Christmas Canapés
Home-made Christmas Canapés! Cheese and Thyme Straws, Spicy Roasted Nuts and Pork Scratchings with Malt Vinegar and Apple Sauce!
Ingredients
Cheese and Thyme Straws
- 300g puff pastry
- 50g grated parmesan
- 50g grated cheddar
- A few sprigs of thyme, leaves removed
- 1 egg yolk
- Pinch of sea salt
Spicy Roasted Nuts
- Mixed nuts
- 1 egg white, beaten
- Pinch of Cayenne
- A few sprigs of thyme, chopped
- Pinch of dried rosemary
- 1 tsp salt
Pork scratchings with malt vinegar and apple sauce
- 1 jar of apple sauce
- 100g dehydrated pork skin/popping rinds
- Malt vinegar spray.
- Vegetable oil for frying.
Method
Cheese and Thyme Straws
Pre-heat the oven to 210C.
To make the straws, unroll the pastry and brush all over with beaten egg. Sprinkle over the parmesan, cheddar and thyme. Cover in clingfilm and roll again. Cut into 1 – 2 cm strips, twist around and place onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt and bake for 8 – 10 minutes.
Spicy Roasted Nuts
Pre heat the oven to 180C.
Whisk up the egg whites for a minute. Coat the nuts in egg white, spices and salt. Roast for 6 to 7 minutes.
Pork Scratchings with Malt Vinegar and Apple Sauce
Heat a deep-fat fryer to 170C.
Warm the apple sauce, then blitz and place back into the pan to keep warm.
Deep-fry the scratchings until puffed up, then drain and season with salt. Spray with vinegar, then pop into a bowl and serve with the warm apple sauce.
Ingredients
Cheese and Thyme Straws
- 300g puff pastry
- 50g grated parmesan
- 50g grated cheddar
- A few sprigs of thyme, leaves removed
- 1 egg yolk
- Pinch of sea salt
Spicy Roasted Nuts
- Mixed nuts
- 1 egg white, beaten
- Pinch of Cayenne
- A few sprigs of thyme, chopped
- Pinch of dried rosemary
- 1 tsp salt
Pork scratchings with malt vinegar and apple sauce
- 1 jar of apple sauce
- 100g dehydrated pork skin/popping rinds
- Malt vinegar spray.
- Vegetable oil for frying.
Method
Cheese and Thyme Straws
Pre-heat the oven to 210C.
To make the straws, unroll the pastry and brush all over with beaten egg. Sprinkle over the parmesan, cheddar and thyme. Cover in clingfilm and roll again. Cut into 1 – 2 cm strips, twist around and place onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt and bake for 8 – 10 minutes.
Spicy Roasted Nuts
Pre heat the oven to 180C.
Whisk up the egg whites for a minute. Coat the nuts in egg white, spices and salt. Roast for 6 to 7 minutes.
Pork Scratchings with Malt Vinegar and Apple Sauce
Heat a deep-fat fryer to 170C.
Warm the apple sauce, then blitz and place back into the pan to keep warm.
Deep-fry the scratchings until puffed up, then drain and season with salt. Spray with vinegar, then pop into a bowl and serve with the warm apple sauce.
