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Seared Scallop with Asparagus and Tomato Salad

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Ingredients (Serves 2)
- 6 scallops
- 50g grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon creme fraiche (or sour cream)

For the salad
- 4 vine tomatoes
- 14 asparagus spears
- 6 chopped basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon chopped red onions
- 2 stalks chives


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Kingfish and Fruit Ceviche with Tapenade Crouton

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Ceviche ingredients (Serves 4)
- 200g of Kingfish (per pax)
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 green apple
- 1 mango
- 1 red chilli
- 100ml olive oil

Tapenade ingredients (Serves 4)
- 50ml olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of seedless black olives
- 2 pieces of salted anchovies
- 1 garlic
- 1 dried apricot
- Rock salt
- Pepper
- French baguette


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Roast Lemon Chicken with Paprika Skin

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Ingredients (serves 2)
- 1 whole chicken
- 3 lemons
- 2 whole garlic knobs
- 1 onion
- 50g ginger
- 1 packet of parsley
- 1 packet of thyme
- 125g soft butter
- 2 tablespoons of paprika
- 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
- 50ml extra virgin olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
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Momotaro Tomato with Shavings of Black Truffle, Parmesan Cheese and Iberico Ham

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Ingredients (Serves 4)

- 2 Momotaro tomatoes (peeled)

- 50g mizuna lettuce (can be placed with rocket)

- 50g Parmesan cheese

- 50g Iberico ham (replace with Parma ham), very thinly sliced

- 1 black winter truffle, thinly sliced

- 1 teaspoon Fleur de Sel

- Freshly cracked black pepper to taste

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Chiu Chow Oyster Omelette

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Chiu Chow Oyster Omelette (4 servings)

150g fresh oysters
20g cornflour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fish sauce
pepper to taste
3 eggs
30g spring onions, chopped
120g potato flour

oil, for frying
coriander leaves

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Spicy Lemongrass and Ginger Flower Steamed Fillet of Barramundi with Roasted Eggplant and Pumpkin Jus

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Spicy Lemongrass and Ginger Flower Steamed Fillet of Barramundi with Roasted Eggplant and Pumpkin Jus (4 servings)

spicy lemongrass sauce
6 stalks lemongrass, sliced
1 stalk ginger flower (bunga kantan), sliced
5-6 bird’s eye chillies, sliced
5 tablespoons Thai chilli sauce
10 pickled onions, chopped
zest from 3 limes
lime (or calamansi) juice to taste
sugar and salt to taste
250ml corn oil
40g dried chillies, soaked and drained

pumpkin sauce
300g pumpkin flesh, cubed
1 litre chicken stock
1 star anise
1cm cinnamon stick
4 cardamoms

180gx4 slices organic barramundi fillets
4 tablespoons spicy lemongrass sauce
4 baby eggplants (nasu), quartered
8 tablespoons pumpkin sauce
sea salt
freshly-ground white pepper
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Slow-Braised Hillside Lamb Shank with Madras Spices and Gorgonzola

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Slow-Braised Hillside Lamb Shank with Madras Spices and Gorgonzola (4 servings)

4 chilled Hillside lamb shanks, trimmed

seasoning spices
1 tablespoon meat curry powder
1 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and crushed
1 clove garlic, smashed and chopped
12 curry leaves, crushed
sea salt and pepper to taste

olive oil for braising
2 tablespoons grated parmigiano
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Dancing Prawns recipe

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Dancing Prawns (4 servings for sharing)

2 spring roll wrappers
20g walnuts
sugar for caramelising walnuts

Sauce

1 lemon, juiced
600ml mayonnaise
100g sugar
100g water

12 prawns, shelled and heads removed
cornflour for coating
30g lettuce, sliced finely
1 spring coriander
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Szechuan Sizzle Mapo Tofu

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Serves 4
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins

2 tbsp of sunflower oil
2 pkts firm tofu, cubed
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tbsp black bean chilli sauce
300g minced pork, rinsed in hot water
1/4 bowl crushed peanuts
3 stalks spring onions, chopped

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