Last Friday night I cooked for 10 beautiful and really fun ladies from the US,; the occasion was a birthday and what follows are some pics of part of the courses taken by my friend and collegue Giulio Lupori ( @Actorando, his Twitter handle).
We started wit a fillet of roasted red pepper rolled around a smoked tuna panzanella, flavoured with Spanish smoked hot paprika and served with a sliver of aged sheep's cheese, as sharp as they come, and a drizzle of 25 y.o. balsamic vinegar.
Next was a light salad of grilled peaches, heirloom tomatoes, basil, mixed greens and dry ricotta that I featured once already on these blog.
The first of the two main courses was this great yellowtail carpaccio
served with a roasted tomato and peppers sauce, on the lines of a Romesco, a black olive and parsley pesto, an assortment of grilled vegetables and spicy hot tortilla crisps.
The lamb barbacoa followed... I tried to give this traditional Mexican lamb dish a little contemporary twist and I think I pulled it off.
The lamb has been cooked in the traditional barbacoa style but I choosed to sear it a bit before serving it. It caame atop roasted poblano peppers tortillas, with a puree of the chickpeas it's been cooking with, some smashed avocado and a reduction of its own stock.
On the side we served a little salad of grilled new nopales and red onion lightly pickled in sherry vinegar.
The dessert was a little spicy chocolate number with a spicier tequila creme anglaise.
The event was a round success and a great time was had by all...yours grumpy truly as well....
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| Left to right: Giulio, CookAndTheFly, Lupita |
Recipes will follow, starting tomorrow...
From the Land of Mañana,
Ciao,
E. : )
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