Bacon Wrapped Scallops

03Nov09

I just had this for breakfast.

[100% organic & wild]
No recipe. It’s too easy.

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Tags: bacon, cwST originals, quick & easy, scallops, seafood

Tuna with Crispy Capers & Lemon Zest

20Oct09

This took me less than 10 minutes to make, blanching included. I love the colors and it was very good! I wish raw fish was cheaper.

[100% organic & wild]
Ingredients:

Handful of mixed greens
Handful of green beans, blanched
1-2 oz. fresh tuna, cut into sashimi pieces
2 TB olive oil
2 TB salted capers, rinsed
1 TB finely grated lemon zest
Cracked [...]

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Tags: capers, cwST originals, green beans, lemon zest, quick & easy, salad, sashimi, seafood, tuna

Swiss & Prosciutto on Baguette

15Oct09

While I was making my shrimp bisque, I got too hungry so I made this to first chew on.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

1 French baguette
Paper thin slices of prosciutto, torn into pieces
Paper thin slices of Swiss cheese
Olive oil
Chives
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF
Slice baguette in half, lengthwise
Lightly drizzle olive oil over the baguette
Cover the [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, prosciutto, baguette, chives, swiss cheese, quick & easy

Sake Glazed Salmon

24Sep09

It can’t get more simple than this: sake glazed salmon. It took me 10 minutes to make this. And as always, I love the crispy salmon skin!

[wild]
Ingredients:

0.25 cup Japanese sake
2 TB brown sugar
0.25 cup soy sauce
2 TB rice vinegar
Fatty salmon fillet (with skin)

Instructions:

Mix the sake, brown sugar, and soy sauce in a baking dish or [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, quick & easy, rice vinegar, sake, salmon, seafood, soy sauce

Water Spinach with Fermented Bean Curd

20Sep09

豆腐乳炒空心菜
In Cantonese cuisine, there aren’t many spicy dishes. And when they do use chili peppers, it’s not added to an extreme amount like in Sichuan cuisine; the spiciness is just for some flavor. This recipe is just a simple stir-fry but it’s so good!!!

Ingredients:

2 pieces of fermented bean curd
Water spinach
4 cloves garlic (sliced)
5 dried chili [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, dried red chilis, fermented bean curd, quick & easy, vegetarian, water spinach

Roman-Style Chicken Saltimbocca

02Apr09

Mmmmmm, I’ve never enjoyed chicken breasts as much since my Paprika Chicken.
[100% organic]
Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts
Salt
Black pepper
6 thin slices of prosciutto
1 bunch of fresh sage leaves
0.25 cup rice flour
2 TB unsalted butter, divided
2 TB olive oil
0.25 cup dry white wine
0.25 cup low-sodium chicken broth
Lemon slice

Instructions:

Sprinkle each breast with salt and pepper
Wrap the sages leaves on the [...]

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Tags: chicken, chicken broth/stock, poultry, prosciutto, quick & easy, rice flour, sage, white wine, whole foods

Broiled Oysters

21Nov08

I was going to eat this raw and make the same sauce that I had at Eddie V’s but after seeing the Whole Foods seafood guy shuck the oysters on the same cutting board with the fish that I bought… I thought it would have been unsanitary.
I have no idea how to cook oysters so [...]

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Tags: appetizers, cwST originals, oysters, quick & easy, seafood, whole foods

Paprika Chicken

20Nov08

Something quick and easy for a college student:

You can pour away the juices if you want after cutting the chicken breast open but I like to keep it, in case some parts of the breast is too dry.
[100% organic]
Ingredients:

2 TB butter, melted
2 TB soy sauce
Half of a chicken breast (1 piece)
Grated Parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning
Garlic salt
Paprika

Instructions:

Preheat [...]

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Tags: chicken, cwST originals, garlic salt, italian seasoning, paprika, parmesan, poultry, quick & easy, soy sauce

Seared Colossal Scallops

07Nov08

I don’t know any other way to cook colossal scallops? They’ve gotten more expensive in the past year or so. Actually, everything has gone up. I don’t know what I should pair these up with… any suggestions?

[100% wild caught]

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Tags: appetizers, quick & easy, scallops, seafood

Shark Loin in Foil Packets

12Sep08

This takes 30 minutes to bake at 450°F. You can use any fish steak/fillet, one inch thick, and then season it with anything you want. The juices from the vegetables, the lemon, and the butter is savory to drink.
09.10.08
[Wild caught & 100% organic]
Ingredients:

Fish fillet/steak, 1 inch thick (I use shark, halibut, mahi-mahi, cod, and salmon)
Any [...]

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Tags: bell peppers, lemons, onions, quick & easy, seafood, shark, spinach, tomatoes