A sous vide is not required and these burgers can be grilled, baked or pan seared. The sous vide is just how I went about enhancing the flavor of the tarragon over the salt** Cook in vacuum sealed bag, in the sous vide water, for 15 minutes at 143.5 degrees INGREDIENTS: 2LB Ground Beef 1 …
Work Plates
The top image is milk braised and stone oven roasted pork shoulder, farro risotto, sun chokes, oyster mushrooms and fennel salsa verde. Excellent dish conceptualized by my boss that we just added over at Vinny's on Windward Seared Red fish, basil risotto, caramelized cauliflower, salsa genovese conceptualized by my Chef. Ran this as a special …
Red Wine Braised Short Ribs
Well hello there... It has been a very, very long time since my last post and with an exemplary arsenal of new ideas this should be a lot of fun. The last time I posted I was in a transition of my living space, still working about 70 hours a week in 2 kitchens …
Meatloaf for Cheap
~For my cousin at UGA who requests cheap and easy meals to impress friends and not break the bank Meatloaf. A steeple food in American cuisine, and a solid go to crowd pleaser. I have this cousin who is always urging me to make something for him that's cheap yet fantastic. Challenge accepted. Considering a …
Pork Loin with Garlic Wine Sauce
The other day I was trying to convince someone that pork loin is an excellent meat that can be prepared for almost any persons palette. Not only is it a decadent white meat, its hearty and has a very wide range of flavor possibilities. Needless to say this roasted pork loin in garlic wine gravy …
Blackened Chicken Mac & Cheese
This morning I was sitting at home contemplating how I would enjoy another rainy day off day. I've been a little under the weather and originally the plan was to watch Netflix documentaries wrapped in a blanket all day but comfort food was calling my name. On top of that I've been promising a …
Who’s hungry?
I rarely ever eat breakfast which is a terrible habit I know but today an urge came over me and I had to cook something. What ended up happening was this awesome turkey sausage and egg on an everything bagel. The original plan, if that's even the appropriate name for it, was to make an …
Sausage Pomodoro
It has been a long time since my last post, trust me that won't happen again, and in that time I've been brainstorming a few new things that one day find a page here. Anyways, this post will be a little different compared to my last in the sense that aside from food I want …
Chili & Lemongrass Burger
Everytime I go out and order a burger there are usually no more than 3 options: BBQ Bacon, Standard Cheeseburger or an attempt at some "southwest" rendition. Most people are intimidated by the idea of making a gourmet burger at home but I'd like to make this somewhat daunting task easier then setting the grill. …
Happy Cooking to Everyone!
All I've ever wanted to do was to make people happy with food and good company. As the journey for great fusions of foods from around the world begins I wanted to make sure I include anyone who's interested to read along and try my recipes. My Jamaican/Chinese background influences my palette quite a bit …
