diciembre 30, 2010
Pastel de Piña
Sopa de Zapallito y Manzana
Lomo de res con jugo de pimentón
Lomo de res con jugo de pimentón
Para 4 personas
Ingredientes
Ensalada
6 cucharadas de aceite de oliva
¼ de taza de agua
¼ de taza de cebolla
Lechugas mixtas
½ cucharada de miel
1 cucharada de mostaza de Dijon
1 cucharadita de sal
2 cucharadas de vinagre balsámico
Jugo de Pimenton
2 pimentones enteros
½ cucharadita de sal
Lomito
3 cucharadas aceite de maíz
4 medallones de lomito de res de unos 130 gramos
Sal y Pimienta al gusto
Polenta
2 cucharadas aceite de maíz
1 diente ajo finamente picado
1 litro de caldo de pollo
1 cebolla pequeña finamente picada
200 gramos de harina de polenta
1 cucharada de orégano fresco
100 gramos de zanahoria finamente picada
4 rebanadas de Jamón Serrano
Procedimiento
Lomito
Espolvorear los medallones de carne con sal y pimienta y sellarlos en aceite de oliva. Terminar en el horno hasta obtener el término deseado.
Polenta
Marchitar la cebolla y el ajo en el aceite de oliva por un par de minutos. Agregar la zanahoria y cocinar un par de minutos más. Agregar el caldo de pollo y esperar que hierva, luego agregar poco a poco y sin dejar de revolver, la harina de polenta hasta obtener una mezcla bastante espesa con consistencia como de puré de papa. Agregar el orégano y la sal y colocar la mezcla en un molde rectangular con altura de 2 cm. y esperar que enfríe bien. Desmoldar y cortar un rectángulo de 10 cm. x 3 cm. Embadurnarlo con aceite de oliva y colocarlo en una grilla para marcarlo.
Jugo de Pimentón
Embadurnar los pimentones con aceite de oliva y llevarlos al horno hasta que estén blandos. Colocarlos en un bol y tapar herméticamente con papel film. Al cabo de una hora recoger mediante colado el agua que habrá en el fondo.
Ensalada
Licuar hasta homogenizar el aceite de oliva, vinagre, mostaza, miel, ciboullete, agua y sal. Bañar con esta vinagreta las lechugas.
Armado
En una placa para horno con una plancha de silicona coloque las lonjas de jamón serrano. Lleve al horno precalentado a 150 º hasta que estén secas como una galleta. Retire del horno, deje enfriar y troce con las manos. Servir el medallón. Bañar con el jugo de pimentón y a un lado colocar la ensalada y la polenta grillada. Espolvoree con el jamón serrano.
Carpaccio de Remolacha
diciembre 29, 2010
Reina Pepiada Arepa Chips
Reina Pepiada Arepa Chips
4 Servings
Ingredients:
Chicken:
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup onions, diced
2 Tablespoons garlic, minced
12 ounces white meat chicken, finely diced
4 Tablespoons homemade mayonnaise (or substitute commercial mayonnaise)
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 ripe avocado
2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
Salt and pepper
Arepa chips:
1 cup Harina Pan corn flour
1 cup water
1 teaspoon olive oil
Method:
For chicken:
Heat a sauté pan on medium heat. Add vegetable oil, onions and garlic and cook until caramelized. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 10 minutes while stirring with a wooden spoon. When the chicken is done, remove from heat and transfer to a bowl to cool in the refrigerator. Once the chicken has cooled, mix it with homemade mayonnaise, Tabasco sauce and salt and pepper.
In another bowl, mash avocado and cilantro with a fork, and season mixture with salt and pepper.
For arepa chips:
Add corn flour, water and olive oil to a bowl. Mix the ingredients and knead dough until it forms a uniform ball. On a Silpat, roll out dough with a rolling pin until it is very thin. Cut dough into round circles using a cookie cutter.
In a preheated 400°F oven, bake circles on the Silpat for 8 minutes. The chips are ready when they are almond colored.
For presentation, assemble a four-tier tower, placing an arepa chip on the bottom, then adding a small amount of chicken, mashed avocado and topping with another chip. Repeat this four times. When finished, garnish with cilantro oil or additional chopped cilantro.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Thomas Keller’s Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, the owner of exclusive restaurants like Per Se and French Laundry, Thomas Keller always has a fresh take on classic cookery. Here, he puts his own twist on one of America’s most iconic desserts with a recipe from the Ad Hoc at Home.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Serves 8
Here is another slightly quirky entry from the American tradition, pineapple upside-down cake. I have some affection for canned pineapple for nostalgic reasons, but we use fresh pineapple here for a more elegant dessert. Again, think of this as a general template that you can use for different fruits, and they all work wonderfully. We make what we call a “pan schmear” of butter and brown sugar, top it with the fruit, and pour the cake batter over the top. The recipe makes more schmear than you need, but it is difficult to make less. It will keep for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator, ready when you want to make another cake, or it can be frozen.
PAN SCHMEAR
8 tablespoons (1 stick; 4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon dark rum
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla paste or pure vanilla extract
Kosher salt
1 Gold (extra-sweet) pineapple
CAKE
1 1/3 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
8 tablespoons (1 stick; 4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon milk
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fi tted with the paddle, combine the butter, honey, rum, brown sugar, and vanilla and beat until smooth and well blended.
Spread one cup of the schmear over the bottom of a 9-inch silicone cake pan. Sprinkle lightly with salt. (The remaining schmear can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks or frozen for up to 1 month; bring to room temperature before using.)
Cut the top and bottom from the pineapple and cut away the peel. Cut the pineapple lengthwise into quarters, and cut off the core from each section. Cut each piece crosswise into J-inch-thick slices.
Beginning at the perimeter of the pan, make an overlapping ring of pineapple slices with the curved side facing out. Make a second ring inside the first one, overlapping the slices in the opposite direction, working toward the center of the pan. Reserve any extra pineapple for another use.
Sift the flour and baking powder together; set aside.
Put the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle and mix on low speed to combine, then beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until light and creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides as necessary. Mix in the vanilla.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating until the first one is incorporated before adding the second and scraping down the sides as necessary. Beat in the milk. Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, beating just until combined.
Pour the batter into the pan and spread over the pineapple. Bake for 15 minutes.
Rotate the pan for even browning and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, until a cake tester or wooden skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the pan on a cooling rack for 20 to 30 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the cake, invert onto a serving platter, and serve warm. (Leftover cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.)