Archive for the ‘Seafood’ Category

February 22, 2011

Making Sole Meunière

By in Culinary School, Seafood

Filet of Sole Meunière Fat, buttery snowflakes are plopping on the front yard, and I’m not even glad.  Why?  Because I want to go to school tomorrow–to have the opportunity to make braised sweetbreads.  As in, cow’s thymus gland.  I didn’t think I’d be excited about it, but today I put them into water to soak overnight, and once [...]

January 3, 2011

Shrimp Beignets, Take One

By in Culinary School, Seafood

“Looks good–what are these?” I asked, as usual, at Student Lunch a few weeks ago.  Of course they looked good–they were deep fried.  Anyway, turns out they were “tempura” vegetables with a beignet batter.   They were light, crisp, faintly sweet, and insanely compelling to eat.  I was sitting across the table from Chris, a 2nd quarter [...]

November 16, 2009

Gambas al Ajillo

By in Hors d'oeuvres & Amuse-Bouche, Seafood

Gambas al Ajillo

Yesterday I talked about food that changes your mind.   I’m still thinking about that.  Here’s a recipe that changed Michael’s mind about shrimp.   Shrimp was definitely on his “no thanks” list until one evening a few years ago, in Spain. We first tasted this dish, gambas al ajillo (shrimp with sizzling garlic), in a Madrid bar, where this was the [...]