Faux Texas Twister Food

TEXAS TWISTERS

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor, combine cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, cheddar cheese, and olives. Process until smooth.
• 2. Spread a tablespoon of mixture on a flour tortilla.
• 3. Roll each tortilla up tightly. Continue until all mixture is used.
• 4. Wrap tortilla rolls individually in damp paper towels. Place in airtight plastic bags. Chill until ready to serve.
• 5. Slice each rolled tortilla crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Place a toothpick in each pinwheel. Serve with a bowl of picante sauce or salsa on the side for dipping.

KFC TWISTERS

Steps:

• Trim any excess skin or fat from the chicken breasts.
• Slice the chicken breasts into nice size strips (approximately 1/2 inch x 3-4 inches).
• Combine the water, salt and MSG for the marinade in a large bowl and place chicken in to set for 20 minutes.
• Turn the strips once while they are marinating.
• Combine the beaten egg and milk and a bit of pepper in a medium size bowl.
• In a small plastic bag combine the remaining ingredients (flour, salt, pepper, paprika, Mexican chille and MSG) and shake.
• At this time you can start to preheat the oil in a deep-fryer to 220 deg.
• When the chicken has been marinating for 20 minutes, transfer each piece to paper towels so that excess liquid can drain off.
• Using about ten strips at once, place the chicken in the bag with the flouer and shake the bag until the strips of chicken are coated.
• Place them on a plate.
• Once they have been coated with the flour mixture dip them in the egg and milk mixture individualy and them back into the bag for another shake.
• Be sure to try and get as much coating on each strip.
• If you wish you can coat them again if you want a thicker coating.
• Drop the strips, 5-6 at a time into the hot oil.
• They should only take a couple of minutes depending on how you like your chicken.
• Be sure to stir when frying so the strips don't stick together.
• Remove the chicken from the oil and allow them to drain on paper towels for a couple of minutes.
• Heat the tortilla bread in a frying pan on each side until it is nice and warm but not crispy, then remove from the pan.
• Place about 3-4 (depending on size) krispy strips on the tortilla bread.
• Then add the tomato and mayonnaise.
• Put plenty of pepper and salt on the mayonnaise.
• Then add the lettuce.
• Roll up and serve.

FAUX TEXAS TWISTER

Steps:

• Wash all of the fruit, with peels still on.
• Juice 5 of the oranges, 5 of the lemons and 5 of the limes; pour juices into a blender with grenadine, cherry syrup, and sugar. Blend on high for about 30 seconds.
• Place the ice in a large pitcher and pour the Sprite and the juice mixture over the ice and stir. Cut the remaining fruits in half and then cut each half into 6 wedges. Place 1 wedge of each cirtrus plus a maraschino cherry in the bottom of 12 glasses. Pour punch over fruit and serve.

TEXAS TWISTER

Steps:

• 1. Put the tomato juice and worcestershire sauce into a food processor and process gently until combined. Add the chopped chile, scallions, and ice cubes and process until smooth.
• 2. Pour the mixture into glasses and garnish with chili flowers. Add straws and serve.
• 3. To make the chile flowers, use a sharp knife to make six cuts along each chile. Place the point of the knife about 1/2 inch from the stem end ans cut toward the tip. Put the chiles in a bowl of ice water and let stand for 25 -30 minutes until they have spread out into flower shapes.