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Poached Halibut with Pearl Couscous, Tomatoes and Zhoug

Ingredients Zhoug Garlic 1/2 tsp ground coriander 1/2 tsp ground cumin Lemon juice Olive oil Fresh cilantro Salt Couscous 125g pearl couscous 1/4 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup pistachios, roasted and chopped 14 cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered Lemon zest Poached Halibut 1/2 lb halibut Method In a pot on medium-low, toast the pearl couscous until about half are golden brown Add chicken broth and bring to boil Cook until pearl couscous has absorbed all the liquid and is al dente.  You may need to add water occasionally if the liquid is almost gone and the pearl couscous is not yet cooked Remove pearl couscous from heat and let sit Finely chop the garlic.  Combine in bowl with ground coriander and cumin.  Add lemon juice and olive and mix.  Add in finely chopped cilantro.  Adjust olive oil, lemon juice and salt to taste Poach halibut in about 1/2 inch of salted water, until internal temp reaches 130F Lightly toss cooked couscous and pistachios.  Zest the lemon...
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Blueberry pancakes

Ingredients 1/2 cup whole wheat flour  1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 egg 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup milk Blueberries Method Mix dry ingredients together Mix in egg, oil and milk.  Reserve a little bit of the milk, and add gradually until the mix can be poured.  If it's too thin, it won't be as fluffy Preheat skillet on medium Wait 6 minutes to allow mixture to mix and skillet to preheat Pour batter, add blueberries, cook until you can flip Flip, cook until done Notes A lot depends on the exact temperature of the skillet.  Too hot, it will burn before all the batter is cooked.  Too cool, it will be cardboardy The mixture will thicken in the 6 minutes, so you may need to add a little milk to allow it to be pourable.  Be careful, a 1/4 tsp can be the difference between too much and too little
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Seared ahi tuna with grilled bok choy and Mr Noodles

Ingredients Tuna 1/2 lb ahi tuna steak Miso paste Sesame seeds (after grilling) Bok choy Bok choy Mr Noodles Mr Noodle package Oyster sauce Green onions Sesame seeds Sauce Lime juice Ginger (grated) Soy sauce Method Preheat bbq Baste tuna steak in miso paste Slice bok choy in half, and wash.  Trim tops of leaves.  Drizzle stems with olive oil Bring water to boil, add Mr Noodle noodles, and cook for 3 minutes.  Throw out the soup mix package Drain noodles, add oyster sauce, green onions and sesame seeds.  Add the green onions immediately after draining so that they slightly cook Sear tuna steaks to get grill marks, about 1 minute per side Plate tuna steaks and drizzle with sesame seeds Grill bok choy, cut side down, about 2-3 minutes, before leaves turn brown Mix lime juice, soy sauce and grated ginger.  Serve on side of tuna Notes Add chilis to the sauce to spice things up
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Pizza bianca

Ingredients Pizza dough 1/2 ball mozzarella cheese 2 hot Italian sausages Cremini mushrooms Shiitake mushrooms Red onion Pecorino romano Arugula Method Prepare pizza dough 2 hours earlier Preheat bbq to high, with pizza stones on bbq Remove sausage from casing and fry until done Grate mozzarella cheese Slice mushrooms and finely slice onion Add all ingredients except arugula to pizza.  First sausage, then cheese, then mushrooms and onion on top (so they cook on the bbq).  Sprinkle with pecorino romano Bake in bbq until done, about 6-7 minutes Remove from bbq and add arugula on top
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Sausage rigatoni alla zozzona

Ingredients 130g rigatoni (or other tube pasta) 1 Italian pork sausage 100g guanciale 1 cube tomato paste 20 cherry tomatoes, halved 1 onion, chopped 2 egg yolks Pecorino romana Method Bring pot of unsalted water to boil.  Add pasta and cook until about 4 minutes before done; reserve about 1/2 cup to 1 cup pasta water.  Add salt to remaining water and cook pasta until 2 minutes before done Add tomatoes to pot with a little water, and bring to boil.  Squish tomatoes to separate from skin.   Add tomato paste Remove sausage from casing and fry until cooked.  Remove from pan.  Fry onion until translucent and remove from pan.  Fry guanciale until browned Add sausage, onion, guanciale, tomato sauce and pasta to pot.  Add reserved pasta water.  Cook until pasta is done Beat egg yolks with pecorino (this will thicken up, so do this just before adding to pasta) Add egg & cheese mixture to pasta, stir to mix and serve immediately Notes Based o...
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Pan-fried trout with dill sauce

Ingredients Trout, skin on Asparagus Almonds, slivered Butter Dill sauce  Method Add trout skin side down to skillet, with pat of butter.  Turn on stove to medium and let heat up (this will prevent curling).  Fry until trout reaches 110F, then flip for 30 seconds and remove from skillet Toast almonds on stovetop with a little butter Add asparagus and a little butter to frying pan and fry, uncovered, until done (test with a fork) Serve with dill sauce
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Pasta w/ ramps, morels & peas

Ingredients 2 bunches ramps Fresh morels + butter to cook 130g pancetta 50g peas 1/4 cup chicken stock 130g bucatini Method Bring pot of unsalted water to boil, the less water the better Cook pasta until about 2-3 minutes before being done.  Reserve 1/2 cup of the starchy water.  Add salt to pot and cook until pasta is almost done.  If using frozen peas, heat in the reserved water Cut the white parts of the ramps into 1/4" slices, and the red / green parts into 2" pieces Fry pancetta and remove from pan.  Dump out extra fat Add white parts of ramps to pan and cook until no longer strong Add red parts of ramps, and the morels to pan and cook until the morels have softened.  You may need to add some butter (the pancetta fat will be too heavy for the mushrooms). Add peas and pancetta to pan, chicken stock and reserved (unsalted) pasta water Add pasta to pan Let everything simmer over low heat until there is just a little liquid left, enough to coat the pasta plus a...
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