Cocktail Party Menu & Recipes

Cocktail Party Menu Plan

• Nectarine Mocktail Punch
• Classic Margarita - This recipe will need to be increased for 6 people.

• Avocado, Mango and Chilli Prawn Cups
• Duck Pancakes with Asian Plum Sauce
• Spicy Fried Cauliflower Bites with Chilli Mayonnaise
• Easy As Australian Rock Oysters with Caviar
• Butter Chicken Skewers with Salad
• Pulled Pork and Mushroom Sliders

• Chocolate Mousse Pots
• White Christmas with Chocolate, Craisins and Pistachios

Cocktail Menu Timeline

• Order meat, groceries for delivery or pick up on 21st December.
• Order seafood and fresh produce, chicken, bread and alcohol for delivery or pick up on 22nd December.

• Slow cook pork for Pulled Pork and Mushroom Sliders, shred meat and store in refrigerator in a sealed container.
• Make plum sauce for Duck Pancakes. Refrigerate in a sealed container.
• Make Chocolate Mousse Pots up to step 3. Refrigerate.
• Make White Christmas with Chocolate, Craisins and Pistachios. Place in an airtight container and store either in the pantry or refrigerator.

• Cut up cauliflower florets for Cauliflower Bites. Steam and cool. Refrigerate.
• Soak 12 bamboo skewers in water for Butter Chicken Skewers.

• For Avocado, Mango and Chilli Prawn Cups, peel, devein and chop cooked prawns. Refrigerate. Separate lettuce leaves. Place in zip lock bag and refrigerate.
• Slice cucumber, green onions and prepare coriander and chives for Duck Pancakes. Refrigerate.
• Trim chicken tenderloins and thread onto soaked bamboo skewers. Coat with ginger garlic paste from Street Kitchen Butter Chicken kit. Refrigerate.
• Cook mushrooms and chop vegetables for Pulled Pork and Mushroom Sliders. Refrigerate.
• Prepare fruit for Nectarine Mocktail Punch. Refrigerate in a sealed container.
• Prepare finger limes for oysters.
• Juice limes or lemons for Classic Margarita.

• Just before the guests are due to arrive, make Nectarine Mocktail Punch. Serve immediately.
• Prepare and salt margarita glasses with lime and salt. Measure alcohol and blend mixture just before serving.
• Prep and combine avocado, mango and chilli filling. Stir through chopped prawns. Spoon into lettuce cups just before serving.
• Heat and prepare pancakes for Duck Pancakes. Fill and roll just before serving. Serve with plum sauce.
• Coat and fry Cauliflower Bites just before serving. Mix together chilli mayonnaise dipping sauce.
• Arrange salt and oysters onto a serving platter and garnish with finger limes, salmon caviar or just lemon. Serve immediately.
• Make Street Kitchen Butter Chicken sauce and set aside.
• Remove chicken skewers from the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Cook on a heated chargrill and serve with warm Butter Chicken sauce.
• Warm up pulled pork and combine with cooked mushrooms. Make sriracha mayonnaise. Split buns and fill just before serving.
• Whip cream and garnish pots just before serving chocolate pots.
• Cut up White Christmas and serve.

• Traditional Christmas Menu Plan
• Seafood Christmas Menu Plan
• Vegetarian Christmas Menu Plan
• Make-ahead Party Menu Plan
• Healthy Christmas Menu Plan