Archive for March, 2009
Savory Ingredient Spotlight: Soy Sauce with Chef Ming Tsai
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Soy sauce. A basic staple in every kitchen, but do you really know what’s in it? Chef Ming Tsai visits an Asian Market and gives us a brief education in this ingredient spotlight video.
Ming discusses the typical way that soy sauce is produced, contrasts the differences between Chinese and Japanese soy sauces, as well as different textures and flavors of light and dark varieties. He also states to use caution when purchasing Tamari, which is marketed as a wheat free soy sauce, but is not always wheat free. Always read the labels!
View the quicktime movie here.
The Legendary Guinness Steak Recipe!
Posted by: | CommentsWe have a new appreciation for Guinness beer! Why? Because their storehouse has an executive chef, whose sole job is to prepare delicious meals made with Guinness! In this video the Dublin redhead Irish lad Chef Mark Smyth prepares for us a Guinness soaked beef sirloin, served with potatoes and steamed root vegetables. This legendary recipe is said to be the most requested dish by tourists at the brewery.
1 lb sirloin steak
1 shallot, quartered
6 garlic cloves, pressed
3-5 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 tsp steak seasoning
1 can Guinness stout
1. Cut steak into 4 ounce serving size pieces and remove any fat.
2. In a large dish, combine shallots, garlic, steak seasoning and 3/4 of the Guinness. Marinate the steak for 3 hours.
3. In a very hot skillet, sear the meat for 2 minutes per side for rare, longer if you prefer more well done. Remove to a warm plate.
4. Add the marinade and the rest of the Guinness to the skillet and boil to reduce by about 75%. Remove rosemary and shallots.
5. Serve steak with reduction sauce drizzled over it.
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Posted by: | CommentsScore! We found another amazing food blog! “Rockin the Stove” features Chef Shirlé Hale-Koslowski of Four Corners Cuisine serving up healthy vegetarian recipes.
In this video she shows us how to make an easy and affordable roasted red pepper hummus, using chick peas, roasted red peppers, fresh garlic, tahini, lime juice, lemon zest, spanish smoked paprika, salt, and water. This Middle Eastern snack with a Latin flair is perfect on sandwiches or as a dip for whatever your heart desires.
