NY Strip Steak with jalapeño chipotle butter.

img_8492img_8493NY Strip Steak seasoned with simple salt and fresh cracked multicolored pepper corns and a jalapeño chipotle butter with baby multicolored potatoes and asparagus spears and a nice homemade hollandaise sauce and sprinkled lightly with some Yakama Applewood smoked sea salt to bring the flavors all together.

I paired with an amazing Robert Mondavi “Private Selection” bourbon barreled Cabernet Sauvignon.

Sous Vide Maine Lobster.

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Sous Vide Maine Lobster.
I have had this dish in my mind for quite sometime.
Sous vide cooked Maine lobster tail with subtle Cajun spices finished on the grill and sat on a nest of Spinach Tagliatelle, drizzled with a sumptuous sweet bay and herb butter topped with an amazing guajillo and red jalapeño pearl.


I paired this with a wine I purchased for a dish of this caliber months ago. The 2014 vintage Bogle Vineyard Chardonnay.

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The smokiness of the guaijillo jalapeño caviar pearl opening up the sweetness of the lobster working simultaneously with the underlying base notes of the Cajun spices make this dish one to enjoy by candle light with a loved one.

I love being a Chef!!
Enjoy..
Chef De Cuisine 🍷

Pasta Mardi Gras.

Pasta Mardi gras
Pasta Mardi Gras Cajun Chef style! Pappadeaux who?

Ingredients:

•2 cups cooked fettuccine
•1/4 pound butter
•1 1/3 tablespoon chopped garlic
•2 tablespoons chopped green onions
•1/4 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
•1/3 cup chopped tomatoes
•1/3 cup sliced andouille sausage
•1/3 cup shrimp peeled and devained
•1/3 cup crawfish tail meat
•1/3 oz dry white wine
•2/3 tablespoon lemon juice
•2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
•1/4 cup mixed bell peppers chopped (red green yellow)
•1/4 lb chipped cold butter
•2/3 tablespoons chopped parsley
•Salt and pepper to taste

The how to’s

In a 3 quart pot melt butter over medium high heat,
Add green onions mushrooms and andouille sausage,
Sauté 3 to 5 minutes add garlic and tomatoes and continue to sauté for three minutes,
Add shrimp and crawfish and continue cooking for an additional two minutes,
De glaze the pan with white wine and lemon juice and cook until liquid is reduced by half,
Add heavy whipping cream and, stirring constantly until cream is reduced and thick, a sauce like consistency about five minutes or so,
Add diced bell peppers and chipped butter, 2 to 3 pats at a time, swirling pan constantly over burner,
Continue to add butter until all is incorporated,
Remove from heat, add parsley and salt-and-pepper to taste,
Gently fold in your cooked fettuccine and serve.

I love being a Chef!!

Enjoy..

Chef De Cuisine 🍷