DJ CHEF’s Bachelorette Party Summer Favorite
Crab Stuffed Filet Mignon

If you are throwing a bachelorette party this season, here is a yummy DJ Chef special that will have all the bachelorettes coming back for more!

Ingredients

CRAB STUFFING:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced onion
1 teaspoon minced green onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced celery
1 teaspoon minced green bell pepper
2 tablespoons shrimp stock or water
1 (6 ounce) can crab meat, drained
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

PEPPERCORN SAUCE:
1 1/4 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 fluid ounce whiskey
1 cup heavy cream

STEAKS:
4 (6 ounce) filet mignon steaks
4 slices bacon, cooked lightly
salt and cracked black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon minced shallot
1 cup crimini mushrooms, sliced
1 fluid ounce whiskey
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Directions
Make Crab Stuffing: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet. Sauté onion, green onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper until tender. Stir in shrimp stock, crab meat, bread crumbs, and Cajun seasoning. Remove from heat, and set aside.

Prepare Peppercorn Sauce: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine beef broth and cracked black pepper. Simmer until reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently. Add1 ounce whiskey and 1 cup cream. Continue simmering until reduced to 1 cup. Remove from heat, and set aside.

Prepare Steaks: Slice a pocket into the side of each steak, and stuff generously with crab stuffing. Wrap bacon around side, and secure with toothpicks. Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside. Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Sauté garlic and shallot for 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms, and sauté until tender. Remove mushroom mixture, and set aside.

Place steaks in skillet, and cook to desired doneness. Remove from skillet, and keep warm. Deglaze skillet with 1 ounce whiskey. Reduce heat, and stir in peppercorn sauce and Dijon mustard. Add mushroom mixture, and reduce sauce until thickened. Remove toothpicks and bacon from steaks, and arrange steaks on a plate. Top with sauce.

DJ CHEF’S MEXICAN PIZZA

Here is a new bachelorette recipe that is great for an at home bachelorette party, thanks to our resident celebrity – DJ Chef, who can be hired out for any bachelorette party:

Equipment Preferred:
10” Non Stick Frying Pan with lid.
Cutting Board
Large knife
Squeeze bottle

Yummy Ingredients:
1 10” Flour Tortilla
2 Tablespoons of Tomato Salsa
½ cup of cooked BBQ Chicken, diced
1 Tablespoon of Fresh chopped Cilantro (and 1 Tablespoon reserved on the side)
½ cup shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
½ cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
½ cup diced red peppers.
BBQ Sauce in a squeeze bottle.

Easy Procedure:
Heat pan on range for 1 minute. Spray with non-stick spray and add tortilla. Spread a layer of the salsa leaving a 1-inch boarder that will be “the crust”. Add the chicken & cilantro and then cover evenly with the cheese. Cover the pan with the lid to create steam, which will melt the cheese. Cook until the bottom of the tortilla is browned and the cheese in melted. Transfer to a cutting board & cut pie shape pieces. Add pieces to a serving tray or individual plates & drizzle with the BBQ sauce in the squeeze bottle and garnish with chopped cilantro & diced red peppers. Then turn up the music and cha-cha! Olay!

Bachelorette party recipe of the season: Just in time for the holidays, here is a great bachelorette party recipe given to us by the famous DJ Chef:

DJ CHEF’ S APPLE-HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN

With Butternut Squash infused with White Tea

Pre-prep:
Marinate chicken in steeped Village Tea Company Classic White Tea in a zip lock bag (enough tea to cover chicken)

Ingredients:
2 Chicken breast, cubed bite size
1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 small Granny Smith Apple, diced, skin on!

½ cup of Butternut Squash, peeled, cubed & par boiled

¼ cup Onions, diced

¼ cup of Village Tea Company Classic White Tea (steeped amount)

1 Tablespoon Apple Cider

¾ Cup of Apple Cider
½ Cup of low sodium Chicken broth
¼ Cup of Honey
1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
2 Tablespoons of unsalted Butter
Juice of 2 Lemons
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Procedure:
Heat a sauté pan on medium flame. Add canola oil. Sauté Chicken & onions until chicken is lightly browned. Add the Apples & Squash & Sauté for 1 minute. Add the white tea & vinegar and deglaze the pan. Add the Apple cider & chicken broth & reduce for 4 minutes. Finish the sauce by stirring in butter, honey & cayenne & squeeze in the lemon juice! Add Salt & pepper to taste.

Presentation:
Serve over wild rice & a glass of bold red wine.

Tex-Mex Turkey Chili
by DJ Chef

Nothing says bachelorette party more than some great Tex-Mex Chili. The famous DJ Chef gave us his secret recipe for you to enjoy at your Last Night Out:

a.. 2 TBSP Vegetable oil
b.. 1 cup chopped green bell pepper (1 pepper, seeded)
c.. 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
d.. 1 1/2 cup chopped onion (a small onion)
e.. 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
f.. 3 16 oz (small) cans kidney or pinto beans, or mixed, drained
g.. 1/2 tsp oregano
h.. 1 1/2 TBSP chili powder
i.. 2 TBSP ground cumin
j.. 1/3 cup tomato paste diluted in 1 cup water
k.. 1 14 1/2 oz can chopped tomatoes
l.. salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste (start with 1/2 tsp salt... amount depends on your ingredients)

HEAT vegetable oil in a large skillet or saucepan large enough to hold all ingredients.

ADD bell pepper, garlic and onion.

SAUTÉ over medium heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally until onion is translucent NOT gold or brown.

REMOVE and set aside.

ADD turkey breaking up turkey with a spoon.

SAUTÉ till turkey changes color (light tan) and water evaporates (about 10 minutes).

SPRINKLE turkey with chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt

STIR for a minute or two.

RETURN sauteed pepper, garlic and onion mixture to pot. ADD 3 16 ounce cans kidney beans, or kidney and pinto beans.

ADD the tomato paste and chopped tomatoes.

BRING to a slow simmer, stir and cover.

COOK for at least 1 hour, the longer the more the flavors will combine. Stir occasionally adding water or broth if needed, you want mixture to be quite moist.

Can be cooked ahead of time and reheated. In fact best done that way.

Serve with Chopped cilantro, Salsa, Avocado wedges & Tortillas......and Maragitas or your favorite bachelorette party beverage.

Chillin' Coconut Chicken
by DJ Chef

For the bachelorette party and holiday season, this is a great bachelorette party recipe for you and your Last Night Out guests to enjoy is the chillin' coconut chicken. Over Mixed Greens Salad with Fresh Mango & Shaved Red Onion & a Tropical Citrus Vinaigrette. Serves Four.

12 Chicken Tenders, skinless & boneless (3 per person)
2 cups shredded coconut
1/2-cup flour
4-6 eggs beaten
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 mango, sliced into thin strips
1 red onion, sliced
24 oz of mixed greens (6 oz per person)

Dip chicken into beaten egg mix. Mix coconut, salt, pepper & flour in a bowl. Take the chicken out of the egg and coat with the coconut flour mixture. Lay coconut chicken on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in a shallow oil until golden brown on each side. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until the chicken in cooked through. Toss salad greens in a bowl with onion, mango and vinaigrette and mound into the center of the plate. Place chicken around salad & garnish with extra mango and you can even go over the top with a sprinkling of fresh diced parsley & diced red peppers to pop off some extra color! ;-)

Tropical Citrus Vinaigrette

4cups Olive Oil
1cup Red Wine Vinegar
Zest & Juice of 4 Lemons
Zest & Juice of 4 Limes
Zest & Juice of 1 large Orange
2 Tbsp of Honey
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Place all ingredients in a 1 Quart Chinese take-out soup container, crank up some Bob Marley & shake it well!.(Note: Make sure lid is sealed tight!). We want to thank our celebrity chef - DJ Chef for amazing bachelorette party recipe. Check out his site for other great ideas!

DJ Chef's Orange-Ginger Glazed Shrimp

6 Shrimp, peeled & devined
1 Tablespoon canola oil
1 cup Orange Marmalade
2 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper
2 shots of Orange Liqueur
½ cup julienned Water chestnuts
¼ cup Chopped Chives
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Heat a sauté pan on medium flame. Add canola oil. Sauté shrimp until cooked though. Add Marmalade, Cayenne & Liqueur and cook down to a nice consistency. Add water chestnuts & chive. Salt & pepper to taste.. Presentation: Served in cabbage cup (leaf) and spill out on to plate. Garnish with red pepper & mandarin oranges - boo-ya!

Bachelorette Smoothies

A great recipe for the summer months are bachelorette party smoothies that are very easy and refreshing to make during the wedding season!

1 part non-fat yogurt (favorite flavor)
1 part orange juice

Mix in a blender with ice and add your favorite other fruits and juices! Mix with a little champagne if you have a sober driver or limousine and you are ready to go!

 Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

               2 cup Butter

               2 cup Sugar

               2 cup Brown sugar

               2 tsp Soda

               4 Eggs

               2 tsp Vanilla

               24 oz Chocolate chips

               4 cup Flour

               1 tsp Salt

               1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)

               5 cup Blended oatmeal (blend in a blender if not a fine powder)

               2 tsp Baking powder

               3 cup Chopped nuts (optional)

First, cream the butter and both sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts.  Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.  Makes around 110 cookies.

 Hershey's Syrup Brownies

               1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

               1 cup sugar

               1 1/2 cups (16-ounce can) Hershey's Syrup

               4 eggs

               1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

               1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Heat oven to 35O F.  Grease a rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches. In large mixer bowl cream butter and sugar. Add syrup eggs and flour. Beat well. Stir in chocolate chips. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or just until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan. Cut into squares. Makes around 36 brownies.

 Chinese Chicken Salad

               1 bag broccoli slaw (found in the produce department) &/or your favorite lettuce.

               5 green onions, chopped

               1 full size carrot diced into fine shreds

               1 cup sunflower kernels (optional)

               2 cups of sliced grilled chicken

               1 cup toasted almonds (optional)

               2 packages chicken-flavored Ramen noodles, crushed

               1/2 cup oil

               1/3 cup sugar

               1/4 cup white vinegar

               2 seasoning packets from the Ramen noodles

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Mix oil, sugar, vinegar and seasoning packets. Dressing can be boiled for smoother consistency.  Refrigerate dressing and toss with salad right before serving.

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