• Butternut Squash Soup

    Serve this smooth, creamy soup in 6-ounce portions topped with spicy popcorn shrimp for crunch. Amt & Ingredient 2 butternut squash, roasted and seeded 2 small onions, diced large 4 stalks celery, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 4 oz. clarified butter 2 oz. vegetable oil 4 oz. all-purpose flour 2 qts. chicken stock 1 vanilla bean 2 tbsps. maple [...]

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  • Eggnog Creme Brulee

    Amt & Ingredient2-1/2 cups whipped cream3/4 cup sugar2 oz. light brown sugar, firmly packed 1-1/4 tsp. nutmeg5 egg yolks3 tbsp. brandy1 tbsp. vanilla Procedure:• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.• Butter 6 shallow ramekins. Set aside.• In heavy, medium-size saucepan, heat cream until it just comes to a boil; reduce heat, keep hot.• Blend 1/4 cup sugar, brown sugar and 1 tsp. nutmeg for 30 seconds; transfer to airtight [...]

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  • Filet Mignon Congressional

    Filet Mignon Congressional

    Ingredients• 6-oz. center-cut filet • Steak rub (black pepper, white pepper, coffee grounds, sea salt and fennel seeds—grind all to coarse style)• Olive oil• Onion slices• Scallions• Tomato—thick-sliced and charred• Red wine sauce• Bitter chocolate• Sliced mushrooms Procedure: • Rub filet with steak rub.• Heat a sauté pan with olive oil.• Brown steak on all sides.• Put on onion and finish [...]

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  • Trilogy of Chocolate

    Trilogy of Chocolate

    Ingredients   • Devil’s food cake• Chocolate mousse filling• Flourless chocolate cake balls• White chocolate pate with brandied cherries For plate presentation• Caramel sauce• Chocolate sauce• Fried mint• Whipped cream• Melted chocolate Presentation:• Use individual rings to cut out the devil’s food cake, fill with mousse mix and set.• Temper couvertures (dark, milk and white).• Pipe lines on strips of acetate with [...]

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  • Pumpkin Bisque with Spicy Popcorn Shrimp

    Amt    Ingredient8 oz.    canned pumpkin2 oz.    onion, diced2 oz.    celery, diced3 oz.    butter3 oz.    all-purpose flour2 oz. + 1 oz.    heavy cream3-1/2 pints    chicken stockTo taste    salt, pepper and garlic powder1 tbsp.    crushed black pepper8 oz.    popcorn shrimp, fried lightly Procedure:• Melt butter; add flour and cook four minutes over low heat.• Add all ingredients except shrimp and 1 oz. [...]

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  • Stuffed Cornish Hens with Apricots, Raisins and Toasted Pecans

    Amt    Ingredient6         Cornish hens, semi-boned6         sprigs rosemary2 oz.    vegetable oil    8 oz.    bread cubes4         eggs2 oz.    milk4 oz.    dried apricots4 oz.    raisins4 oz.    toasted pecans    16 oz.    au jusTo taste    salt and pepper Procedure:    • In a metal bowl, prepare stuffing by mixing bread, eggs and milk, then add rosemary, apricots, raisins, pecans, salt and [...]

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  • Gravlax

    Amt  & Ingredient2-1/2 to 3 lbs.  skin-on salmon filets, pin bones and excess belly fat removed1 lb. Kosher salt2 oz. white pepper1 lb. sugar2 bunches fresh dill8 – 12 slices pumpernickel bread, crusts cut off, cut into rounds Procedure:• In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, salt, pepper and half of the dill.• Place the remaining dill on the flesh side of the fish.• On [...]

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  • Home Runs For The Holidays

    To ensure a big finish each year, keep building on tradition.

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