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Salmon with Mojo Sauce

Salmon with Mojo Sauce

Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.

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Serves: 2
Ingredients
For Salmon
8 oz. of Salmon fillets
3 TBs. of olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
flat leaf parsley for garnish
lemon juice for drizzling
For Mojo Sauce
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
2 tsp of Spanish paprika
1 tsp. ground cumin
5 TBs. of extra virgin olive oil
2 TBs. white wine vinegar
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Preparation
1. Place the garlic, paprika [...]

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Roasted Asparagus with Serrano Ham and Aioli Sauce

Posted on 18. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.

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One of my all time favorites. I had some leftover asparagus and some serrano from a paninni recipe so what better way to use them both together?
Makes 16 spears
Ingredients
8 slices of serrano ham
16 asparagus spears
coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
For Aioli sauce
1 large egg yolk at room temperature
1 TBs. of white vinegar or [...]

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Grilled Lamb Chops with Chick Pea and Rosemary Roagout

Grilled Lamb Chops with Chick Pea and Rosemary Roagout

Posted on 04. Jun, 2007 by singleguychef.

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One of the laments that my friends, who don’t cook, have is, “I always have ingredients left over and I don’t know what to do with them.” So, for this dish, I wanted to make use of items that I had leftover from last weekend’s dishes and stuff I had in the pantry. Limiting [...]

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Fresh Berries with Puff Pastry and Coconut whipped Cream

Fresh Berries with Puff Pastry and Coconut whipped Cream

Posted on 31. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

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In my freezer, I currently have:
3 boxes of phyllo sheets
6 packages of won ton wrappers - circa 2004, I am bad about cleaning out the freezer 1 HUGE bag of frozen peas
1 bag of corn
1 ice pack for my sore parts
vodka
gin
Oh here it is, a box of puff pastry rounds!
I *raises hand* admit that [...]

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Sea Bass with Ginger Soy Broth and Ginger Coconut Rice

Sea Bass with Ginger Soy Broth and Ginger Coconut Rice

Posted on 28. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

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I’ve been beginning to recognize a theme in this first installment of Food Play-1. All the dishes have been
quick to make, taking 30 minutes or less. This dish stems a quick dashi soup I make that’s infused with simple flavors.
Ingredients
Ginger soy broth:
2 cups of water
1 cup dry white wine
2 TBs. of [...]

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Scallops with Black Bean Salad and Salsa Verde

Scallops with Black Bean Salad and Salsa Verde

Posted on 28. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

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Ok, next stop is Southwestern / Mexican style for our Food Play-1. You’ll have some left ofter black bean salad and salsa verde with this one so snack on them with some blue corn chips.
Ingredients
Scallops:
3 fresh day boat Scallops
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt and black pepper
Salsa Verde:
1/2 cup of tomatillos, finely chopped
1/2 jalapeno, seeded [...]

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Scallops wrapped with Serrano Ham & New Baby Potatoes with Paprika Vinaigrette

Scallops wrapped with Serrano Ham & New Baby Potatoes with Paprika Vinaigrette

Posted on 28. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

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The second entry for the Food Play -1. Going to Spain this time with a great Serrano ham and paprika vinaigrette. Deb, from smittenkitchen.com actually gave me the idea of using the vinaigrette with potatoes. It’s the same dressing used in the Salad Sevillana recipe.
Ingredients
3 fresh day boat scallops
3 slices of serrano ham
2 cups of [...]

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Grilled Scallops with Ginger Soy Dressing & Sea Beans

Grilled Scallops with Ginger Soy Dressing & Sea Beans

Posted on 28. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

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This recipe was part of a, Food Play -1 series and is the Asian/Japanese entry. Grilling the scallops gives them a smoky, sweet flavor that contrasts nicely to the sea bean’s inherent salty sea tasting crunch.
Ingredients
Scallops:
3 large day boat Scallops
1 1/2 cups of sea beans
Sea Beans:
1 1/2 cup of sea beans
Dressing:
1 TBs. sesame oil
1 tsp. [...]

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Wheres the Dashi?

Posted on 24. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

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Apologies to the hundreds of you that have been looking at the cilantro soup with monkfish recipe. Some of you must have been wondering, “Where’s the dashi recipe?”
Well, here it is. In Nobu’s version and in my “convenient” version.:-)
Nobu’s Ingredients
1/2 oz. (10g) piece of konbu
1 quart (1L) of water
1 oz.(30g) dried bonito flakes
Nobu’s preparation
1. Heat [...]

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Not My Friend’s Mother’s Blueberry Pancakes

Not My Friend’s Mother’s Blueberry Pancakes

Posted on 24. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

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The other day, I was trying to figure out why I rarely make pancakes and then it hit me. It was like being back in my friend’s kitchen and his mother was making her “famous” pancakes. It was her “famous” pancakes that scarred me. Now, I was young, didn’t really have anything to compare to [...]

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