Does anyone have any ideas for finger food which can be easily prepared at home and then consumed with little mess, etc whilst viewing a theatrical performance at a vineyard? Recipes for finger food that could also be used once I am on the road would be much appreciated.
What about Scotch Eggs? Hard boil your eggs, then cover them in a mix of sausage mince, whatever spices you want, maybe some parsley or other herbs, pad it out with some breadcrumbs if you like. Roll each parcel in breadcrumbs and then either deep fry or cook in the oven. You can make elegant little ones with quail eggs for the vineyard experience. Take along a small container of your favourite tomato relish to dip into.
Sandwiches of course are the standard picnic fare, you can fancy them up as ribbon sandwiches or go totally retro and use a biscuit cutter to cut fancy shaped ones.
Dips and crudites aren't too difficult to take al fresco in tupperware containers, and if the dip isn't too runny can be eaten without much mess. There are heaps of good dip recipes around, or you can just purchase one of the millions of commercial ones.
Depending on your budget, prawns could do the trick. Peel everything except the tail, marinate for half an hour or so in selected spices or sauces, then barbecue (or cook whatever way takes your fancy). People can then hold them by the tail to eat, although you then have to have somewhere for them to put this, or you could possibly peel them completely then once cooked and cold wrap some lettuce around the bottom of each to use as a handle.
Drum sticks are always popular, wrap the bottom end of each in foil as a handle.
Sushi doesn't make much mess as long as it is rolled nice and tightly.
1 cup shredded barbecued chicken 1/8 Chinese cabbage (wombok), finely shredded 1/2 cup beansprouts, trimmed 1 small red capsicum, thinly sliced 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves 1 lime, juiced 1 tablespoon fish sauce 12 x 22cm rice paper rounds (see note) sweet chilli sauce, to serve
Method
Combine chicken, cabbage, beansprouts, capsicum, mint, 1/3 cup coriander, 2 tablespoons lime juice and fish sauce in a large bowl.
Place 1 rice paper round in a medium bowl of lukewarm water for 15 seconds or until just soft. Place on a clean tea towel or paper towel.
Arrange 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture along the centre of rice paper round. Fold ends in and roll up firmly to enclose filling. Repeat with remaining rice paper rounds and filling.
Serve with sweet chilli sauce and remaining coriander.
I have also made these with prawns instead of chicken, also left out the cabbage and used lettuce, so it is quite versatile.
A typical food that used to bring in picnic such as fruits, stir-fried vegetables and prawns, sandwich etc.Less time and effort will cover these foods. A very handy meal to a special picnic outside of family or friends.
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-- Edited by janicedale on Monday 26th of March 2012 07:06:18 PM
