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Poached Pear Stuffed with Ice Cream

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Poached Pear Stuffed with Ice Cream Gabino Sotelino, Ambria Chicago IL Red with raspberry puree on the top, rich caramel on the bottom, poached pears conceal an ice cream filling. Dark and light chocolate garnish the pears. Serves 4 Pears 2 cups water 2 cups dry white wine 2 cups sugar Zest of 1 lemon [...]

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Cappone Farcito al Forno

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Cappone Farcito al Forno (Stuffed Roast Capon) Andrea Apuzzo Andrea’s Metairie LA Andrea Apuzzo’s Stuffed Capon is authentically Italian — just like Andrea (that’s pronounced An-DRAY-ah) himself. He serves it with his tortellini; recipes for the capon, stuffing, sauce, tortellini, and tortellini stuffing follow. This dish can turn any day into a holiday. Serves 8 [...]

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Oysters de Ville

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Oysters de Ville Susan Spicer The Bistro at Maison de Ville New Orleans New Orleans chefs dream up endless ways to serve the city’s fresh salty oysters. Susan Spicer wraps hers into crisp filo packets, managing to include wine-mushroom ragout and spinach leaves along the way. Serves 4 1 dozen fresh oysters 2 shallots, chopped [...]

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King Trout’s Mummy

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

King Trout’s Mummy Daniel Bonnot Consultant/Instructor New Orleans LA; Nyons, France Trout “mummies,” wrapped in phyllo dough shrouds, are served on catafalques made of flash-fried parsley and pink grapefruit sections. Grapefruit beurre blanc naps the sections. Both the trout dressing and the beurre blanc are accented with Ricard, an anise-flavored liqueur. The parsley and the [...]

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Roasted Baby Bat (Stuffed Quail on Dusky Rice)

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Roasted Baby Bat (Stuffed Quail on Dusky Rice) Daniel Bonnot New Orleans LA Stuffed quail is wrapped in “bat wings” (cabbage leaves) and served on a bed of wild and brown rice. Slices of andouille sausage — a smoked sausage — are used to create “ears” on the “baby bats.” Delicious, and fun. The stuffing [...]

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Zucchini Cream with Crayfish and White Truffle

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Zucchini Cream with Crayfish and White Truffle Heinz Hanner Kronprinz Mayerling Mayerling, Austria A puree of zucchini anchors enormous crawfish which have been cooked with bay leaves, juniper berries, and peppercorns. Chef Hanner gets his huge crawfish from Turkey. Smaller domestic crawfish may be used (double the quantity per person); large prawns may also be [...]

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Apple Complicity

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Apple Complicity Hans Schadler The Williamsburg Inn Williamsburg VA Makes 2 baked apples The big apple dessert! Baked apples were a favorite dessert in colonial Virginia. In his updated version, Williamsburg Chef Hans Schadler stuffs the apples with a mixture of diced apples and dried fruits, and serves them with a light cider sauce. Cider [...]

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Squab with Cabbage and Truffled Mashed Potatoes

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Squab with Cabbage and Truffled Mashed Potatoes Christian Delouvrier Les Celebrites New York NY Every ounce of flavor is magnified and brought to the plate in this elegant dinner of pigeon with truffled mashed potatoes and baby vegetables. Even after the sauce is cooked and the pigeon carved, the bones are used to get just [...]

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Cream of Mussel Soup with Marrow Dumplings

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Cream of Mussel Soup with Marrow Dumplings Andre Soltner Lutece New York NY This light cream soup flavored with mussels includes the luxurious extra touch of marrow quenelles, poached in chicken stock. Because you will cook many mussels to flavor the broth, you will have the added bonus of extra mussels to serve at another [...]

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Lobster Souffle

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Lobster Souffle Daniel Bonnot Chez Daniel Metairie LA In classic French tradition, golden puffed lobster souffles arrive at the table nestled in cornucopias made of white linen napkins. Only a fork is needed to eat this lovely souffle. This recipe seems very long. You are preparing and breaking apart two lobsters, and preparing two sauces [...]

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