Mangalitsa Lard Seared Scallops with Speck Lardons with a Smoked Tomato and Fresh Corn Sauce
Eric
Categories: Pork, Sauce • Tags: Appetizer, Cooking Blog, Corn, Dinner, Food, Mangalitsa, recipe, Smoked Tomato, tomato
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The Bites: Smoked Oysters
Small bites…..this time featuring smoked oysters. I’ll be doing a lot of stuff like this over the next quarter so I needed to get a jump on it at home. Next step, invite sister and her husband over and find out what they think…. The small bite above is a water cracker with gournay cheese, diced cerignola, smoked oyster, sherry pickled shallot, and mini-sprout. Good….next! Same cracker, different story. Pesto, oyster, caramelized onion, shredded Beecher’s smoked then torched…… This one […]
Categories: Appetizer, Seafood • Tags: Appetizer, Canape, Caramelized Onion, Cooking Blog, Food, recipe, Smoked Oyster
Cold Hors d’œuvres
Class time! Made these Soba/Crab Spring Rolls.. Rice paper then nori. The crab is brined in a salt water solution I made up. The noodles were cooked then cooled and soaked in soy sauce and green onion whites. There are shiitake mushrooms that I quick pickled then some julienned carrots, red bell pepper, and finally it’s rolled together. The sauce is a cilantro/garlic/roasted red pepper sauce made with yogurt base and sri racha. Best damn spring roll I’ve […]
Categories: Appetizer • Tags: Appetizer, Blog, Cooking Blog, Crumple, Food, recipe, Tartare
Mediterranean Mussels in a Hamachi Broth with Pisatchio Szechuan Pepper Seasoning
The serious talking continues.. I made a Hamachi broth with the remaining bones and meat I didn’t use for the seared piece. Celery, onions, kasu, water, and hamachi….that’s all….reduced down then used that to steam the mussels with. Once the mussels were steamed they were put on a plate and I poured the used broth over the mussels then seasoned with a toasted szechuan pepper and crushed pistachio seasoning I’m working on. Oh yeah, micro greens! Eric
Categories: Seafood • Tags: Appetizer, Broth, Cooking, Dinner, Food, Hamachi, Mediterranean Mussels, Mussels, Pistachio, recipe
Seared Scallop, Iberico Ham, Sauteed Golden Beet, with Yellow Bell Pepper Coulis
Course 3 of 4. The coulis was inspired by a recipe from the Rover’s cookbook. I seared the scallop in Iberico ham fat……because I’m awesome. The ladies from Savour in Ballard hooked me up with the fat pieces because they’re the best ever. Here is a picture of it as I was rendering it down in the flat cast iron pan I have (purchased it at a senior center for $8!!) Took the fat, seared the scallops. Blanched the golden […]
Categories: Appetizer, Seafood • Tags: Appetizer, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Golden Beet, Iberico Ham, recipe, Scallop, Thyme, Yellow Bell Pepper Coulis
2010 Alouette Cheese Bowl
The people from Alouette cheese sent me another box o’ cheese so I had to get to work. Unfortunately, I have my entire kitchen packed up so I had to ask a friend to donate her kitchen for the evening while I tried to prepare a few things with one hand tied behind my back (not really, just massive cuts and band-aids still). I had two other things planned but I packed up the essential items so I will be […]
Categories: Appetizer, Events • Tags: Alouette Cheese, Appetizer, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, recipe, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Food
The Laudie’s and Christensen’s Cook: Bruschetta, Quiche, Fried Shrimp, and Virgin Pina Coladas
My wife’s family in Ohio has been up to a few things in the culinary world. A week ago they sent Mindy these pictures of an appetizer heavy dinner party they held where each family would bring some appetizers. What they didn’t know is that I was going to post it on here (I think it’s awesome and it was one of my goals for this blog….to get people to cook!!!). Also, I want recipes. Yup, this is what happens […]
Categories: Appetizer, Seafood • Tags: Appetizer, Bruschetta, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, Fried Shrimp, Pina Colada, Quiche
Roasted Red Pepper Stuffed with Ubriaco alla Birra Rossa Cheese
This is part of the late night menu here at the Rivera household. The cheese is one of my favorites so I’m always looking for new places to sneak it into. It’s a raw cow’s milk cheese that has been soaked in stout beer for over 100 days. I took it and placed it in some roasted red pepper then baked it until the cheese melted then topped it with a red wine vinaigrette with fresh herbs. Try it, you’ll […]
Categories: Appetizer • Tags: Appetizer, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, recipe, Roasted Red Pepper, Ubriaco alla Birra Rossa Cheese
Seared Scallop with Lemongrass Buerre Blanc and Meyer Lemon Puree
Two different plating options! The flavor is there on all this stuff. I just need to figure out how to make it all look good. First time I’ve used coconut oil to sear something….I like it! Eric
Categories: Appetizer, Seafood • Tags: Appetizer, Buerre Blanc, Cooking Blog, Food, Meyer Lemon, Scallops, Seafood
5’10″ Eggs with Saffron Buerre Blanc and Pickled Cucumber
This looks very sloppy but the flavor is all there. I intend to tighten the sauce up and serve it with some sort of toasted bread. Also, I’m going to pickle the egg as well. The whole thing is brought together by the buerre blanc which gives it a luxurious buttery goodness with a small hint of saffron…..nice! David Chang is a f’ing genius….. Ingredients: Two eggs cooked for 5 minutes and ten seconds Cucumbers, quick pickled…………..buy the MOMOFUKU cookbook……….now! […]
Categories: Appetizer • Tags: 5'10" Eggs, Appetizer, Buerre Blanc, Cookbook, David Chang, Food, Pickling, recipe
Caramelized Pork Tenderloin with Cilantro Oil
Definitely going to be a menu item one day. Ingredients: Pork Tenderloin Cut into 1 inch medallions then quick brined for 20 minutes in salt and sugar then rubbed with adobo (my own blend), ghost chili, and sugar Cilantro Oil Cilantro Extra Virgin Olive Oil Black pepper Garlic salt! Procedure Pork Tenderloin Take a pan, place it on the oven and turn burner to high Sear each side of the pork tenderloin then place entire pan with meat inside oven […]
Categories: Appetizer, Pork, Technique • Tags: Adobo, Appetizer, Cilantro, Cilantro Oil, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Food Blog, Pork Tenderloin, recipe
Pickled Asparagus on French Bread with Parmesan
Had a few things lying around the kitchen so I put them to use. Ingredients: Pickled asparagus cut into 1/4 inch medallions with top reserved for decorative/functional/awesome purpose French bread, 1/4 inch Pesto Extra virgin olive oil Parmesan cheese Salt and pepper, tt Procedure Pour a little olive oil on bread then place in oven at 400F for 3-4 minutes then remove Combine pesto and asparagus Place asparagus medallions then cheese then asparagus top on bread then season with salt […]
Categories: Appetizer • Tags: Appetizer, Asparagus, Cookiing Blog, Food, Food Blog, French Bread, Parmesan, recipe
Duck Fat Fries, Herbs de Provence Chicken Tenders with a Duck Fat Country Gravy
Duck fat is in…..Yup. Ingredients: DUCK FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Russet potatoes, shoestring cut……buy a mandoline Standard breading procedure………..flour with herbs de provence, sel de mer (salt), and pepper……whisked eggs……and panko bread crumbs with herbs de provence, sel de mer, and pepper Chicken breasts cut into 1 inch by 4 inch long pieces AP flour Heavy cream Milk Butter Parsley, minced Procedure: Have a heart attack! Cut potatoes with mandoline then blanch them in duck fat then freeze Standard bread the chicken then […]
Categories: Chicken, Potatoes, Sauce • Tags: Appetizer, Chicken, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Duck Fat, Food Blog, Fried, Fries, Gravy, recipe
Brocolli Hollandaise
Ay si chico! Always blanche your vegetables then cover them with a hollandaise!!! Always! Eric
Categories: Appetizer • Tags: Appetizer, Brocolli, Brocolli Hollandaise, Cooking Blog, Food Blog, Hollandaise, recipe
Deconstructed French Onion Soup
Caramelized Pearl Onions, Parsley Cream Sauce, Roasted Shallot Wine Sauce, and Beef Demi-Sauce. Hi, my name is Eric and I cook!
Categories: Appetizer, Random Rants • Tags: Appetizer, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food Blog, French Cuisine, French Onion Soup, Onion, Parsley, recipe, Sauce, Shallot, Soup
