New Year's With the Great Scott
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ring in the New Year with these great recipes from the Great Scott of Le Petit Chateau in New Jersey:
• Gruyere Cheese on Crispy Baguette
Yield: 10 servings
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ingredients:
¼ loaf of sliced Italian bread or French baguette
2 oz. olive oil
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}2 garlic cloves
Salt & pepper to taste
¼ lb. Gruyere cheese sliced in 1/16 pieces
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}2 strips of cooked bacon
Method:
1. Take the slices of bread and brush each with olive oil.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}2. Place a garlic clove on fork and scrape over bread.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Bake in oven at 350°F until crispy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}5. Remove from oven, and place a piece of Gruyere cheese a top the bread, and put a small piece of bacon on top of the cheese.
6. Bake in the oven at same temperature until cheese is melted.
7. Serve immediately.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}• Shrimp Cocktail with Cocktail Sauce
Cocktail Sauce
Ingredients:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Between ½-3/4 cup of ketchup
Between ½-3/4 cup of Tabasco sauce
½ cup prepared horseradish
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}2-3 tablespoons hot sauce
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Method:
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blended.
1. Store the sauce, covered in the refrigerator for 3 days usage.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}*Note: The horseradish will continue to bloom in the sauce, resulting in a thicker sauce as time passes.
Shrimp
Yield: 50 shrimp for approx. 10 people
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ingredients:
50 pieces of large shrimp
4 oz. sea salt
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}1 medium onion peeled and studded with whole cloves and bay leaf (onion pique)
1 bowl of ice water (to stop cooking shrimp)
Equipment needs: 10-1 of water to product as to maintain a rolling boil
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Method:
1. Heat water until boiling and add salt to water.
2. Rinse shrimp under cold water and keep shells on.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}*Note: If shells are removed prior to cooking, it will cause the shrimp to shrink during the cooking process.
3. Add shrimp to water, maintaining a rolling boil, for 30 seconds and stir 3 times. Shut off heat on gas, and let sit for 30 seconds. Remove immediately and put into ice bath to stop cooking the shrimp. Have a colander ready and put shrimp into colander from the ice bath.
4. Clean and de-vein the shrimp.
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5. Garnish with lemon and cocktail sauce.
— For more information, visit: www.GreatScottChef.com