LadyD
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Thanks
I will also post in the Cooking forum.
Menu
Seafood Stew
Duck Breast with Cherry Chutney
Herb Roasted Pheasant with Wild Rice Stuffing
Molasses Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Winter Vegetables
Cinnamon Apple Sponge Cake
First Course:
Seafood Stew
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
6 (1 Lb) Maine lobsters
20 medium size Sea scallops
36 Large shrimp, peel, cleaned and tail removed, aprox. 2 lbs.
10 (1 oz) pieces of black cod
½ cup small dice carrots
½ cup small dice celery
½ cup small dice leek
½ cup small dice Idaho potato
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground white pepper or black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 quart heavy cream
1 cup dry vermouth (can be made without)
10 (5 inch) puff pastry rounds
Equipment
10 (3 ½ inch) terrines/ramekins or serving dish of your choice
Directions
1. Bring 1 gallon of water to a boil; poach lobsters, then
shrimp, then black cod and last scallops. After seafood is
cooked, remove from water; reserve
water and bring to boil.
2. Cook all vegetables in liquid that was used for the seafood,
remove vegetables when tender. Allow the liquid to continue to
boil until only 1qt of liquid remains. This will be the base
for the sauce.
3. Bring seafood liquid back to a boil and add the vermouth and
heavy cream and reduce by half, season with salt, white pepper
and nutmeg to taste. You have reached your desired thickness
when the sauce will cover the back of a wooden spoon.
Set aside to cool.
4. Cut Maine lobster, shrimp and scallops into bite size pieces.
5. Pre-heat oven at 400 degrees.
6. Fold seafood and vegetables into cool sauce, being careful
not to mix too much as this will break up the seafood. Scoop
mixture into terrines or oven proof baking dish of your choice.
7. Cover terrines with puff pastry rounds, brush them with egg
wash and bake them until golden brown about 8-10 minutes, allow
to cool for 5 minutes before serving.
You can cook this 2-3 hours ahead of time and keep warm
at 150 F degrees.
*All seafood can be substituted with other favorite options of
your choice and availability.
Second Course:
Duck Breast with Cherry Chutney
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup chopped onion (1 small)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon ground cumin
Scant ¼ teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper (½ medium)
1 plum tomato, coarsely chopped
¼ cup dry red wine
1 ½ to 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 can (3 cups) Bing cherries, quartered *Oregon brand
½ cup Golden Raisins
10 (6 oz.) boneless duck breasts with skin
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon or chives
Method for chutney and glaze:
Heat oil in a 2 to 3 quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat
until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, garlic, and shallot,
stirring occasionally, until golden, about 7 minutes.
Add tomato paste, black pepper, cumin, hot pepper flakes,
and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
Reduce heat to medium and add bell pepper and cook, stirring
occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine,
vinegar (to taste), and sugar and simmer approx 5 minutes.
Stir in mustard, 1 1/2 cups cherries, and remaining
1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer 1 minute. Allow to cool slightly
and reserve all but ¼ cup of the mix to the side.
Place 1/4 cup mix in a blender and puree until very smooth,
about 1 minute (use caution when blending hot liquids).
Reserve for glazing duck. To finish the chutney,
add the remaining 1 ½ cups of cherries, tarragon, chives and
all the golden raisins. Can be prepared one day ahead.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
Score duck skin in a crosshatch pattern with a small sharp knife
and season duck all over with salt and pepper.
Heat water in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over low heat
until hot, then add duck, skin side down. Cook duck, uncovered,
over low heat, without turning, until most of fat is rendered
(melted) and skin is golden brown, about 25 minutes.
Transfer duck to a plate and discard all but 1 tablespoon fat
from skillet. Brush duck all over with cherry glaze and return
to skillet, skin side up.
Roast duck in oven until thermometer registers 135°F, about 8
minutes for medium-rare. Remove from oven and allow to rest for
5 minutes.
Holding a sharp knife at a 45-degree angle, cut duck into
slices. Serve with cherry chutney and molasses whipped sweet
potato.
Thanks
I will also post in the Cooking forum.
Menu
Seafood Stew
Duck Breast with Cherry Chutney
Herb Roasted Pheasant with Wild Rice Stuffing
Molasses Whipped Sweet Potatoes
Winter Vegetables
Cinnamon Apple Sponge Cake
First Course:
Seafood Stew
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
6 (1 Lb) Maine lobsters
20 medium size Sea scallops
36 Large shrimp, peel, cleaned and tail removed, aprox. 2 lbs.
10 (1 oz) pieces of black cod
½ cup small dice carrots
½ cup small dice celery
½ cup small dice leek
½ cup small dice Idaho potato
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground white pepper or black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 quart heavy cream
1 cup dry vermouth (can be made without)
10 (5 inch) puff pastry rounds
Equipment
10 (3 ½ inch) terrines/ramekins or serving dish of your choice
Directions
1. Bring 1 gallon of water to a boil; poach lobsters, then
shrimp, then black cod and last scallops. After seafood is
cooked, remove from water; reserve
water and bring to boil.
2. Cook all vegetables in liquid that was used for the seafood,
remove vegetables when tender. Allow the liquid to continue to
boil until only 1qt of liquid remains. This will be the base
for the sauce.
3. Bring seafood liquid back to a boil and add the vermouth and
heavy cream and reduce by half, season with salt, white pepper
and nutmeg to taste. You have reached your desired thickness
when the sauce will cover the back of a wooden spoon.
Set aside to cool.
4. Cut Maine lobster, shrimp and scallops into bite size pieces.
5. Pre-heat oven at 400 degrees.
6. Fold seafood and vegetables into cool sauce, being careful
not to mix too much as this will break up the seafood. Scoop
mixture into terrines or oven proof baking dish of your choice.
7. Cover terrines with puff pastry rounds, brush them with egg
wash and bake them until golden brown about 8-10 minutes, allow
to cool for 5 minutes before serving.
You can cook this 2-3 hours ahead of time and keep warm
at 150 F degrees.
*All seafood can be substituted with other favorite options of
your choice and availability.
Second Course:
Duck Breast with Cherry Chutney
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup chopped onion (1 small)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon ground cumin
Scant ¼ teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper (½ medium)
1 plum tomato, coarsely chopped
¼ cup dry red wine
1 ½ to 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 can (3 cups) Bing cherries, quartered *Oregon brand
½ cup Golden Raisins
10 (6 oz.) boneless duck breasts with skin
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon or chives
Method for chutney and glaze:
Heat oil in a 2 to 3 quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat
until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, garlic, and shallot,
stirring occasionally, until golden, about 7 minutes.
Add tomato paste, black pepper, cumin, hot pepper flakes,
and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
Reduce heat to medium and add bell pepper and cook, stirring
occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine,
vinegar (to taste), and sugar and simmer approx 5 minutes.
Stir in mustard, 1 1/2 cups cherries, and remaining
1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer 1 minute. Allow to cool slightly
and reserve all but ¼ cup of the mix to the side.
Place 1/4 cup mix in a blender and puree until very smooth,
about 1 minute (use caution when blending hot liquids).
Reserve for glazing duck. To finish the chutney,
add the remaining 1 ½ cups of cherries, tarragon, chives and
all the golden raisins. Can be prepared one day ahead.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
Score duck skin in a crosshatch pattern with a small sharp knife
and season duck all over with salt and pepper.
Heat water in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over low heat
until hot, then add duck, skin side down. Cook duck, uncovered,
over low heat, without turning, until most of fat is rendered
(melted) and skin is golden brown, about 25 minutes.
Transfer duck to a plate and discard all but 1 tablespoon fat
from skillet. Brush duck all over with cherry glaze and return
to skillet, skin side up.
Roast duck in oven until thermometer registers 135°F, about 8
minutes for medium-rare. Remove from oven and allow to rest for
5 minutes.
Holding a sharp knife at a 45-degree angle, cut duck into
slices. Serve with cherry chutney and molasses whipped sweet
potato.
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