Couple of Cooks in Love

Posts

Seared Tuna, Yellowtail and Salmon with Three Dipping Sauces

Simply delicious! These were pan seared on the stove. This is a perfect light summer meal! I have made it using the grill and the stove top and they were both fabulous! I am not a huge fan of the Orange-Ginger Sauce but I included it here just in case you were interested in trying it. There is nothing off putting about it, I just don't care for the orange flavor with the fish. For a side dish I simply have either roasted asparagus or a corn salad. (See separate post) Also, the fish monger at Coastal Seafood informed me that yellowtail is synonymous with Hamachi (the one on the right). I enjoyed the salmon and the tuna more so the second time I made this I only used those two, again your preference.(Another Bobbly Flay fav) Ingredients 1 pound skinless salmon fillet, sliced into 1-inch think strips 1 pound skinless tuna loin, sliced into 1-inch thick strips 1 pound yellowtail fillet, sliced tino 1-inch-thick strips Canola oil...

Seared Scallops on Root Vegetable Mash

It tastes even better then it looks! This is a dish I found in our local Mpls.St.Paul magazine years ago and it's from Andrew Zimmern, our local food celebrity. He hosts the cable TV show Bizarre Foods, which I actually find disgusting, but I follow him on twitter and have found that he makes "normal" food that is amazing! I can't find this recipe online anywhere so you are in luck, it is outstanding! We have made it too many times to count, but this time I made it for myself while Daryl was out of town golfing. He is usually the one that makes it and I wanted to do it for a change. It is just as good in the winter, but it's extra special when using fresh root vegetables from the Farmer's Market. It has quite a lot of butter, but occasionally you have to live it up right? Mash 1.5 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into eighths 1 lb. carrots, peeled and chopped 1 lb. rutabagas, peeled and diced 2 shallots, diced 2 T. canola oil S...

Oprah's Turkey Burger

I had to take a bite! Delicious! OK full disclosure, it's not Oprah's it's actually Donald Trumps's ! I highly doubt that Donald Trump makes his own food, but his chef sure does for him. Oprah was at Donald's house, aka mansion, in Mara Largo Florida for his latest wedding and this turkey burger was served. I happened to be watching that episode of the Oprah show and I remember trying it almost immediately. It is delicious! I made it at a family "girl" weekend at the cabin and they were a hit. The most common remark is how juicy they are. I love a good hamburger but they don't always love me, I tend to feel pretty sluggish after eating one, and if you are a reader of some of my other posts you know that I'm not a big meat eater. Sadly, I find most turkey burgers to be dry and bland. The chutney in this recipe really makes them moist and juicy. I also like to smear a little more chutney on the bread, and I add a dab of mayonnaise too. Yum!...

Mom's Old Fashioned Chow Mein

This was a recipe my mom had in her "rotation" and it was always a highlight. She would use leftover pork roast as the protein, which really made it tasty. We don't eat much pork in our house, another one of my "rules" which I don't want to bore you with at this point. You could just as easily use ground chicken, but I think that the pork just adds a better flavor. Sometimes stores will have a chow mein meat mixture, which is just course ground pork. What we decided to do was grind a pork roast. The recipe calls for 3 pounds of it, but I don't like that much meat, the best part of the dish, in my opinion, are the vegetables. Also, when my mom gave me this recipe it only listed a few of the amounts of things. Another great example of her saying, "Just use a little of this and little of that..." which now I totally understand! I have given amounts here just to make it easier, but you can obviously do what you want too! (This...

Balsamic Glazed Meatloaf

It might not look like it, but it is very moist and very flavorful. We had it with mashed potatoes, of course! When we were kids, my mom would make us whatever meal we wanted on our birthday and whatever we chose the whole family ate also. A story often repeated is when I was somewhere between 3 and 6. My mom asked the question of me, and my brothers and sister started chanting, "Say steak Mary, say steak Mary..." I wasn't deterred, my response without hesitation was, "Meatwoaf!" As you may have inferred, steak was only served on special occasions. We were never a lobster kind of family! While I love my mom's recipe, the kind with bread in it and tomato soup and a slice of bacon on top, it's fun to find new, and improved recipes today. Over the 20 years we have been married we have tried many, but the one I keep returning to is this one, courtesy of Bobby Flay. Every time we have it I wonder why we ever have steak! (I have...

Asian Sloppy Joes

A new kind of sloppy joe, and a good one! Our local paper, Star Tribune , has a Taste section each week where they feature different recipes and restaurants. I have found quite a few recipes that we have really liked in that section. A couple of weeks ago they highlighted different types of Sloppy Joe's. I love a good sloppy Joe - who doesn't? Tonight we tried the Asian recipe and we really liked it. We especially liked the suggestion of adding spicy pickles and shredded lettuce. The pickles added just the right "oomph" in both flavor and crunch. This recipe has already been added to our permanent recipe file. The mixture can be refrigerated for up to three days, just reheat gently before serving. Ingredients: 2 T. canola oil 2 medium red onions, finely chopped 1 c. finely chopped celery 3 T. Asian Chile sauce, such as sambal olek 2 1/2 T. garlic 1 T. peeled minced fresh ginger Salt and pepper 1 lb ground chicken thi...