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Parties That Cook’s Super Easy Super Bowl Recipe: Real Deal French Onion Dip with Sourdough Bread

0 comments By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in Entertaining, General, Menus & Recipes Tagged with , , , , , , , , February 3rd, 2011 @ 11:45 am

This Super Bowl Sunday, don’t stress out over what to feed your fellow football fanatics. Be the MVP of your Super Bowl Party with this SUPER easy recipe for the Real Deal French Onion Dip with Warm Sourdough Bread! So good it may just warrant that victory dance you’ve been secretly practicing all year -just don’t spike the dip bowl when you’re done.

Real Deal French Onion Dip with Warm Sourdough Bread
This recipe and other game day bites can also be found in our Appetizer Recipe Library!

Ingredients
French Onion Dip:
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter
¼ cup olive oil
4 large yellow onions, cut into small dice
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
2 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Warm Sourdough Nuggets:
2 sourdough baguettes
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup chopped parsley

Methods/Steps
Preheat the oven to 450°

Caramelize Onions: In large sauté pan, combine the butter, oil, onions, cayenne, and salt. Cook over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions are caramelized, about 15 more minutes. Let the onions cool. Start on the warm sourdough nuggets.

Blend Dip: In the bowl of a large food processor, mix the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, Dijon mustard and lemon juice until smooth. Add the onions and pulse until combined.  Taste, adjust with more salt and pepper if needed. Transfer mixture to a decorative baking dish and bake until bubbling, about 10-15 minutes.

Cut Bread: Cut baguette in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 11/2 inch chunks or nuggets. Place the bread nuggets into a large bowl and toss well with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer nuggets onto a sheet pan and place into the oven until golden, about 5-7 minutes.  When the nuggets come out of the oven, toss them with the chopped parsley.

Recipe adapted by Parties That Cook® www.PartiesThatCook.com from Michelle Mah of The Brixton.

Serves/Makes
Serves 24

The Perfect Tailgating Recipe

1 comment By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in General Tagged with , , , , , September 22nd, 2009 @ 9:00 am

With football season gearing up, and Brett Favre fans unsure of what to do with themselves, it’s time to start thinking about the perfect tailgating party. Although it is best to do something low key, it is always a good idea to have some delicious food lined up. And the star of tailgating parties? Chips and Guacamole! We’ve developed the perfect guacamole recipe that you can customize with peaches, nectarines and corn during the summer, or persimmon during the fall and early winter.

CHUNKY GUACAMOLE

Guacamole:
2 ripe avocados, pits removed, flesh scooped out with a large spoon, put face down on a plate to prevent browning until ready to use
1/4 cup red onions, finely chopped1 large clove garlic, minced
1 chipotle in adobo, seeded and minced + 1 teaspoon of the adobo sauce
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1-2 bags of high-quality corn chips

Guacamole: Mash avocado with a fork until coarsely mashed.  Add red onions, garlic, chipotle, adobo, lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, and salt.  Mix.

Serve: Mound the guacamole in the middle of a serving platter.  Then nestle the chips in a sunflower pattern around the dip.  Garnish with a sprig of cilantro.

Makes enough to serve 8

Contributed by Leigh Hermansen