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What should be in a Simple Charcuterie Board for Beginners?

What should be in a Simple Charcuterie Board for Beginners? Best Cheese for Charcuterie I’m sure there are rules somewhere about this, but my opinion is: put cheese on your cheese tray that you like to eat. I like to try and cut each cheese in a different way (cheese cubes, cheese slices, some wedges, etc) so they’re distinguishable. I also love mixing hard cheese and soft cheeses. Meat for a Simple Cheese Board: Again, this is like the cheese: use what you like. Here are my suggestions: Vegetables and Fresh Fruit I always like to add a few kinds of raw vegetables to my charcuterie. My two favorites are carrots and cucumber, but snap peas or celery go well also. Cheese and grapes go well together, so I usually ad a few bunches of grapes as garnish. Best Crackers for Charcuterie The cheese and meat are the backbone of the tray. I always add them to the board first. Then I add my vegetables. Then, think about the following: Crackers. Crackers and cheese are important. Just get about 2-3 different kinds of crackers, but you don’t need to put a ton on there. Adults are weird and don’t eat tons of carbs with their meat and cheese. Other Ingredients on a Simple Cheese Platter Other items to add to your board: How to assemble a cheese board: That’s everything that goes into one of my easy cheese boards. My rule of thumb is that it should seem messy but it’s really not. It really is SO easy to make this on your own. You’ll never buy a cheese plate from the grocery again! Believe me, serve this cheese tray as an appetizer and people will be wowed. 

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Feta Tzatziki Dip

Ingredients Cooking Instructions Blend the yoghurt and feta in a food processor, until smoothAdd lemon juice, dill and garlic.Squeeze/drain as much liquid as you can from the cucumber, then stir it into themixture. Add salt and pepper

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Cheesy Chicken Ham Mashed Potato Patties

Ingredients: Directions Wash and steam the potatoes. Peel off the skin.Mash the potatoes with a potato masher. To it add butter and milk.Add the chopped garlic, crushed black pepper and salt. Mash it well.Heat a non-stick pan. Brush with some butter. Add the chicken ham slice and fryon both sides until golden brown.Chop the fried chicken ham slices into small bits.To the potato mashed mixture add the chicken ham bits, grated cheese and green onions.With the help of a spatula, mix until well combined. Take a glass tray. Place asheet of parchment paper. Add the prepared mixture and smooth it out.Add another sheet of parchment paper over the top and smooth it out again.

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Korean-Style Pork Belly Nachos

Ingredients for 6 servings PORK BELLY NACHOS Directions Combine pork belly slices with garlic, soy sauce, red pepper powder, honey, and 1⁄3cup (80 ml) kimchi juice. Mix until the pork belly is coated in red.Pan-fry pork belly until fat has rendered and crispy.Assemble your nachos. In a skillet, lay down a layer of tortilla chips, sprinkle onthe cheeses, add chopped kimchi, toss on the cooked pork belly, top with somechopped red onions. Repeat.Melt the cheeses under the broiler until crispy and bubbly.Mix together the sour cream and remaining 1⁄4 cup (60 ml) kimchi juice and drizzleon top of the nachos.

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Creamy Ham and Cheese Quiche

Ingredients Directions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).Press pastry into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Poke holes into the pastry with a forkand continue cooking until lightly browned, about 5 minutes more.Remove crust from the oven, and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C).Mix 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, and 1 tablespoon flour in a bowl;spread over warm crust.Mix ham and honey mustard together in a bowl; spoon over cheese mixture.Mix half-and-half, eggs, green onions, remaining 1 tablespoon flour, and salttogether in bowl. Pour mixture carefully over ham layer; top with remainingCheddar cheese.Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes until set in the center. Cool for10 minutes before cutting.

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Manicotti

Ingredients: Directions: Cook manicotti in boiling water until al dente, about 10 to 12 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Mix ricotta, mozzarella, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until well combined.Pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce into an 11×17-inch baking dish. Stuff each manicotti shell with 3 tablespoons cheese mixture, and arrange over sauce. Pour remaining sauce over the top of the shells and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 45 minutes.

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Parma Ham-Wrapped Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Ricotta and Herbs

Serves 2 Ingredients: Directions: Preheat the oven to 200oCUsing a sharp knife, make a deep incision to form a pocket in the centre of each chicken breast.Combine the ricotta, herbs and Gran Spicco in a bowl and season. Spoon the ricotta filling into each chicken breast and seal.Lay four slices of Parma Ham on a flat surface, overlapping slightly. Place a stuffed chicken breast in the middle of the Parma Ham sheet and wrap the Parma Ham around the meat tightly to ensure the filling is sealed in. Place on a baking tray and repeat with the second chicken breast.Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.

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Jacket potatoes with Parma Ham, crumbled feta, roasted root vegetables and paprika-soured cream

Serves 4 Ingredients: Directions: Preheat the oven to 200°CRinse and prick potatoes, pat dry and rub in olive oil, salt, pepper and a littlesmoked paprika. Place on a baking tray and roast for around one hour, until cooked through. Meanwhile, toss the vegetables in a little olive oil and season well. Cook for the remaining 25 minutes of the potato cooking time. Mix together the soured cream and 1⁄2 tsp smoked paprikaSplit the potatoes open, top with plenty of root vegetables, soured cream, feta cheese, spring onions, coriander and finish with Parma Ham.

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Tiramisu

Ingrediants : ⦁ Processed Cocoa Powder⦁ Espresso – you’ll need a cup, so brew a handful of shots or buy them pre-brewed from your favorite coffee shop or grocery store⦁ Vanilla Extract⦁ Pasteurized Eggs⦁ Sugar⦁ Salt⦁ Zanetti Mascarpone Cheese – an integral part!!⦁ Heavy cream (Arla)⦁ Ladyfinger Cookies – make sure you get the ⦁ hard ones. Method : Step 1: Whisk together the cocoa powder, espresso and vanilla in a bowl and set aside to really infuse theflavors together.Step 2: In a mixer or using a hand mixer, beat the egg yolks and sugar until pale and thick, about 5 minutes.Step 3: Add in the salt, mascarpone cheese and continue to whip until smooth.Step 4: Add the chilled cream and continue to whip, until light, creamy and smoothStep 5: Make sure it can hold a soft peak.Step 6: Dunk each ladyfinger in the espresso mixture to absorb the liquid and start to line a 7×11 ovalbaking dish with the cookies.Step 7: Top the first layer of cookies with ½ of the whipped mascarpone mixture and use the back of ametal spoon to spread it into an even layer. Dust with cocoa powder.Step 8: Repeat for another layer and then finish by dusting with cocoa powder on top.Step 9: Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

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