Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Lobster Bisque




1 ¼  pints heavy cream
1 ½ cups milk
1 dash cayenne
1 ½ tablespoons paprika
1 ½ ounces butter, unsalted
1/3 cup flour
½ carrot, chopped fine
¼ white onion, chopped fine
1 ½ stalks celery, chopped fine
3 ounces shrimp, chopped fine
3 ounces lobster meat, chopped
1 cup lobster stock (reduced to 2 oz) or 1 ½ ounces lobster base
1 ½ tablespoons brandy

In a large pot, sauté the carrots, onions and celery until almost soft. Add the brandy and cook for 2 minutes. Add the milk, cream, lobster stock, shrimp and lobster meat and bring to a simmer. Meanwhile, melt the butter and add flour. Cook for a few minutes. Add roux (carrots, onion, celery mix) to the milk mixture, whisking constantly. Bring to a simmer and it's finished!

Serves 6

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Jim's Favorite Meatballs

Chef Rocco Dispirito's Mama's Meatballs




  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
  • Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS

    • 1/3 cup chicken stock
    • 1/4 cup diced yellow onion
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped fine
    • 1/2 lb ground beef
    • 1/2 lb ground pork
    • 1/2 lb ground veal
    • 1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
    • 2 eggs
    • 1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
    • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 3 -6 cups of your favorite marinara sauce

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place the chicken stock, onion, garlic, and parsley in a blender or food processor and puree.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the pureed stock mix, meat, bread crumbs, egg, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, red pepper flakes, and salt.
  3. Combine with hands until mixture is uniform, do not overmix.
  4. Put a little olive oil on your hands and form mixture into balls a little larger than golf balls.
  5. Pour about 1/2 inch of extra virgin olive oil in straight sided, 10-inch-wide saute pan and heat over medium-high flame.
  6. Add the meatballs to the pan, working in batches if necessary, and brown meatballs, turning once.  This should take about 10-15 minutes.  Or bake them @ 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
  7. While meatballs are browning, heat the marinara sauce in a large pot.
  8. Transfer the meatballs to the pot with the marinara sauce and simmer for one hour.
  9. Serve alone or over your favorite pasta.