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Cast Iron Cook
Pilot Episode Recipes
May 11, 2012

Cast Iron Cook
Pilot episode
May 11 & 12, 2012
recipes:

Pecan-crusted Halibut (procedure by Chef James Welch when he was Executive Chef at Crippen's Restaurant)

Lemon and Flat-leaf Parsley Risotto

Squash Hush Puppies (adapted from The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook)

Robert's Mostyum Veggie Stock
Ingredients:
2 cups sweet onion diced
2 cups celery stalks sliced
2 tablespoons oil of choice 
I routinely use sunflower oil but, I used peanut oil on this show
2 quarts of water
6 black peppercorns
2 or more stems and leaves of flat-leaf parsley

Procedure:
Heat a sauce pan to medium high.
Add the onion and celery stirring constantly for thirty seconds and reduce heat to medium.
Stir occasionally until onion and celery pieces are soft but not brown.
Add the water, peppercorns, and parsley.
Simmer until the volume is reduced by half (one quart).
Strain and remove the peppercorns. Use the onion and celery in a recipe of choice.

Robert' Mostyum Lemon and Flat-leaf Parsley
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons oil of choice
1 quart of veggie stock
1 cup of arborio rice
1 large lemon
1 half cup or more of flat-leaf parsley leaves slightly chopped
lemon zest
1 half cup of Sauvignon Blanc or white wine of choice
Kosher coarse salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper (optional)
grated Parmesan cheese

Procedure:
Heat a 12 inch diameter skillet to medium high.
Add oil.
Add rice.
Reduce heat to medium and stir constantly for 2 minutes.
Ladle in 1 cup of the stock and stir into the rice.
Allow the rice to absorb the stock but, do not allow the rice to dry out and stick to the skillet bottom.
Add 2 ladles full of the stock and stir into the rice.
Continue this until all the stock is absorbed and the rice has a cream-like appearance and the rice grains are soft. If the one quart of stock is not enough, finish with water.
During the show, I added the cooked onion and celery that I used to make the stock.
Use a culinary microplane to zest the lemon onto the risotto. Then cut the lemon into halves and squeeze the juice onto the rice. Use a sieve to prevent the lemon seeds from falling into the risotto.
Add the white wine.
Gently stir the risotto to incorporate the zest, lemon juice, and wine.
Add salt to taste.
Add the parsley. 
Add the Parmesan cheese.
Serve hot and enjoy!

Squash Hush Puppies
Ingredients:

1 cup of cooked yellow squash or zucchini squash
1 and 1/2 cup of plain yellow cornmeal
1 tablespoon of aluminum-free baking powder
1 and 1/2 teaspoon of Kosher coarse salt
1 cup of rice milk
peanut oil for deep frying

Procedure:
In a mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
Mash the cooked squash and add to the cornmeal mix.
Add the rice milk and stir the mixture.
Heat the oil to 370 degrees Fahrenheit.
Use a hush puppy scoop (smaller volume ice cream scoop) and place the formed hush puppy batter into the hot oil. Deep fry for 3 minutes or until the hush puppies are golden brown and cooked throughout.

Pecan-crusted Halibut
Ingredients:
Fresh halibut steak (the one I used on the show weighed one pound)
unsalted butter at room temperature
chopped pecans
Kosher coarse salt.

Procedure:
Heat a skillet to medium high.
Sear one side of the halibut steak for two minutes. (do not allow it to burn)
Heat an oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a mixing bowl combine the butter and pecans.
Add salt to taste.
Salt the halibut steak.
Apply the pecan butter mixture to the seared side of the halibut.
Layer an oven safe casserole dish or oven pan with unbleached parchment paper.
Lay the pecan-crusted halibut into the casserole or pan and bake until the halibut is completely cooked. To insure food safety, use a meat thermometer to determine safe internal temperature.
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      • Pilot Episode: Veggie Stock, Squash Hush Puppies, Lemon & Flat-Leaf Parsley Risotto, and Pecan-Crusted Halibut
      • Episode 1: Pizza Dough and White Pizza
      • Episode 2: Veggie Chicken Cacciatore served over Yukon Gold Potatoes
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      • #1 Cauiflower Supreme with Guacamole
      • #2 Veggie Burritos, Broccoli Soup, and a Banana-Blueberry Smoothie
      • #3 Thai Veggie Chicken over Arborio Rice and Chinese Cabbage with Orange-Ginger Vinaigrette
      • #4 Duxelle-Stuffed Poblano Peppers and Veggie Chicken and Dumplings
      • #5 Escarole-White Bean Salad and Sesame-Coated Eggplant with Roma Tomatoes
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      • #2 Valentines Day Comfort Foods: Macaroni & Cheese and Chocolate-Covered Cherries & Strawberries
      • #3 Veggie Meatloaf
      • #4 Stir-Fry with Shallots, Shiitake Mushrooms, Poblano Peppers, and Veggie Steak Strips
      • #5 Broccoli Soup and Arugula Salad with Carmelized Fennel, Shredded Carrots, and Toasted Sunflower Seeds
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      • #7 Veggie Chicken Gumbo over Arborio Rice
      • #8 Pesto over Angel Hair Pasta
      • #9 Tomato Sauce with Veggie Meatballs over Penne Pasta
      • #10 Baked Eggplant Slices & Tomato Slices with Mozzarella Cheese & Avocado Cubes
      • #11 Veggie Meatloaf and Homemade Apple Sauce
      • #12 Veggie Beanie-Weenies and Asparagus Braised in Pineapple Juice with Diced Tomato & Sweet Onion
      • #13 Veggie Steak Strip Gumbo over Couscous
      • #14 Risotto with Pineapple-Infused Veggie Steak Strips, Green Peas, Fresh Flat-Leaf Parsley, and Parmesan Cheese
      • #15 Halloween Fun: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Polenta with Pumpkin Puree & Toasted Pecans
      • #16 Short-Grain Brown Rice with Poblano Pepper & Pecans
      • #17 Tomato, Sweet Onion, Monterey Jack Cheese & Arborio Rice Stuffed Poblano Pepper and Avocado & Pear over Romaine Lettuce with Orange Juice & Pecans
      • #18 Thanksgiving Fun: Veggie Turkey & Dressing Casserole and Baked Rome Apples Stuffed with Cranberry Sauce
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      • #2 Chocolate Chilli
      • #3 Turnip Greens with Diced Turnips & Red Wine Vinegar and Roasted Turnips, Carrots, and Garlic with Pineapple Juice & Toasted Walnuts
      • #4 Veggie Sausage Gumbo over Arborio Rice
      • #5 Polenta with Veggie Chicken Nuggets and Roasted Mirepoix Veggies
      • #6 Polenta with Asparagus & Onion
      • #7 Twice-Baked Potatoes with Sweet Onion & Fresh Rosemary
      • #8 Robert's Rockin' Moroccan Potatoes
      • #9 Romaine Lettuce with Sweet Onion & Angel Hair Pasta and Potatoes with Ramps & Carrots
      • #10 ASU Beats Michigan Fun: Black on Blue (Black Beans & Blue Corn Tortilla Chips with Monterey Jack Cheese)
      • #11 Barley with Toasted Almonds & Golden Raisins
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