Cooking and Serving Fanestil Products

All of Fanestil’s fine prepared meats are pre-cooked and perfectly seasoned; ready for your table. Just heat and serve. The only thing you have to think about is what to serve with it! We have a few recipes that will make a meal that is sure to please.

In the case of our fabulous fresh beef and pork products we have some suggestions on how to prepare them so that you get that great Fanestil’s quality and flavor in every tasty bite.

We’re not kidding when we say these are the best prepared meats you can get. They are easy to prepare, versatile, and ever so tasty. You really owe it to yourself, your family, and your friends to try these exceptional products.

We will always give you our best.

Cooking Fanestil’s
Fresh Beef and Pork

The Beef Council’s Guidelines contain lots of useful information about cooking, handling, and storing fresh beef products. They also have some great recipes.

Preparing Fanestil’s fresh pork products gives you all of the basics of cooking our great fresh pork products. Hey, with a little practice, you can become the go-to person when it comes to pork preparation.

Of course any artist is only as good as their materials. Insist on Fanestil’s quality products.
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Making Your Next Meal a Memorable One

Fanestil’s products are always tasty, and flavorful. They are also tremendously versatile. Here are a few recipes that you can use with our fine products to produce some truly people pleasing meals.

We’ll be adding recipes to the list every once in a while so check back often. With these great recipes and Fanestil’s great products you’re sure to be elevated to the status of Culinary Master that you so deserve in the eyes of all who know you. We won’t tell your secret, promise.

If you have any favorite recipes using our premium products, go to the contact page and send it to us! Who knows, you may be the next fabulous food find from Fanestil’s.

This is a recipe that your family will go crazy for! Fanestil’s flavorful Party Time Turkey, sour cream, cheese, and mild peppers all combined to make a supremely delectable dish. It takes a little time to prepare, but this is definitely one for the recipe box!

Fanestil’s Party Time Turkey Sour Cream Enchiladas

This is a recipe you have to prepare ahead, but believe us, it’s well worth the effort.

Depending on your mood, and the ocassion, you can serve these with a simple green salad or go all out with the refried beans, spanish rice, and pico de gallo*. This recipe yields 14-15 generous servings but you can cut the major ingredients in half to make a smaller batch to serve those more intimate gatherings.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 quarts sour cream (4 16oz containers)
• 1 quart whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (not salt) or minced garlic
• 3 lbs (about 4 cups) Fanestil’s Party Time Turkey
  cut into 1/2″ cubes
• 3 lbs shredded medium cheddar cheese
• 3 or 4 tablespoons butter or olive oil
• 2 large yellow onions, chopped
• 2 large bell peppers, seeded and chopped
  (1 green and 1 red makes for nice color)
• 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely chopped
• 3 doz 8″ flour tortillas

PREPARATION:

Place the butter or olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté onion and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes.

In a large bowl, using a spoon or whisk, thin sour cream with milk. Add sauteéd onion and garlic and stir well. Set mixture aside.

Combine the bell and jalapeño peppers together in a bowl and mix together fairly evenly. Roll cheese and cubed Party Time Turkey into tortillas (they should be about 1 1/2″ in diameter) and place in the bottom of a deep 9″ x 12″ casserole. Sprinkle half of the pepper mixture evenly over the rolled tortillas in the pan and cover with half of the sour cream mixture.

Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients placing them on top of the existing layer in the casserole.

Cover the casserole and place it in the refrigerator for 24 - 36 hours.

Cover the casserole with an oven safe lid or foil and place in a 350°F oven. Bake for 1 hour.

Serve with side dishes of your choice.

• 3 medium roma tomatoes seeded and chopped
• 1/2 medium yellow onion chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 jalapeño pepper seeded and diced

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours to allow flavors to blend.

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In the mood for a fine Sunday brunch? This yummy casserole will definitely be a hit! (and we won’t tell how easy it is to prepare)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 package (32 ounce) frozen hash brown potatoes
• 1/2 pound Fanestil’s Party Time or Buffet Ham, diced
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.

In a large bowl, mix hash browns, ham, cream of potato soup, sour cream, and Cheddar cheese. Spread evenly into prepared dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly brown. Serve immediately.

Here’s an easy to make main dish that is sure to impress. It only takes about 45 minutes to prepare but it will impress your diners for a lot longer.

We suggest you serve these tasty crepés with a green salad and a vegetable of your choice. You might want to top it off with a nice sauce, like our Mustard Cream Sauce. Makes about 12 crepés and recipe can be doubled.

FILLING INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup Fanestil’s Party Time or
  Buffet Ham cut into 1/4″ cubes
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 teaspoon butter or olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons diced green onion

PREPARATION:

Place the butter or olive oil in a sauté pan or small sauce pan over medium heat and sauté green onion and garlic until tender.

In a medium bowl, using a spoon or spatula, mix together sour cream, mustard, ham or turkey cubes, and cheese. Add sautéed onion and garlic and mix thoroughly. Set mixture aside.

CREPÉS INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch salt

DIRECTIONS:

Pre-heat your oven to about 250° and place a piece of baking parchment or foil on a baking sheet, lightly spray the sheet with non-stick cooking spray (not necessary if you use the baking parchment).

In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, milk, egg and salt to make the crepés batter.

Heat a large frying pan or wok over medium high heat. When the pan is hot add a teaspoon of butter and lightly coat the surface of the pan with the melted butter.

Pour one quarter cup of the batter into the pan and tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface in a thin, smooth and even layer about 8 inches in diameter.

After two minutes, lift up an edge of the crepé with a spatula to see if it is browning. When the underside has begun to brown the top should be firm and dry. Go on to the next step.

With the crepé still in the pan, place 3 rounded tablespoons of the filling on one edge of the crepé and gently roll the filling into it with the edge of your spatula. Remove the filled crepé from the pan and place on your prepared baking sheet and place the sheet in the oven to warm it through. Keep the crepés in the oven to stay warm until served.

Repeat the cooking process. Serve crepés warm from the oven.

Mustard Cream Sauce

Our mustard cream sauce uses a basic white sauce as a base. Adding the dry and dijon mustards give it a mild flavor that compliments these tasty ham crepés nicely. If you like a stronger flavor simply add a bit more of the mustards.

You’ll want to make this while the the crepés are staying warm in the oven. Makes about 1 1/4 cups of sauce.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup half and half
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon of white vinegar

PREPARATION:

In a medium sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat, whisk in flour, garlic powder and pepper until you have a smooth paste. Be careful not to burn it. Whisk in the half and half a little (about 1/8 cup) at a time allowing the mixture to heat and thicken before each addition. Continue this until you have added all of the half and half. Keep gently whisking the mixture to assure that it stays smooth and doesn’t burn. When mixture is thickened, whisk in dry mustard, dijon mustard, and vinegar until well blended. Remove from heat and serve over crepés.