Red White & Blue Cheese Balls - Pepper, Corn, & Blue Cheese Poppers
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Edit: If you're celebrating Mexican Independence Day, you can sub out the blue cheese for cotija (or leave out the extra cheese entirely, since the corn is already white, but cotija goes great with corn) and throw in some green herbs or peppers to make them red, white, and green. I hate cilantro, but for 90% of the population that seems like the obvious choice. Either way, the end result is something that evokes the flavor of corn salsa, which is the best salsa. You can obviously adapt this recipe for pretty much any country's flag, but the roasted peppers and corn struck me as being particularly inspired by Mexican cuisine.
Date: 2021-06-29
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Comments and reviews: 9
Ken
First, you have confirmed my way of cutting corn off the cob. I have a torch, but I usually still just set the pepper on the gas burner. Dang, dang, dang! This looks like a great food to try! Thanks, Chef! Nice and cold and firm as a description brought something non food related to mind, but I promise it was a good thought!
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First, you have confirmed my way of cutting corn off the cob. I have a torch, but I usually still just set the pepper on the gas burner. Dang, dang, dang! This looks like a great food to try! Thanks, Chef! Nice and cold and firm as a description brought something non food related to mind, but I promise it was a good thought!
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Ruthless4645
My Mom always told me to never use water to help wash the charred skin off of roasted red peppers, just let them cool down and use your fingers to remove it and the seeds. Apparently if you use water you wash/flush away a lot of the sweet sugars gained by the charring process. Anyone know if this is true?
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My Mom always told me to never use water to help wash the charred skin off of roasted red peppers, just let them cool down and use your fingers to remove it and the seeds. Apparently if you use water you wash/flush away a lot of the sweet sugars gained by the charring process. Anyone know if this is true?
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Syed
Chef John, I saw in a Japanese steak video a side condiment made using black peppercorns, salt, and olive oil. They grinded these ingredients and made a paste. I believe they called it Cambodian Pepper Paste or something. Have you tried something like that Sir?
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Chef John, I saw in a Japanese steak video a side condiment made using black peppercorns, salt, and olive oil. They grinded these ingredients and made a paste. I believe they called it Cambodian Pepper Paste or something. Have you tried something like that Sir?
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Yatyas68Whiskey
John I know the video is a little old. but last night I made your HUMMINGBIRD CAKE!
IT WAS DELICIOUS! EVERYONE LOVED IT!
(and for the record, I tell everyone who showed me how to make it)
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John I know the video is a little old. but last night I made your HUMMINGBIRD CAKE!
IT WAS DELICIOUS! EVERYONE LOVED IT!
(and for the record, I tell everyone who showed me how to make it)
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DonPandemoniac
Always have at least twice the amount of bacon at hand for any recipe that requires it, and for those other occasions when you suddenly think 'I bet this would be even better with bacon! '
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Always have at least twice the amount of bacon at hand for any recipe that requires it, and for those other occasions when you suddenly think 'I bet this would be even better with bacon! '
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EclipsedArchon
I'd love to make these for a treat around Christmas, but I'd be using frozen corn if I did. Would that hurt the flavor? Is it a bad fit for a cold winter holiday? Thoughts?
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I'd love to make these for a treat around Christmas, but I'd be using frozen corn if I did. Would that hurt the flavor? Is it a bad fit for a cold winter holiday? Thoughts?
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SkywalkerAni
Fresh sweet corn takes me back to my childhood- growing up my parents would always get sweet corn from this local stand every summer and it was fantastic.
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Fresh sweet corn takes me back to my childhood- growing up my parents would always get sweet corn from this local stand every summer and it was fantastic.
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Tom
Thanks Chef John. We have Canada Day coming up on July 1st, so this would work for us as well. minus the blue balls (because our flag is just red and white.
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Thanks Chef John. We have Canada Day coming up on July 1st, so this would work for us as well. minus the blue balls (because our flag is just red and white.
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RD
I always look forward to Chef John's little song at the end in the same way I used to looked forward to Carol Burnet tugging her ear at the end of a show.
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I always look forward to Chef John's little song at the end in the same way I used to looked forward to Carol Burnet tugging her ear at the end of a show.
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