Pimento Cheese
| Shelf Life: | 5 days under refrigeration |
| Portion/Serving: | 8½ pounds/22 portions |
| Revision Date: | Feb 26, 2017 |
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Notes
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Ingredients
| 3 | lbs. | Cream cheese, room temperature |
| 12 | oz. | Fontina cheese, shredded |
| 12 | oz. | Cheddar cheese, yellow, shredded |
| 12 | oz. | Smoked gouda cheese, shredded |
| 14 | oz. | Roasted red peppers, chopped |
| 1 | qt. | Mayonnaise |
| 1½ | Lemon slices, juiced | |
| 4 | oz. | Scallions, white and green parts, sliced into ⅛" rounds |
| ¾ | oz. | Sriracha sauce |
| 2 | tbsp. | Smoked paprika |
| TOPPING | ||
| 16 | ea. | ciabatta buns, crowns only, reserved from Open-face Caprese |
| ½ | c. | Mayonnaise |
| OPTIONAL UPGRADE | ||
| as needed | pepperoni slices |
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- Rubber spatula
- Pastry bags
- Service skillets
- Portion scale
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing bowl
- Foodservice gloves
Preparation
*Wearing food service gloves
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the cream cheese on medium-low speed until fluffy, about 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once.
- Add the mayonnaise to the cream cheese and continue mixing on medium-low for another 2 minutes.
- Add the cheese, roasted red peppers, lemon juice, scallions, Sriracha, and smoked paprika to the cream cheese-mayo mixture. Mix to combine.
- Transfer pimento cheese to piping bags. Reserve 16 oz. in one bag under refrigeration for the Crispy Chicken.
- Pipe 6 oz. portions into service skillets for Baked Pimento Cheese.
- For pepperoni upgrade place 1 oz. of pepperoni slices over the pimento cheese.
- For the topping: tear the interior or the ciabatta crowns (discard crust, or save for another use) into small pieces, approximately ½" and combine with the the mayonnaise in the mixing bowl until the bread is thoroughly coated.
- Evenly distribute the mayo-coated torn bread over the prepared pimento cheese (w/ and w/o pepperoni) in their service skillets. Once topped with bread cover completely with plastic wrap and store under refrigeration for service.
