Saturday Food

Food:

1. Cheesy Gulf Shrimp "Etouffe"
   
   
   
   1. Peel shrimp & make "quick" stock with water, shells, and Old Bay seasoning
   
   
   2. Blanch snow peas in the stock & remove
   
   
   3. Saute onion, jalapeno, celery in *lots* of butter
   
   
   4. Thicken stock with cornstarch and add to vegetables, along with grated pepper jack cheese
   
   
   5. Season to taste--crystal sauce, salt, pepper.
   
   
   6. Add shrimp
   
   
   7. Spoon onto plate, garnish with snow peas & parsley, and serve
   
   
   
   Fresh (not frozen) gulf shrimp (prawns) from Whole Foods looked to good to pass up, so
   Tom created an appetizer worthy of them.


2. Day Boat Dover Sole "Piccata" with Haricots Verts
   
   
   
   1. Season both sides of the sole filets with salt & pepper and dust with flour.
      (Yeah, flour--sift flour over both sides of the filets--you'll shake most of it off
      before you add it to the pan, the few extra carbs are worth the result. Don't flour until
      you're ready to cook.)
   
   
   2. Shake filets well & saute in butter. Plate and cover loosely when done.
      The "Scanpan" can in this case--it's semi-nonstick, 12" broad bottom is great for this sort
      of thing. (Sort of like a lighter-weight cast-iron skillet.)
   
   
   3. Deglaze with fresh lemon juice, add white wine & chicken stock and season to taste.
   
   
   
   4. Blanch haricot verts, cold shock, & set aside.
   
   Gotta love Whole Foods' "day boat" local fish. Their seafood is generally high-quality, but this stuff
   is amazing. Until it's local salmon season, this sole is definitely the fish of choice.
   
   
   


3. Strawberries & Cream
   
   
   
   1. Slice strawberries & macerate in cognac, lemon juice, ceylon cinammon & splenda
   
   
   2. Serve with splenda-sweetened whipped cream
   
   
   
   Strawberry shortcake without the cake...who needs cake? First strawberries of the season. Yum.
   

Wine:

1. Chateau la Roque 2003 White Coteaux du Languedoc


2. Four Emus 2004 Sauvignon Blanc Semillion