pepper
6 pieces bacon par cooked
2ea whole eggs for egg wash
1cup seasoned flour
Directions
Boil eggs for five minutes and cool in water. Peel eggs, cut them in half and separate yolks from whites. Blend yolks with cream cheese, mayo, Dijon, cayenne, salt and pepper till smooth. Pipe mixture into cooked egg whites. Freeze for 2 hours. Coat eggs in flour then egg wash and last in season flour. Wrap with par cooked bacon. Fry in vegetable oil till golden brown.
Beer Battered Bread Pudding
1 loaf Challah bread diced
4ea whole eggs
4cups heavy cream
1TBSP; cinnamon
1TBSP nutmeg
2TBSP Sugar
.5c white chocolate chips
.5c dark chocolate chips
.5 coconut flakes
Beer batter
16oz local craft beer
1c AP flour
1TBSP Salt.
Directions
Mix eggs, cream, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. Coat bread with cream mixture. Mix in chocolate and coconut. Bake in buttered half pan at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into 1 inch wide by 3 inch long pieces. Coat in beer batter and fry till crispy.