Drunken Nuts Sallye Recipes

DRUNKEN NUTS (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350º
• 2. Prepare cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
• 3. In a cast iron skillet (or heavy saucepan), melt butter over medium high heat. Add sugar and stir costantly until sugar dissolves and mixture is well blended. Be careful not to burn.
• 4. Remove from heat, add vanilla and whiskey.
• 5. Add pecans and coat thoroughly, then turn out onto lined cookie sheet.
• 6. Cook for 10-15 minutes until toasted. (Your nose will tell you when they're done).

CHEVRE-PECAN BALLS (SALLYE)

Steps:

• PREPARING THE COATING: Toast the pecans for 10 minutes in a preheated 300º oven. Remove from oven and set aside to cool*** Place fresh chives, parsley leaves, tarragon and mint leaves in food processor and pulse until finely minced.
• When pecans are cool, place in clean food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Transfer pecans, chives, parsley, mint and tarragon to a medium mixing bowl and stir with wooden spoon until well blended. Set bowl aside in a convenient place.
• PREPARING THE CHEESE: Place a large piece of parchment or waxed paper on a baking sheet.
• In another glass mixing bowl, blend the chèvre, chili powder and agave nectar together; add the salt and pepper and continue to blend with wooden spoon until smooth and creamy.
• Pinch off about 1/8 to 1/4 cup of cheese and roll between your palms until a nice even ball is formed. Place in pecan mixture and roll around until ball is covered. Gently press the pecan mixture into the cheese mixture and place balls on parchment paper.
• Continue making balls until you have used all the cheese and pecan mixture.
• Place baking sheet in fridge for an hour or so to give the cheese time to firm up again. Can be left in fridge overnight without harm.
• When ready to serve, place on nice decorative platter over a bed of romaine or other greenery.
• ***For a little extra bang, you can use pecans toasted to this recipe https://www.justapinch.com/search/recipes?k=drunken+nuts&m=grandedame&fc=0&fi=0&fm=0&fu=0&fo=0