Corned Salmon With Wilted Savoy Cabbage And Braised Fingerling Potatoes Food

CORNED SALMON WITH WILTED SAVOY CABBAGE AND BRAISED FINGERLING POTATOES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together salt, coriander seeds, brown sugar, black peppercorns, garlic, and bay leaves. Rub salt mixture all over salmon fillets and place in a shallow baking dish; let stand at room temperature for 45 minutes. Rinse salmon and pat dry.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat grapeseed oil in a large well-seasoned cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon, flesh side down, and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Increase heat to high and carefully turn salmon. Transfer skillet to oven and cook for 4 minutes. Remove salmon from pan and let stand 3 minutes before serving with cabbage and potato; drizzle with coulis.

CHIVE-CORIANDER SALMON AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a pot and cover with cold water; season with salt. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 20 minutes; drain and return to the pot. Stir in the butter, 1/2 tablespoon chives, and salt and pepper to taste; cover to keep warm.
• Rinse the salmon under cold water; pat dry. Brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the salmon, skin-side down; cook, shaking the skillet occasionally, until the skin is crisp, 5 minutes. Flip the salmon; continue cooking, flipping occasionally and sprinkling with the coriander and the remaining chives, until just opaque, about 7 more minutes. Remove from the skillet.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, the cabbage and tarragon to the skillet. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until the cabbage is wilted, 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve the salmon with the cabbage and potatoes.

CABBAGE AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet, fry bacon until crisp, do not drain.
• Add potatoes and onion, cook until lightly browned.
• Stir in cabbage, vinegar and hot water.
• Continue to cook over medium heat until cabbage is wilted and potatoes are fork tender; stirring frequently.
• The water should cook out, if needed raise heat and continue to cook until the cabbage and potatoes are lightly browned.
• Sprinkle the caraway seeds over all and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

CORNED SALMON AND SAVOY CABBAGE

Steps:

• Trim the root of the leek as well as the outside layer and any greens. Discard the root and outside layer, but reserve the greens for cooking the potatoes. Finely dice the white part and set aside.
• In a 4-quart pot, combine the leeks, butter, and water. Season well with salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the cabbage and cardamom, if using, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Let the leaves wilt. (It is important to watch this carefully.) The water left on the leaves should be enough to help sweat the cabbage, concentrating the sweetness of the cabbage. Cook until the water is nearly evaporated, remove from heat, and set aside.
• Place the potatoes in a 4-quart saucepan and cover with water. Season well with salt and pepper, add the thyme and leek trimmings, and bring to a boil. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 minutes, checking often on their doneness (they are tender when pierced with a knife). Drain and set aside.
• Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Blanch the herbs for 30 seconds, drain, and shock them very well by rinsing in a fine-mesh strainer with cold water for about 1 minute. Grab the blanched herbs in tight bunches and mince them once over with a very sharp chef's knife.
• Place the herbs in a blender or the bowl of a food processor with the ice and 3 tablespoons water.* Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and blend at progressively higher speeds until top gear is attained.
• Once the mass of herbs is spinning and emulsifying with the water, it should run for about 20-30 more seconds; stop intermittently to scrape down the sides to achieve even results in blending. When smooth, carefully remove all of the coulis and place into a clean, small saucepot.
• Gently heat the herb coulis over low heat, and add the butter 1 piece at a time. Whisk to combine, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and keep warm. (The coulis, when heated with butter, will increase in viscosity.)
• In a bowl, combine the kosher salt, sugar, coriander, pepper, bay leaves, and garlic and coat each salmon fillet evenly. Place in the refrigerator and let cure for 45 minutes. Then, gently wipe off the curing ingredients, quickly rinse, and pat dry.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the grapeseed oil in a 12-inch nonstick sauté pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot but not smoking, add the salmon flesh side down and sear until just browned, about 3 minutes.
• Increase heat to high, then carefully turn and place the salmon skin side down in the pan, making sure that the skin does not stick to the pan. Place in the oven for 4 minutes. Remove from the pan, and let rest 3 minutes. Remove the skin from each fillet and slice in ½ on a bias.
• Divide the potatoes among 4 warmed plates, drape the cabbage into a neat pile adjacent to the potatoes, place 1 salmon fillet on each plate, and drizzle the green herb coulis around the edge of the plates.

GEORGE'S BANK HALIBUT WITH SAVOY CABBAGE, GARLIC CONFIT AND FINGERLING POTATOES IN LOBSTER CREAM

Steps:

• In a pot of boiling salted water, cook the potatoes until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 10 to 15 minutes. When cooled, cut potatoes in 1/2 engthwise and place aside. Cook the carrots in a pot of boiling salted water until barely tender, about 2 minutes, drain and set aside. Cook the cabbage in boiling salted water over high heat until barely tender, about 3 to 4 minutes, drain and shock in ice water. Using your hands, squeeze out all the excess moisture from the cabbage. In a medium saucepan, bring the chicken stock and the lobster cream to a boil over high heat. Add the potatoes, garlic confit, carrots and cabbage. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Gently stir in butter and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Assembly:
• In a 12-inch saute pan, heat the oil over medium high heat. Season the halibut on both sides with salt and pepper. Cook the halibut until golden, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook until the other side is golden, about 3 minutes more. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the halibut is opaque in center, about 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a warm serving plate, arrange the halibut filets on top and spoon some of the extra sauce around the vegetables and fish. Garnish with chives.
• Steam the Lobster Body. Chop the shells into small pieces. Saute the diced vegetables and thyme in oil until the onions begin to brown. Add the broken lobster shells. Pour in the sherry to deglaze the pan. Simmer to reduce the volume by 1/2. Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking until the volume is reduced by 1/3. Add the tomato paste and mix well. Add salt and white pepper, to taste. Strain the sauce into a small bowl through a fine sieve, using a spoon to press the mixture against the side to yield the most sauce.
• Coarse salt and freshly ground white pepper
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the garlic in a small baking dish and toss with oil, water, salt and pepper. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until garlic is tender, 25 to 30 minutes.

POACHED SALMON WITH TARRAGON SAUCE AND FINGERLING POTATOES

Steps:

• Make sauce
• Pick enough tarragon leaves to measure 1/2 cup (do not pack). Chop enough chives to measure 1/3 cup. Coarsely chop shallot. In a food processor puree tarragon, chives, and shallot with remaining sauce ingredients until smooth and season with salt and pepper. Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring sauce to cool room temperature before serving.
• Make Fish
• In a deep 10-inch skillet bring wine and water to a simmer, covered. Cut salmon into 6 pieces and season with salt and pepper. Submerge 3 salmon pieces, skin sides down, in simmering liquid (add hot water if necessary to just cover salmon) and poach at a bare simmer, covered, 8 minutes, or until just cooked through. Transfer cooked salmon with a slotted spatula to a platter to cool and poach remaining salmon in same manner. When salmon is cool enough to handle, peel off skin and if desired with a sharp knife scrape off any dark meat. Salmon may be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring salmon to cool room temperature before serving.
• Assemble
• Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. In a steamer set over boiling water steam potatoes until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Spoon sauce onto 6 plates and arrange some potatoes in a circle, overlapping slightly, on top of sauce . Season potatoes with salt and arrange salmon on top of potatoes. Garnish salmon with peas.

BRAISED FINGERLING POTATOES

Steps:

• Clean potatoes under running water; transfer to a medium saucepan with enough water to cover. Season with salt and pepper and add thyme and leek trimmings. Bring to a boil over high heat; immediately reduce to a simmer and cook until potatoes are easily pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and keep potatoes warm in their liquid until ready to serve; drain before serving.

BRAISED FINGERLING POTATO COINS

Steps:

• Cut a round of parchment paper to fit just inside a 12-inch heavy skillet and butter one side.
• Slice potatoes 1/8 inch thick with slicer. Arrange in skillet. Add water, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Dot top with butter. Cover potatoes with parchment, buttered side down, and briskly simmer until tender and most of liquid has evaporated, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

COLCANNON WITH OVEN BRAISED CORNED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Heat Dutch Oven add 1-tablespoon olive oil, bay leaves, vegetables and saute' 4-5 minutes.
• Add remaining olive oil and sear Beef Brisket on both sides. Add 1/4 cup Guinness Black Lager and reduce by one-half. Add Stout, beef stock, pickling season and cover Dutch Oven. Place in pre-heated oven, reduce to 250°F and braise for 5-6 hours.
• One hour before the Corned Beef is done start preparing the "Colcannon".
• In a large pot add vegetable stock, potatoes and fine sea salt. Cook potatoes 10-15 minutes or until they are done. Strain potatoes and reserve water. Add 3 tablespoons butter and hand mash potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Core cabbage and slice very thin. Boil cabbage in potato water and cook until tender. Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste. Hold cabbage warm and strain.
• In a small saucepan bring cream to a full boil and reduce to a simmer. Wisk in butter, scallions, parsley, thyme, white pepper and nutmeg. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Reseason with sea salt and white pepper to taste.
• Remove brisket, place on a cutting board to rest before slicing.
• In a large pan combine cabbage (strained), cream, bacon bits and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Fold in mashed potatoes and remaining butter. Mix Colcannon to a smooth and creamy consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place Colcannon in 6 large bowls and add sliced Corned Beef. Add a tablespoon butter, laddle some Beef Broth over Colcannon and serve.
• Place a bowl of creamed horseradish on the table.
• Garnish with sprigs of fresh parsley.