Roasted Halibut Or Chicken Gnocchi With Walnut Sauce And Sauteed Chard Food

ROASTED HALIBUT OR CHICKEN, GNOCCHI WITH WALNUT SAUCE AND SAUTEED CHARD

Steps:

• For the fish or chicken: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F with rack in mid oven and line a pan with foil then parchment. Arrange the fish or chicken on the tray and top with salt and pepper. Slather the top of the fish or chicken with Dijon mustard.
• Combine the panko with butter, parsley, thyme, OMG, zest, cheese and nutmeg. Top the fish or chicken with gently pressed thick layer of crumbs and bake until cooked through and topping golden, 12 to 15 minutes for fish and 15 to 18 minutes for chicken.
• For the walnut sauce and gnocchi: Bring a pot of water to boil.
• Toast the nuts in a small skillet over medium heat to deeply golden and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Cool a bit, then transfer to a food processor.
• Trim crust, toast the bread and cool. Tear bread, add to processor with nuts, add half-and-half, garlic, cheese, rosemary, nutmeg, lemon zest, salt and white pepper and pulse; process to combine.
• Salt water and cook gnocchi until it floats, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to serving bowl with 1/2 cup hot pasta water, add sauce and toss to combine.
• For the greens: Heat EVOO in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped chard stems and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook until they start to soften, about 3 minutes, then add the garlic and chopped leaves. Toss to cook until leaves wilt, 2 to 3 minutes. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and sprinkle of salt.
• Serve the fish or chicken on or next to the greens with gnocchi alongside or as a primi (first course) or side dish in small bowl.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CREAMY WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a roasting tin, toss together the chicken, cumin, paprika, 1 tbsp olive oil and seasoning. Cook for 40 mins until the chicken is crisp and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, tear up 1 pitta bread and place in a small bowl. Pour over a couple of tbsp chicken stock and leave to soak. Dry-fry the walnuts in a frying pan for about 3 mins until golden and toasted. Set aside. Heat the remaining oil in the pan and cook the onion and garlic until softened. Place the softened pitta bread, onion mixture and most of the nuts into a blender. Pour over the rest of the chicken stock and whizz together until a rough paste forms. Return the mixture to the pan. Add the cream and lemon juice, season and keep warm.
• When the chicken is cooked, arrange on a platter. Stir the coriander through the sauce and spoon into a bowl. Roughly chop the remaining walnuts and scatter over the chicken. Toast the pittas, cut into wedges and serve alongside

GORDON RAMSAY'S ROASTED CHICKEN WITH HERB GNOCCHI AND MUSHROOMS.

Steps:

• 3 lbs large Idaho potatoes, a scant 2/3 cup (not quite 2/3 cup) of pasta flour, 2 eggs,3/4 to 1 cup of soft blue cheese,3 tbsp chopped mixed herbs (chervil, parsley, chives, basil),Salt and pepper,olive oil, to drizzle and fry.
• 1 tbsp butter Bake the potatoes in the oven until the skin is crisp on the outside and the potato is soft and fluffy in the middle. Scoop out the flesh then pass through a mouli until completely smooth and there are no lumps (a food mill would also work for this).
• Lay the potatoes out on the work surface and dust with flour. Mix together.
• Make a well in the middle of the potato and flour mix. Beat the eggs and cheese together and pour into the well. Gradually fold together the potato and flour mix into the wet ingredients then add the herbs and seasoning to taste.
• Scoop the mixture into a bowl and cool until firm. Shape the mixture into long sausages, about 1.5cm thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 2-3 cm lengths with the back of a knife so the ends are blunted a little.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the gnocchi. As soon as they float to the surface, give them another 30 seconds then fish out with a slotted spoon into a bowl of ice-cold water. Repeat with the rest. Drain then dry completely with kitchen paper or in a clean tea towel. Toss in a little olive oil.
• Heat some oil and the butter in a frying pan and brown the blanched gnocchi for a few minutes, turning them, until nicely caramelized all over.
• To cook chicken, 2 chickens (both chicken breasts, bone in),Small bunch of thyme,2 sprigs of rosemary, 1 bay leaf,1 head of garlic, halved horizontally,2 lemons, sliced,1 tsp white peppercorns,1 tsp coriander seeds,sea salt and black pepper,2 tbsp olive oil,2 tbsp butter.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a baking dish, combine all other ingredients and then add the chicken on top. Place in a 375ºF oven and roast for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Garnish per plate, 2 baby carrots,1 salsify baton,1 baby leek, A few white mushrooms (or other seasonal variety), chopped, Olive oil, A few truffle slices, if available
• Blanch the carrots, parsnip and carrots in boiling water for 1-2 minutes then dip in ice and water bath to stop the cooking process. Then sauté them with the mushrooms in olive oil and check for seasoning.
• To serve, carve the breast meat from the bone and arrange the chicken with the herb gnocchi, pan-roasted baby carrots, leek, parsnip and mushrooms then scatter with a few slices of truffle, if available.

PAN SEARED BRAISED HALIBUT IN A PUTTANESCA SAUCE SERVED WITH GNOCCHI AND ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Liberally salt and pepper the halibut. Place 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a medium-sized, non-stick pan. When oil is shimmering, place the halibut, skin-side down, in pan. Cook on both sides for 2 minutes or to desirable color. Place halibut aside. In a medium-sized saute pan over medium heat, add remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Once it is hot, add the shallots, red pepper flakes, and parsley, and saute for 2 minutes. Then add 3 of the 4 garlic cloves, and cook another minute. Deglaze pan with 1/2 cup of the white wine and add tomatoes, capers, olives, and halibut. Cook on low heat until most of the liquid is evaporated and fish is firm to the touch.
• To plate: Place escarole in center of plate; put halibut on top of escarole, then surround fish and escarole with Gnocchi. Finish with sauce as needed.
• Place olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a small saute pan over medium heat. When the garlic starts to brown add roughly chopped escarole until wilted add a dash of salt and pepper and finish with white wine.
• On a clean cooking surface (cutting board) place the flour spreading it out to make a well about 6 inches in diameter. In the middle of the well place the eggs, cheeses, salt, and pepper. Stir mixture, then slowly incorporate flour to wet mixture until the mixture becomes cohesive. Continue kneading until dough is dry to touch (add more flour, if needed.) Cut small pieces of dough, roll out to make 6-inch rolls, 1-inch in diameter, then using a large chefs knife cut into 1-inch long pieces. When finished, add to a pot of boiling water, gnocchi are done when they float to the top. Drain.

SAUTEED GNOCCHI

Steps:

• Cook gnocchi according to directions on package; drain.
• Melt butter in sauté pan.
• Add gnocchi and minced garlic.
• Cook 3-4 minutes or until golden brown, turning constantly.
• Stir in salt and pepper during last 2 minutes.
• Toss with Romano cheese, top with parsley.

ROASTED HALIBUT WITH WALNUT CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Mix walnuts, panko, and all herbs in small bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brush each fish fillet with 1 tablespoon melted butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place fish on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle panko-herb mixture atop fish, dividing equally and pressing to adhere. Roast fish until just opaque in center, about 8 minutes. If crisper topping desired, preheat broiler and broil fish about 1 minute, watching carefully to prevent burning. Transfer fish to plates; garnish with lemon wedges.
• *Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets.

ROASTED HALIBUT WITH GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.
• Put fish in an oiled shallow baking dish and sprinkle with teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
• Force garlic through a garlic press into a bowl, then whisk in oil and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Whisk in mayonnaise and spread over fish.
• Bake, uncovered, until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.

SAUTéED CHICKEN WITH WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Turn the heat to medium under a nonstick skillet large enough to hold the chicken pieces without crowding them; use two skillets if necessary. Cook on the first side about 10 minutes, rotating the pieces and adjusting the heat as necessary to brown the pieces evenly. As the pieces brown, season with salt and pepper. Cook the second side as you did the first, then turn once or twice more until done, a total of 20 to 30 minutes. (You can check for doneness by cutting into the pieces; there should be no sign of blood, although traces of pink are all right. The breast and wing pieces will finish cooking first; keep them warm in a low oven, or just set them aside and serve them less than piping hot.)
• Meanwhile, soak the bread in the milk or stock. Put the walnuts, garlic and some salt in the container of a food processor, and pulse to grind coarsely. Gently squeeze some liquid from the bread, and add the bread to the container, along with the oil. Process until combined but not puréed. Add as much of the remaining milk or stock as necessary to give the mixture a mayonnaise-like consistency. By hand, add the paprika or chili powder, and stir in the parsley if you are using it. Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.
• Serve the chicken hot or at room temperature with the sauce spooned over it.