Recipes

Steak au Poivre – 4 Servings Ingredients: Notes:*I use a mortar & pestle, but a hard surface and thebottom of a pan work great. You want the crackedcorns, of course. Do not use a pepper grinder, it willbe too fine.**Dad always had cognac on hand; I do not. I use100-proof bourbon. Why? Because of America!Instructions:

Matzah Ball Soup – Serves 6 Don’t go kvetching thinking this goy has a lot of chutzpah riffing on this traditionaldish. Just know this is my version of matzah ball soup, and my children kvell over it.As a chef, I aim to optimize flavor wherever I can — not to disrespect. Chicken Stock HackThis recipe…

Dad’s Corned Beef Hash Serves 4-6• 2 pounds of potatoes, ¼ inch dice• 2 Tablespoons of olive oil (substitute onetablespoon for bacon grease optional)• 2 teaspoons minced garlic• 1 large yellow onion diced• 1 pound of corned beef ¼ inch dice or shredded• 2 eggs poached or sunny side up for serving• Hot sauce for…

Paella Mixta 3 Squares Gourmet Clyde Van Arsdall Serves 8 Ingredients: Sofrito Pre- Cooking Cooking: Sofrito Note: This recipe can be made in a large pan, such an iron skillet cooked on the stove top and finished in the oven If finishing in the oven: As soon as the final liquid is placed in the…

Mignonette Sauce Classic Clyde Van Arsdall Ingredients Instructions Mignonette Sauce Rhubarb Clyde Van Arsdall Ingredients Instructions

Grilled Artichokes Clyde Van Arsdall Ingredients Artichoke Boil Instructions: Ingredients Grilling Artichokes Instructions Grilling Artichokes

Fried Okra Clyde Van Arsdall Ingredients Directions Okra says summer to me, I love frying and eating these salty nuggets with Red Rooster hot sauce, the flavors go together like white on rice.   Always try to use good stone ground cornmeal Palmetto Farms makes a great product and their grits are other worldly. Fried Okra…

El Rey   Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce By Chingon Hot Sauce Yield: makes 2 1/2 cups Ingredients Instructions El Rey is a single batch hot sauce made by Chingon Hot Sauce of San Diego with yellow Carolina Reaper chilis.  Carolina reaper chilis are a cross between Ghost and Habanero peppers the heat of which reaches 1,569,300…

Crème Brulee Clyde Van Arsdall Ingredients Directions Note: When removing hot ramekins from the water bath use tongs with rubber bands twisted around the tips.  The rubber bands help the ramekins not to slip when being removed.

Roasted Oysters Hog Island BBQ Chipotle Bourbon Butter (Recipe directly from Hogislandoysters.com) Ingredients: Instructions: In a medium bowl, dissolve the brown sugar into the bourbon. Combine the butter, brown sugar/bourbon mixture, and other ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well though it will remain a bit lumpy in texture. You can use a food…