Beach Party

 

Seafood Charcuterie Plate

Salmon Rillettes. Smoke Mussels. Smoked Trout. Smoked Sturgeon. Caviar on Citrus Peel. Bread crumb beach sand. Cucumber. Fried Cucumber Peel. Zest. Frisee. Cold Pressed Olive Oil. Finishing Salt.

I got shit for the presentation but it was fun and I think the birthday part people liked it. I was also going to blast it with some pear foam to emulate beach foam but the plates were too small and cramped with shit. Was fun to waste time on.

Also apparently my ideas for Chicken Nougats and Foiectopus have been done.

Turkey Consomme and Breakfast

Made a benedict poutine style. Sweet potatoe and russet hashbrowns. Hollandaise with cheese and super reduced turkey stock that I clarified into consomme. I wanted a bordelaise consistency but it just made a broth in the bottom. The stock I cooked for 2 days. Made a remiage and added it back to the original stock. It caremlized very deep. I saved some consomme for another dish. Maybe get some black trumpets or matsutake and slice a couple fresh with some green onions or something. Pretty good.

Xgiving Shit

SANS PHOTOS

highlights

Turkey Roulades *done with the drumstick which was a sinu nightmare. Filled with kale and chevre.

Soft Pretzel Bread Pudding/Stuffing - Mustard Custard to coat the Pretzel. Mirepoix and Walnuts.

Turkey 1.
Brined and roasted whole.
 Steamed first and then in the oven for a couple of hours. Did not take long at all.

Turkey 2. Gifted to me from my Chef.

Carved off the boobs and legs.

Made stock out of the carcass and neck. I skimmed really well and cooked it down pretty far. Nice gold color and really clear. I was going to clarify into consomme but its pretty much there already.

Turkey sandos this week.

The bag of innards was good.

I will try and see if I can source Turkey liver. Its pretty decent size and fucking delicious seared in butter flour and whiskey. A little mustard into the jus.

Ok back to being ignored in real life.