Spice up your Turkey

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Spice up your Turkey

A Thanksgiving menu generally consists of the traditional turkey, stuffi ng, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and corn. Although this is a fi ne menu to serve to your guests, you may want to add a few additional Latin inspired items or change up your recipes like adding mango salsa to your cranberry sauce to spice up your menu.

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Orange Chipotle Chicken Wings

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Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken wings
  • ½ cup Chef LaLa Homemade Orange Chipotle Marinade

Preparation

Thoroughly mix ingredients and allow to marinate for at least 20 minutes

Orange Chipotle Dip

Ingredients

© Chef Lala

© Chef Lala

Zesty Meat Sauce on Pasta

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© Chef LaLa, All rights reserved

© Chef LaLa, All rights reserved

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Extra virgin Olive oil
  • ½ pound Lean Ground Beef
  • 1 bottle Chef LaLa Homemade Tomato Serrano Sauce
  • 1 cup Water or Chicken Stock
  • ½ pound dry pasta, cooked al dente
  • 2 ounces cheese            

Preparation

  1. In a medium sauté pan heat oil over medium-high heat. Add meat. Cook to brown for 5-7 minutes. Add 1 bottle Chef LaLa Tomato Serrano Sauce. Add 1 cup of water. Cover, lower heat, simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Follow cooking instructions for your favorite pasta. Top with meat sauce. Sprinkle on your favorite cheese. (queso fresco used in picture)

Tequila Lime Cilantro Shrimp Ceviche

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© Chef LaLa

© Chef LaLa

At one of our favorite little dive restaurants in Montebello (East L.A. adjacent ;) — my sisters and I love the Camarones Ahogados (drowned shrimp) — it is shrimp”cooked” in Lime juice, cilantro and and slices of Jalapenos — a ceviche of sorts. Ceviche is a dish that is cooked in acid, such as lemon and/or lime juice. If you use fresh shrimp, or other seafood, you should be fine. If you are even slightly concerned about freshness, you may be better off cooking them by a more traditional method.

I like to add ½ bottle of Chef LaLa Homemade Tequila Lime Marinade to 2 pounds of large raw shrimp, they are usually “cooked” (pink and opaque) in around 20–30 minutes.