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Gastronomical Map
Includes Florida
PHYLLIS STEINBERG SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
s recently as 15 years ago,
South Florida had barely
made a dot on the gastro-
omic map apart from its
famous Key Lime Pie. That's sim-
ply not the case anymore.
A mix of exciting trained chefs
from varied backgrounds have
come to Florida in the past two
decades bringing with them a
"New World" or "Floribbean" cui-
sine that is being copied by chefs
across the nation.
Dean Foster, a former real es-
tate and marketing salesperson,
who lives in Naples and enjoys
dining out at restaurants around
the state, decided to ask Florida
chefs from some of the best restau-
rants to give him recipes featur-
ing Florida cooking that people
could prepare in their own
kitchens.
The result is a book called The
Special Taste of Florida, published
by Seagate Publishing Company,
which contains 400 outstanding
recipes from the kitchens of Flori-
da's premier restaurants, resorts
and luxury hotels.
Mr. Foster traveled around the
state from the Panhandle to
Southeast, Southwest and Cen-
tral Florida and has succeeded
in putting together a variety of
delicious "Floribbean cuisine."
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WITH GINGER
Serves 2
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2-8 ounce snapper filets
(preferably American red
snapper)
1 cup all purpose flour
4 tsp. minced ginger
4 teaspoons chopped scallions
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup sherry wine
1/2 cup light soy sauce
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Use butter, margarine or oil for
sauteeing. Remove all bones and
skin from the fish. Flour the fish
and saute approximately 4 min-
utes each side. Re-
move from the pan
and keep warm.
Add ginger and
scallions, then
deglaze the pan
with wine, light
soy sauce and
sherry. Pour
over the fish and
serve immediately.
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Prepare 8-10, 6 ounce
ramekins or a 2 & 1 /2 quart
souffle dish by rubbing with but-
ter and dusting with sugar, chill
until ready to fill.
1 cup flour
1/2 can
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups milk
4 tablespoons dark rum
1 vanilla bean, split
1 1/2 cups pineapple (preferably
fresh, cut into half inch
pieces)
10 eggs, separated
Optional ingredients:
1/2 cup melted milk or dark
chocolate
1/2 cup toasted coconut
1/2 cup chopped, toasted
Macadamia nuts
1 teaspoon allspice
Bring the milk, 112 cup sugar
and vanilla to a boil. Remove
from heat. In a separate pan
make a roux by melting the but-
ter over medium heat and stir-
ring in the flour; cook for 4
minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove vanilla bean from
milk. Slowly add some of the
milk to the roux, stirring to
make a smooth paste, then add
the remaining milk. Remove
from heat.
Beat in 6 egg yolks, two at a
time, until incorporated and bat-
ter is smooth and glossy. In a
sauce pan on high heat,
caramelize the pineapple pieces
which have been drained and
sprinkled with the remaining
1/2 cup of sugar, allowing the
pieces to brown without burn-
ing, for several minutes on each
side. Put in a large bowl with
any resulting juices and the rum
to cool. Mix in the base mixture
adding any optional ingredients
at this time.
In a standing mixer, whip the
10 egg whites until stiff but not
dry. Beat 1/3 of the whites into
the base until fully incorporat-
ed.
Carefully fold in the remain-
ing whites.
Fill the chilled ramekins and
bake at 350 degrees in a water
bath for 35 to 40 minutes or un-
til souffle is pulled and set. A
larger souffle may require more
time and should have a paper or
foil collar attached around the
dish, which is carefully re-
moved before serving.
Serve with a
rum flavored
vanilla sauce or a
pineapple coulees.
BLACK
BEAN SOUP
Serves 4
1 pound black
beans
2 quarts water
3 medium size onions, chopped
fine
2 green peppers, cut in strips
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
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