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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.
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