Sunday, July 25, 2010

Bolognese - Meat Sauce

Two recipes by respected Chefs.

Ramsay



Mario

Pressure - What it's like to work under pressure

These videos are painful, but unfortunately reality for professional cooks







Ono - Hawaiian Deep water fish

Here is a dish that I made at a gathering. We did a similar dish at the restaurant, but it was with halibut. Enjoy the pictures. The first dish is Pan seared ono with cofit tomatoes, and the second one is with basil oil.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Yellow Tail Ahi

It looks easy, but believe me its not. Here is a video how to take apart an Ahi or yellow fin tuna. 

Step 1


Step 2

Aku information

Here is some info on Katsuo or Aku. Enjoy :)

http://www.hawaii-seafood.org/uploads/species%20pdfs/4-Hawaii%20Skipjack%20Tuna.pdf

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Aku Sashimi

My Dad Just caught a bunch of fish. Here is a small Aku that I made into Sashimi. My Fav!

Sea Bream

This technique is beyond cool! Check it Out!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Mario Batali Story

Every Chef has a story, here is Mario Batali's

Real Chinese food is not Panda Express! - Ramsay

I love it when cuisine other than French or European food is recognized as brilliant....don't believe me....what does michelin star Chef Gordon Ramsay have to say about it. Watch





PARENTAL ADVISORY FOR FOUL LANGUAGE!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Pasta Night!

Here is some dishes I made for me and the family

Gnocchi

Lemon pepper Papardelle, bacon, tomatos, with poached Egg

Soup - Gourmet

What can I say? It's Gordon Ramsay :)

Watercress


Broccoli

Roasted Red Potatoes

What you will need

1      lb red potatoes
2      tbls olive oil
2      Sprigs of thyme picked (if dried about 1 tsp).
1/4    tsp salt
1/4    tsp pepper
         salt and Pepper to taste


  • Rinse Potatoes
  • Cut  potatoes into cubes ruffly one inch by one inch by one inch. 
  • Toss olive oil, salt and pepper with cubed potatoes.
  • Roast on top rack of oven for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
  • Take potatoes out of oven and mix in thyme with potatoes, put back in the oven and cook for 5-10 minutes.   
  • Salt and pepper to taste. 

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Pavlova

We used to serve these at the restaurant with pastry cream and a medley of fresh berries. A personal favorite.

Check out how they are made!


http://www.joyofbaking.com/Pavlova.html

Pie Dough Recipe

 Pie Dough

1 Cup of flour
6 oz of butter (stick and a half)
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1-2 tablespoon of ice water (depending on how wet or dry dough is)

Watch Video :)

Pie Dough Method

I am no Baker, but I do like pies :) here is a helpful video about making your own pie crust.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Local Honey

Honey is one of the best examples when talking about regional cuisine, reason being, your honey is special due to the nectar source in the area.

For example All Hawaiian Honey did a demonstration about different types of honey and their nectar sources. For example

Waimanalo - Nectar source : Banana and Macadamia
Kahalu'u - Lychee and Citrus
Kam Hwy A-5 - Basil and Avacado
Christmasberry - nectar from the plant that has those red berries found at Christmas time.
Lehua - From the lehua flower
Macadamia - From the macadamia flower.

Check out the picks and if you are in Hawaii, go to a farmers market and ask for Linda from All Hawaiian Honey. I would recommend the KCC one on sundays, from 7 am -10am.