4 Appetizers Perfect For Valentines Day
These appetizers will make a very yummy start to dinner or just have them with drinks. (IMO)
Shrimpcargot Appetizer
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 peeled and deveined large shrimp (21 to 25 per lb)
- 6 mushrooms, stems removed
- 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Heat the butter and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until the butter begins to bubble.
- Stir in the shrimp, and cook until they just turn pink, about 3 minutes.
- Place one shrimp into each mushroom cap, and place into a small baking dish.
- Spoon the garlic butter into the mushroom caps, and sprinkle each with a pinch of mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the mushrooms are tender and the cheese is golden and bubbly, 10 to 15 minutes.
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Oysters Rockefeller
Ingredients
- 48 fresh, unopened oysters
- 1 1/2 cups beer
- 2 cloves garlic
- seasoned salt to taste
- 7 black peppercorns
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 8 ounces fontina cheese, shredded (Or Gouda)
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fine bread crumbs
Directions
- Clean oysters, and place in a large stockpot.
- Pour in beer and enough water to cover oysters; add 2 cloves garlic, seasoned salt, and peppercorns.
- Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, drain, and cool.
- Once oysters are cooled, break off and discard the top shell.
- Arrange the oysters on a baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook onion and garlic in butter until soft.
- Reduce heat to low, and stir in spinach, Monterey Jack, fontina, and mozzarella.
- Cook until cheese melts, stirring frequently.
- Stir in the milk, and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon sauce over each oyster, just filling the shell. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
- Bake until golden and bubbly, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.
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Valentine Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 (1 ounce) envelopes dry onion soup mix
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, toss together the cheese and mushrooms.
- In a separate bowl. mix together the ground beef and onion soup mix.
- Divide the beef into 12 to 16 balls, then form them into small, thin heart shaped patties.
- Press an indention into the center of half of the hearts, and fill with the cheese and mushrooms.
- Place another patty on top, and press to seal the hearts around the filling.
- Place in a shallow baking dish.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until beef is well done, and filling is hot.
Bacon-Chocolate Bruschetta
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 9 thin slices of sourdough baguette
- olive oil, as needed
- 3 ounces miniature chocolate chips
Directions
- Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and very crisp, 10 to 14 minutes.
- Drain the bacon slices on paper towels.
- When cool, crumble the bacon.
- Preheat the oven\'s broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
- Arrange baguette slices on a baking sheet and brush tops with olive oil.
- Toast slices under the broiler, about 1 minute. Watch carefully to avoid burning.
- Remove toasted baguette slices and set aside on baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix crumbled bacon with chocolate chips in a bowl and top each baguette slice with a small amount of the mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until chocolate chips are soft but still hold their shape, about 5 minutes.
Enjoy these and have a Wonderful Valentine’s Day!
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