This weekend I tried out 4 Disney recipes. Below are the comments and the recipes.
Coconut Curried Chicken Stew
Boma at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Yield: 4 servings
1 chicken cut into 8 pieces
Salt and ground pepper to taste
2 1/2 tablespoons curry powder, toasted
3 tablespoons canola oil
6 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup flour
4 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup canned, diced tomatoes, drained
1 cup each, diced chunky: potatoes, red bell peppers, onions
1/2 minced jalapeno
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup each: honey, chopped cilantro
1. Season chicken with salt, pepper, curry powder. Sear chicken in oil in 4-quart pot. Cook until almost done. Remove chicken. Pour out excess oil.
2. Add butter to same pan. Stir in flour. Stir in stock, cayenne pepper, tomatoes. Add honey, potatoes, bell peppers, onions, jalapenos, coconut milk. Return chicken to pot. Bring to boil to finish cooking and thicken liquid.
3. Put chicken in serving bowl. Ladle sauce on top. Garnish with cilantro.
Review: A popular dish with everyone. The mix of curry, coconut, honey, and cayenne has an unusual and very good taste. The two teenage boys polished off every bite. Because my chicken wasn't cooked quite through in the first step, I let it simmer with the stew for about 10 minutes. It needed that long to heat up again because it took awhile to make the rest of the stew. The only thing that's a little messy, is cutting the chicken off the bones while it's in the stew. I think this would work just as well with deboned chicken.
Toasted Sesame Soy Sauce Dressing
from 'Ohana, Chef Michael George ( a much requested recipe)
Makes 1/2 cup
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet rice wine
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
In a small nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add the onion and cook, stirring freely, for about 7 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Transfer the onion to a blender, add the soy sauce, sweet rice wine, peanut butter, sugar, and sesame seeds and blend until smooth. The sauce may thicken on standing; if desired, thin with water or broth.
Use immediately or store, covered and chilled, for up to two weeks .
Disney Tip: the salad dressing can also be used as a robust marinade for meat or poultry. In fact it makes a great sauce with anything grilled - especially vegetables.
Review: If you like the taste of the sauce that goes on Spinach Gomaii, you'll love this. If you don't like a nutty tasting sauce (like my Mom), you probably won't. Personally, I really like it and it was a big hit with the two teenage boys. My son actually had seconds on salad - absolutely unheard of for him.
Passion Fruit Meringue Tart
from Boma, Animal Kingdom Lodge
Yield - 8 servings
8 x 2 ½ Tart Shell
1 ¼ pounds Sweetened Condensed Milk (1 ½ cans)
2 ½ each Egg Yolks
3 oz Passion Fruit Puree (need 3 passion fruits if making your own puree)
1 oz Lemon Juice
5 each Egg Whites
2 ¼ oz Sugar
Mix egg yolks, condensed milk, passion fruit, and lemon juice in a bowl. Pour mixture into shells.
Bake in a 250° oven for 15 to 18 minutes until set. Cool tarts. (This can be made a day ahead of time.)
Prepare meringue by whipping the egg whites and adding sugar. Pipe meringue over tarts to create the spike look. Bake in a 370° oven until browned a little. Remove from oven to cool.
My Tip: To prevent bubbles - whisk egg yolks together and dont let them foam. Stirring constantly, blend in the condensed milk, passion puree and lemon juice. Pour mixture into shell.
Review: I made my own purée, so a store-bought purée may have a stronger taste. I also use low-fat sweetened condensed milk, so using the high fat may give a slightly different taste. This had a very nice delicate taste of passion fruit, and there's lots of meringue on top. We all liked this one but not as much as...
Key Lime Pie
from Olivias, Old Key West Resort
Makes 1 pie serves 8
1 graham cracker pie shell
2/3 cup key lime juice
5 large egg yolks
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Whisk egg yolks together gently; d not let them foam. Stirring constantly, slowly add condensed milk and lime juice, mixing thoroughly. Pour mixture into the pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 - 15 minutes. Do not overbake. Remove cool to room temperature. Chill, covered, until very cold.
Review: I added the recipe because the measurements in the "Cooking with Mickey and the Chefs of the Walt Disney World Resort" are a little different than what was previously posted. I used the recipe from the book and halved it - using the remaining sweetened condensed milk & egg whites from the previous recipe and normal lime juice that I happened to have in the fridge . Absolutely heavenly. Just as delicious as I remember it from many years ago. One of the best key lime pie recipes ever.