French Onion Mashed Potatoes

French Onion Mashed Potatoes

Yield: 12 each 9 oz sides

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat the Reser’s Special Request Gourmet Mashed Potatoes bag in a pot of hot water or steamer until warmed through, approximately 18-20 minutes.
  2. In a 6-quart stock pot, add caramelized onions, thyme leaves, and beef stock and reduce stock by half.
  3. Add the soy sauce and set aside.
  4. Empty the bag of mashed potatoes into 6-inch 1/3rd pan, add caramelized onion mixture, and mix to combine.
  5. Add Swiss cheese and mix gently to combine.
  6. Place into a steam table or warmer until ready to serve.
  7. Fill 9 oz into a small serving bowl and garnish with one thyme sprig.
 

Iced Mango Mint Green Tea

Iced Mango Mint Green Tea

Yield: 8 each pint drinks

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups Reser’s® Diced Mangoes (79453.17029)
  • 8 each Green tea bags
  • 64 oz Water 
  • 1 cup Mint leaves, washed
  • 8 each Mint sprigs for garnish
  • Ice

Directions:

  1. Heat 2 quarts of water to 200°F.
  2. Pour over 8 tea bags and 1 cup mint leaves, and let steep for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Strain out tea base and refrigerate until cool.
  4. To serve, fill a pint glass halfway with ice, top with 1/4 cup Reser’s Diced Mangoes and syrup, and stir.
  5. Add 8 oz mint iced tea and garnish with mint sprig.
 

Cherry Tomato, Avocado, and Mango Salad

Cherry Tomato, Avocado, and Mango Salad

Yield: 16 each appetizer salad servings

Ingredients:

Cilantro Vinaigrette 

  • ¼ cup Mango syrup from Reser’s® Mango Chunks (79453.73928)
  • 1 each Shallot, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup Cilantro, washed and roughly chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 cups Rice Vinegar, unseasoned
  • 2 ½ cups Avocado or canola oil
  • 1 Tbsp Kosher salt to season

Salad

  • 2 lbs Mixed cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cups Red onion, peeled and diced
  • 4 each Avocado
  • 2 cups Cilantro vinaigrette
  • 1 cup Green onions, thinly sliced
  • 16 cups Reser’s Mango Chunks (79453.73928)
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper, freshly cracked
  • Mint leaves, chiffonade

Directions:

  1. For the Cilantro Vinaigrette, add the syrup from Reser’s Mango Chunks, diced shallots, Dijon, cilantro, and rice vinegar in a high-powered blender and blend
  2. While the blender is running, slowly drizzle in the oil to create an emulsion and season with salt.
  3. Per order, toss the following:
    • 6 Cherry tomatoes, halved
    • 1 Tbsp Cilantro Vinaigrette
    • 1 cup Reser’s Mango Chunks
    • 1 Tbsp Red onion, diced
    • ¼ Avocado, peeled and diced
    • 1 Tbsp Green onions, thinly sliced
    • Kosher salt
    • Black pepper, freshly cracked
    • 2 each Mint leaves
  4. Place into the middle of the plate and drizzle with 1 Tbsp of dressing and top salad with chiffonade of mint leaves.
 

Grilled Pork Belly Macaroni and Cheese

Grilled Pork Belly Macaroni and Cheese

Yield: 10 each 9 oz entrée

Ingredients:

Pork Belly Dry Cure

  • ½ cup Brown sugar, packed
  • 1 Tbsp Smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp Garlic, granulated
  • ¼ cup Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp Black pepper, 28 mesh

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, mix the dry cure together.
  2. Mix the cure with the ½-inch slabs of pork belly and refrigerate for 12-16 hours.
  3. After curing, rinse the pork belly and pat dry.
  4. Place pork belly slices onto parchment-lined sheet pan and cook at 350°F for 12-14 minutes, flip slices over and cook for another 12-14 minutes or until browned.
  5. Heat the Reser’s Special Request Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese in a steamer until warmed through, 18-20 minutes.
  6. Empty the mac into a steam table pan and add the smoked Cheddar and mix to combine.
  7. To serve, grill a 3 oz piece of the cooked belly to warm through, slice, and place atop 9 oz of macaroni and cheese in a large, warmed bowl.
 

Creamed Corn Soufflé

Creamed Corn Soufflé

Yield: 20 each 5 oz servings

Ingredients:

  • 4 lbs Reser’s® Sweet Corn with Butter (71117.56013)
  • 8 Eggs, beaten
  • 1 ½ cups Butter, melted
  • 4 cups Sour cream
  • 2 cups AP flour
  • 2 cups Yellow cornmeal
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Sea salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. In a small bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and sea salt and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with melted butter and sour cream.
  4. Fold in the cold Reser’s Sweet Corn with Butter until combined.
  5. Fold the dry mixture into the corn mixture to combine, without overmixing.
  6. Spray a 2-inch half pan and fill with souffle base.
  7. Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes until browned, and the base is set and not jiggly.
  8. Serve warm.
 

Maple Bacon Bourbon BBQ Beans

Maple Bacon Bourbon BBQ Beans

Yield: 30 each 5 oz servings

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large stockpot, render the bacon on medium heat until crispy and remove it to a plate.
  2. Cook onions in the rendered bacon fat until softened and lightly browned.
  3. Add tomato paste and cook to thicken and brown slightly.
  4. Add bourbon and maple syrup to glaze and bring to boil.
  5. Place Reser’s American Harvest BBQ Bean Medley and rendered bacon in the pot.
  6. Heat over medium heat, stirring regularly to keep from scorching until the beans are heated through, 15-20 minutes.
  7. Place heated beans in steamtable or serve immediately.
 

Fish Tacos with Cabo Jicama Slaw

Fish Tacos with Cabo Jicama Slaw

Yield: 25 each servings

Ingredients:

Cabo Slaw

Fish Tacos

  • 3 each 6-inch Don Pancho® Golden Blend Tortillas (79341.01106)
  • 3 cups Jicama, peeled and julienned, keep in acidulated water (1 Tbsp lime juice to 2 cups water)
  • ¼ cup Cabo Slaw
  • 3 each 2 oz strips Cod, panko-breaded and fried
  • 3 each Cilantro leaves for garnish

Directions:

  1. In a large metal bowl, combine Reser’s Regular Coleslaw, Reser’s Papaya Chunks, jalapeño, and cilantro. Place Cabo slaw into Cambro and refrigerate.
  2. Bread and fry fish and set aside to keep warm on paper towels.
  3. For an order, heat 3 Don Pancho Golden Blend Tortillas on griddle until warmed on both sides.
  4. Place 3 tortillas in taco holder, place 2-3 pieces of jicama onto tortilla.
  5. Place 1 oz Cabo Slaw onto jicama, top with fried fish and garnish each with a cilantro leaf.
 

Hawaiian Grilled Chicken Sliders

Hawaiian Grilled Chicken Sliders

Yield: 28 each 6 oz servings

Ingredients:

Sesame Scallion Slaw

Huli-Huli Chicken

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup Brown sugar, packed
  • 1-inch knob Ginger, peeled and grated on microplane
  • 6 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 50 each Chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat

Grilled Chicken Sliders

  • 50 each Sweet Hawaiian rolls, cut in half
  • 50 each Huli-Huli Chicken, drained of marinade and grilled
  • 2 oz Sesame Scallion Slaw

Directions:

  1. For Huli-Huli Chicken, whisk marinade ingredients to combine.
  2. Save 1 cup of marinade to glaze chicken and then marinate trimmed chicken thighs for 8-12 hours in the refrigerator.
  3. Drain the chicken of marinade and discard marinade.
  4. Grill chicken thighs until cooked through and keep warm.
  5. Brush grilled thighs with reserved glaze.
  6. In a large metal bowl, mix Reser’s Shredded Homestyle Slaw with the toasted sesame seeds and green onions and set aside.
  7. To assemble sandwich, cut rolls in half and grill cut side until golden brown.
  8. Place grilled chicken atop bottom roll, top with slaw, and place grilled roll atop the slaw.
 

Puerto Rican Macaroni Salad

Puerto Rican Macaroni Salad

Yield: 28 each 6 oz servings

Ingredients:

  • 8 lbs Reser’s® Elbow Macaroni Salad (71117.00188)
  • 1 lb Spam, sliced 1-inch thick and pan-fried
  • 1 2/3 cups Green olives, pitted and sliced, divided in half
  • ¾ cup Red bell pepper, seeded and diced
  • 1 cup Red onion, diced

Directions:

  1. Pan fry Spam until golden brown on both sides, set aside to cool 5-10 minutes.
  2. When cool, dice Spam and set aside.
  3. In a large metal bowl, add the entire carton of Reser’s Elbow Macaroni Salad and fold in the other ingredients until combined.
  4. Place into serving dish and garnish with remaining sliced green olives.
  5. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
 

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad

Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad

Yield: 16 each 5 oz servings

Ingredients:

  • 5 lbs Reser’s® Simply Chicken Salad (71117.11357)
  • 3 Tbsp Jamaican jerk seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp Brown sugar
  • ½ cup Green onions, sliced, 2 Tbsp set aside for garnish
  • 1 Tbsp Habanero peppers, minced (remove seeds for less heat)
  • ½ cup Red bell pepper, seeded and diced

Directions:

  1. In a clean metal bowl, add the entire tub of Reser’s Simply Chicken Salad.
  2. Mix in the jerk seasoning and brown sugar to combine.
  3. Fold in the green onions and both peppers and mix to combine.
  4. Place into serving bowl or portion and garnish with green onions.