Dinner - Summer 2023 Flashcards
Bar Nuts
Components: Peanuts, Almonds, Cashews, Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Pecans
Cayenne, Rosemary, Butter, Brown Sugar, Salt
Allergy: Legumes, Tree Nuts, Nightshades, Dairy
Extra: . While nuts are toasting, butter and dark brown sugar go into a pot and melt together. Once the sugar and butter are completely melted some Cayenne pepper is added. After 10 minutes the nuts come out the oven and are immediately added to a mixing bowl. The butter and dark brown sugar mixture along with the rosemary are added to the nuts and
tossed vigorously to combine.
Garlic Potato Chips
Potatoes Chips cooked in Garlic Butter
Allergies: Dairy, Allium
USC Seafood Platter
Menu Description: Island Creek Oysters, Shrimp Cocktail, Daily Crudo
Clam Chowder (Lunch)
Menu Description: Pancetta, Green Garlic Verde, Calabrian Tabasco
Components: Chowder Base, Heavy Cream, Manilla Clams, Lemon Juice, Green Garlic Verde, Calabrian Tabasco, Scallion
Allergies: Meat, Dairy, Shellfish, Citrus, Allium
Extra: Pick up - In a small pot with a lid add 6-7 manilla clams, 6 oz chowder base and about 1 oz of heavy cream. Cover and cook on high until clams have opened. Once open, season with lemon juice and salt as needed (this will depend on the base and on the clams themselves so taste often). Spoon into a Varick Chip bowl and top with the liquid. Drizzle verde and tabasco around the top and finish with scallions on the bias.
Gazpacho Verde
Menu Description: Cucumber, Honeydew, Pumperknickel
Components: Gazpacho Base,
Garnishing Herbs, Pumpernickel Croutons, Compressed Cucumber, Compressed Honeydew
Allergies: Nightshade, Gluten
Extra: GAZPACHO BASE: All ingredients are first combined (save the basil, mint, and Corto Olive Oil) and are left to sit in
the prep fridge for 24 hours. After 24 hours, combine all ingredients in a Vitamix and blend until smooth. Chefs willstream in the corto to give the soup body and shine. On the last few rounds of buzzing in the Vitamix, chefs will add in the basil and mint and stir to ensure it’s distributed throughout.
Tuna Tartare Calabrese (Lunch)
Menu Description: Sundried Tomato, Calabrian Chili, Grilled Sourdough
Components: Blue Fin Tuna Belly, Calabrian Sundried Tomato, Olive Oil, Maldon Salt, Lemon Zest
Allergies: Seafood, Nightshades, Gluten
Extra: Finely choped bluefin tuna belly is mixed in a bowl with the sundried tomato and Calabrian chili puree and olive oil then placed in a ring mold. The dish is garnished with lemon zest and maldon salt. 2 slices of grilled sourdough is served alongside.
Bluefin tuna is one of the most highly prized fish used in Japanese raw fish dishes. Bluefin has a deep red hue. The flavor of bluefin tuna is much richer than that of other species, such as yellowfin or ahi.
Steak Tartar
Menu Description: Pear, Pickled Cherry Bomb Peppers, Crispy Shallots
Components: Diced Beef
Egg Sauce, Cherry Bomb Vinaigrette,
Chives, Crispy Shallots, Celery Leaves
Pear
Allergies: Egg, Dairy, Citrus, Allium, Gluten
Extra: This dish is made really delicious by using high quality sirloin, and our pickled cherry bomb
peppers. We pickle this peppers at the height of their season in the summer and use them
throughout the rest of the year. The addition of the egg sauce gives the dish a nice creaminess
and really brings it to the next level.
Tomato Panzanella
Menu Description: Shishito, Watermelon, Ricotta Salata
Components: Heirloom Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Watermelon Balls, Blistered Shishitos, Croutons, Whipped Feta, Ricotta Salata, Basil, Red Onion, Tomato Water
Allergies: Nightshades, Gluten, Dairy, Allium
Extra: Pick up - Each salad gets about 5 pieces of each component (heirloom tomato, cherry tomato,
watermelon, shishito, and red onion. Lots of basil as well. The bowl is started with a schemer of whipped
feta/ricotta cream. The salad is placed on top, and the pieces should get smaller from bottom to top. Garnish with basil and shaved ricotta salata.
Bibb Salad
Menu Description: Gruyere, Garlic Croutons, Dijon Vinaigrette
Components: Bibb Lettuce
Red Oak Lettuce, Dijon Vinaigrette, Gruyere Cheese, Garlic Croutons
Allergies: Alcohol, Allium, Dairy, Gluten
Extra: The Bibb Lettuce salad is our longest Standing menu item at USC. The croutons are sourdough and are olive-oil pan fried.
Broccoli
Menu Description: Pomegranate, Candied Pecans, Mint
Components: Broccoli, Broccolini, Seasoned Greek Yogurt, Candied Pecans, Pomegranate Seeds, Sliced Jalapeños, Torn Mint, Black Garlic Balsamic Vinaigrette
Allergies: Dairy, Tree Nuts, Nightshades, Allium
Extra: Upon pick up, about 5 pieces of broccoli and broccolini are fried until crispy on the edges. The fried broccoli is tossed with white balsamic, picked mint, pomegranate, candied pecans, and sliced jalapeno. The broccoli is placed in a bowl on top of the
seasoned yoghurt, drizzled with the black garlic vinaigrette, and the rest of the “goodies” from the mixing bowl.
Crispy Softshell Crab
Menu Description: Carrot, Red Curry, Grilled Garlic Scapes
Components: Red Curry, Soft Shell Crab
Shaved Carrots, Charred Garlic Scapes
Picked Mint, Mint Verde, Soft Shell Crab Dredge
Allergies: Shellfish, Fish (colatura), Nightshades, Citrus, Allium
Extra: Red Curry - This can be removed if guests are averse to spice, but we cannot change the level of spice – all or nothing. This is made with piquillo peppers, ginger, shallot, sweet paprika, ground cumin, ground coriander, colatura, lime juice, and Rosa Marina
Soft Shell Crab Dredge - This is the mixture that gives the soft-shell crab a “breaded” appearance. The dredge is
made with potato flour/starch, corn meal, and corn starch. In other words, this element of the dish is gluten free!
Charred Garlic Scapes - If you harvest the garlic and allow it to keep growing, a green stalk will emerge, and flower buds will appear on the end. This is your garlic scape. In comparison to garlic cloves, these will have milder spice than garlic cloves and some notes of onion.
Fettuccine Al Limone
Menu Description: Preserved Lemon, Breadcrumbs
Components: Fettuccine Egg, Gluten
Lemon Cream Lemon,
Butter, Grana Padano/Pecorino, Lemon Juice, Preserved Lemon, Bread Crumb
Allergies: Egg, Gluten, Citrus, Dairy
Extra: Light, homey pasta dish!
Lumache Amatricana Estiva
Menu Description: Sungold and Cherry Tomatoes, Guanciale, Pecorino
Components: Blistered Tomatoes,
Guanciale Fat, Rendered Guanciale Bits, Chili Flake, Black Pepper, Red Onion, Pecorino Cheese
Allergies: Nightshades, Allium, Dairy, Pork, Gluten
Extra: Everything is added on the pickup for this dish, making it very easy to modify. Chefs will start by cooking
red onion and one spoonful of guanciale fat, then toast the black pepper and chili flakes. Add tomato and tomatowater. Cook lumache in the sauce and finish with pecorino.
Gemelli Alla Zafferano
Menu Description: Ruby Red Shrimp, Saffron, Asparagus
Components: Gemelli, Saffron Cream Sauce, Shrimp Stock, Ruby Red Shrimp, Asparagus, Butter, Lemon Juice, Parsley, Chives, Chiffonade Basil
Allergies: Gluten, Allium, Shellfish, Dairy, Citrus
Extra: Pick up - Melt 1tbsp butter in the pan and add a handful of asparagus. Add shrimp and season with salt, sauté until shrimp are almost cooked through. Add a pinch of chili, 2 oz of saffron cream sauce and 2oz of shrimp stock. Add pasta to the pan and cook down together adding a small shot of lemon juice. Once sauce is starting to coat the pasta, add parsley and chives, finish with chiffonade basil, tossing just a few times before plating
Agnolotti Di Mais
Menu Description: Corn, Truffle, Asiago
Components: Corn, Truffle, Asiago Allevo, Filling,Truffle Vinaigrette
Allergies: Dairy, Allium
Extra: This dish is primarily made with corn, summer truffles from Chile and Australia, and Asiago
Allevo. Asiago Allevo is a younger cheese similar to Parmesan. It is pasteurized and has a saltier
component. The filling is made with corn puree, ricotta, and grana padano. On the pickup, the pasta is
cooked in corn stock, butter, and grana padano in the pan. It is then tossed in a truffle vinaigrette (truffle pate, butter, shallots, balsamic vinegar, OO, white soy sauce, thyme leaves, parsley), then finished with shaved truffle and asiago allevo.