$40 Dinner Party: Mexican-Inspired Fiesta
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6
Course 1: Ablondigas Soup
1 Lb ground beef
1 egg
1/3 C uncooked white rice
1/4 C fresh cilantro, chopped fine
1/4 C fresh parsley, chopped fine
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp all spice
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp pepper
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2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped fine
1 clove of garlic, diced
3 Qt (2.8L) beef stock (could substitute chicken or vegetable stock, if desired)
1/2 C tomato sauce
1 C frozen corn
Course 2: Chipotle Lime Shrimp, Calabacitas Salad, and Cornbread
1/2 C corn flour
1/2 C all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
2 Tblsp sugar
1 C cornmeal
1 C buttermilk (1 Tblsp lemon juice or vinegar, and enough milk to make 1 C. Let stand several minutes)
2 eggs
2 Tblsp butter, melted
1/4 frozen corn
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced lengthwise into 1/4-inch thick slices and roasted (as outlined below)
2 pints grape tomatoes, blistered (as outlined below)
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 C frozen corn, toasted (as outlined below)
2 avocados, halved lengthwise and cut in to long thin slices
340g bag of peeled and deveined shrimp (thawed)
6 Tblsp olive oil
Zest of 2 limes
Juice of 2 limes
1 tsp honey
3/4 tsp chipotle powder
Course 3: Tres Leches Cake
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
4 eggs, separated
1 1/2 C sugar
1/2 C milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
2 C whipping cream, divided
1 Tblsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 Lb ground beef
1 egg
1/3 C uncooked white rice
1/4 C fresh cilantro, chopped fine
1/4 C fresh parsley, chopped fine
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp all spice
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp pepper
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2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped fine
1 clove of garlic, diced
3 Qt (2.8L) beef stock (could substitute chicken or vegetable stock, if desired)
1/2 C tomato sauce
1 C frozen corn
Course 2: Chipotle Lime Shrimp, Calabacitas Salad, and Cornbread
1/2 C corn flour
1/2 C all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
2 Tblsp sugar
1 C cornmeal
1 C buttermilk (1 Tblsp lemon juice or vinegar, and enough milk to make 1 C. Let stand several minutes)
2 eggs
2 Tblsp butter, melted
1/4 frozen corn
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced lengthwise into 1/4-inch thick slices and roasted (as outlined below)
2 pints grape tomatoes, blistered (as outlined below)
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 C frozen corn, toasted (as outlined below)
2 avocados, halved lengthwise and cut in to long thin slices
340g bag of peeled and deveined shrimp (thawed)
6 Tblsp olive oil
Zest of 2 limes
Juice of 2 limes
1 tsp honey
3/4 tsp chipotle powder
Course 3: Tres Leches Cake
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
4 eggs, separated
1 1/2 C sugar
1/2 C milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
2 C whipping cream, divided
1 Tblsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Nutritions
Calories
5288
Sodium
7344mg
306% DV
Fat
375g
576% DV
Protein
99g
198% DV
Carbs
353g
120% DV
Fiber
42g
169% DV
