Smoked Brie With Roasted Peppers Garlic Recipes

4 INGREDIENT GARLIC BAKED BRIE (15 MINUTE APPETIZER!)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375-degrees
• Remove the cheese from the box and unwrap the cheese to free it from just the plastic.
• Place the cheese back into its box.
• Score the top in a crosshatch pattern with a knife. Make sure you do not go all the way through to the bottom. This is done only to the top rind, Do NOT go all the way down to the bottom.
• Place the pieces of the garlic into the top of the cheese and sprinkle with the fresh thyme.
• Drizzle with the truffle oil and place onto a baking sheet.
• Place the baking sheet into the oven for 15 minutes or until beautifully gooey.
• Remove from the oven and allot it to sit for 2-3 minutes before serving with crostini.

BAKED BRIE WITH ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves). Cut top off bulb. Brush with 1-1/2 teaspoons oil; sprinkle with rosemary. Wrap in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. , Meanwhile, cut the top fourth off the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out enough of the bottom of the bread so cheese will fit. Cube removed bread; set aside. Place cheese in bread. , Cool garlic for 10-15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°. Squeeze softened garlic into a bowl and mash with a fork; spread over cheese. Replace bread top; brush outside of bread with remaining oil. Wrap in heavy-duty foil. , Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with toasted baguette, grapes and reserved bread cubes.

BAKED BRIE WITH GARLIC AND RED PEPPER

Steps:

• Into a small skillet measure the olive oil and add the garlic. Warm the skillet over medium low heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. The garlic should be softened but should not brown. Add the bell pepper and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Stir in the lemon juice, mustard, black pepper, salt and parsley.
• Place the brie on a rimmed baking sheet. (See my note in Instruction #7 about using a heatproof skillet.) Using a fork, poke holes all over the top surface of the brie. Allow the fork to go all the way to the bottom of the cheese but do not pierce the bottom rind.
• Pile the red peppers with garlicky olive oil onto the top surface of the cheese. Use a spatula to scrape every last drip of flavored oil onto the cheese. Set aside for 15 minutes, allowing the garlic oil to drip through the holes you've made in the cheese. (You can marinate it in the refrigerator for longer, even overnight. If doing so, cover with plastic wrap before refrigerating).
• If using BBQ: Preheat BBQ to 350°F and prepare for indirect grilling. Once BBQ is heated, place the cheese-pan on the grill, being sure that it is over indirect heat (i.e., that the heat is not directly below the pan). Put the cover of the BBQ down. If using oven: Preheat oven to 350°F Once oven is preheated put in the pan of cheese.
• Bake/BBQ for 15 minutes. If the brie is bulging at the sides and soft to the touch on top, it's ready. If it's not soft and bulging, bake/BBQ for another 5-7 minutes but check on it every minute or so (you want to catch it at the bulging stage not at the oozing-all-over-the-pan stage).
• It's nearly impossible to move the brie onto a serving plate once it's soft and gooey, therefore I used a 6" cast iron skillet and served directly from it. Place the pan of cheese on top of a heat-proof pot holder or trivet. Warn Guests: Pan is HOT. Serve with slices of French bread and/or water crackers. Red grapes would be a nice addition, too.

SMOKED BRIE WITH ROASTED PEPPERS & GARLIC

Steps:

• Prepare "Egg" for high heat (375°F) cooking.
• Remove rind from top of wheel of brie. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium-high heat and add the garlic.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer garlic until softened and beginning to color. approximately 15-20 minutes, being mindful not to scorch the garlic.
• Remove saucepan from the heat and and transfer garlic to small bowl to cool.
• Reserve two tbsp of the garlic-infused oil. The remaining oil can be saved for future use.
• Add green onions, roasted red pepper, thyme, balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp of the infused olive oil and black pepper.
• Season with salt and mix thoroughly to incorporate. (This mixture can be made a day in advance and kept refrigerated).
• Spread garlic and pepper mixture over the top of the brie.
• Place soaked plan on grill, close lid and cook for 10 minutes or until the plank beings to crackle and smoke.
• Place cheese on plank, close lid and cook for 10-12 minutes or until the brie begins to melt.
• Remove plank and brie from grill.
• Serve with bread or crudités.