Latino Chefs Share #Thanksgiving Menu Items on Twitter

Before you say grace or gorge on freshly roasted and grilled dishes, the meal must be prepared.

Hours of planning, shopping and cooking are devoted to the hand-crafted Thanksgiving Day dinner (and subsequent meals for the following few days). For this special meal, many cooks choose to go the traditional route, while others opt for the non-traditional. Numerous famous Latino chefs used social media to share what will be on their tables this Thanksgiving.

Sour cream and cheddar mashed potatoes, herb roasted turkey, broccoli sauté, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, mac and cheese, buttermilk biscuits, pork shoulder (pernil), tamales ham, cornbread stuffing, coquito and sweet potato pie are some of the chief components when it comes to a Thanksgiving dinner in a U.S. Latino home. With that said, there are a number of Latino chefs who have a different idea of dishes to be served on the day of thanks. Several superb cooks took to Twitter ahead of the holiday to share what they’re plating on the day of turkey and gratitude.

Aarón Sánchez, executive chef and part-owner of the restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans and Paloma in Connecticut, posted the recipe for his Brussels Sprout Salad with Butternut Squash and Charred Jalapeno Vinaigrette. The fresh dish is be prepared with the crisp Brussels sprouts and cotija cheese.

MasterChef winner Chef Claudia Sandoval posted the perfect Thanksgiving leftover recipe, Machaca Eggs Benedict. The savory dish involves poached eggs, juicy shredded turkey, yellow onion, tomato, clove, bread stuffing and cranberry sauce. The recipe allows Chef Sandoval to explore deep-rooted Mexican flavors with newly acquired French technique. It’s the perfect way to give Thanksgiving dinner a second life the morning after.

Art Rodriguez and Stephen Chavez, the founders of LatinoFoodie, chose to put a spicy twist on the normal mashed potato dish by adding jalapenos to their mashed potato dish. Likewise, they’re giving their cranberry sauce a fiery boost by transforming it. Their dish, Tropical Chipotle Cranberry Salsa, is made with diced mangoes. Also, as a great alterative for turkey, they suggest chorizo rice.

Mexican food blogger and cook Mely Martínez has tremendous ideas about how to prepare stuffing the Mexican way. The decadent stuffing utilizes ground beef, ground pork, smoked bacon, cured ham, onion, bell pepper, celery, almonds, prunes, raisins, wine, sherry, onion and garlic. The Mexican stuffing flawlessly complements the boneless turkey recipe that she also shared.

Michelle Muslera, Puerto Rican food enthusiast and blogger, forwent describing what dishes she plans to plate, but she did make a list of the best restaurants in Miami serving the best Thanksgiving dinners (or desserts)!

Tejana bilingual blogger and co-author of “Latin Twist Cocktail Book,” Vianney Rodriguez has prepared a flavor-rich pumpkin chocoflan just in time for Thanksgiving. She uses layers of cajeta, chocolate and a creamy layer of flan to create that sugary dish. Also, the home cook is preparing a well-seasoned stuffing.

Marcela Valladolid, co-host of Food Network’s The Kitchen, published easy-to-follow roasted acorn squash and garlic mash recipes on the Food Network site, which others are using to celebrate the holiday.