• Tupelo Honey Cafe

    From JIM WELLER@1:123/140 to SEAN DENNIS on Saturday, May 19, 2018 18:41:00

    Quoting Sean Dennis to Michael Loo <=-

    our local Tupelo Honey Cafe in Johnson City

    I wasn't familiar with them so I looked up their website. That's a
    nice little chain.

    It was quite nice.

    I've never been to a place that served Southern food as opposed to
    Standard American. I would enjoy their menu. (My winter vacation
    spots so far have just been in Florida, northern California or
    Hawaii.)

    I had the "grilled Patagonia salmon" dish.

    Ironic that they would source their fish from South America instead
    of your own Pacific Northwest.

    It's a bit spendy for my tastes (but) It was good enough for me
    to want to spend $30 for the dinner and a soda again.

    That's not certainly unreasonable for a really good meal. (I know
    you don't drink but their bar looks good and their Happy Hour
    specials are quite affordable.)


    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Fragrant Fish
    Categories: Fish, Chinese
    Yield: 4 servings

    2 Scallions, finely chopped
    1 Clove garlic, minced
    1 tb Minced fresh gingerroot
    1 tb Soy sauce
    1/2 ts Chinese chili paste
    2 tb Hoisin sauce
    1 tb Balsamic vinegar
    1/2 ts Sugar
    1/2 c Water
    1 1/3 lb Patagonian Toothfish
    (Chilean sea bass) fillets
    2 tb Cornstarch
    1 tb Canola or veg oil

    In a nonreactive container, combine the scallions, garlic, ginger
    root, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili paste or oil, vinegar, sugar
    and water. Set aside.

    Slice the fish fillet, if necessary, into 1/2 inch thick slices.
    Spread cornstarch on a plate and dredge fish in it.

    In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. When
    the pan is hot, cook the fish in batches for a couple of minutes
    per side, or until almost cooked through. Remove from the pan and
    keep warm while cooking the remaining fish.

    Put the sauce into the pan in which the fish was cooked. Simmer
    for a couple of minutes until slightly thickened. Then put the
    fish back in the pan and warm gently in the sauce for 2 minutes,
    or until cooked through.

    From the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel March 6, 1997

    Posted by: Kim Reese

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    Cheers

    Jim


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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Jim Weller on Sunday, May 20, 2018 07:52:31
    * Originally in: Fido: Home Cooking

    JIM WELLER wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

    I've never been to a place that served Southern food as opposed to Standard American. I would enjoy their menu. (My winter vacation
    spots so far have just been in Florida, northern California or
    Hawaii.)

    I had the "grilled Patagonia salmon" dish.

    Ironic that they would source their fish from South America instead
    of your own Pacific Northwest.

    Three factors here - price, availability and proximity. Much of South
    America is closer to the company headquarters in N. Carolina than the
    Pacific Northwet. But, I'd bet the big factor is *price*.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Roasted Patagonian Toothfish w/Carrot Jus PT 1
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 Servings

    600 g Patagonian toothfish

    MMMMM-----------------------THREE POWDERS----------------------------
    50 g Carrot
    50 g Briard bread
    20 g Chives
    Powdered ginger

    MMMMM-------------------------CARROT JUS------------------------------
    Bones from the Patagonian
    - toothfish
    100 ml Olive oil
    10 g Butter
    1 Onion
    3 Carrots
    250 ml Sherry vinegar
    5 l Carrot juice

    MMMMM----------------------CELERIAC AVIOLI---------------------------
    100 g Onions
    1/2 Lettuce
    2 1/2 kg Peas
    2 l White stock
    1 Celeriac
    10 g Butter

    MMMMM-----------------------RAGOUT OF PEAS----------------------------
    40 g Peas
    10 g Ibaïona ham
    5 g Baby leeks
    1 Lettuce leaf
    300 ml White stock

    MMMMM---------------------------SALAD--------------------------------
    3 Leaves of romaine

    Three powders: Grate the carrots and spread them on a
    non-stick baking sheet. Dry in a very slow oven at
    60øC/140øF for eight hours. Place in a food processor with
    a very sharp blade to cut without crushing; sieve to
    remove the fine powder. Add 20 g powdered ginger to each
    100 g of carrot flakes. Keep in a dry place. Cut the
    Briard bread into thin slices, place them on a baking
    sheet, dry out in the oven for six hours at 60øC/140øF and
    then chop with a knife. Keep in a dry place. Chop the
    chives.

    Carrot jus: Lightly brown the chopped fish bones in the
    olive oil. Add the chopped vegetables, caramelize on a low
    heat and then deglaze with the sherry vinegar. Reduce by
    3/4, add the carrot juice, continue to reduce for one
    hour. Press through a very fine sieve. Reduce to a syrupy
    consistency; finish with a little olive oil and butter to
    obtain a coating consistency. Take one quarter of this
    mixture and use in a pipette for the assembly. Save the
    rest to cook the fish.

    Celery ravioli: Sweat the finely chopped onions without
    colouring them, add the lettuce cut into strips. Sweat,
    add the peas, continue to sweat. Add white stock to cover,
    cook quickly until the peas are very soft and the liquid
    has reduced by two-thirds. Pour into the bowl of a
    Thermomix, process to obtain a completely smooth mixture.
    Press through a very fine sieve.

    Cut the celeriac on a slicer set at 1 mm and then use a
    cutter to make 6 cm diameter discs. Vacuum pack with some
    salt and white stock. Cook in a steam oven at 95øC/200øF
    for seven minutes. Lay out the cooked celeriac discs and
    place a little of the pea purée in the centre. Place
    another disc over the top, flattening the edges to remove
    any air. Reheat in a steam oven on a rack on a tray and
    coat with melted butter before serving. Allow three per
    person.

    Ragout of peas: Shell the peas, blanch them and remove the
    skin. Sweat the sliced baby leeks without colouring them,
    add the finely diced ham. Cook the ham and then add the
    sliced lettuce and peeled peas. Continue to sweat, add the
    white stock, whisk in olive oil and butter so that the
    garnish is well coated.

    CONTINUED TO PART TWO

    Recipe from Philippe Mille - Bocuse de Bronze 2009

    From: http://www.academie-bocusedor.com

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    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Roasted Patagonian Toothfish w/Carrot Jus PT 2
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 Servings

    Directions Continue

    Salad: Cut the leaves into a shell shape with the rib in
    the middle. Just before serving, season with salt and
    freshly ground pepper and a dash of olive oil.

    Patagonian toothfish: Cut the filet into 6 cm squares with
    a thickness of 2 cm. Cook "à la plancha" on both sides to
    obtain a deep gold colour. Finish cooking in shallow
    saucepan in the carrot jus, basting regularly, allowing
    the jus to reduce slightly and caramelize with the fish.

    Serve in large soup plates with wide rims. Pour in the
    ragout of peas, place the fish on top, sprinkle with the
    crispy Briard bread crumbs, chopped chives and the
    carrot-ginger powder. Place three celeriac ravioli on the
    side. Make swirling zigzag lines with the carrot jus.

    Decorate with the salad shells.

    Recipe from Philippe Mille - Bocuse de Bronze 2009

    From: http://www.academie-bocusedor.com

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to JIM WELLER on Thursday, May 24, 2018 22:02:00
    Hello JIM,

    19 May 18 18:41 at you wrote to me:

    I wasn't familiar with them so I looked up their website. That's a
    nice little chain.

    The restaurant was very nice, the servers were friendly, the service was prompt, and the food was absolutely delicious.

    I've never been to a place that served Southern food as opposed to Standard American. I would enjoy their menu. (My winter vacation
    spots so far have just been in Florida, northern California or
    Hawaii.)

    What's nice is that they serve these lightly buttered buttermilk biscuits as appetizers that just melt in your mouth. Quite Southern but not over-the-top (as in Paula Deen-sized amounts of butter :) ).

    Ironic that they would source their fish from South America instead
    of your own Pacific Northwest.

    You'd think so but the salmon was still delicious. I do miss my smoked salmon fresh from the Umpqua Indians of the central Oregon coast though.

    That's not certainly unreasonable for a really good meal. (I know
    you don't drink but their bar looks good and their Happy Hour
    specials are quite affordable.)

    I am still getting used to being able to spend that kind of money on dinner. After living below the poverty line for nearly all of my life, thriftiness is still something I react with, even when I grocery shop. My mom taught me how to read unit pricing, comparison shop, and just be thrifty. Ironically, both of my ex-wives told me that they were always impressed how far I could stretch a dollar when grocery shopping.

    Their bar was impressive. I work for Leclerc Foods (I'm sure you know who they are being from Up North) and some of the corporate people were down with us having dinner. Those Quebecers sure enjoy their drinks! :)

    Speaking of salmon, I am not a big experimenter with food, preferring to just follow recipes, but this recipe I came up with. One of my favorite meals.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Sean's Salmon Patties
    Categories: Main dish, Fish, Seandennis
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 Can (14 3/4 oz) Salmon
    4 oz Saltines finely crushed
    2 T Onion flakes
    2 Eggs
    1 T Lemon juice
    1 t Black pepper
    Canola or vegetable oil for
    -frying

    Empty can of salmon into large bowl. Remove extra skin and bones if
    desired. Mix all ingredients, except oil, in bowl. In your favorite
    skillet, pour enough oil to just cover the bottom and heat until oil
    shimmers. Form patties into 4 inch by 1/2 inch patties and fry
    lightly until golden brown.

    Some taste suggestions: instead of using the lemon juice and pepper,
    try using a "lemon and herb" seasoning mix. You could also add a
    teaspoon of dill if you like that.

    From:
    Sean's kitchen

    MM'd by Sean Dennis on 19 June 2011

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    Later,
    Sean

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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452.4 to Sean Dennis on Friday, May 25, 2018 22:03:54
    Quoting Sean Dennis to JIM WELLER <=-

    Title: Sean's Salmon Patties

    Basically exactly how we make "Crabbie Patty's" - that's how we got the
    kids to eat salmon in the day. ;)

    Shawn

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