Enchanted Beef Bites Food

BITE-SIZE BEEF WELLINGTONS

Steps:

• For the beef Wellingtons: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Pat the beef dry with a paper towel and season all sides with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and a generous grind of black pepper. Quickly sear the beef on all sides until well browned, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Add the shallot to the skillet and reduce the heat to low. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook until the mushrooms have softened, begun to brown and released their liquid, about 5 minutes. Raise the heat to medium and cook until the liquid has evaporated, 5 to 10 minutes more. Stir in the parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a generous grind of black pepper. Remove the skillet from the heat and let cool.
• On a work surface, roll 1 sheet of puff pastry into a 14-by-10-inch rectangle. Put teaspoon-sized mounds of the mushroom mixture on the pastry, evenly spacing them in 4 rows of 3. Top each mushroom mound with a piece of beef. Brush the tops of the beef with the Dijon mustard. With a sharp knife, cut the pastry into even squares around the fillings.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cream and egg and brush all four edges of the puff pastry squares with the egg mixture. Working one at a time, pull 2 opposite corners of pastry up over each beef piece, then fold the remaining 2 corners over the top to make a packet. Seal tightly. Invert and arrange the packets seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet and press them lightly to seal the pastry. Repeat with the remaining puff pastry, mushrooms, beef, and mustard.
• Bake the Wellingtons until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove to a serving platter and let cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
• For the horseradish cream sauce: Meanwhile, stir together the sour cream, light cream, horseradish and pepper in a small bowl. Serve alongside the beef Wellingtons.

ENCHANTED BEEF BITES

Steps:

• First cut up skirt steak into bite-sized pieces, about 1/2 inch. Combine soy sauce, pineapple juice and pepper in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and add in the chopped skirt steak. Simmer for about 4 minutes, or until steak is fully cooked. Remove from heat and drain.
• To assemble: Place one won ton wrapper on a work surface. Spread about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese in center. Top with a couple of bite sized pieces of the prepared beef, a couple pieces of chopped green onion, about 1/2 teaspoon of chopped green chile, and about 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of crushed pine cuts. Moisten the tips of your finger and rub around the edge of the won ton wrapper. Bring the edge together and pinch together, sealing firmly and creating a small package. Repeat with the remaining won ton wraps.
• When all the wraps are filled bring a 4 inch depth of oil to a high heat in a 4 quart or larger saucepan. Gently drop in the beef bites and fry until crisp and golden, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from oil, drain on paper towels and arrange on platter.

MINI BEEF WELLINGTON BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• To the bowl of a food processor, add the mushrooms, garlic, shallots and thyme. Pulse until finely chopped.
• To make the duxelles, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the mushroom mixture and sherry and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid released from the mushrooms has mostly evaporated, 7 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then transfer to a sheet pan or large bowl. Refrigerate until cool.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry sheet into a 10- by-12-inch rectangle. Cut into twenty 2 1/2-inch squares. Place the squares on the prepared baking sheet about an inch apart. Prick each square all over with a fork (leaving about a half inch from each edge untouched).
• In a small bowl, beat the egg and 1 tablespoon water together. Use a pastry brush to brush the top of each square of pastry with the egg wash. To each square, add one piece of prosciutto, then gently press 1 heaping teaspoon of the duxelles into the center. Bake until the puff pastry is golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a medium skillet over high heat. Sprinkle the beef cubes with a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper and toss with the mustard. Add to the skillet and cook until browned all over, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer the pastries to a platter, then add one piece of beef to the center of each pastry, gently pressing down to nestle the beef into the pastry. Drizzle with the Horseradish Sauce, then garnish with the chives.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the mayo, sour cream, horseradish, honey and mustard. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

DYNAMITE BEEF BITES

Steps:

• Slice steak in 1/4 inch-thick-strips, 4" long.
• Cut across the grain holding knife at an angle.
• Marinate strips in Salsa for one hour.
• Fill each jalapeno half with 1/2 teaspoons of the cream cheese.
• Wrap each jalapeno with a steak strip, covering the cream cheese as you wrap.
• Fasten steak ends with toothpicks.
• Grill or broil 4" from the heat for 4 minutes, turning after 2 minutes.
• Do not overccook.