Chef Recipe Club: Deckside Dinning
Chef2Chef Recipe Club - Volume 4 Issue 130 - June 27, 2003
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Hello Recipe Club

Another fun week comes to a close and we still have no newborn baby for those of you who need to know. Maybe this weekend, OK?

I hope you found a recipe or two this week that you might just try on your deck this weekend. Next week our friend Chef Paul Silva will share some shellfish recipes with us. The theme for his week:
Gimme Shell-ter - Rockin' Shellfish Recipes for those Rainy Days. You are going to love these!

Have a great weekend…See you on Monday.

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Shrimp Satay You Say!

Ingredients:

1 lb. of peeled and deveined large shrimp
4 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
1/4 lb. butter (1 stick)
2 scallions, minced
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tsp. chopped parsley
1/2 cup white wine
1 Tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed

Spicy Peanut Sauce:

Ingredients:

4 tbsp. butter (1/2 stick)
1/2 cup minced onion
1 bay leaf
1 pinch of cayenne, or to tast
1 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup peanut butter, chunky
1 tbsp. sugar

Procedure:

Put shrimp on wet skewers and place them on a cookie sheet that has shallow sides on it.

Melt the butter and add the scallions, garlic and parsley. Sauté until you can smell the garlic.

Remove from heat, add the wine and lemon juice, and pour over skewered shrimp.

Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Make the sauce by sautéing the onion and bay leaf until onion is translucent. Remove bay leaf and add remaining ingredients.

Simmer for 10-15 minutes, being careful not to burn.

Grill shrimp for 3 minutes on each side or adjust time depending on the size of your shrimp.

Serve with Peanut Sauce on the side.

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Lemon Grass and Coconut Rice

Ingredients:

1 tsp. butter
1 cup rice
1 cup + 1 tbsp. water
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tbsp. fresh lemon grass, minced
1 tsp. unsweetened coconut flakes

Procedure:

Melt butter in a pan that has a snug fitting lid. Add the rice and stir to coat.

Once coated add the water, coconut milk, lemon grass and coconut.

Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to the lowest setting and cover rice.

From this point on... do not stir the rice. Cook for 25 minutes and shut off heat.

Remove pan and leave covered for 20 minutes. Do not stir until now.

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Grilled Zucchini

2 small zucchini
2 tbsp. peanut oil
Rice vinegar
Sea Salt and Pepper

Procedure:

Wash the Zucchini and trim ends off. Lightly coat the zucchini with the oil and sprinkle with vinegar.

Lightly season with salt and pepper. Grill for about 8-10 minutes or until tender.

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