Lulu's Luau - food help (as always)!
Lulu's Luau - food help (as always)!
So, Miss Lulu is having a luau. Of course, the drinks (regular and strawberry margaritas and a vat of rum punch) are under control. The food, however, is a whole 'nother story!
I wanted to do just appetizers and small bites, luau inspired.
So far I have: ham and pineapple skewers, teriyaki chicken wings, coconut shrimp, pineapple salsa and chips, key lime dip with fruit, pound cake and graham crackers.
However, I feel like I need some sort of appetizer dip or something else. Maybe just a veggie tray for the non-meat eaters or, even though it's not really luau food, just doing a spinach dip (I always put it in a King's Hawaiian bread bowl).
Suggestions? You can even suggest a new direction if you think I am off-base!
Also, if anyone has a good coconut shrimp recipe that is not particularly painful to make, that'd be great! I was going to order it pre-made (lazy, I know) but GFS needs me to get a whole case and I don't have enough freezer room (or $90 for one app...)
I wanted to do just appetizers and small bites, luau inspired.
So far I have: ham and pineapple skewers, teriyaki chicken wings, coconut shrimp, pineapple salsa and chips, key lime dip with fruit, pound cake and graham crackers.
However, I feel like I need some sort of appetizer dip or something else. Maybe just a veggie tray for the non-meat eaters or, even though it's not really luau food, just doing a spinach dip (I always put it in a King's Hawaiian bread bowl).
Suggestions? You can even suggest a new direction if you think I am off-base!
Also, if anyone has a good coconut shrimp recipe that is not particularly painful to make, that'd be great! I was going to order it pre-made (lazy, I know) but GFS needs me to get a whole case and I don't have enough freezer room (or $90 for one app...)
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I make cocunt shrimp from a recipe from Paula Deen's son. It is on the food network site and super easy.
This is what I would do for a menu:
Coconut shrimp
Terriyaki Chicken Skewers ( easier to eat than wings)
Terriyaki Grilled pineapple and ham skewers
Mango Salsa with Chips
Veggie Sandwiches on Mini Hawaiian rolls
Flatbreads with pineapple, Ham, jalapenos and cheese
Rum punch
Blue Hawaiians
Beer
This is what I would do for a menu:
Coconut shrimp
Terriyaki Chicken Skewers ( easier to eat than wings)
Terriyaki Grilled pineapple and ham skewers
Mango Salsa with Chips
Veggie Sandwiches on Mini Hawaiian rolls
Flatbreads with pineapple, Ham, jalapenos and cheese
Rum punch
Blue Hawaiians
Beer
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Trader Vic's Mai Tai Recipe
Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's says he invented the Mai Tai at his restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. A rival restaurant, Don the Beachcomber, claims they invented the drink in 1933. The recipe on this page is one of the Trader Vic's Mai Tai recipes, and it includes lime juice, orange liqueur, rum, orgeat syrup, and sugar syrup.
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Ingredients:
2 ounces Jamaican Rum
1/2 ounce Orgeat Syrup
1/2 ounce Curacao or Triple Sec
1/4 ounce Sugar Syrup
Juice from one lime
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Instructions:
Shake all ingredients together and pour into a glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint or with a cherry and a pineapple wedge.
Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's says he invented the Mai Tai at his restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. A rival restaurant, Don the Beachcomber, claims they invented the drink in 1933. The recipe on this page is one of the Trader Vic's Mai Tai recipes, and it includes lime juice, orange liqueur, rum, orgeat syrup, and sugar syrup.
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Ingredients:
2 ounces Jamaican Rum
1/2 ounce Orgeat Syrup
1/2 ounce Curacao or Triple Sec
1/4 ounce Sugar Syrup
Juice from one lime
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Instructions:
Shake all ingredients together and pour into a glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint or with a cherry and a pineapple wedge.
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Add a float of dark rum on top and its perfectCariBert wrote:Trader Vic's Mai Tai Recipe
Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's says he invented the Mai Tai at his restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. A rival restaurant, Don the Beachcomber, claims they invented the drink in 1933. The recipe on this page is one of the Trader Vic's Mai Tai recipes, and it includes lime juice, orange liqueur, rum, orgeat syrup, and sugar syrup.
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Ingredients:
2 ounces Jamaican Rum
1/2 ounce Orgeat Syrup
1/2 ounce Curacao or Triple Sec
1/4 ounce Sugar Syrup
Juice from one lime
Trader Vic's Mai Tai Instructions:
Shake all ingredients together and pour into a glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint or with a cherry and a pineapple wedge.
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