Best Guy Fieris Cuban Pie Alla Munee Recipes

GUY FIERI'S CUBAN PIE ALLA MUNEE

Steps:

• Mojo Sour cream (Alla Munee) Directions:.
• Mix in bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Cuban Pie Crust Directions:
• Sift together flour and salt into medium bowl.
• Gently blend shortening into flour until mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in just enough cold water to keep it all together.
• Knead or process until smooth ball is formed, as little work as possible.
• Roll in a ball and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Remove, divide into 2 equal balls and roll out to 9-inches.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Drape crust into pie tin, poke with a fork and cover with waxed paper.
• Fill bottom with dried beans and bake pie shell for 10 minutes or until crust lightly browns.
• Remove and cool before filling.
• Sofrito Directions:.
• Add oil to a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add onions, peppers, and garlic, cook until translucent, but do not brown.
• Add tomatoes, cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and hold to add to pork.
• Pie Filling Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add 2 ounces of the Swiss cheese to pre-cooked pie shell, add pulled pork on top of Swiss cheese.
• Top pulled pork with sofrito mixture.
• Add remaining Swiss on top of pork.
• Lay sliced ham on top of Swiss cheese.
• Mix together the heavy cream and mustard and pour on top of ham and then top with Parmesan.
• Add pie crust to top, wrap aluminum foil around edges of pie crust, and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove pie from oven, let cool and set for 5 minutes.
• Add sliced pickles to the center of the pie, starting at the center and fanning the pickles in the middle.
• Add sliced tomatoes to the outside ring of the edge of the pie, overlapping the pickles in the center.
• Cut pie and serve with dollop of Mojo Sour cream.

RICE A MUNEE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or skillet with a lid, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add in the vermicelli and rice and saute until lightly browned. Add in prosciutto and saute 2 minutes more. Stir in onion and peppers, and saute for another 2 minutes. Add the garlic and peas, saute for 1 more minute and deglaze with white wine. Pour in the chicken stock, bring mixture to a simmer, cover and cook for 18 to 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked. Season with salt and pepper, if needed. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately.

SOUTHERN PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Unroll the piecrust and place in a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the overhang under and crimp the edge with a fork or your fingers. Bake the crust until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool completely on a rack. (Leave the oven on.)
• Whisk the corn syrup, brown sugar, salt, butter and vanilla in a medium bowl. Lightly beat the eggs in a small bowl, then whisk into the corn syrup mixture.
• Finely chop 1/2 cup pecans and spread evenly over the piecrust. Roughly chop another
• 1/2 cup pecans and mix into the corn syrup mixture, then pour the filling into the crust. Arrange the remaining 1 cup pecans on top in a decorative pattern.
• Bake the pie until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool completely on a rack. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.