"Terre et Mer"

If you love sea food and beef, this meal is for you!

I must say that I experimented in the kitchen once more, and like the French would say "Ça porté fruit"!

For appetiser I made a “Sweet Chilli & Orange Sea Food” dish as for the main course I made “Un filet Mignon avec sa sauce au vin a l’ail”.

I must say that my husband and I ate very well last night! I hope will enjoy creating this in your own kitchen and adding your own colour to my recipe.

“Sweet Chilli & Orange Sea Food”

2 oranges

1 small onion

3 garlic cloves

1 tsp of fresh chopped ginger

¼ cup of sweet and sour chilli sauce

¼ to ½ cup of orange juice
1 tsp of soya sauce

¼ tps of crushed chilli flakes

10 scampi (uncooked)

1 fresh piece of “Pangasius” or your favourite white fish

½ cup of old cheddar cheese

In a jar mix in; 1 orange zest, thinly chopped garlic and onion, fresh chopped ginger, sweet and sour chilli sauce, orange juice, soya sauce and the crushed chilli flakes. Place the lid on top and give it a shake!

Take your uncooked scampi and remove the shells, clean your scampi and place into a medium sized bowl. You can now chop your fish into one inch cubes, combine with the scampi and add the sweet chilli and orange sauce in the bowl. Once incorporated gently mix together and let it marinate in the refrigerator for 30 to 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, begin grating your cheddar cheese and rest aside. Cut your oranges into ¾ inch slices, placing them into the bottom of your ramekin bowls. Cover your oranges with the sea food and cover the whole with cheese. Place into the oven at 375F and cook for approximately 10 minutes or until cooked. Then turn on the broiler simply to turn the cheese into a golden brown and serve.

Now, how about that? YuM, YummY YUMMO!

I would like to share with you a really great red wine! Some of you might already have had the opportunity to enjoy it, as for those who haven't it’s a must!

I present you all, the "Brouilly"

 

 “Un filet Mignon avec sa sauce au vin a l’ail”.

 

 For this recipe you will need the following...

2 filet mignon
4 garlic cloves
1 small onion
pepper & salt
1/4 tsp of steak spices
1/2 tsp of Tyme
Brouilly or your favorite red wine






  

In a hot pan melt in some butter and sear the meat (one to two minutes each side).

Just like in the picture...

Once your meat is seared, unglazed your pan with the “Brouilly”, you will need approximately ½ cup.

Simmer gently 30 seconds or so, simply to absorb all those flavors.

Remove the meat from the pan and place onto a tray into the oven at 400F for 5 to 10 minutes all depending how you enjoy your meat.

Meanwhile, remove the liquid from your pan; add butter and let it melt. Incorporate the onions as well as the garlic into the butter until lightly brown, return the liquids into the pan and whisk gently.

There you have it! A scrumptious “Sauce au vin à l’ail”.  Remove the meat from the over, cover with aluminum foil and let sit for 10 minutes. (This allows the juices to retract themselves into the meat.) Once your 10 minutes is up, plate and serve with a generous spoonful of sauce. Yum!

Here is what I suggest to accompany this meal.

Julie’s homemade Orange Couscous & Caramelized Baked Veggies

For the couscous you will need

-          Half an orange zest

-          A fresh squeezed orange

-          1/3 cup of Raisins

-          One grated carrot

-          Pepper to taste

-          1 Garlic clove

-          1 tsp of grated Ginger

-          Fresh coriander (opt)

-          Of course you will need couscous

Procedure: It is simple! Mix in all these ingredients together and serve and there you have my homemade couscous!

Now for my Caramelized Baked Veggies you will need

2 red pepper

1 yellow pepper

½ of a Brocoli Rapini head

¼ of a Cauliflower head

½ of a white onion

4 tbsp of the Sweet Chilli & Orange sauce

Kalamata olives (to taste)

Parmesan reggiano

Wash and cut vegetables into bite size pieces. Place vegetables on to a cookie sheet that has covered been covered with a wax paper bottom. Drizzle sauce onto vegatbles and cook in the oven for 15 minutes or until lightly brown. Then spread the kalamata olives and parmesan reggiano cheese to the veggies and bake till the cheese is lightly brown.   

Well thats it folks, see you all next week!

Cheers et Bonne Appétit mes amis!