Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Feed Your tummy as we "Feed Your Soul"


This Year were plan to feed your soul and your tummy. Our first recipe comes the renowned Chief Garvin. He has two hit shows on TV One, the cable network. He has three popular books including "Turn up the heat". He also owns an restaurant in Los Angels. You can watch Gerry Garvin prepare this fabulous dish on his hit show "turn up the heat" on TV One, check you local cable guides for listings

Blackened Skirt Steak with Gentlemen Jack Daniel sauce Porcini mushrooms and Blue Cheese mashed Potatoes
Ingredients:For Blue Cheese Mashed 2 pounds White rose potatoes peeled diced 1 cup heavy cream Salt and Pepper to taste3 tablespoons unsalted butter Garlic salt to taste2 tablespoons goat cheese 3 tablespoons blue cheese For Skirt Steak2 pieces of 8 oz skirt steak cut in half G. Garvin's blackening spice Olive oil1 cup porcini mushrooms sliced 1 tablespoon chopped shallots¼ cup Gentlemen Jack Daniel ¼ cup chicken stock2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoon unsalted butter Salt to taste Pepper to taste1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Procedure:For Blue Cheese mashed 1. Wash, peel, dice and boil the potatoes drain and keep warm.2. Add 1 cup heavy cream, salt and pepper to taste.3. Mash the potatoes and fold in, unsalted butter and goat cheese. Mix well.4. Add garlic salt to taste and Blue cheese crumbles to finish.
For Skirt Steak1. Season the skirt steak with blackening spice and set aside.2. In a large sauté pan add enough olive oil to coat pan.3. Add skirt steak to pan and brown on both sides to desired doneness.4. Move steak over in the pan and add shallots sauté until transparent.5. Then add mushrooms, salt & pepper to taste cook until mushrooms are soft. Add chicken stock, simmer and reduce liquid by half.6. Finish with butter whisking in until creamy and chopped parsley.
To plate place mashed potatoes into the middle of the plate and steak around the perimeter.

1 comment:

Free To Be A Geek said...

When you do add the Jack Daniels. This recipe never says when you reduce the Jack