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Recipes to use with your Vacuum Food Storage System:
Chef Govind Armstrong, Executive Chef & Partner - Table 8 - Los Angelos, CA





Quick Fried Chicken

Ingredients:
Chicken Marinade
- 2 Med. Yellow Onion
- 25 Ea. Medium Garlic Cloves
- 1 tsp. Crushed Chili Flakes
- 2 T. Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp. Cracked Black Pepper
- ¼ C. Rice Wine Vinegar (sherry, red wine or Champagne Vinegar)
- ½ C. Water
- 1 tsp. Cheyenne pepper
- ¼ C. Salsa Lizano (optional) available at Latin markets

Chicken
- 1 ea. Organic chicken cut into 2” pieces (rinsed)
- 1 T. chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp. Dried

Flour mix
- 4 Cups all purpose flour
- 1 T. garlic powder
- 1 T. Cheyenne pepper
- 2 T. Kosher Salt
Cracked black pepper

- Oil for frying


Instructions:
1. For the marinade place all items in blender, puree until smooth and set aside.

2. For the chicken, place in a large bowl, sprinkle with the thyme, add the marinade and mix thoroughly. Place the marinade and chicken in a FoodSaver® Quick Marinator, vacuum and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Mix all ingredients for the flour in a large bowl and set aside.

4. Heat oil to 375°

5. Place chicken in a colander to remove any excess marinade, toss well with flour and allow to sit in flour for 10 minutes. Fry until crisp and golden, about 6 minutes and serve.




Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak in Lettuce Leaves

Ingredients:

- Package of skewers soaked in water for 15 minutes

- 2 lb. Organic Skirt steak cleaned and trimmed of fat cut into strips

Marinade
- 1 Cup Soy sauce
- Juice of 4 Limes
- 1 6oz. Can of pineapple juice
- 1 small white onion sliced
- 2 tsp. chopped ginger
- 1 tsp. chopped garlic
- 2 T. Palm sugar or brown sugar
- ½ C. rice vinegar
- 1 bunch scallions thinly sliced

Lettuce cups
- 3 heads butter lettuce leaves removed to be used as cups
- 6 sprigs Thai basil leaves
- 6 sprigs cilantro leaves
- 6 sprigs mint leaves


Instructions:
1. For the marinade, combine in a large bowl ¾ cup of the soy sauce, the juice of 2 limes, the pineapple juice, 1 tsp of the chopped ginger and the sliced onion. Add the beef, season with salt, pepper and pour the marinade over skirt steak. Mix thoroughly and place in a FoodSaver® Quick Marinator, vacuum and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

2. Heat grill to 300°.

3. Whisk all other ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved, adjust the seasoning and place in a small dipping bowl.

4. Arrange lettuce cups on a platter with a few leaves of each herb on top.

5. Skewer the steak and grill for about 1 minute on each side, allow to the meat to cool and rest on the lettuce cup and serve with the dipping sauce.



Chef Govind Armstrong
[ Biography ]

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