Category: Mediterranean Diet

Miso Poached Salmon

6/23/2020

From Gordon Ramsay's series on Amazon Prime, Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course, episode 1. I tried to make it more teenager-friendly by serving over rice instead of mushrooms, but I think next time I'll just serve it with another appetizer type dish. I also can't find the kind of chillies used in Ramsay's series, so instead I used a red bell pepper and scotch bonnet sauce.

3 tbs soybean puree or miso paste
pan full fish stock (or other)
kaffir lime leaf
chillies, chopped
ginger, sliced

salmon, skin on
broccoli, separated into small florets
bok choy, stems and leafs sliced separately
enoki mushrooms
sesame oil

Put paste in hot pan and whisk in stock until a light broth consistency
Bring to a boil and add kaffir leaf, chillies, and ginger
Slide salmon into broth, skin side down
Bring to boil and reduce heat
Simmer while spooning broth over top of salmon
Remove salmon when springy and firm - coat with broth to prevent drying out
Add broccoli and bok choy stims to broth
After 1 minute add bok choy leafs
Add enoki mushrooms to broth
Remove skin from salmon and flake (I didn't do this because I love salmon skin)
Prepare bowls by rubbing in sesame oil
Serve salmon over uncooked mushrooms, topped with vegetables and a ladle of broth

Fajitas

5/26/2020

I cook fajitas/burritos/tacos/whatever a LOT. This is the gist of what general goes into them.

3 tbs garlic
1 lb chicken
1 onion, sliced
2 bell peppers, sliced
1 pack mushrooms, sliced
4 tomatoes, diced

4 tomatillos, diced
grapefruit habanero hot sauce
cumin, chili powder/chipotle chili powder
cilantro
refried beans, tortillas, cheese, avocado for serving

Stir fry garlic in oil and hot sauce until fragrant
Brown chicken on all sides, while seasoning
Push meat to sides of pan and cook onions on high until translucent
Cook bell peppers, adding more seasoning/hot sauce as desired
Add mushrooms and tomatillos
Once all vegetables are cooked enough, and tomatoes and stir together for 2 minutes
Stir in cilantro
Serve with tortillas, refried beans, cheese, cilantro, hot sauce, avocado, etc

Mediterranean Pasta

5/12/2020

1 can garbanzo beans
olive oil
salt & pepper
3 tbs olive oil
3 tbs garlic
1 onion, chopped
4 oz chicken stock
4 oz dry white wine
1 lemon, squeezed

1 can or 4 tomatoes, diced
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp parsley
1/4 tsp basil
pasta, whole wheat
mushrooms (optional)
broccoli (optional)
3 cups spinach
1/2 cup feta cheese

Coat garbanzo beans in oil, salt, and pepper and bake for 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
Add garlic and onion to pan; cook until garlic is brown and onion translucent.
Add liquids, tomatoes, and seasoning to pot. Stir
Submerge noodles and boil; simmer until cooked.
Add any other desired vegetables.
Stir in spinach, garbanzo beans, and feta.

Added chicken in these pictures for our foster boys.

Pad Thai

4/28/2020

Thai

Pad Thai Sauce:

1/4 cup tamarind juice
2 tbs fish sauce
1/3 cup sugar

1 box rice noodles
1 lb chicken, sliced (or prawns or tofu)
3 tbs garlic
shallots
2 tbs chilli paste

2 bell peppers
8 oz Pad Thai sauce
3 eggs
1/3 cup pounded peanuts
lime

For sauce, combine ingredients and simmer for about 30 minutes
Soak noodles in warm water
Cook chicken on high before removing from pan
Cook garlic, shallots, and chili paste in hot vegetable until fragrant
Add noodles and stir fry
Add some water to the pan as the noodles continue to cook.
Push noodles aside and add more oil, chicken, and peppers
Flip together, add sauce, and stir fry
Push noodles aside again, increase heat, and scramble eggs in more oil
Flip the noodles over
Mix in peanuts
Serve with lime

Naples Sauces

4/23/2020

It's been a year since Naple's closed, and I was DEVASTATED. It was our favorite restaurant and where we went for most birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations. So, of course, I bought their cookbook!

All the prep recipes are for an impressive amount of food, so I've had to scale everything a LOT. These are the scaled recipes for Marinara and Alfredo sauces.