Friday, April 22, 2016

MY FAVORITE RECIPES

CHIPOTLE PASTA

Ingredients
1 ounce olive oil
1 hot link, cut in 6 bias slices
5 (21/25 shrimp), deveined, shelled and butterflied
4 ounces heavy cream
3 ounces Chipotle Sauce, recipe follows
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
9 ounces cooked penne pasta
2 ounces Parmesan, grated
1 tablespoon diced tomato
1 tablespoon diced scallion

Directions
In saute pan over high heat, add olive oil and hot links. Sear links until browned. Add the shrimp and cook until pink. Lower heat to medium. Then add cream, chipotle sauce, salt and pepper. Add cooked pasta and the cheese. Toss to combine.
Serve in pasta bowl and garnish with diced tomato, scallions, and more grated Parmesan.
Chipotle Sauce:
1 cup BBQ sauce
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 ounce Dijon mustard
2 ounces chipotle paste
1/2-ounce red chili flakes
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Combine all ingredients in blender, puree, cover and refrigerate.

SPICY TUNA SASHIMI
Ingredients
1 ahi (yellowfin) tuna steak (about 4 to 6 ounces)
1 small orange, halved 1/2 sliced with rind and white pith removed, other 1/2 juiced
1/2 small grapefruit
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 sprig fresh mint, finely chopped
2 jalapenos, seeded and finely diced
4 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 dry thin rice noodles, lightly broken up

Directions
Thinly slice the tuna steak (sashimi-style). Place the thin layers of tuna on a plate. Remove the rind and pith of 1/2 an orange, then slice and quarter. Remove the rind and pith of 1/2 a grapefruit, then slice and quarter. Lay the orange and grapefruit quarters on top of the tuna.
Juice the remaining orange half into a small bowl and whisk in the soy sauce and lemon juice. Drizzle the sauce over the tuna and citrus. Sprinkle the tuna with chopped mint and diced jalapenos.
In a small saut� pan, heat the oil over high heat and quickly fry the rice noodles for 1 minute. Sprinkle them over the top and serve.


CALIFORNIA ROLL
Ingredients
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced into 1/4-inch thick pieces
4 sheets nori
1/2 batch sushi rice, recipe follows
1/3 cup sesame seeds, toasted
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into matchstick-size pieces
4 crabsticks, torn into pieces
Pickled ginger, for serving
Wasabi, for serving
Soy sauce, for serving
Directions
Watch how to make this recipe.
Squeeze the lemon juice over the avocado to prevent browning.
Cover a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap. Cut nori sheets in half crosswise. Lay 1 sheet of nori, shiny side down, on the plastic covered mat. Wet your fingers with water and spread about 1/2 cup of the rice evenly onto the nori. Sprinkle the rice with sesame seeds. Turn the sheet of nori over so that the rice side is down. Place 1/8 of the cucumber, avocado and crab sticks in the center of the sheet. Grab the edge of the mat closest to you, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and roll it into a tight cylinder, using the mat to shape the cylinder. Pull away the mat and set aside. Cover with a damp cloth. Repeat until all of the rice has been used. Cut each roll into 6 pieces. Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.


CAESAR SALAD
Ingredients
1 egg yolk*
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 anchovy fillets, mashed
Scant 1 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large head romaine lettuce, cleaned and cut into 1 to 2-inch pieces
Freshly grated Parmesan
2 cups croutons

Directions
In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire, pepper flakes, mustard, and anchovies. Slowly whisk in the oils to emulsify. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Place the lettuce in a large bowl. Sprinkle with Parmesan and black pepper. Drizzle with desired amount of dressing and toss well. Sprinkle top with croutons.

ZUCCHINI PIZZA
Ingredients:

3 zucchini 
pepperoni slices
cheese
oregano 
4 large tomatoes, quartered
2 tbls olive oil
2 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
1 tbls fresh oregano (sub 1 tsp dried)
1 tbls fresh tyme (sub 1 tsp dried)
1 tsp salt
Directions 
Preheat the oven to 350 and cut the zucchinis in half
Fill them in with the sauce and pepperoni and cheese
Put them in the oven
Wait for them :)



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