I need help with hor devour ideas for a black tie cocktail party!!?

Question

I dont want it buffet style. I have servers hired to walk around with the food, but I just need 10 different ideas for heavy hor devours.

Answer 1

Stuffed mushrooms are usually a huge hit!
Bruschetta
Shrimp cocktails
Mini cheeseballs

Answer 2

my two faves:
1-raw jumbo prawns wrapped in fresh basil leaves and prosciutto and gilled on the BBQ. Peel and de-vein shrimp. get skewers and put shrimp onto skewers. them wrap some basil leaves , then prosciutto and puncture with the skewer so it all stays together. Cooks quickly, don't let the prosciutto burn, use lower flame.
2- Mushroom caps stuffed with crab, easy to make and bake. Pop out centers and clean mushrooms, fill with cooked crab meat mixed with Italian bread crumbs, garlic, salt & pepper. Bake at 375' for about 15-20 minutes or until mushrooms brown and crab warmed though and slightly crispy on top(keep an eye on it, could be alot less time depending on size of mushrooms)

Answer 3

Ok as a restaurant owner I have these suggestions:
Scallops wrapped in bacon, mini philo cups (available in supermarkets) filled with ham salad or chicken salad, or even tuna salad, decorate with sprigs of parsley & pieces of green olives & pimento. mini hot dogs wrapped in pastry. Spinach or cheese puffs ( which are also philo dough cut and folded to a triangle shape. Broiled/stuffed Clams on a half shell. Recipes for these items should be able to be found on the web. Hope these help. Good Luck with your affair!

Answer 4

Looks like you've already got tons of good ideas here, but, I'll throw in my two cents too!

1. Baked Brie En Croute
2. Asparagas wrapped in Prosciutto
3. Tortolini Skewers with Marinara Sauce
4. Endive leaves with Crab salad in each
5. English cucumber circles topped with creme fraiche and
smoked salmon, with a dill sprig
6. Empanaditas
7. Mini tamales with a sweet mango salsa
8. Mini meatballs in a sweet and sour sauce
9. Bruschetta with goat cheese, drizzled with honey and topped with toasted pecans
10. Scallops wrapped with thin slices of peppered bacon

Answer 5

Bacon wrapped water chestnuts (SO good!)
Stuffed Mushrooms
Fresh Fruit
Fresh Veggies and dip
Spinach dip
Brushetta
Crab cakes
Mini quiche
Lettuce wraps
Taquitos
Meat cabobs
Tapas
Hummus
Chips and Salsa and Guacamole

Answer 6

1 mini egg rolls - veggie and meat

2 mini wieners with 3 types of dipping sauce

3 sushi--think veggie or simple calif. roll

4 chiniese dumplings with 3 types of dipping sauce

5 cheese straws

6 shrimp coctail- served in a martini glass

7 chicken skewers

8 mini crab cakes

9 indian mini samosas

10 spinach and artichoke tarts

BONUS:

1 shrimp tempura

2 pancetta wrapped melon

3 mini beef wellingtons

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Answer 7

beggars purses...savory I would use wonton wraps, for sweet use puff pastry dough.

with black tie, it's all in presentation. There is a cook book called "Tapas" you can get at any bookstore. It has some really good ideas. Go to www.foodnetwork.com and search for tapas. Rachel Ray has some really easy ones.

Answer 8

Bacon wrapped chicken livers.
Strips of chicken and/or beef on skewer - and peanut dipping sauce.
Mini Quiches.
Mini cheesecakes.
Little cups with fruit chunks - serve with fancy toothpick (no fork).

Answer 9

stuffed mushrooms
spring rolls
mini fruit tarts
mini grilled cheese sandwiches with artisan cheeses
chicken satay on skewers
beef and brie on toasts
spanakopita - greek cheese/phyllo triangles
shrimp salad in endive leaves
spinach empanadas
bacon wrapped waterchestnuts

The trick is to make sure you have both meat and vegetarian, hot and cold, savory and sweet.

Answer 10

kebobs
mushrooms stuffed with crab meat
bacon wrapped scallop and shrimp
stuffed olives on a stick
quiche
cucumbers with a topping of a cream and chives
mini mozz. pockets intead of sticks