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COOKING & ENTERTAINING: Cooking Fresh_____________________
Fine Food and Football in Phoenix
Foodie fans attending the Super Bowl this year in Phoenix neednít feel left out of the festivities. Featuring gourmet grub from notable restaurants like Nobu and Tribecca Grill and wine tasting, Taste of the NFL, The Party with a PurposeÆ, will please the most persnickety patrons. For 17 years Taste of the NFL has offered† the opportunity to sample bites from a top chef from each of the 31 NFL cities,†paired with an alumnus or current player from the team. The event has raised more than $6.8 million in the past 16 years for hunger relief organizations. Every NFL cityís participant of Americaís Second Harvest ñ The Nationís Food Bank Network will receive a portion of the proceeds, with special interest on St. Maryís Food Bank Alliance in Phoenix and United Food Bank in Mesa.†
††† And if you wonít be in Phoenix this year, then check out Taste of the NFLís 2008 Restaurant Guide full of mouth watering color photos of dishes served at the event along with the recipe, chef information, player bios and information about the hunger agencies benefiting from TNFL. Additionally, each chef recommends his or her favorite restaurants in their city. The guide can be purchased for $19.95 at www.tasteofthenfl.com.†
††† Taste of the NFL†takes place February 2, 7-9:30 pm at the Phoenix Convention Center, South Building, 1000 N. Third Street, Phoenix, 85004, $500 per ticket and can be purchased at www.tasteofthenfl.com.†
††† Enjoy this recipe from featured chef Kent Rathbun of Dallasí Abacus www.abacus-restaurant.com.
Coriander Cured Duck Breast with Red Eye Gravy and Shafts Blue Cheese with Charred Corn Grits Serves 8
GRILLED CORN SHAFTS BLUE CHEESE GRITS
4 oz. canola oil
1 cup corn kernels, fresh
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 each shallot, minced
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups quick-cooking grits
4 oz. shafts blue cheese, crumbled
2 oz. butter, cubed
2 Tbsp cracked black pepper
1 Tbsp kosher salt
1/4 cup chives, chopped fine
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped fine
On a sheet pan, rub the corn with a little canola and season with a touch of kosher salt. Grill lightly over on open fire until golden brown. After corn cools, cut the kernels off of the cob and set aside.
In a medium saucepan, add in the rest of the canola oil and sautÈ the garlic and shallots until translucent. Then cover with the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Slowly add the grits to the stock until they start to thicken, turn down flame and continue to stir until grits start to get tender (the grits should be the consistency of mashed potatoes). Stir in grilled corn kernels, blue cheese, butter, cracked black pepper, kosher salt, chives and cilantro.
JALAPENO RED-EYE GRAVY
2 oz. canola oil
8 cloves garlic, chopped
4 each shallots, chopped
2 large yellow onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 each carrots, chopped
1 Tbsp black peppercorns
1 each chipotle pepper stemmed, seeded and, toasted
1 each jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 each bay leaf
1 quart brewed coffee
2 lb chicken or duck bones, roasted
1 large smoked ham hock
2 quarts chicken stock
2 cups veal demi glace
2 Tbsp basil, chopped
2 Tbsp thyme, chopped
1 Tbsp cilantro leaves, chopped
1 oz. butter
1 each lime, juiced
2 tsp kosher salt
1 Tbsp cracked black pepper
In a large saucepot on high heat, add canola oil and sautÈ garlic until a golden brown color develops. Then add in shallots, yellow onions, celery, carrots and black peppercorns and cook 8 minutes, or until caramelized. Add in chipotles, jalapenos and bay leaf, then deglaze with coffee and reduce to sec.
Place the roasted chicken bones and ham hock in the pot and cover with chicken stock and veal demiglace. Bring to light boil and reduce to a simmer for 2 hours. Add basil, thyme, cilantro and steep for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a clean container. Thicken to sauce consistency, if necessary, with the cornstarch slurry. Whip in butter and season with lime, kosher salt and pepper
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