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Salmon Chanted Evening…

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Ask….and you shall receive!

So I was asked by a good friend if I planned to blog mostly about the red meat “beast” dishes I prefer, or if I would be featuring any seafood.  What?!  Turf with no surf?  NEVER!!  Here ya go Jenn…  🙂

D & D Crusted Salmon…comin’ right up!

Weapons you’ll need:

  1. (2) Medium sized stainless steel pans (no cancer-causing teflon please or plastic handles as the pan will go in the oven)
  2. Fish spatula (preferably…regular spatula will do)
  3. Oven with stove-top
  4. Tongs
  5. Plate
  6. Fork
  7. Knife
  8. Wine Glass 😉

Ammunition:

  1. 6 to 8oz fillet of Salmon (per person) – I suggest leaving the skin on the one side, but you can remove it is preferred
  2. Dill (1st “D”)
  3. Dijon Mustard (2nd “D”)
  4. Goat Cheese
  5. Panko Bread Crumbs
  6. Olive Oil (ALWAYS!)
  7. Arugula
  8. Roma Tomato
  9. Shallot
  10. Lemon
  11. Sea Salt
  12. Cracked Black Pepper
  13. Bottle of nice Chablis (nice French style Chardonnay…but drink what YOU like!)

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Steak idea for you in a “New York Minute” …well, less than 30 minutes anyhow.

New York Strip Steak and Asparagus

Bring the steakhouse to your house!

Needed:  You, 2 pans, olive oil, New York steak (1 per person), fresh asparagus (7 spears for good luck…per person), roquefort cheese (or any bleu will work), 1 shallot, 1 lemon, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 bottle of cooking Madeira or Sherry, sea salt and cracked black pepper.

Oven:  Turn to High Broil.

Stovetop:  Pan #1:  Low Heat.  1 tablespoon of olive oil.  Add asparagus and toss around so that all surfaces on the asparagus are oiled.  Cover…we’ll return to this momentarily.

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