Georgia National Fair Culinary Demonstration with Georgia Peanuts


Presented by
Joy Carter &
Don Koehler

Oct. 15, 2009

View YouTube video of demonstration: Part 1 and Part 2

Nutty Stuffed Pork Chops
Ingredients:
½ cup salted roasted peanuts, very finely chopped
1 cup packed raw spinach, chopped
4 oz. crumbled blue cheese
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
6 boneless 1” thick pork chops
6 slices bacon

Stand pork chops on edge and cut a slit lengthwise to make a pocket for the stuffing. Fill pocket with the peanut, spinach, and blue cheese mixture. Wrap bacon around the edge of the pork chop, covering slit. Secure with toothpicks.

Cook in dutch oven over medium high heat for 22 minutes turning occasionally to insure uniform cooking.


Peanut Butter Chocolate Cherries
Ingredients:
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 jar maraschino cherries with stems, drained
½ block chocolate almond bark

Mix peanut butter and sugar (it will be stiff). Roll into a small ball and flatten into a patty with fingers. Wrap around cherry and put on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. When all are wrapped, place in freezer for 15 minutes. Remove from freezer and dip each cherry in melted chocolate. Place in mini muffin papers and let sit until firm.
Chocolate Strawberry Triangles
Ingredients:
2 (7-inch) whole wheat or flour tortillas
¼ cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
¼ cup Smuckers Strawberry Preserves or any Smuckers Preserves of your choice
¼ cup crushed granola
2 tsp. mini semi sweet chocolate chips
Powdered sugar (optional)

Place tortillas on cutting board. Spread each tortilla with half the peanut butter, then half of the preserves. Sprinkle with crushed granola and chocolate chips.

Fold tortillas in half. Cut each one into 4 wedges. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Roll-Ups
Ingredients:
1 (3 oz.) package low-fat cream cheese, softened
½ cup Smuckers Strawberry Preserves or an Smuckers Preserves of your choice
4 whole wheat or flour tortillas
2/3 cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter

Combine cream cheese and preserves in small bowl until well blended.Spread tortillas with peanut butter to within ½ inch of edges. Top peanut butter with cream cheese mixture to within ½ inch of edges. Carefully roll up tortillas.

Wrap each rolled tortilla securely in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. To serve, remove from refrigerator and unwrap. Slice each tortilla into 4 to 8 angled slices.
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