If, like me, you have a lot of end-of-summer basil in the garden, here is a tasty way to use some of it. I like to make pesto butter to top grilled flat iron steak with. First you make a basic basil pesto, then add butter and finish with olive oil. There’s no cooking required for the pesto butter and it freezes well if you have leftovers. Ingredients: 1 cup basil 1/4 … [Read more...]
Spicy Grilled Shrimp
Title: Scheff's Table - Spicy Grilled Shrimp Here is a simple shrimp dish that is super tasty with a bit of heat from spices and fresh chili peppers. It’s also quick and easy - you can make it in about 20 minutes. I like to add fresh Thai chilies or serrano peppers to the mix, but that’s optional. Ingredients: 1 lb. large shrimp, peeled & deveined 1 Tbsp. … [Read more...]
Bison Tacos
I really love tacos and I love that flavor of lean bison meat. So, this bison taco recipe was a no-brainer. Of course, you could use ground beef if you’d prefer. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb. ground bison meat (or substitute lean ground beef) 1/2 onion, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp mild red chile powder 1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp … [Read more...]
Duck Confit Tagliatelle
There are few things I love more than duck confit. And, I also love pasta. So, I put the two together for this recipe: Tagliatelle with duck confit. It’s a winner. Ingredients: 1-2 prepared duck confit legs ¼ cup duck fat or olive oil 1 shallot, peeled and minced 1-2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary leaves, minced 1 cup chicken or … [Read more...]
Greek-Style Pork Souvlaki Skewers
I really love Greek-style pork souvlaki and this recipe is a great one for summer grilling. I suggest serving the souvlaki on pita bread with store bought tzatziki sauce or your favorite hot sauce. I confess to eating my souvlaki with Tabasco sauce. Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs. boneless pork loin or tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice ¼ cup olive … [Read more...]
One Pot Roasted Chicken
This method of oven roasting a whole chicken in a well-sealed pot makes for an incredibly juicy, tender chicken with natural pan jus. It’s one of my favorite recipes. Ingredients: 1 roasting chicken — 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper 2 tsp kosher salt 1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped 1 small carrot, roughly chopped … [Read more...]
Green Curry Beef Kebabs with Crispy Basil
If you’re thinking about firing up the grill for this 4th of July, here is an Asian spin on beef kebabs with Thai-style green curry paste and crispy fried basil. Note that this recipe is for two servings of two skewers each. Simply increase the amounts for additional servings. Ingredients: 1 lb. boneless beef such as tenderloin or ribeye, cut into bite-size pieces ¼ … [Read more...]
Peanut-Sesame Noodles
When I lived in New York City, there was a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant on Division Street in Chinatown -- the name of which I've long since forgotten -- that served up the best sesame noodles I've ever tasted. These noodles -- called dandan or dan dan in China -- are a specialty of the Sichuan region, but are popular and sold by street vendors all over China. Over the … [Read more...]
Chicken Yakitori
Photo by Ted Scheffler.Yakitori in Japanese refers to skewered and grilled chicken. Here is a very simple and really flavorful recipe for chicken yakitori skewers. These skewers would be great to serve at a Memorial Day cookout. Ingredients: ⅓ cup brown sugar ⅓ cup mirin (sweet rice wine) ⅓ cup soy sauce ¼ cup rice vinegar 1 knob fresh ginger, peeled and … [Read more...]
Tomato Biryani
Biryani – which is also spelled biriyani – is a popular rice-based dish from Southern India. It’s sort of like rice pilaf, but with an Indian spin and can be made in a multitude of ways, such as with shrimp, fish, lamb, chicken, etc. This particular biryani recipe - based on one from the Food52 cooking site - doesn’t include a protein, and is made with lots of fragrant spices … [Read more...]
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