Fennel Braised with Garlic

This braised fennel with garlic recipe really packs a punch with more flavor then you can imagine!  It’s perfect as an accompaniment with fish.

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Fennel Braised with Garlic
The delicate flavor of licorice permeates every bite of this delicious braised fennel with garlic.
Cuisine French
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Cuisine French
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Heat oil and garlic in a medium saucepan for 30 seconds. Add fennel bulbs, salt, pepper, and fennel pollen. Cook for 5 minutes then add the water and cover. Cook for 20 minutes over low heat. Remove fennel from pan and set aside. Turn up the heat and reduce broth to about 1/4 cup. Add butter 1 tablespoon at a time. Pour sauce over the fennel and serve.
Recipe Notes

Fennel seeds that have been finely ground can be substituted for the fennel pollen. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

GRAVLAX


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Gravlax

This scandinavian, special occasion, dish will melt in your mouth like butter.

Scandinavian Gravlax

Course Appetizers
Cuisine Scandinavian

Prep Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 49 hours

Servings


Ingredients
Gravlax

For the sauce

Course Appetizers
Cuisine Scandinavian

Prep Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 49 hours

Servings


Ingredients
Gravlax

For the sauce

Scandinavian Gravlax


Instructions
Gravlax
  1. Place 2 large dill branches on the bottom of a deep glass dish. Place 1 piece of fish, skin side down on the dill. Mix salt, pepper and sugar together and rub half of the mixture into the flesh of the fish and top with 2 large bunches fresh dill. Rub the rest of the seasoning into the flesh of the other half of the fish and place it flesh side down over the fish in glass dish. Place remaining dill on fish. Wrap the whole thing in foil and put a cutting board on top and then a brick. Leave the fish in the frig for at least 48 hours. Turning every 12 hours. Scrape off al spices and the dill and clean with paper towels. Freeze for a couple of hours before slicing paper thin. Slice horizontally with a sharp filet knife. Serve with square black bread. Accompany with dill mustard sauce.

For the sauce
  1. In a food processor mix mustard sugar and egg yolk. Slowly drizzle in the oil and process until thick. Add remaining ingredients and blend.


Recipe Notes

Recipe Notes Freezing the gravlax is important because it has to be nearly frozen in order to slice. 1 hour before you are ready to serve, remove the fish from the freezer, let it rest at room temperature 1 hour, then, using a filet knife, slice into paper-thin slices diagonally. This recipe is courtesy of Pim Kovach. During the Middle Ages, gravlax was made by fishermen, who salted the salmon and fermented it by burying it in the sand above the high-tide line. The word gravlax comes from the Scandinavian word grav, which literally means "grave" and lax (or laks), which means "salmon", thus gravlax means "buried salmon". Today fermentation is no longer used in the production process. Instead the salmon is "buried" in a dry marinade of salt, sugar, and dill, and cured for a few days. As the salmon cures, by the action of osmosis, the moisture turns the dry cure into a highly concentrated brine, which can be used in Scandinavian cooking as part of a sauce. This same method of curing can be used for any fatty fish. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH MUSTARD DILL SAUCE

Grilled Halibut is delicious because the technique of grilling brings out the sweetness of the fish.  It is a highly regarded food fish, which is causing it to rapidly become depleted.   The name is derived from haly (holy) and butt (flat fish), for its popularity on Catholic holy days.

Methods of Preparing Halibut

Grilled – Usually marinated first because of it’s low fat content.

Broiled – Usually marinated first because of it’s low fat content.

Seviche – When it’s freshly caught, there’s nothing better then make seviche using lot of fresh lime juice, some sweet and hot peppers and a little onion.

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Grilled Halibut with Mustard Dill Sauce
This Halibut recipes results in a moist, tender and flaky fish with a sauce that is out of this world!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Instructions
For the marinade
  1. Whisk together the wine, lemon juice, olive oil and rosemary in a small shallow baking dish. Add the halibut and turn to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning once. Preheat grill. Remove fish from marinade and season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill the steaks for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or to desired doneness.
For the Mustard Dill Sauce
  1. In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, dill and mustard; cover and refrigerate. Sprinkle halibut with salt and pepper. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill halibut, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Recipe Notes

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SMOKED HADDOCK GRATIN

Smoked haddock gratin has got to be the easiest and most delicious dish ever.  If you like smoked fish, try this.  It will blow your mind!

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Smoked Haddock Gratin
Although this dish pairs cheese with fish, which is a big no-no in the culinary world, it is absolutely delicious and served in some of the best restaurants in the south of France.
Cuisine French
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Cuisine French
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Puree the tomatoes in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Divide them equally among 4 ramekins. Chop the fish into 1 inch pieces and fill the ramekins with equal amounts of fish. Pour heavy cream over the fish to cover. Top with a sprinkle of mozzarella and a sprinkle of gruyere cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Recipe Notes Any smoked fish can be substituted for the haddock. Here, I substituted Wahoo. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS ITALIAN STYLE

There’s no comfort food that brings back childhood memories like stuffed cabbage rolls. These Italian style stuffed cabbage rolls are moist, tender and packed with flavor!

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Italian Style
These Italian style stuffed cabbage rolls are moist, tender and packed with flavor!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and season with Salt to taste like the sea. Blanch the Cabbage until tender and bright green, about 5 minutes. Shock in ice water and set aside to dry. Remove leaves.
For the sauce
  1. In a large sauté pan, add a few tablespoons of Olive Oil over medium-high heat. Add Pancetta and cook until the fat renders out and the Pancetta Crisps. Add the Onion, Garlic, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes and cook until fragrant. Add a teaspoon of Dried Thyme and Dried Basil. Add the Tomatoes and a generous pinch of Salt. Simmer until it comes together, about 5 minutes, and then set aside.
For the filling
  1. In a large bowl, combine the Ground Beef, Sausage, Pecorino, Parsley, Currants, a teaspoon of Dried Basil and Thyme, Breadcrumbs, and Egg. Season generously with Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper. Using your hands, mix until just combined.
  2. In a baking dish lightly greased with Olive Oil, ladle a thin layer of sauce. Spoon some of the filling into each of the leaves of Cabbage, and roll up. Arrange over the Arrabiata sauce in the baking dish. Once full, ladle more of the Arrabiata sauce over the stuffed Cabbage and sprinkle with more Pecorino-Romano. Transfer to oven and bake for an hour to an hour and a half, until the filling is completely cooked through. Serve.
Recipe Notes

For big dinner parties, prepare these a day in advance and simply pop them in the oven an hour before ready to serve. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

Twice Baked Potatoes


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Twice Baked Potatoes

Rich and creamy, these potatoes are a favorite at our house.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 80 minutes

Servings
servings


Ingredients

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 80 minutes

Servings
servings


Ingredients


Instructions
  1. Bake the potatoes in a 425 degree oven for 1 hour until cooked all the way through. Cut each potato in half lengthwise and scoop out the pulp. Put all the pulp into a bowl. Add 1 stick of butter, the cream, and salt and pepper to taste. Whip into mashed potatoes.

  2. Liberally salt and pepper each potatoe skin. Put 2 tablespoons of mashed potatoes on each skin and spread evenly. Divid onion into 8 equal parts and sprinkle evenly over each shell. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the center of each shell. Fill each potato skin with cheddar cheese.

  3. Divide the remaining mashed potato mixture into 8 and add to shells, spreading evenly and sealing the edges as you go. Sprinkle with paprika and heat in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.


Recipe Notes

These can be prepared ahead of time and frozen.