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TAGLIATELLE PASTA WITH OYSTER MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE-CHEF RASHTY

Tagliatelle Pasta with Oyster Mushroom Cream Sauce

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INGREDIENTS:

PASTA:

  • 3 2 /3 cups ‘00’ flour

  • 6 egg yolks

  • 3 whole eggs

  • 1 tsp. salt

  • 4 ¾ tsp. olive oil

  • 4 ¾ tsp. water

MARSCAPONE CREAM SAUCE:

  • 2 cups sautéed shiitake, king oyster and golden oyster mushrooms

  • 10 - 12 leaves fresh basil

  • ½ shallot, minced

  • 1 - 2 cloves shaved garlic

  • ¼ - ½ tsp. chili flakes

  • 4 - 6 cherry or grape tomatoes (quartered)

  • ¼ - ½ cup white wine

  • 4 tbsp. mascarpone

  • 1 ½ - 2 cups grated parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

PASTA:

  1. Combine ingredients in the order listed.

  2. Use an electric mixer to combine on medium speed until all of the ingredients are incorporated.

  3. Shape the dough into a ball.

  4. Cover dough with plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for an hour.

  5. Use your electric mixer’s pasta sheeter attachment to thin the dough to level 7. Use flour to keep the dough from sticking. Note: if you do not have this appliance, handroll with a rolling pin –roll as thin as possible.

  6. Use your electric mixer’s cutting attachment to cut the pasta into 12-inch strips. Note: If you do not have this appliance, hand cut into thin strips about 12 inches long.

  7. Begin heating water for cooking the pasta.

  8. Once water is boiling drop in the pasta, stir so it doesn’t stick together, and cook for one minute.

  9. Add cooked pasta to the sauce pan and finish cooking the pasta in the sauce (approximately 2 minutes.)

MARSCAPONE CREAM SAUCE:

  1. Sauté the garlic, shallot, and chili flakes in olive oil until fragrant.

  2. Add sautéed mushrooms and cherry tomato and cook for several minutes.

  3. Add 4 tbsp. of mascarpone to the sauce pan with a few spoons of pasta water, mix in to emulsify.

  4. Add in the cooked pasta (pasta step 9), then mix in the grated parmesan and toss the pasta.

  5. Add the torn basil and toss.

TO PLATE:

Serve with grated cheese and basil leaves as a garnish.

 

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BLACK GROUPER PUTTANESCA-CHEF RASHTY

Black Grouper Puttanesca

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INGREDIENTS:

PUTTANESCA SAUCE:

  • 4-6 cloves of garlic chopped

  • 10 whole anchovies (from a tin)

  • 10 green Picholine olives (roughly chopped)

  • 10 black olives (roughly chopped)

  • 3 tbsp. capers

  • 1 cup tomato sauce

  • 1/2 tsp. Mascarpone

  • 2 cups fresh spinach

  • pinch of red pepper flakes

  • handful of flat leaf parsley

  • black pepper

  • olive oil

GROUPER:

  • 2 grouper fillets (approx. 6 oz each)

  • salt

  • olive oil

SIDES:

  • 2 - 3 cups fresh spinach

  • 1/2 to full clove of garlic (chopped)

  • 1/2 shallot (chopped)

  • 1/2 lbs. fingerling potatoes (quartered)

  • olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS:

SAUCE:

  1. Heat skillet with olive oil, garlic (save some for sautéing spinach), pinch of red pepper flakes, and anchovies — sauté for about 3 minutes until anchovies start breaking down.

  2. Add olives, capers, cherry tomato, and black pepper to the pan and sauté briefly.

  3. Add tomato sauce and ½ tsp. mascarpone, and mix in.

  4. Simmer for 8 - 10 minutes.

GROUPER:

  1. Season with salt.

  2. Sear on high heat (smoking olive oil) for approx. 3 minutes on one side.

  3. Then bake in the oven for 6 - 8 minutes at 350°F.

SPINACH:

  1. Heat skillet to medium heat with olive oil, garlic, and shallot until fragrant.

  2. Add spinach and sauté until wilted.

  3. Remove from the flame and use a spoon to press out liquid and drain from the pan.

POTATOES:

  1. Boil quartered potatoes until tender.

  2. Sear in olive oil until golden brown.

TO PLATE:

Start by adding cooked fingerling potatoes to the center of the plate. Place the spinach in a small mound over the potatoes. Center the cooked grouper atop the spinach. Spoon sauce to cover the fish then garnish with the flat leaf parsley.

 

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HOMEMADE MARINA SAUCE

Homemade Marina Sauce

5

Minutes Prep Time

20-30

Minutes Cook Time

4

Servings

EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED

  • Large saucepan

  • Blender or food processor

  • Knife and cutting board

  • Measuring spoons

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

  • 1 small onion, finely chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 1 can (28 oz) of whole peeled tomatoes, pureed in a blender or food processor

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

  • 1/2 tsp sugar

  • 1/2 tsp dried basil

  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

  2. Add the finely chopped onion to the saucepan and sauté until it becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.

  3. Add the minced garlic to the pan and sauté for another minute until it becomes fragrant.

  4. Puree your whole peeled tomatoes in a blender or food processor and then add the tomato puree to the saucepan. Bring to a simmer.

PAN SEARED GROUPER WITH CHEESY GRITS -CHEF BURGESS

Pan Seared Grouper with Cheesy Grits

15

Minutes Prep Time

45

Minutes Cook Time

2

Servings

GROUPER INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 Grouper filets

  • Kosher salt

  • Olive oil

GROUPER INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Heat the pan to medium to high heat.

  2. Coat the bottom of the pan with olive oil.

  3. Season grouper filets with kosher salt.

  4. Flip when the first side gets a nice golden-brown crust, and flip and then cook the other side. The grouper’s texture should be flaky and opaque in color when done.  

SMOKED CHEDDAR GRITS INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 cups of stone-ground grits

  • 8 cups of water

  • ½ lbs. of butter

  • ½ cup of heavy cream

  • ¾ lbs. of grated smoked cheddar cheese

SMOKED CHEDDAR GRITS INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Bring 8 cups of water to a boil over high heat.

  2. Wisk water in a circular motion and slowly rain in 2 cups of stone-ground grits while stirring to prevent clumping.

  3. Simmer over medium heat with the lid on for 45 minutes.

  4. When the grits reach the properly cooked consistency remove the heat.

  5. Stir in ½ lbs. of butter until melted.

  6. Stir in ½ cup of heavy cream.

  7. Slowly mix in ¾ lbs. of grated smoked cheddar cheese.

TOMATO, CAPER, BUTTER SAUCE INGREDIENTS:

  • ½ cup of grape or cherry tomatoes cut in half (you could use any type of tomato you choose, even canned San Marzano tomato)

  • 4-5 slices of applewood smoked bacon (18/22 cut)

  • ¼ cup of capers chopped

  • 1/3 of a shallot

  • ½ cup of heavy cream

  • 3-4 tablespoons of white wine

  • 2 tablespoons of butter

  • Squeeze of lemon juice

  • Olive oil

TOMATO, CAPER, BUTTER SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Heat pan over medium heat.

  2. Prep tomatoes by cutting in half.

  3. Chop bacon into small pieces.

  4. Cover the bottom of a pan with a little bit of olive oil, bring to medium heat then add the bacon and render out the fat.

  5. Pour out about ¼ cup of capers into a colander and rinse off brine with water, then chop.

  6. Add tomatoes and shallot to the pan with the bacon, stir.

  7. Add a couple tablespoons of white wine to the sauce, no more than ¼ cup.

  8. Then add the chopped capers and mix well.

  9. Then add ½ cup of heavy cream.

  10. Let the sauce reduce for about 15-20 minutes.

  11. When the liquid has reduced add a squeeze of lemon, and 2 tablespoons of butter and remove from heat allowing the residual heat to melt the butter into the sauce.

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ROASTED RIBEYE WITH CHIMICHURRI-CHEF BURGESS

Roasted Ribeye with Roasted Fresno Chimichurri over Grilled Toast Points

20

Minutes Prep Time

5

Minutes Cook Time

2

Servings

RIBEYE INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 cuts of Spinalis Ribeye (Spinalis is the most flavorful, marbled, tender part of a ribeye steak)

  • Kosher salt and pepper for seasoning

  • Olive oil

RIBEYE INSTRUCTIONS:

1.       Drizzle the steaks with olive oil.

2.       Heat up a grill pan over high heat.  

3.       Season the steak with kosher salt and black pepper.  

4.       When grill pan is very hot place steaks on the pan to cook.  

5.       Cook for about 5 minutes, evenly on both sides until medium-rare.

6.       Remove from grill pan, let it rest for a few minutes and then slice against the grain.  

TOAST INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 fresh baguette sliced on the diagonal

  • Olive oil

TOAST POINTS INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Cut baguette diagonally into slices.

  2. Drizzle slices with olive oil.

  3. Place on the grill pan with the steaks, flip when you can see grill marks.4

  4. Remove from grill when both sides are toasted.

ROASTED CHIMICHURRI INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 Fresno peppers

  • 1/3 of a shallot diced

  • 1 clove of garlic

  • 1 bunch of fresh cilantro

  • ½ cup of olive oil

  • 2-3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar

  • Fresh grated parmesan for garnish

ROASTED CHIMICHURRI SAUCE:

  1. Finely dice 1/3 of a shallot.

  2. Roast 2 Fresno chili peppers directly on the flame of the gas burner until the skin is evenly charred.

  3. Rinse and dry the fresh cilantro and then roughly chop.

  4. Put cilantro and shallots into a burr mixer or food processor.

  5. Crush the clove of garlic and add to the mixer.

  6. Once skin of the peppers is evenly charred and peppers are fragrant, remove them from the flame and place in a dry place where they can be covered with a towel to steam for a minute or two, this will make it easier to peel the skin from the pepper.

  7. Remove the towel after peppers have steamed, destem the peppers and use the knife blade to scrape the charred skin from the pepper.

  8. You can remove the seeds of the pepper if you prefer a milder sauce or leave them in for a spicier sauce.

  9. Roughly chop the flesh from the peppers and add them to the mixer or food processor.

  10. Pour ½ cup of olive oil, a couple table spoons of red wine vinegar, and a dash of salt and pepper to the mixer.

  11. Pulse blend the ingredients. You do not want the sauce to be too loose or like paste, stop midway between. Ideally you still want to see pieces of cilantro, shallots, etc.

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