Roasted Red Pepper Dressing
Chef Ricky Hidalgo, Blue Bayou
2 Cups Roasted Red Pepper Puree
1 Pinch Cayenne Pepper
1 Pinch Black Pepper
2 Cups Italian Dressing
¼ tsp Salt (To Taste)
1. Rub peppers with salad oil. Roast about 1.5 pounds of red bell peppers, either over the flame or by placing the peppers in the oven at 400 degrees. Bake peppers for about 10 minutes or until the skin looks brown in color, as soon as they come out of the oven put them in a plastic bag and let them rest for about half an hour. Peel the peppers, get rid of all the skin and seeds. Put the peppers in a blender to make the puree.
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and combine together well.
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SEAFOOD PASTA
DL Stromboli's Ristorante, Chef Shane Cassidy
Serves four
1 Tbl salt
2 Tbl olive oil
8 oz medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
8 oz sea scallops, whole
½ cup mushrooms, sliced
4 tsp garlic, chopped
4 tsp fresh basil, chopped, or 1 tsp dried
4 tsp fresh thyme, chopped, or 1 tsp dried
1 cup white wine
1 lb linguine
8 oz lobster meat, cooked and cut into chunks
1 cup fresh tomatoes, diced
Lemon, quartered, for garnish
Fresh basil sprigs, for garnish
In large pot bring 4 quarts of water to a boil; add salt. Place olive oil in large sauté pan. Add shrimp and scallops and sauté over moderately high heat until cooked through (2 to 3 minutes); add mushrooms, garlic and herbs. Add wine and deglaze pan, scraping up brown particles; cook until liquid is reduced by half.
Meanwhile, cook pasta according to manufacturer's directions; drain. Return cooked pasta to pot. Add lobster to seafood mixture and heat until warmed through. Add seafood mixture and tomatoes to pasta and toss gently. Place in warm bowls and garnish with a lemon wedge and fresh basil sprigs, if desired.
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Stuffed Andouille Mushroom
Blue Bayou, Chef Ricky Hidalgo
4 Mushroom Cups
½ oz Green Bell Pepper
½ oz Yellow Bell Pepper
2 Tbl Olive Oil
1 Pinch Salt
3 oz Andouille Sausage
½ oz Red Bell Pepper
½ oz Red Onion, thin sliced
2 Tbl Balsamic Vinegar
1 Pinch White Pepper
1. Stuff mushroom cups with Andouille sausage and place them on a cookie sheet.
2. Place mushroom in preheated oven for 350 degrees and cook for approximately 15 minutes or until they reach the 155 degree internal temperature. Place on the side.
3. In a sauté' pan, add the oil, bell peppers and onions. Cook for approximately 4 minutes or until the onion looks translucent. Add vinegar and cook for 30 seconds, add the salt and white pepper.
4. Place this pepper mix on a medium plate with the stuffed mushrooms on top.
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Thin and Crispy Turkey Pizza
Mission Tortilla Factory , DCA DL
Serves 4-6
6 Mission® Soft Taco Size Flour Tortillas
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp Oregano
¼ tsp Garlic Powder
3 tsp Olive Oil
¾ cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded
½ cup Turkey diced
1 Green or Red Bell Pepper diced
¾ cup Tomatoes diced
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl combine basil, oregano and olive oil. Lightly brush one side of each tortilla with the oil mixture. Sprinkle equal amounts of turkey, green pepper and tomatoes over tortillas. Top each pizza with cheese. Place directly on rack in middle of oven and bake for 8 minutes until crisp.
<Source> Mission Foods
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Tonkatsu Sauce (Chicken Marinade)
1 cup Teriyaki Sauce
1 cup Soy Sauce
1 Tbl Red Wine Vinegar
1 cup Brown Sugar
½ cup Sherry Cooking Wine
2 Whole Bay Leaf
1 Tbl Ground Black Pepper
3 Tbl Fresh Ginger Root
2 Tbl Fresh Garlic
Mix ingredients and marinate chicken overnight in your refrigerator.
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Yogurt and Dill Dip
Aladdin's Oasis, Disneyland
1 c full fat yogurt
¼ tsp garlic puree
½ c cucumber, peeled and chopped
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp fresh dill, chopped
3 Lahvash/Lavosh bread
1 pita bread
Sprinkle salt over chopped cucumber and let stand for 10 minutes. Wrap cucumbers in cheese cloth and gently squeeze out the water. Mix all remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and serve cold in a deep dish as a dip for Lahvash/Lavosh and pita bread.
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Does anyone have the recipe for the Valrhona Chocolate Truffle Cake served at Artist Point? I don't know if they'd even give that out or sell it, but I had some at our Disneymoon a couple of years ago and have been CRAVING it for some time now. If only they could MAIL me some... I'm getting DESPERATE to have it!
I have 2 versions of a Warm Valrhona Chocolate Cake in my file. This first is a clone/copycat/great pretender version. The 2nd comes from a chef that I don’t know ever worked for Disney. Maybe one of these will satisfy your craving in lieu of the original.
**Warm Valrhona Chocolate Cake**
from California Grill **Great Pretender**
Yields: 6-4 ounce individual chocolate cakes
6 oz butter
8¾ oz (by weight) Valrhona chocolate or extra bitter chocolate
3 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
2¾ oz (by weight) sugar
2 oz (by weight) all purpose flour
Melt butter and chocolate over double boiler. Whip the eggs, egg yolks and sugar until fluffy (approximately 10 minutes) on high speed in mixer. Reduce speed and slowly add flour. Then add melted chocolate and butter mixture until incorporated on low speed. Finally, butter and lightly flour the small molds and fill halfway with cake batter and bake 7-8 minutes at 400 degrees in convection oven.
Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
<Source>
http://www.starprovisions.com/
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**Warm Valrhona Chocolate Cake**
from Chef Curt Wagner of Vong **Substitute only**
Makes 4 servings
½ c unsalted butter; plus extra for buttering the molds
4 oz good quality bittersweet chocolate; such as Valrhona
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
¼ c sugar
2 tsp flour; plus extra for dusting the molds
1. Lightly butter and flour 4 (4-ounce) molds, custard cups or ramekins. Tap out the excess flour, then butter and flour the molds again. Set aside.
2. In the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, heat the butter and chocolate together until the chocolate is almost completely melted, about 15 minutes.
3. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together eggs, egg yolks and sugar until light and thick, about 5 minutes.
4. Remove melted chocolate from heat. With a wire whisk, beat the chocolate-butter mixture, by hand, until combined. Pour in the egg-sugar mixture and quickly beat in the flour, just until combined (do not overmix).
5. Equally divide the batter among the reserved molds. Place molds on a baking sheet in a preheated 450-degree oven. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until the sides are set but the center is still quite soft and wiggly. Remove from oven and invert each mold onto individual serving plates. Let stand for about 30 seconds. Unmold by lifting up one edge of the mold; the cake will fall out onto the plate. Serve immediately.
<Source> chef2chef.net
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