Roasted Heirloom Carrots with Black Garlic Hummus Black garlic hummus: Ingredients: 1 large can of chick peas (save 1 cup of chick pea juice from can) 6 cloves of black garlic 10 cloves of roasted garlic 1 tbl spoon of tahini Juice from 1 lemon Method: Steam chick peas for 10 minutes in a … Read more
This week’s #TasteofThursday recipe is a prize winner! Courtesy of Chef Felix Zhou of Heritage Asian Eatery straight from his exciting win at the 4th Annual Curry Cup. Yarrow Meadows Duck Curry Ingredients 750g Yarrow Meadows Duck Legs 12 cloves Garlic 6 Shallots 1 medium piece Ginger 4 Lemongrass Stalks 12 Kaffir Lime … Read more
Pan-Roasted BC Scallops with Braised Radish, Sweet Corn & Cavolo Nero Nav Dhillon Old Vines Restaurant at Quail’s Gate Family Estate Winery Born and raised in Vernon, Nav Dhillon cut her culinary teeth at the helm of some internationally acclaimed restaurants, starting with Gordon Ramsay’s Maze in Melbourne, Australia. Upon her return to the … Read more
Chicken Breast and Cabbage Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/4 cup buttermilk 2 sprigs tarragon 2 small purple cabbage 1/2 cup vegetable stock 2T red wine vinegar 2T butter Canola oil Method: Bag chicken breasts with a sprig of tarragon and buttermilk. Poach at 160F for 40 minutes.Cut one head of cabbage into quarters, dice up the other. Add the dice to … Read more
Chocolate Tart 1/3 cup milk 1 cup whipping cream 2 tbsp butter 240 gr (8.5 oz) dark chocolate (55 to 70% cocoa content recommended) 4 eggs 1 tsp pure vanilla 1 sweet shortcrust pastry shell Sweet Shortcrust Pastry (Pâte Sablée) Prep Time 1 9″ pie 20 min Cook Time Passive Time 20 min 12 hours … Read more
Celeriac Ravioli with Porcini Mushrooms 6 – 8 servings INGREDIENTS FOR RAVIOLI 7.5 cups of all-purpose flour 7 eggs 5 yolks 1 tbsp olive oil 1 kg celeriac (peeled and cut into small cubes) 1 cup butter 1 sprig of thyme 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock 1 cup heavy cream 2 tsp kosher … Read more
Black Truffle and Mascarpone Saccottini Pasta with Galliano Cream Sauce, Pancetta Crisps and Sweet Pea Purée This dish has some history. It started out, as ravioli then, in search of a different shape, became the little purse. To accompany its ‘rich’ filling, I added a sweet Galliano sauce offset by some crispy, … Read more
‘Salmon Nori Taco’ Yields 8 servings INGREDIENTS Rice / Seasoning: 2 cups Japanese Short Grain Rice 2 ½ cups Water 3 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar 2 Tbsp Mirin 1 Tbsp Salt Salmon Poke: 1 Tbsp Green Onions, finely chopped 1/2 tsp Salt 1/4 Tbsp Crushed Red Chili Flakes, to taste 1 Tbsp … Read more
‘Gratin Dauphinoise’ Dauphinoise Potatoes Yields 4 servings Ingredients: 1½ kg (roughly 5 large) Potatoes (Chef Dan likes Yukon Gold, though you could even use sweet potatoes, celery root or parsnips) 400 mL Heavy Cream 2 Tbsp Kosher Salt 1 clove Garlic, crushed 2 sprigs Fresh Thyme 1 tsp Black Peppercorn, whole 1 cup … Read more
Roasted Yam and Chickpea Insalata Makes enough for 4-6 people Ingredients List 1 medium yam 300g fresh chick peas/or 1 can chickpeas 100g sundried tomatoes (julienne if large) 300g Baby arugula Cream Caper Dressing Makes 500ml 400g sour cream 30g shallot-rough chop 50g capers(drained/rinsed) 60ml white balsamic 2ml salt Place all ingredients in … Read more