New Style Apples and Cheese

On 29/02/2012 (Wednesday) at 8:09 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Ready Time:
  5 min

Ingredients

• one apple I used braeburn apple
• your favorite sharp cheese I used Manchego
• honey
• crisp bread

Directions

Start by cutting your apple and cheese in one inch rectangles about 1/8 inch thick. Now push one end against a large knife and trim one side so you get a nice even shape.

Plate them one piece of cheese, one apple repeat as you can see if the photo. Drizzle some honey on top of the apples and cheese.

Now take some of the apple and grate it to make almost apple sauce and place a few small dollops on the apples and cheese. Now follow by finely grating some of the cheese on top of that.

Serve with a piece of crispy flat bread makes a perfect after dinner cheese course or a nice starter.

Benny

Tofu and Shrimp Steak

On 09/01/2012 (Monday) at 1:48 am by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  10 min
• Cook Time:
  10 min
• Ready Time:
  20 min

Ingredients

• 7 oz of firm tofu
• 5 medium raw shrimp cleaned and shelled
• one egg white
• vegetable oil one cup flour for frying
• one chopped scallion

Sauce

• 1/2 cup of benny’s asian marinade see link in the instructions
• 1/2 cup of beef stock you can use vegatable stock to keep it vegitarian

Garnish

• pickled ginger
• chives
• radish sprouts
• fresh cilantro

Directions

You will need my Asian marinade for the sauce which can be found here:

https://vault.bennydoro.com/time-machine/tm-002/chef/recipes/bennys-asian-marinadesauce/

• 2 cups light soy sauce
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
• 5 cloves of garlic minced
• large knob of ginger minced
• tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Combine that with 1/2 cup of beef stock in a small pot and bring to a simmer and let reduce slightly keep tasting you will know when there is a perfect balance of sweet and richness should be a pretty thin sauce do look for anything gloppy.

To prepare the STEAK part put the tofu, shrimp and egg white into a food processor and blitz until smooth. Now into a bowl and add the scallions and mix well.

Now form an oval shape with the mixture on a plate (see photo) or you can make these into individual portions and put into the fridge for 30 min to set 60 min will get you best result.

Transfer the chilled tofu steak to a bowl with the flour and dredge all around. Be careful the tofu steak is very delicate and will break or mush apart so transfer it carefully and coat with flour carefully.

Hot pan vegetable oil about 1/4 inch in the pan and put the tofu steak in (again carefully) and let cook on the one side until its golden brown about 3-4 min. Turn over and let finish cooking an additional 2 min basting along the way to make sure all the sides get cooked as well.

Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle the sauce on top and around. Finish with the fresh cilantro, ginger,,radish sprouts and chives on top. You can substitute for other garnishes it’s up your taste.

Enjoy this one I am sure the vegetarians will be fans and maybe even a few meat eaters.

Benny

Rock and Roll Shrimp

On 28/02/2012 (Tuesday) at 2:23 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  5 min
• Cook Time:
  10 min
• Ready Time:
  15 min

Ingredients

• 4-5 large cleaned shrimp per person this recipe if for 9-10 shrimps
• fresh lime

Marinade

• 2 tablespoons Japanese mayo Kewpie is my favorite
• tablespoon Sriracha Sauce
• one clove of garlic chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder I like Madras
• teaspoon lime juice

Directions

Combine all the ingredients for the marinade and mix well. Drop your shrimp in and make sure they are all coated well and let marinade for ten min.

Take shrimp out making sure all the shrimp is covered in the marinade and lay them on a baking sheet making sure not to crowd them.

Now under a broiler for about 3 min one side then turn over for another 2 min until you can see the marinade starting to caramelize a bit, the sauce/marinade will be running off a bit but this is ok.

Take shrimp our and plate them on their side as you can see in my photo. Now drizzle the sauce that is on the baking sheet over the shrimp. To get that extra level of texture and flavor using a blow torch start to brulee the sauce until it bubble and start to char just a bit.

Serve with some lime wedges and cold beer. Best when eaten with the new Van Halen record blasting!

Benny

Stir Fried Bean Sprouts

On 08/01/2012 (Sunday) at 10:03 pm by Benny.
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• Prep Time:
  2 min
• Cook Time:
  2 min
• Ready Time:
  4 min

Ingredients

• 2 cups bean sprouts
• one scallion sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegatable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
• few drops of sesame oil

Directions

Vegetable oil into a hot pan and when it’s smoking toss in the been sprouts and scallion and stir fry for one min.

Add the salt and sugar and stir fry for one more min. Drizzle a little sesame oil at the end final toss and onto a plate. You can garnish with some sesame seed to really go all out

I love this, you will love this and its so east a monkey could do it! Get cooking!

Benny