California


Chef David LeFevre
Water Grill (Kings Seafood)


 
 
Slow Poached California White Sturgeon with Roasted Beets, Horseradish-Celery-Abalone Salad and Alverta President Caviar


Creamed Spinach
Serves 8

a) Spinach
___Blanch, shock, wring dry and coarsely chop
b) Butter
___Sweat onion and garlic in the butter until soft.
c) Onion, minced
d) Garlic, minced
e) Flour
___Add flour and cook until all the flour is
___incorporated into the butter
f) Cream
___Add the cream and reduce until
___nape consistency
g) Nutmeg Season
h) Salt
i) White pepper

 


1lb

1 T

2 oz
1 oz
1 T
2 T

2 cups


Taste
 

Beet Puree
Serves 16

a) Roasted Beet scraps
b) Chicken stock
___Blend the beets and stock in a
___vitamix blender until smooth
c) Red wine Vinegar
d) Olive oil
___Add the red wine vinegar and olive
___oil to the blender while running
e) Salt
f) Pepper

 


1 lb.
4oz


1TB
2 T



Taste

Horseradish Vinaigrette
24 Portions

a) Horseradish, fresh grated
___Wisk together in a bowl
b) Lemon Juice
c) Olive oil
d) Salt and Pepper

 


Chive Oil
45 Portions

a) Chives
___Blanch, shocked, wrung dry, and chopped
b) Grape seed oil
c) Salt
___Blend and pass through cheese cloth

 


1 lb.

1 cup
1/2 t

Celery Salad
4 Portions

a) Celery, peeled.
___ De ribbed, sliced thinly on the bias
b) Celery leaves, cleaned
c) Red Radish , fine julienne
d) Mustard sprouts
e) Abalone, shaved thinly

___Toss with horseradish vinaigrette,
___season with salt and pepper

 


1/4 cup

8 leaves
6 each
1/8 cup
1/4 cup

Horseradish Sauce
12 Portions

a) White wine
b) Shallot, minced
c) Garlic, minced
___Reduce a,b,c, to sec.
d) Heavy cream
e) Horseradish, fresh grated
___Add d+e and reduce by half
f) White wine Vinaigrette
___Add to above mix and blend in Vitamix
g) Salt
h) Pepper

 


1/2 cup
3 oz
1/2 oz

1 cup
1/2 cup

2 T

Taste
Taste

Roasted Beets


a) Large red Beets
b) Olive oil
c) Sprig thyme
___Salt and pepper Season with thyme, salt, pepper
___and rub with olive oil, roast at 400 until knife
___tender. Peel, cut into 1 3/4 inch disks. Warm at
___service in the salamander.

 


3
1 oz

Plate Up
1 Portion

1. Beet Puree
2. Roasted beet disks
3. Creamed spinach
4. Chive oil
5. Steamed Sturgeon (Poached in Court Bouillion)
6. Horseradish sauce
7. Celery-Abalone salad
___with horseradish Vinaigrette
8. California Transmontanous Caviar

 


1 oz
3 each
2 oz
.25 oz
6 oz
1 oz
1/4 cup

.25 oz
(c) 2005 Great American Seafood Cook Off