Asian Chicken Stacks With Wasabi Cream Food

ASIAN CRAB CAKES OVER ARUGULA WITH WASABI DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine egg and bread until the liquid is absorbed.
• Add mayo, ginger, scallion, and soy sauce; stir.
• Gently fold in crab and season with salt and pepper.
• Shape mixture into eight 2 to 2 1/2 inch patties; cover and chill 15 minutes.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook crab cakes in sesame oil, turning once, for 8 minutes or until brown and crisp (if necessary, cook in two batches, using 2/3 of the oil for the first batch and the rest for the second).
• Make dressing by whisking together wasabi paste, vinegar, sesame oil, sour cream and soy sauce.
• Toss arugula with 3 tablespoons dressing.
• Divide greens onto four plates and top with two crab cakes.
• Drizzle the remaining dressing over each plate.

YELLOWFIN TUNA WITH WASABI CREAM

Steps:

• In a spice grinder, coarsely grind peppercorns. Coat the tuna with the peppercorns, pressing them into the flesh of the fish. Add oil to a hot saute pan. Sear the tuna in the saute pan, for about 1 minute per side. Remove tuna from the pan and slice into 1/4 inch thick slices. In a saucepan, combine the soy sauce and orange juice and bring to a boil. Boil the soy sauce mixture until reduced by 70 percent and has achieved a syrup consistency. Cool. Whip the cream. Fold in the wasabi powder. Drizzle a little orange soy sauce onto each slice of tuna. Top with a little wasabi cream.

CHICKEN AND CELERY SALAD WITH WASABI-TAHINI DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium pot, cover chicken breasts with about 2 inches of water, and season with 2 tablespoons kosher salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low until the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pot and let cool.
• While the chicken cools, make the dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together lime juice, tahini, wasabi paste, garlic, sugar and 1/4 cup water until smooth. Season to taste with salt.
• Cut celery into 2-inch segments, then cut segments lengthwise into matchsticks and place in a large bowl.
• Using two forks or hands, shred the chicken into bite-size pieces and transfer to the bowl with the celery.
• Pour dressing over the chicken and celery and toss to coat. Top with celery leaves and sesame seeds, and serve with lime wedges.

ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD WITH WASABI DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cover the chicken breasts with water and bring to a gentle simmer; cook over moderately low heat until the chicken is white throughout, about 12 minutes.
• Transfer the poached chicken breasts to a plate and let stand until cooled slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise with the rice vinegar, wasabi powder, Asian sesame oil and 1 1/2 tablespoons of water and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large serving bowl, toss the lettuce with the Asian pear slices, cucumber, scallions, bean sprouts and 2/3 cup of the wasabi dressing.
• Slice the chicken breasts crosswise 1/4 inch thick and lay the slices on top of the salad.
• Spoon the remaining wasabi dressing over the chicken breasts, sprinkle with the chopped wasabi peas and.
• Serve at once.

PETITE FILET WITH WASABI CREAM

Steps:

• For the wasabi cream: Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, cilantro, heavy cream, wasabi, garlic and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl. Chill for 2 hours.
• For the petite filet: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Drizzle the steaks with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the steaks to the skillet and sear quickly, about 1 minute per side. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast for 5 minutes.
• Serve with the wasabi cream.

ASIAN-STYLE CRAB CAKES WITH WASABI CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Make wasabi caper sauce:.
• Stir together all sauce ingredients and chill, covered, until ready to use.
• Make crab cakes:.
• Wash leek well in a bowl of cold water, agitating leek, then lift out and drain.
• Whisk together whole egg, yolk, mayonnaise, and mustard in a large bowl, then stir in bell pepper, leek, ginger, and 3/4 cup panko.
• Stir in crabmeat and chill, covered, 1 hour.
• Divide mixture into 8 mounds and form into 8 (1-inch-thick) patties.
• Spread remaining 3/4 cup panko in a shallow dish, then carefully coat patties, 1 at a time, in panko.
• Heat 3/4 inch oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it registers 350°F on thermometer.
• (Adjust heat as necessary; see cooks' note, below.) Fry crab cakes in 2 batches, turning over once, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per batch.
• Transfer to several layers of paper towels to drain.
• Return oil to 350°F between batches.
• Serve crab cakes with sauce.