Chef Steve Allen, Golden Mushroom, Southfield STUFFED MORELS WITH WILD RICE Stuffing: 1 cup cooked wild rice 1 Tbsp chopped chives or scal- lions 2 Tbsp toasted almonds, chopped 2 Tbsp crumbled bacon 1 egg salt, pepper to taste melted butter brown veal stock sherry wine Mix ingredients together. Choose morels of about a large walnut to egg size. Cut stems off (use in other dish- es). Rinse morels carefully. Fill with stuffing. Line into a pan and spoon some melted butter over. Cover and place in preheated 400F oven for about 20 minutes or until cooked and firm. Pour juice off into another pan. Add some brown stock and sherry wine and over rapid fire reduce to a glaze. Pour over morels and serve. SPRING VEGETABLE SOUP (6 servings) 1/3 cup scallions, white part, sliced fine 1/3 cup carrots, peeled, quar- tered, sliced fine 1/3 cup asparagus, peeled, cut in to 1/2" pieces 1/3 cup mushrooms, quartered, sliced 1/3 cup leeks, split, sliced fine 3 Tbsp soft butter 1 qt chicken stock 1/3 cup sugar snap or pea pods, sliced 1 cup heavy cream 3 egg yolks salt, white pepper to taste 2 Tbsp finely cut chives In a two quart stainless sauce pan, melt butter, saute vegetables and mushrooms until transparent. Add chicken stock, bring to boil, reduce to simmer, cook five minutes. Add peas. Remove from fire. Just before serving, mix cream with yolks, add a little hot soup to temper, then pour all back, stirring into soup. Taste and correct seasoning. Heat back up with- 1/2 oz. vegetable oil black pepper to taste Combine broth ingredients, bring ROAST RACK OF LAMB to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for PROVENCALE 1 1/2 hours, until reduced by 1/3. Re- (4 servings) move from heat and strain liquid. Re- 1 Small (7 lb.) lamb rack. Have turn broth to saute pan, add spinach the butcher split it lengthwise and re- leaves and simmer for one minute move all spinal bones, leaving the until just wilted. Mix olive oil and ribs only. Remove the cap and blade, herbs, brush vegetables and char- trim fat down to 1/4 " cover. Draw a grill until softened. Grill line across the rib bones 1" from the salmon until char edge of the eye (heart of meat) and marked and fully cut away all fat and tissues above that cooked. line on top and between bones. Serve in the center Persillade: Mix all ingredients of a large shallow bowl. Arrange 2/3 cup bread crumbs spinach leaves fanning out 6 garlic cloves, mashed clockwise to edge of bowl. Place 1/2 cup chopped parsley salmon in center. Arrange grilled veg- fresh or dried oregano etables alternately around edge of 2 Tbsp olive oil bowl and ladle steaming broth over savory, a good pinch top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley thyme, a good pinch for garnish and serve. rosemary, a good pinch Dijon mustard Shirlee Bloom, salt and pepper Farmington Hills GRIT JED CHICKEN Cooking: Season meat with ASPARAGUS kosher salt and fresh ground pepper 4 boneless and skinless on all sides. Wrap bare bones with chicken breasts foil to protect from burning. Place un- marinade der a broiler and brown on all sides. 1/4 cup soy sauce Using a table knife, spread Dijon 1/2 cup oil mustard on the fat side of rack. 1/2 cup vinegar Coat well with the Persillade, 3 cloves minced garlic packing it down. 1 green bell pepper Place on a cookie sheet or siz- 1 red bell pepper zling platter in 450F oven and roast 1/2 cup pea pods to desired doneness (about 25 min- 10 spears of asparagus utes for medium rare). To carve the racks, slice between the rib. It is Place chicken in marinade. served with tomatoes, stewed in olive Refrigerate. Grill chicken on open oil with garlic and parsley. barbecue. Cut chicken into strips. Cut peppers julienne-style. Cut as- Matthew Barkach, Rochester paragus spears in half. Add peppers, Chop House, Rochester pea pods and asparagus to the chick- TOMATO SALMON CHARGRILL en. 5 oz. skinless, boneless salmon Add sauce: 6 oz. tomato broth 1/4 cup teriyaki 6-8 spinach leaves (washed well, 1/2 cup red wine vinegar stems removed) Toss chicken, vegetables and 2 yellow squash (peeled and sauce. Serve hot or cold. sliced lengthwise) 2 zucchini (peeled and sliced ITALIAN-STYLE lengthwise) POTATO SALAD 2 red bell pepper 6 large Idaho potatoes 2 green pepper 1/2 red onion 2 redskin potatoes (cut in half) 4 eggs (hard-boiled) 1 tomato (quartered) 1/4 cup olive oil Pinch each: basil, oregano, salt out bringing to boil, stirring. Sprin- kle chives on top and serve. Tomato Broth: 1 carrot (diced) 1/2 cup onion (diced) 1 stalk celery (diced) 18 oz. can peeled tomatoes 1 qt water 2 1/2 o;:. seafood base 1/4 lemon juice 1 cup pitted black olives Boil potatoes until tender to the fork. Drain potatoes and cut into chunks. Add Olives, thinly sliced onions, sliced hard-boiled eggs, olive oil and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss. Chef Gerald Carpenter, Weber's Inn, Ann Arbor BARBECUE GLAZED NORWEGIAN SALMON WITH CORN SALSA (1 serving) 9 oz. salmon fillet 2 oz. barbecue glaze 2 oz. corn salsa 2 new potatoes, cut in half and roasted 3 1/2 oz. fresh vegetables (your choice) salt and pepper to taste lemon crown garnish - op- tional (half a lemon, cut with knife for appearance only) Spray salmon with vegetable spray. Chargrill on a very hot grill and remove from heat and place on oven proof plate. Spread top with barbecue glaze. Finish in hot oven to glaze and serve with salsa, potatoes and fresh veg- etables. BARBECUE GLAZE (9 servings) 1/2 quart barbecue sauce (pre- ferred brand "original" flavor) 1 cup hoisin sauce 1T mesquite seasoning 2 oz. orange juice 1 T fresh chopped garlic Chop garlic and add re- maining ingredients. Mix well and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. CORN SALSA (10 servings) 1 lb. corn (fresh or frozen) 1 medium red pepper, finely diced 1 medium green pepper, finely diced 1 medium red onion, finely diced 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped 4 oz. olive oil 2 1/2 oz. rice wine vinegar salt and pepper to taste Mix all ingredients together. Re- frigerate 1-2 hours. NEW POTATOES (4 servings) 8 new potatoes (redskin) 4 oz. olive oil 1 t rosemary 1 t oregano 1 t basil 1 t. thyme salt and pepper to taste Cut redskins in half and wash. (continued on page 50) Left: Certified Master Chef Michael Russell of the Skyline Club in Southfield. The smoked salmon Vancover is served with glazed asparagus and buttered carrots. The watermelon salad with sweet onions and raspberries are on a separate plate. STYLE • SUMMER 1994 .49