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More than two decades of Company's Coming's very best appetizer recipes come together in this beautifully illustrated cookbook filled with over 100 tried and true recipes for hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, canapés and other finger food.
Most Loved Appetizers
Beefy Pepper Dim Sum

Beefy Pepper Dim Sum      "Beefy Pepper Dim Sum" is available in PDF format print friendly version
This wonderful appetizer has an irresistible Asian flair.
 
Large green pepper11
Large red pepper11
Large yellow pepper11
 
Lean ground beef1/2 lb.225 g
Garlic clove, minced (or 1/4 tsp., 1 mL, powder)11
Salt1/2 tsp.2 mL
 
Chopped green onion1/4 cup 60 mL
Finely diced water chestnuts1/4 cup60 mL
Prepared black bean sauce (see Note) or soy sauce1 1/2 tbsp.25 mL
Large egg, fork-beaten11
All-purpose flour1 tbsp.15 mL
 
Sesame seeds, toasted (see Note)1 tbsp.15 mL
 
Cut peppers in half crosswise. Remove seeds and white ribs. Cut each half into 4 pieces, for a total of 24 pieces.

Scramble-fry ground beef, garlic and salt in frying pan on medium-high for about 4 minutes until beef is no longer pink. Remove from heat.

Add next 5 ingredients. Mix well.

Arrange pepper pieces, skin-side down, on lightly greased baking sheet. Divide and spoon beef mixture into pepper pieces. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in 350°F (175°C) oven for 10 to 15 minutes until peppers are tender-crisp. Makes 24 appetizers.
 
1 appetizer: 26 Calories; 1.3 g Total Fat (0.5 g Mono, 0.2 g Poly, 0.4 g Sat); 14 mg Cholesterol; 1 g Carbohydrate; trace Fibre; 2 g Protein; 88 mg Sodium
 
Notes: There are two very different black bean sauce products available with the same name. What we refer to here is a thinner, smoother product that can be used as is. The concentrated version is paste-like and somewhat chunky. Both are found in the Asian section of the grocery store.

To toast sesame seeds, spread evenly in ungreased shallow pan. Bake in 350°F (175°C) oven for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring or shaking often, until desired doneness.

 
 
Reprinted from Most Loved Appetizers © Company's Coming Publishing Limited

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