Red, Wine & Bleu
"This appetizer was created for the competition at the Neptune Festival in Norfolk, VA. It's creators are four students at Culinary Institute of Virginia. We sincerely hope you enjoy!"
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
1 appetizer
- Serves:
- 200
ingredients
- 2 quarts cream sherry
- 4 3⁄4 cups brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 lb blue cheese
- 2 lbs cream cheese
- 25 cups diced pears
- 25 cups sliced strawberries
- 1 lb prosciutto
- 15 ounces phyllo dough
- 1 cup melted butter
directions
- Heat oven to 350*.
- For the Sherry Reduction.
- In a large saucepan heat 1 quart of cream sherry to boiling.
- Add brown sugar and cinnamon to saucepan.
- Reduce mixture until in becomes a nappe consistency.
- Allow reduction to cool to room temperature and store in a squeeze bottle.
- For the Cheese Mixture.
- In a food processor blend together bleu cheese and cream cheese until smooth.
- Place in piping bag with a small star tip.
- For poached pears.
- Dice pears into 1/4" squares.
- Heat remaining 1 quart of cream sherry in pot to boiling.
- Reduce heat and simmer pears in liquid until fork tender.
- Strain and set pears aside.
- Slice strawberries 1/4" thick.
- Cut thin slices of prosciutto into 1/8" x 1/8" x 1/2" strips.
- Phylo cup.
- layer three sheets of phylo dough brushing melted butter melted between layers.
- Cut into 2" squares.
- Use cupcake paper liners to line a muffin tin.
- place phylo square into muffin tin.
- Bake in oven at 350 for 6-8 minutes until phylo cup is golden brown.
- Allow to cool.
- Arrange appetizer by starting with the phylo cup.
- Place 2-3 slices of strawberries inside.
- Pipe a small amount of cheese mixture between slices to stick them together.
- Top with 1 tablespoon of poached pears.
- Pipe medium star of cheese mixture onto pears.
- Arrange 1-2 strips of prosciutto on top.
- Drizzle the sherry reduction over fruit and cup.
- Enjoy!
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one of the finest things i've ever put in my mouth!
