Daube de Chevre (Goat shank Braised in Red Wine)

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§         Marinate the goat with wine, zest of an orange, 2 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 shallots, carrot,1 onion, celery stalk for a day in advance.

§         Place in large heavy pot. Add rest of onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bouquet garni and the tomatoes. Cook for 3-4 hours and then add mushrooms.

§         Cook in oven for 5 hours at 250F)

§         Serves 4.

2 lbs

Goat (Lamb or Beef Chuck) cut into 2”pieces (can add bacon also)

½ cup

Fresh mushrooms chopped rough

2 tbsp

Olive Oil

 

Zest of an orange

1

Bouquet garni

2

Medium onion peeled & diced

2

shallots

2

Medium carrots peeled & diced

2

Stalk of celery diced

5 cloves

Garlic peeled & chopped

2+

Large plum tomatoes peeled, seeded, rough chopped

2 cups

Hearty dry red wine – (cotes-du-rhone)

 

Salt & pepper

Bouquet Garni

·         3 sprigs of parsley

·         2 sprigs of thyme (orange zest )

·         1 bay leaf , 5 black peppercorns

Moroccan Grilled Cornish Hens

§         Wash & pat dry hens.

§         Combine oil, oregano, allspice, cumin, cloves & garlic in large bowl. Place hens in bowl and cover with mixture. Peferable to let sit for 30 minutes.

§         Put hens on preheated grill (direct heat) at medium heat for 30 minutes.

§         Hens should each internal temp of 160F

§         Serves 4

2

Cornish hens or 4 chicken breasts

¼ cup

EV olive oil

1 tsp

Dried Oregano

½ tsp

ground allspice

½ tsp

Ground cumin

½ tsp

Ground cloves

3

Cloves Garlic minced

 

Salt & pepper

Chipotle mussels with 4 sister mayo

·         In a separate bowl ad lime juice, mayo, 2 tbsp of finely chopped cilantro, 1 tbsp of orange zest and 4 tbsp of orange juice. Let sit for at least 45 min to allow flavours to develop.

·         Put mussels in a large pot with garlic, water, chipotle and zest of 2 oranges (save back 1 tbsp for mayo). Bring to boil and steam for 4 minutes.

·         Remove pot from flame and let sit for 5 min until all mussels are open Remove mussels and keep warm.

·         Put Pot back on flame and heat.  Reduce liquid in pot by ½. Then add oil and the remaining ½ of the orange juice.

·         Divide mussels evenly and divide broth. Garnish with 1 tbsp of the 4 sister mayo & 3 sprigs of cilantro

·         Serves 4.

4 lbs

Fresh mussels

3 tbsp

Garlic – minced

2

Oranges - zested

4 tbsp

Canned chipotles chillies – excluding adobo

4 cups

Water -- or better a light fish broth

3 tbsp

Olive Oil

8 tbsp

Fresh orange juice (see above)

15 sprigs

cilantro

1 cup

Light Mayo

1 tbsp

Lime juice

Dovercourt Wedding Shrimp - Creole Style

·         Saute bacon in a pan with sides that can be covered to render fat.

·         Remove bacon bits and then add onion, celery, green pepper. Saute until soft.

·         Add garlic, thyme, basil, oregano, and cayenne. Sauté 2 minutes.

·         Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar. Simmer for 1 ½ hours. Stir occasionally.

·         Add shrimp and cook 5-7 min – until shrimp are cooked

·         Serve over rice & garnish with bacon bits

·         Serves 4-6

1 ¼ cups

Diced bacon

1 cup

Onion finely chopped

1 cup

Celery julienne

¾ cup

Green peppers diced

1 tbsp

15 ml garlic chopped

¾ tsp

4 ml thyme dried

1 tsp

5ml basil dried

½ tsp

2.5 ml oregano dried

2 tsp

10 ml cayenne pepper

2 cups

Tomatoes – peeled, seeded, chopped

¾ cup

tomato sauce

1 tbsp

Sugar

36

Raw medium, de-veined, shelled shrimp

Monkfish with Lemon Pepper Crust & warm lemon vinaigrette

·         Cut monkfish into ¾ inch rounds and lay in a dish. Sprinkle with ½ the lemon juice and let sit for 10 minutes .

·         Crush peppercorns roughly and add flour, salt, and ½ the zest. Remove fish from lemon and then coat fish pieces with the pepper/zest mix.

·         Heat ½ the oil until hot and fry fish in fry pan in 2 batches – about 2-3 minutes per side

·         Combine remaining oil, zest and lemon juice and add anchovies to make . Stir vigorously.

·         After 2nd batch of monkfish is done add shallots to fry pan for about 30 sec. Pour in the vinaigrette and let it bubble and reduce slightly. Use a whisk to stir.

·         Serve with sauce poured over and lemon slices as garnish

·         Serves 4.

1 ½ lb

Monkfish trimmed (700 gr)

2

Lemons zest both & then juice

2 tbsp

Black peppercorns

2 tbsp

Flour

1 tsp

salt

8 tbsp

(120 ml) EV olive oil

1

Shallot peeled & finely chopped

3

Anchovy filets – finely chopped

Norway Bay Pork Roast – Bali Style

·         Grind all ingredients except vegetable oil & pork in a mortar & pestle o a smooth paste.

·         Cut a deep pocket in one side of roast – ¾ of inch from each end

·         Heat 3 tsp oil in wok/pan at medium high heat and cook the paste for about 5 min. Cool mix to room temperature (about 15 minutes)

·         Put ½ the oil/spice mix in the slit and the other ½ over the roast.

·         Cook indirect heat over a pan in BBQ at medium heat for 1 ½ to 2 hours.

3 lb

Boneless Pork shoulder

4

Large shallots - chopped

4-8

Thai chillies - chopped

4

Cloves garlic - chopped

3 tbsp

Fresh ginger - chopped

3

Stalks lemongrass (1/4 cup finely chopped)

3

Strip of lemon zest

1 ½ tsp

Ground coriander

1 tsp

Ground black pepper

2 tbsp

Fresh lime juice

1 tbsp

Light brown sugar

2 tsp

Salt

5 tbsp

Vegetable oil

Seana's Blackberry Sauce a la Dundarave

1. Put the blackberries in a good pot - ad about a cup of water and turn heat on medium

2. Stir and press them down

3. add sugar once the berries are getting warm and stir all together - takes about 20 minutes

4. Pour syrup over ice cream (I like vanilla) and serve

1. Find fresh beautiful BC blackberries

2. Pick as many as you can - don't scratch yourself too much on the stems - a small pail about 2 cups measure

3. get about 1/2 cup of white sugar