Seared Salmon

Still in Friday Magazine dated May 15-21, 2009 but for now lets go for the fish recipe the Seared Salmon by Chef Stephen Fernandes a Filipino Chef in Al Murooj Rotana, Dubai.

Ingredients:

• 250 grams salmon fillet (Norwegian)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 15 ml lemon juice
• 30 ml corn oil
• 40 grams baby spinach
• 40 grams baby potatoes, scrubbed and washed
• 20 grams butter
• 15 ml balsamic vinegar
• 15 ml mandarin juice
• 20 grams honey
• 20 grams fresh rosemary leaves
• Puffed pastry and caramelized cheery tomato, to serve

Procedure:

• Mix together salt, pepper and lemon juice
• Rub it over the fish and keep aside for 15-20 minutes
• Sear in a hot pan and then cook in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10 minutes
• Keep aside
• Heat oil in a frying pan and saute baby spinach till just wilted
• Remove and keep aside
• In the same pan, saute potatoes with butter, salt and pepper on low heat till cooked
• Keep aside
• Cook together balsamic vinegar and mandarin juice till reduced to a sauce-like consistency
• Add honey and rosemary leaves
• Mix well
• To serve, place fish on a plate, a spoon of baby spinach and potatoes on the side and drizzle mandarin sauce
• Serve with puffed pastry and cherry tomatoes

Serving: Good for 1 only

Chocolate Mudcake

Friday Magazine dated May 1-7, 2009 the recipe of Chocolate Mudcake is from our very own Filipino Chef Maximo Madrigal Mendoza, Lotus One, Convention Tower, DWTC.

Ingredients:

• 200 grams dark bittersweet chocolate
• 200 grams unsalted butter
• 100 grams white sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• Coarsely chopped almonds, as desired for garnishing
• Melted white chocolate
• For the glaze/icing:
• 5o grams dark bittersweet chocolate
• 50 grams butter
• 30 ml corn syrup
• 4 tbsp of powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp sour cream

Procedure:

• Preheat oven to 120°C
• Mix chocolate and butter and heat them in a double boiler on low heat, stirring constantly
• Keep aside to cool
• Beat together eggs and sugar until fluffy
• Add vanilla and mix in the chocolate and butter mixture
• Pour into a baking pan lined with greased paper
• Bake for about 30 minutes
• To prepare glaze, melt butter and chocolate and let it cool; then add syrup, powdered sugar and sour cream
• To serve, top the cake with glaze, almonds and white chocolate.
• Serve with ice cream

Enjoy guys baking the Chocolate Mudcake, I'm craving also for this chocolate cake heheh I love chocolates!