Still Need Work 7.18

Question 1

Components on the “Flavors of Summer” Alphonsino

Answer 1

– pickled compressed cucumber with cucumber gel

– braised radish
– braised fennel

– shaved radish
– garlic confit
– pickled onion

– lemon puree
– garlic puree

– nasturtium
– chevril
– iceplant

– shiso oil
– fumet emulsion
– clam butter

Question 2

Alfonsino – what’s the radish and fennel braised in?

Answer 2

– lemon juice and fish fumet

Question 3

Alfonsino – Garlic puree on the Alfonsino

Answer 3

– milk poached garlic
– parm
– butter
– cream

Question 4

Alfonsino – Clam Butter

Answer 4

– littleneck clams
– clam juice

– shallot
– garlic

– cream
– butter

Question 5

Black Truffle Tarte Tatin (all in)

Answer 5

– Tarte Tatin Puff Pastry Crust
– filled with thin-sliced braised red onions, with Maggi, thyme, rosemary
– caramelized shallots
– whipped goat cheese
– gruyere cheese
– pint nut butter
– basil oil
– truffle puree

– garnished with opal basil and blossoms

Question 6

Onion Tart – Tarte Tatin?

Answer 6

– Tatin sisters invented it in the 1880s
– Classic Tatin is a fruit tart where the fruit is caramelized before it’s baked
– it’s a puff pastry crust

Question 7

Onion Tart – red onions seasoning

Answer 7

– Maggi (contains gluten)
– plum syrup
– ultratex
– thyme
– rosemary

Question 8

Onion Tart – Sorry, Maggi?

Answer 8

– Swiss recipe, getting savory notes from hydrolized vegetable proteins
– think of it like a swiss soy sauce

Question 9

Onion Tart – caramelized shallots?

Answer 9

– butter
– salt
– honey

Question 10

Onion Tart – whipped goat cheese

Answer 10

– Capricho de la Cabra,
– goat fomage blanc
– evoo
– ultratex

Question 11

Onion Tart – Capricho de la cabra

Answer 11

– a bright, sweet goat cheese made from milk from Muciana goats
– Goats are unusual in their ability to convert high temperature forage shrubs into rich and high fat milk
– fat content make it creamy and smooth, not chalky and dry.

Question 12

Onion Tart – Pin nut butter

Answer 12

– toasted pine nutt puree
– evoo
– salt
– parm
– sherry

Question 13

Onion Tart – Basil Oil

Answer 13

– basil
– spinach
– grapeseed oil

Question 14

Onion Tart – truffle puree

Answer 14

– crimini mushrooms
– black truffle
– truffle juice

– madeira
– squid ink

– garlic
– shallots

– butter
– truffle oil

Question 15

Lamb Consomme Components

Answer 15

– steamed savoy cabbage

– negi (japanese green onion)
– thyme leaves and blossoms

– san marzano tomato confit
– peeled sungold tomatoes
– sweet 100s tomatoes