Lobster Ceviche With Passion Fruit Food

LOBSTER CEVICHE

Steps:

• In a pot of boiling water, cook the lobsters for 6 minutes. The meat should not be cooked all the way, only about 75 percent done. Cool and remove the meat from the tails. Dice into 1-inch pieces. Reserve the rest of the lobster meat for another use. Mix the tail meat with the citrus juices and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Add the celery, jalapeno, cucumber, arugula and onion to the lobster and let stand another 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the radicchio until just wilted, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Season with salt. Slice the radicchio into coarse ribbons. To serve, make a bed of radicchio and spoon the ceviche right on top.

LOBSTER CEVICHE RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, kill lobster by inserting a large knife into its head and splitting it in half. Tear off claws (with knuckles) and tail by twisting away from lobster body, using a clean kitchen towel to grip. Discard body.
• Prepare an ice bath by adding 2 quarts of water and a quart of ice cubes to a large bowl. Drop tail and claws into boiling water. Boil tail for exactly 1 1/2 minutes, then transfer to ice bath. Boil claws for a further 1 1/2 minutes (3 minutes total), then transfer to ice bath. Carefully shell lobster and transfer meat to a cutting board.
• Slice lobster tail into thin slices and roughly chop claw and knuckle meat. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add shallots, cilantro, jalapeño, and lime juice. Toss to combine and season to taste with salt.
• Plate ceviche and drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil. Serve immediately. This Recipe Appears In Latin American Cuisine: Lobster Ceviche Serious Entertaining: A Blowout Christmas Dinner Serious Entertaining: A Summer Seafood Dinner

HEARTS OF PASSION

Steps:

• Using a ladle, fill the mold with milk chocolate. When it is full, empty the excess chocolate back into the bowl. The inside of the molds should be evenly coated. Wipe the lip of the mold clean and place it upside down on a wire rack over a baking sheet. Once the chocolate starts to harden, about 5 minutes, use a wide pastry scraper to clean the edges of each cavity clean. (When the chocolate sets, it shrinks or retracts from the sides of the mold. A clean edge will keep it from sticking and cracking as it shrinks). You can place the mold in the refrigerator for several minutes to help the chocolate to harden. Place the cream, corn syrup and passion fruit juice in a pan and scald the mixture. Pour the hot cream mixture over the chopped chocolate and blend until smooth with an immersion hand blender. Add the passion fruit liqueur and the butter and blend until smooth with an immersion hand blender. Allow the mixture to come to 85 degrees F. Place the mixture in a piping bag and pipe it into the chocolate filled molds. Let set overnight. Apply milk chocolate the bottoms of each cavity with an offset spatula in order to seal them. Scrape clean and allow to set. When the chocolate has set, invert the mold over a clean dry surface. It may be necessary to rap the mold against the counter to encourage the chocolates to release.
• How to Temper Chocolate(From Dessert Circus, Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make At Home by Jacques Torres): Chocolate is tempered so that after it has been melted, it retains its gloss and hardens again without becoming chalky and white (that happens when the molecules of fat separate and form on top of the chocolate). There are a variety of ways to temper. One of the easiest ways to temper chocolate is to chop it into small pieces and then place it in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time on high power until most of the chocolate is melted. Be very careful not to overheat it. (The temperature of dark chocolate should be between 88 and 90 degrees F, slightly warmer than your bottom lip. It will retain its shape even when mostly melted. White and milk chocolates melt at a temperature approximately 2 degrees F less because of the amount of lactose they contain.) Any remaining lumps will melt in the chocolate's residual heat. Use an immersion blender or whisk to break up the lumps. Usually, chocolate begins to set, or crystallize, along the side of the bowl. As it sets, mix those crystals into the melted chocolate to temper it. A glass bowl retains heat well and keeps the chocolate tempered longer. Another way to temper chocolate is called seeding. In this method, add small pieces of unmelted chocolate to melted chocolate. The amount of unmelted chocolate to be added depends on the temperature of the melted chocolate, but is usually 1/4 of the total amount. It is easiest to use an immersion blender for this, or a whisk. The classic way to temper chocolate is called tabliering. Two thirds of the melted chocolate is poured onto a marble or another cold work surface. The chocolate is spread out and worked with a spatula until its temperature is approximately 81 degrees F. At this stage, it is thick and begins to set. This tempered chocolate is then added to the remaining non-tempered chocolate and mixed thoroughly until the mass has a completely uniform temperature. If the temperature is still too high, part of the chocolate is worked further on the cold surface until the correct temperature is reached. This is a lot of work, requires a lot of room, and makes a big mess. A simple method of checking tempering, is to apply a small quantity of chocolate to a piece of paper or to the point of a knife. If the chocolate has been correctly tempered, it will harden evenly and show a good gloss within a few minutes.

LOBSTER AND SCALLOP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Blanch lobster in boiling water for 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Put lobster on ice bath. Once cool, cut lobster into small pieces.
• Cut the cleaned scallops into thin slices. Combine scallops and lobster in a bowl. Pour the citrus juices over scallops and lobster. Add the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, habanero, olive oil, ketchup, salt, and pepper. Mix gently to coat the scallops and lobster. Cover the bowl tightly, refrigerate for 4 hours to "cook".
• Drain the juice, and arrange on plates. Garnish with fresh avocado and plantain chips.

CEVICHE WITH TROPICAL FRUIT AND HABANERO

Steps:

• Pour lime juice and orange juice through a sieve set over a large glass bowl. Add red snapper fillet and gently stir to combine (fish should be completely covered by juice). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until fish is opaque throughout, about 4 hours. Drain fish well; discard marinade. Return fish to bowl.
• Add mango, pineapple, tomatoes, chile, red onion, cilantro, and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper and more lime juice, if desired. Serve with tortilla chips.