Topper's Grilling Advice!

[Topper]

Topped some grilled steaks last night with a paste of roasted red peppers, anchovies, balsamic, garlic and parmesan.

A side of rosemary gnocchi with roasted corn and sage olive oil and some grilled asparagus.

[KeyserSoze]

I picked up some Copper River salmon and local spot prawns on the weekend. Needless to say it turned into a pretty amazing Sunday dinner

Topper - I generally only buy fresh seafood when it's in season...but what are some of the best bets if you have to buy frozen/previously frozen?

[Topper]

I think frozen at sea may be better than fresh in many cases.

When was that fish caught, how long was it in the hold while the boat returned to port? My personal feeling is that unless you are cookie and eating the fish within an hour of being caught, you may as well have IQF at sea.

I'm glad you used the correct term "Copper" river. Careful of the livers.

[Topper]

Meatless Mondays?

What bull dyke bitch/hippie faggot thought up that idea?

What will the protester do on blue rare Tuesdays when the city is force fed bloody steaks.
Die in a bike lane Gregor

[Arachnid]

Meatless Mondays?

What bull dyke bitch/hippie faggot thought up that idea?

What will the protester do on blue rare Tuesdays when the city is force fed bloody steaks.
Die in a bike lane Gregor

Ummm, as I say to the vegatarian ladies (and it has been very successful ) I eat a vegetarian...cows are vegetarians

[Topper]

LOL, my kid is a food snob.

I made Boeuf Bourguignon the other day and my kid wouldn't eat it until I added stilton.

We went out to a local Italian restaurant for dinner and ordered gnocchi for the kid and we had to send it back because their store bought gnocchi are solid rubber moose pellets that the kid wouldn't eat. Gnocchi should be soft (cloudlike is a common description, maybe fresh from a well hydrated moose ).

[The Brown Knight]

Meatless Mondays?

What bull dyke bitch/hippie faggot thought up that idea?

I know of a certain 46 year old Neighborhood Coordinator that would be inclined to think along those lines, but it depends on what you mean by 'Meatless Mondays.'

##CreativeOutofTheBoxThinkingBoyScout

[Topper]

Change of plan on some of the Thanksgiving dinner at the Topper house.

Crispy roasted duck with balsamic, molasses, cinnamon glaze.
Caramelized roasted Brussel sprouts with diced apple and hickory smoke.
Olive oil mashed potatoes.
Duck sauce with cocoa and sour cherries.

Belizean coconut tart.

Black Hills 2009 Syrah

[dangler]

If you see Organic World meat products out of Maple Ridge, give their beef tenderloin steaks a try.
Best tasting steak i've tasted!!!

[Topper]

Had friends over for dinner the past couple of weekends.
Osso Buco with Saffron Risotto and Ratatouille


Squid Ink Risotto with Seafood Ragu and Pan Roasted Mahi Mahi

[2Fingers]

What about maple salmon?

My son loves it but not sure the best method to make it?

[Topper]

I would cook it like a regular salmon fillet and then spread a bit of maple syrup on after I turn the fillet.

Pull the fillets from the fridge and get them to room temp and wrap it in a linen or paper towel to get soak up excess moisture. This will keep your fish from sticking when it hits the pan.
Get your pan hot, add oil, get it hot.
Salt, white pepper on the fillet and then top side down into the pan.
When you turn the salmon, drizzle or brush on a thin film of maple syrup.

Something else you may try is to heat, very low, maple syrup in a small pot with ginger threads. Poach the threads in the maple syrup. If it begins to reduce just add a small amount of water. You could brush that on the fish. Alternative to ginger may be star anise.

Another method would be to season the fish, brush with maple syrup and wrap in foil with a little sesame oil and soy sauce and bake it. I do this with ginger threads, and slivered green onions.

The trick with any fish cookery is not to over cook it. Rose (rare-medium rare) is how you want it.

How about maple ginger salmon on star anise rice and sesame oil zucchini?

[donlever]

How about maple ginger salmon on star anise rice and sesame oil zucchini?

Drool.

Big ass Spring sitting in the freezer flash frozen after being caught.

That meal ^^^^ is happening this weekend.

Any (further to the above) guidance would be appreciated Topper....

[dbr]

Cook the salmon with maple and ginger, put some star anise in the rice, put some sesame oil on the zucchini. Duh.

[donlever]

Cook the salmon with maple and ginger, put some star anise in the rice, put some sesame oil on the zucchini. Duh.

lever looks around, makes sure he's in the Open Forum, confirms same..


FUCK YOU dbr!!

Ah, that's better.