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Chef Covas’ Grilled Swordfish w/ Salsa Verde Recipe

by on February 10, 2022 in Chef Covas, Chef of the Month, Recipes

Marinated, fresh and delicious. We’re drooling over Chef Covas’ Grilled Swordfish w/ Salsa Verde recipe. Our February 2022 Chef of the Month knows how to stir things up in the kitchen!

Ingredients

  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 4 swordfish steaks
  • Olive oil
  • Coarse salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 lemon, ½ zested and juiced and the other half sliced thinly
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced thin
  • Peppery greens, like arugula or watercress, for plating

Parsley Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup minced red pepper
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 bunch fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • ½ red onion, minced

Parsley Sauce Directions

  1. While the grill is heating, mix together all the ingredients for the parsley sauce in a bowl.
  2. Grill the fish for 6 minutes on each side. (Be sure to turn with a spatula, not tongs, to maintain the crispy skin.)

Swordfish Directions

  1. Heat a grill to 400 degrees F.
  2. Spray the grill with cooking spray. Pat the fish dry with paper towels and place on a sheet pan.
  3. Drizzle with oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper and lemon juice, including the inside.
  4. Layer sliced garlic and lemon inside the belly of the fish. Sprinkle lemon zest all over the inside and the outside.
  5. Place fish on a platter with greens, then drizzle the parsley sauce over the top.

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Chef Carline’s Pan-Seared Halibut Filet Recipe

by on October 20, 2021 in Chef Carline Bengtsson, Chef of the Month, Recipes

Fish fanatics, gather round…Chef Carline’s, our October 2021 Chef of the Month, pan-seared halibut filet recipe is light, refreshing and full of flavor. It’s the right choice for a great dinner dish!

Chef Carline's Pan-Seared Halibut Filet Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 Halibut Filets
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (optional)
  • Fresh oregano de-sprigged
  • Fresh basil chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Minced garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • Black Pepper to taste
  • Steak seasoning to taste
  • 1 cup Vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1/3 of cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 tablespoons Butter

Directions

  1. In steak pan, add butter and canola oil; under high heat sear Halibut filets 2-3 minutes depending on thickness of the filet. 
  2. Flip the filet to continue cooking another 2-3 minutes.  Remove from steak pan and place on a platter.
  3. Add vegetable broth, olive oil (if needed), lemon juice, black pepper, salt, minced garlic, basil, oregano, capers, and heavy cream to the steak pan.
  4. Stir ingredients together, bringing to a simmer for about a minute.  Serve filet on a bed of your favorite carb (e.g., potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, rice) dressed with the sauce.

Chef Brazil’s Crab Fritters Recipe

by on August 27, 2020 in Chef Brazil Murphy, Chef of the Month, Recipes

Ever wake up feeling a bit…crabby? Luckily, Chef Brazil’s Crab Fritter Recipe is the crabby solution to a crabby situation (pun intended). Light, delicious and simple to make, you can find his recipe below!

Ingredients

  • 8 oz crab meat
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
  • 1 tsp old bay or Cajun seasoning
  • tbsp fresh chopped parsley

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients together except crab meat.
  2. Fold in crab meat and set in fridge for an hour.
  3. Scoop into 1 to 2 oz size balls.
  4. Set in fridge for 30 minutes.
  5. Fry each crab ball in pre-heated 350 degree oil and add in mixed ingredients.
  6. Drain on towel and serve.

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Chef Brazil’s Honey Glazed Salmon Recipe

by on August 19, 2020 in Chef Brazil Murphy, Chef of the Month, Recipes

A tender piece of salmon with a sweet honey glaze – that’s cooking done right! Chef Brazil’s Honey Glazed Salmon recipe is melt-in-your-mouth good, takes just a few minutes of prep, is easy to make and it’s healthy! Kudos to our August Chef of the Month for sharing this with us.

Ingredients

  • 6 salmon filets (5 to 6 oz portions, skin off)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, as needed
  • 1/4 Cup honey
  • 1/2 Cup olive oil
  • Zest of 1 lime, plus juice from lime
  • 2 Tbsp chopped garlic

Directions

1. Preheat broiler on High.
2. Season each salmon filet with salt and pepper.
3. In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients until incorporated. Spoon or brush each salmon filet with sauce mix. Let marinate for 10 minutes.
4. Place into oven on sheet tray lined with foil or parchment paper and Broil until completely cooked through and caramelized on top of filet. It’ll take about 8-12 Minutes, depending on desired level. Ovens may vary.

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Chef Jouvens’ Poisson Gros Sel Recipe

by on August 29, 2019 in Chef Jouvens Jean, Chef of the Month, Recipes

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Poisson Gros Sel, also known as Coarse Salt Fish, is a tasty seafood dish from Haiti. It is typically prepared with sea salt and fresh ingredients. Chef Jouvens’ recipe is not only easy to make, but it includes plantains and a spicy purple cabbage slaw to go with it! Find his recipe below:

Fish Ingredients

  • 8 oz Yellowtail Snapper filet
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 tsp piment piqué minced (scotch bonnet pepper)
  • 2 tbsp red onion julienne
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
  • 4 oz semi-ripped plantain diced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • ¼ oz red bell pepper julienne
  • ¼ oz yellow bell pepper julienne
  • ¼ oz green bell pepper julienne

Hot Slaw Ingredients

  • 1 oz purple cabbage
  • ½ oz green cabbage
  • ½ oz red bell pepper julienne
  • ½ oz yellow bell pepper julienne
  • ½ oz green bell pepper julienne
  • ½ oz carrot julienne
  • 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp piment piqué (scotch bonnet pepper)
  • The juice of one lemon

Garnish Ingredients

  • 1 Banana Leaf (4’’X4’’)
  • 4 oz salt rock
  • 1 oz pickling spice

Hot Slaw Directions

  1. In a bowl, mix cabbages, bell peppers vinegar, piment piqué, carrot, lemon juice, salt and olive oil together.
  2. Set aside and allow slaw mix to rest in order for flavors to incorporate.

Fish Directions

  1. In a sauté pan over medium heat,  add white wine, butter, bell peppers, red onion, lemon juice, piment piqué, diced plantains, salt, pepper and bring to a simmer. Then add fish.
  2. Cook fish and plantains in the sauce for about 12 to 15 minutes.
  3. Place banana leaf in the center of a plate, add the diced plantains from the fish sauce and place fish on top of plantains.
  4. Spoon a generous amount of sauce on top of fish.

Garnish Directions

  1. Add hot slaw on top of fish; mix salt rock and pickling spice and add to the realm of the plate.

 

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Chef Stephanie’s Cod Zucchini Salad in a Sweet Lemon Sauce

by on June 20, 2019 in Chef of the Month, chef stephanie hamilton, Recipes

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Chef Stephanie‘s Cod Zucchini Salad in a Sweet Lemon Sauce is a light and healthy dish that is easy-to-make, delicious and perfect for summer! Additionally, Chef Stephanie provides great tips on plating that are sure to impress. Get the yummy recipe below!

Ingredients (Serves 4) 

  • 4 Cod filets
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 2 Large Zucchinis (one green/one yellow)
  • 1 pint – black berries
  • 4 Meyer lemons
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Peel the skin off the Meyer lemons with a vegetable peeler. Scrape away any white pith from the peels with a paring knife. Juice the lemons and strain.

2. Place the Meyer lemon peels, honey and 1 cup of water in a sauce pot.  Bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer until peels are tender, (about 30 mins).

3. Transfer the mixture from the pot to a blender. Add lemon juice and salt, purée it until it is smooth. Keep warm for serving.

4. Season the fish on both sides with salt, pepper and lemon zest.

5. Heat a skillet on high heat until just smoking. Add a tablespoon of olive oil on the pan. Add the fish fillet- presentation side down first, and cook until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. When done, remove the fish from the pan and blot on a paper towel.

6. Shave ribbons off zucchini with a mandolin . Dress with olive oil, salt-pepper and lemon juice. Roll the zucchini strips into small cylindrical shapes.

7. For plating:  Lemon sauce at the bottom, place fish in the middle, arrange zucchini rolls along the sides of the fish, and add blackberries.

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CHEF KRISTAL’S PAN SEARED SALMON, COCONUT RICE & MANGO SALSA

by on February 27, 2019 in Chef Kristal Kirkland, Chef of the Month, Recipes

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Wow. That’s the only word that we think gives this recipe any justice. Chef Kristal‘s Pan Seared Salmon, Coconut Rice & Mango Salsa Recipe is out of this world, and if the image above doesn’t make your mouth water, then we don’t know what to tell you! Read below and ‘wow’ your taste buds!

Ingredients

2 fillets of salmon

1 1/2 cup white rice

1 cup coconut milk

2 1/4 cup water

Salt to taste

1/2 onion, small diced

1 mango, diced

Half of red onion, diced

Green pepper, diced

Cilantro, one handful

Lime juice from half a lime

Pepper to taste

Olive oil

Directions

1. In a sauce pan, turn the stove on medium heat and drizzle the pan with olive oil.

2. Season the salmon with salt & pepper and pan sear on both sides for 5 minutes.

3. Drizzle olive oil into a pot and sweat the onions.

4. Add in the rice and toss the rice until it is coated with the onion and olive oil.

5. Add in the water, salt and coconut milk. Stir, cover with lid, and cook rice until the water has evaporated.

6. Chop up the red onion, mango, cilantro and green pepper.

7. Squeeze lime juice over this mixture and add 2 pinches of salt.

8. Toss and combine.

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