halloween human torso appetizer

Also known as The ManWich.

This is a perfect appetizer for going over the top and impressing your guests on Halloween. It's both pretty and gruesome. :D

If you buy all the dips and fillings ready made, it's easy to put together. You've really just got to bake lots of puff pastry and then assemble! And now that I've made all the assembly mistakes you can avoid them.

If you've got lots of baking sheets laying around and some extra hands, I think this could come together in an hour or so!

Special thanks to canida for brainstorming with me and offering suggestions, and to wilgubeast for brainstorming and naming the torso ManWich! And HUGE thanks to audreyobscura for helping me take very pretty photos of the finished project - you're my hero!

P.S. Go to the last step for TONS more photos. :D

Step 1: Ingredients:

This is what I used. You definitely don't have to do it this way!

• for the torso base (skin), lung & liver bowls, ribs, etc: three packages puff pastry - Pepperidge Farms was the easiest to work with
• an egg for eggwashin' the puff pastry
• 16 oz+ white bean dip for one of the lungs (here's my white bean dip recipe!)
• 16 oz+ hummus for one of the lungs (here's my recipe for hummus!)
• pate for the liver
• two packages smoked salmon to make the subcutaneous muscle lining the torso
• 2 packages cream cheese for the cheeseball stomach and to keep the puff pastry bowls in place
• shredded cheese (I used cheddar!) for the cheeseball stomach
• a beet for the heart
• a teeny pickle for the gallbladder
• salami to make up the colon

I also made puff pastry intestines to go into the torso - you can find the recipe for that here!

You'll also need some parchment paper and aluminum foil to help with baking the puff pastry and beet. :) Oh, and I got some frilly toothpicks to stick in the edges of the puff pastry skin so it looked like it was pinned down to the cutting board.

Comments

[Cthulhumon]

Thanks for these instructions, my modified version was a big hit at my Post-Apocalypse Party!

[jessyratfink]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh! That is so exciting - I never thought anyone would make one. It looks awesome! You've made my day. :D :D :D

[JensonBut]

They all look so good. I think I've gained a pound or two just looking at the pics. Thanks for all the recipes together.

[DividersMaker]

that looks AWESOME, Where did the idea come from.

[bajablue]

Hey Jessy-WINNER-ratfink... Congrats on winning Autodesk's Halloween Food Contest!!!

Great Gross Job!!! ;-D

[scoochmaroo]

I am still amazed by all of the work you did on this.

[poofrabbit]

This is just plain awesome!

[mariesegal]

This is a riot, great job!!

[twighahn]

what is on the liver?

[jessyratfink]

The aspic that came on the pate. I thought it made it look extra gross. :D

[jcosta-1]

You were right...ewww!

[Dusk Shadows]

Epic nice 1 jes (i hope u dont mind me call u jes =/)

[Jayefuu]

Outstanding Jessy! And congratulations on being featured on the Huffington Post :)

[kitschkitty]

shroomgirl - I worked out it is the layer of jelly that you get on top of the pate.

[lesizz]

Really gross. And the funniest I'ble I've ever seen.

[jessyratfink]

Yaaaaaaaaay! Thanks :D

[Chookums]

O M G !!! I'm repulsed + fascinated + laughing my head off. This would be just perfect for a gathering of medical students. Very clever, well done!

[jessyratfink]

Thank you! :)

[mikeasaurus]

Inaccurate. I feel with the amount of beer I consume my liver resembles more of a pickle than my gall bladder :D

[jessyratfink]

We'll have to customize one for you, then :D

[kcli]

Not sure I'll think of body parts the same way ever again. Save the colon for me!

[jessyratfink]

It was probably one of the yummiest parts. :D

[shroomgirl]

This is fantastic!
One question: What is package on top of the liver?

[jessyratfink]

Thank you! It's the aspic that was on top of the pate!

[AussieAnglerGal]

lol manwich
its gross yet cool

[PotatoCoffee]

Tasty.

[lsmith254]

Laughter and a bit of Eeeww, Hahahaha, grooossss, Hahahaha...I don't know how to react...lol. You get points, though! This beats my roadkill dip server...ha! I ripped open a stuffed raccoon, tore out the filling and wedged a bowl of salsa in it. Tire-track table runners and hanging flies completed the look...this was over fifteen years ago, so no pics, sorry!

You also get five stars for the party pick dissection look...Hahahaha, Eeeww and gross, again.... ;.)

[5150tech]

This is quite disturbing and in very poor taste, I can't wait to get started. Your a genius.

[tclemmo]

Appetizer?

[jessyratfink]

Yep. I don't expect you to eat the whole thing, don't worry!