I want to share with you a wonderful, healthy recipe that I think is perfect for your Thanksgiving Eve meal. If you’re entertaining, or maybe just hanging with your immediate family, it’s light, flavorful, and fun for everyone to be in the kitchen together! My son will be home from college and we’re so excited. Of course he loves his Mama’s cooking and will be ready to eat “anything,” but it will be wonderful to have our family all together for a meal.
But first of all, there’s not only a yummy recipe to try out, but a GIVEAWAY today, too.
My friends at Bush’s Beans are offering a gift package to one winner that includes:
Bush’s Beans items: apron, coupons, bean strainer and mints, recipe bookmark
Spices/ingredients for recipes: Tahini paste, cumin, smoked paprika
Culinary Institute of America/Napa items: Spoon rest, dish towel, Olive Press citrus olive oilHere’s how to enter:
Tell about if you have out-of-town company coming in this week, or if you plan to cook a big meal on Wednesday night, too?Or, what is your TG Eve tradition in your home?
Giveaway begins right now, today, Monday, November 22, 2010, and ends, TG EVE Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Midnight PST. Winner will be announced sometime on Friday, November 26, 2010.
(Tweet or Facebook for an extra entry, but please come back to tell me about it!)
Now for the tasty recipe for your TG Eve meal!
A few weeks, back at the CIA in Napa Valley with Bush’s Beans, I was honored to cook next to Jeffrey Saad, Culinary Entrepreneur and Host of “United Tastes of America” for the Cooking Channel. And I gleaned many helpful tips!
Kristen (Dine and Dish), Laura (Real Mom Kitchen), Cheryl (Tidy Mom) and I had a blast together cooking with Jeffrey.
BUSH’S® Seared Scallop Tacos with Black Bean Puree and Green Chile Chutney
Created for BUSH’S® Beans by Jeffrey Saad, Chef, Culinary Entrepreneur and Host of “United Tastes of America” for the Cooking Channel.
Serves: 3 to 4
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
INGREDIENTS
For Scallop Tacos:
6 each Anaheim green chile or 1 can (7 oz) diced green chiles
8 each large sea scallops
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp canola oil
½ cup cabbage, shredded
6 each corn or flour tortillasFor Black Bean Puree:
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 can (15 oz) BUSH’S® Black Beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup chicken broth
1 tsp smoked paprikaFor Green Chile Chutney:
1 tsp cumin seed, toasted and ground
2 tsp oregano, toasted and ground
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp kosher salt
1 each jalapeno pepper, chopped (remove seeds for milder chutney)For Chipotle Chile Sour Cream:
1 can (7 oz) chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
½ cup sour cream
½ tsp kosher salt
¼ cup fresh lime juice
Method:
1. For Scallop Tacos: Blacken Anaheim chiles over an open flame (holding chiles with tongs) or broiler. Place chiles in small bowl and cover with aluminum foil to allow skin to steam loose. After 10 minutes, wipe off skin with fingers. Seed and chop into ½” pieces.
2. Pat scallops dry and remove rubbery lip from side of each scallop. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Add oil to medium sauté pan over medium high heat. Once oil is hot (you see a haze coming off the oil), add scallops to pan. Sear until you have a nice golden crust. Flip scallops over and continue cooking until you see the side of the scallop go from translucent to opaque. Remove from pan and set aside.
4. For Black Bean Puree: Add garlic to the same sauté pan. Stir briefly just to soften, then add beans, chicken broth and paprika. Turn to low and cook 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. Once cool, puree mixture in food processor and set aside.
5. For Green Chile Chutney: In a medium size skillet (non-stick is ideal) over medium high heat add cumin and oregano. Toast for 1 minute, just until you can smell the cumin and oregano. Immediately add vinegar, (don’t breathe in as the vapor of the vinegar rises) sugar and salt. Bring to a boil. Add Anaheim chiles and jalapenos and simmer until a thick sauce consistency (about 8 minutes). The chutney will thicken as it cools, so stop cooking when the chutney is still saucy (easily flows from side to side as you tilt the pan). Using a rubber spatula, move chutney into a small bowl and let cool. The remaining chutney will last for three weeks in the refrigerator.
6. For Chipotle Chile Sour Cream: Puree chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in a blender or food processor. In a medium bow, mix together 1 teaspoon of chipotle puree, sour cream and salt. Squeeze in lime juice and mix well.
7. Toast tortillas over an open flame (using tongs), in a non-stick pan or under the broiler, and lay on plate.
8. Place three tablespoons of black bean puree across each tortilla.
9. Cut the scallops into rough ½” pieces and lay on tortilla.
10. Top with the chutney, cabbage and chipotle chile sour cream mixture and serve.
Culinary Notes:
• Do not use water to get blackened skin off chiles. The precious, flavorful oil of the chile will get washed away. (You can see Jeffry explaining it to me…)
• The scallops will continue to cook when you remove them from the pan due to the residual heat. Err on the side of taking the scallops out early versus over-cooking them.
• Don’t let the cumin and oregano burn. Have the vinegar ready when you add cumin and oregano to pan. Let them toast for just 1 minute (your pan will be very hot from the scallops you seared) and then add vinegar right away.
Variations:
• Add sliced avocado for a creamy addition.
• Corn tortillas are more traditional and hearty, with a fuller flavor.
• Flour tortillas are easier to handle, softer and chewier.
• Shrimp works great as well.
Remember, here’s how to enter today:
Tell about if you have out-of-town company coming in this week, or if you plan to cook a big meal on Wednesday night, too?
Or, what is your TG Eve tradition in your home?
(My trip to the CIA was paid for by Bush’s Beans and they are sponsoring this giveaway today with the products that they are giving away. Thank you, Bush’s Beans!)
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I never thought of a TG eve tradition. We are going to my parents this year so I will just make two veggie dishes to take. I make them the night before, put in frig and then bake on Thanksgiving day. I may have to rethink this and start a new eve tradition. We have one for Christmas Eve, why not TG eve!
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Thankfully we are staying in the area this year! I’m making sweet potato casserole, stuffing and a pie. It might be Costco made – and I’m fine with that!
I love beans, so this recipe is awesome!
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My husband’s family starts arriving from out-of-town on Wednesday. Wednesday night we hang out and work on getting the turkey/dressing, etc. ready for the oven early the next morning. That’s the time I usually make my niece’s favorite chocolate cream pie, too. Thanks for offering a great giveaway!
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We will be having my grandparents over for Thanksgiving dinner. Then my brother and his family will swing by in the evening for leftovers, LOL!!
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We really don’t have a TG eve tradition. Thanksgiving will be spent at my brother-in-laws home and we always bring the dessert. Thankgsgiving Eve will be spent making the pies.
Thank you for the awesome giveaway.
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This year it is going to be just us, and I am really looking forward to that! TG eve tradition- the whole family (my 2 sisters and I along with our parents) spend the evening prepping for Thanksgiving day. We always order pizza to eat while we cook and bake. And we have all cultivated certain dishes so that we each have a couple we make that night; whether it be the cheese ball, sugar cookies, pumpkin pie, relish tray, deviled eggs…:)
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This year it is going to be just us, and I am really looking forward to that! TG eve tradition- the whole family (my 2 sisters and I along with our parents) spend the evening prepping for Thanksgiving day. We always order pizza to eat while we cook and bake. And we have all cultivated certain dishes so that we each have a couple we make that night; whether it be the cheese ball, sugar cookies, pumpkin pie, relish tray, deviled eggs…:)
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We are hoping to go out of town on Thanksgiving day if the weather cooperates. On the prior evening we will be at church. It is a lovely service followed by a pie buffet.
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No company this year, but we are going to my sister in law’s.. and I will still be cooking a turkey for us.. love the leftovers, the fresh made tortilla soup, turkey green chile enchiladas, and turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwiches..
Our Thanksgivings eve routine.. routines are fun!, is that we put on an old movie, and snuggle on the couch with a big fire (if the weather isn’t in the 70′s or 80′s)… Just to store up for the business of the next day.
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I am recovering from surgery this year so I get to watch my husband and son take over the kitchen. Our TE routine is always getting as much food prep done as possible so we can enjoy our time with family on Thanksgiving Day.
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We’re having 28 for dinner – immediate family that lives close by with the addition of 2 single out-of-towners. One is in the Navy stationed about an hour away from us. We don’t have any TG Eve traditions, but I think I may start something – now that you mention it. We love tradition!
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We have our immediate family –7 of us, and my nephew.
We might have some friends over.
Wednesday night we will be going to church and eating there.
Lynn G.
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We are the out of town company — going to visit my parents. The only tradition we have for Thanksgiving Eve is getting everything ready for the big day!
I plan to make couple pumpkin rolls and help my mom prepare anything needed.
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We don’t usually have company for Thanksgiving Eve, but this year our daughter and her family will be spending the night (even though they only live about 45 minutes away). I plan to cook a ham tomorrow and have homemade rolls for quick sandwiches! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I Facebooked (is this a word?) about the giveaway, too!
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We have several friends that come in every year. It’s a lot of work- but so worth it to be able to spend some time with them!
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TGE tradition….love it but have never thought of it. Our oldest is a senior this year so we find ourselves enjoying every day a little bit more as our little family of five is about to change. As usual we will begin the preperation for the big day. We always invite my MIL over to spend the night with us. This years thanksgiving is going to be very small for us. Only a total of 10 for the day. I’m thinking we will be touching base with our pastor to see if he knows of someone that may be in need of a family to adopt them for the day.
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Yum! these sound good. I’m the only one who really likes scallops though )C: Although it seems like even those who do not like them would enjoy this version.
We don’t typically do anything special on TG Eve and this year we are going to my in-laws house for TG and she has invited several various families over. Should be a full house and a fun day!
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We won’t have out of town guests this year…we usually play board games and then maybe watch Psych (a more recent tradition in the last few years). On Thanksgiving night, after all the social and culinary enjoyment…it’s Princess Bride for family movie night.
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We are going to my in-laws this year for Thanksgiving so my big meal to cook won’t be until New Year’s Day when they are at our house in Florida! I’m going traditional southern this year…all the recipes I loved when I was a little girl
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We alternate spending Thanksgiving with my family and my husband’s family, so our Thanksgiving Eve tradition involves fixing a quick dinner, usually soup or a sandwich, and getting on the road. This scallop recipe looks amazing!
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I am the out of town company this year, as we are all gathering at my grandmothers in NC. However, we’re all bringing a dish. I’ve never thought of doing something the night before. Maybe next year I’ll plan a quite evening for just the tow of us before we get together with everyone else
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I’m loosing all Thanksgiving traditions, this year, because of caring for Dad. Even my darling son has chosen to go to his friends home for Thanksgiving. I know he will have much more fun there.
It’s impossible to have friends over to eat anymore. It’s NO FUN, watching me feed Dad, have him drooling down his chin, waking him up to take ‘just one more bite’.
My great joy and solice is cooking. Dad can’t appreciate it much anymore. I cook every day. I’m so glad I have a fabulous son, that lives close by, with many friends, that still love to come over and ‘raid’ my fridge. They KNOW there is usually something GOOD in there.
I miss having friends over. I miss the college kids hanging out at my house, but it upsets Dad so, we just can’t do it anymore.
No worries. I know my friends, Casey and his friends still love me. I know Dad in his demented mind loves me too. Most importanly….I know my Heavenly Father loves me. My Heavenly Father gives me so many beautiful things to enjoy.
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Every year my brother and sister in law come over Wednesday night and we eat, drink, and visit. Our parents come the next morning and we eat and eat and eat some more. It seems to me our only tradition is stuffing our faces. It’s the one time that our family all seems to be able to be together. It’s my favorite time of year.
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I’m studying abroad right now, but my family has come to visit me for thanksgiving. It’s a weird situation for us since they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here, and my family is renting an apartment. So while I am their ‘host’ they are the ones doing the cooking and meal planning.
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Mmmmmm, this sounds delicious. Never thought about a Thanksgiving Eve tradition, but maybe I will have to start a new tradition. (Light bulb going on.) This year my aunt will be coming into town and we will all be celebrating at my parents new home. After my children, husband and I go pack meals for Stop Hunger Now. A great way to start Thanksgiving and remember how thankful we are.
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We do have family coming in for Thanksgiving on Wednesday. We plan on doing a low country boil with newpaper draped tables. This will allow the Thanksgiving cooks to be prepping for the Thanksgiving traditional dinner, while the low country cooks cook outside. I can’t wait to get started.
Thanks for the opportunity to enter this giveaway for the awesome goodies. Thanks to Bush Beans too!
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I also posted this giveaway on my Facebook wall.
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We are going out of town to my mom’s for Thanksgiving, and I’m planning on bringing 2 desserts. We don’t have a Thanksgiving Eve tradition, but I think I’ll start one! Thank you for the giveaway!
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We have our traditional Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner along with fish stixks and tator tots! I would finish Thansgiving details while there was no muss ni fuss for dinner..Everything was put into disposables! We would then watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. With one in college it is still TRADITION!
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I am cooking Thanksgiving Dinner for 16 this year! I am so excited because my daughter, her husband, and my Granddaughter will be arriving from Chicago to spend their first Thanksgiving with us as a new family! Our Thanksgiving tradition is to watch Christmas Vacation to start the Christmas season.
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Thanksgiving eve has always been something easy and hearty with room left for the big meal Thursday. We’ll have chili w/ Bush beans what else? I’m cooking this year for 16. We’re trying to help my MIL cope as we lost my FIL on the 17th. It’s going to be a tough holiday season this year.
He had lung and bone cancer.
Blessings to all!
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TGE ’round here is simple: a crockpot full of yummy chili, some cornbread muffins and a night of games with the kids. This year it will be Apples to Apples, a new favorite. We found that just bonding with out immediate family works well before having the kids be around the extended family all of whom can be overwhelming if one hasn’t seen them in a while. It helps us re-connect and re-center as a unit.
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Some family coming…but we’ll be cooking all day Wednesday in preparation for Thursday. Wednesday night’s dinner will either be take-out or soup. Nothing special. We’ll be tired. Thanks for the chance to win.
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Usually Thanksgiving Eve my husband cooks me a nice meal, since I’ll be cooking a lot for the next few days. But unfortunately this year he won’t be home until thursday
Thanks for the chance.
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Yum! The tacos sound delish.
We won’t have any out of town company this week. Wednesday night I will probably make sloppy joes. Not as yummy as your dinner for sure. We don’t really have a tradition for Thanksgiving Eve.
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My sister-in-law and her son are coming into town, and the 4 of us (my man and I) will have Thanksgiving Dinner at our new care home facility where my Mother-in-law lives.
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Usually Thanksgiving eve is very low key dinner and lots of pie baking! My mom always liked to make as much ahead of time as she could…I guess that has rubbed off on me as I am making my own thanksgiving meal this year
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No out of town company. But I’m making a large meal for Weds. night supper.
Thanks,
Coffeegrounds
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T-Day Eve we won’t be doing anything special, as we have no out of towners with us. I’ll be picking up my brother from college tomorrow, so I’m baking him snickerdoodles today as per his request!
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Well it is going to be a busy day of and after Thanksgiving around here. This year we’re playing host to extended family and following into saturday more people to share in a small birthday “party” for my daughter. So, I’m keeping my food prep complimentary to each other for better use of leftovers. That way the “party’s leftovers” of appetizers won’t bog down my frig use.
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I’m excited to have my son come home from Dallas, TX. I miss him and am thankful he can come home.
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We have kind of a strange Thanksgiving Eve tradtion at our house. My grown son makes “Killer” Fajitas and that has turned into a tradtion over the last few years. We all look forward to them.
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We have family coming from Arizona. This is the first Thanksgiving that we will have them here with us. We are so excited and blessed to have them coming!
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We don’t have any company coming in, and we don’t have a set tradition on Wednesday evening. This year, my mom is watching our child so that my hubby and I can go on a date. Maybe we should make that a tradition!
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We will have 2 out of town guests, and the rest coming from close by. We will have about 15 total.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Maren
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I loved reading what everyone else will be doing for TG eve. For us though it will be a busy time of cooking and baking food to take with us for the next day. We will be traveling almost 4 hours to be with family then 4 hours back on Thanksgiving. Makes for a mighty long day. Sadly we will probably call out for pizza TG eve even though the house will smell very yummy.
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We are staying home this year and cooking. The best part is the dressing, for some reason it just doesn’t taste the same any other time of year. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
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We do have guest wed evening and often the meal on Thanksgiving eve is Pizza or chili
We are cooking a huge meal Thanksgiving day but I have actually already started on some of it to lighten the load .
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LOVE 2 COOK THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING FOR COMPANY COMING IN ON TG. WILL ALSO HAVE A 2ND FAMILY GET TOGETHER ON SATURDAY AFTER THE IRON BOWL ON FRIDAY! ROLL TIDE! LOVE 2 COOK MY SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE AND GOOD OLE POTATO SALAD AND A MILLION DOLLAR PIE!
HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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Interesting. I’ve never really thought about a Thanksgiving Eve tradition. Ours is a young family, and are just establishing traditions everywhere. I’ll definitely give it some thought.
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