Fall-n-Fire Wontons

Johnson & Wales Student Elizabeth Vestal cooked up a TROPICAL FOODS FLAVORS OF FALL 1st RUNNER-UP spot with her Fall-n-Fire Wontons recipe.

Category: Side Dish

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 30 minutes
by tropicalfoods

Ingredients

2 Cups Tropical Foods Mexicali Fire

¼ cup Tropical Foods Mexicali Fire, garnish

1 lb. grass fed beef

1 package wonton wrappers

½ tsp. oil

1 tbsp. butter unsalted

1 onion diced

1 red pepper diced

1 ½ cups Mexican blend cheese shredded

8 tbsp. chili powder

2 tsp. red pepper flakes

½ cup sour cream

1 bunch chives

Salt and pepper to taste

SWEET POTATO PUREE

3 sweet potatoes peeled and diced

1 tbsp. butter unsalted

6 tbsp. ground nutmeg

8 tbsp. ground cinnamon

½ to 1 cup heavy cream


Directions

WONTONS Sauté onions and peppers in 1 tbsp. butter with the oil, until they start to get soft. Add the ground beef and cook until meat is done. Drain off grease if needed. In a bowl, mix the meat with chili powder and pepper flakes; mix until blended. Add the 2 cups Mexicali Fire mix; salt and pepper to taste and add shredded cheese. Place two wonton wrappers into a lightly greased muffin pan (12 cup pan); push the wontons into the cups and fill with the Mexicali Fire mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from pan and garnish with cheese, sour cream, chives, and the ½ cup of Mexicali Fire. Place on top of the sweet potato puree to serve. SWEET POTATO PUREE Boil or steam the sweet potatoes until soft. Drain potatoes; add butter and puree with stick blender. Add cream, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix until smooth. Adjust seasoning and add to plate.

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