"Recipes from the Chef's Kitchen"

Ingredients:
(serves 4)
1)   2 lb. Swordfish Loin
2)   1 tbs. Lemon Juice
3)   2 tbs. Cilantro
4)   1 Jalapeno (small diced)
5)   1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6)   Pinch of Salt and pepper
7)   Pinch of Sumac
8)   8 Cherry Tomatoes
9)   Eight 6 inch Bamboo Skewers
10  Saffron Sauce (see recipe below)

Preparation:
1)   Clean and cut the swordfish in 1 ounce cubes.
2)   To marinate...mix the olive oil, lemon juice, jalapeno, salt, pepper, sumac and cilantro.
3)   Marinate the swordfish for one hour.
4)   Then place two swordfish cubes and one cherry tomato on one skewer.
5)   Place the saffron sauce around a plate...then put the skewer on top.

The Saffron Sauce
Ingredients:
1)   1/2 cup Pernod
2)   1 Shallot
3)   1/2 cup Fish Stock
4)   1 cup Cream
5)   Pinch of Saffron
6)   1 tbs. Butter

Preparation:
1)   Saute the shallot for 1 minute.  Then add the Pernod and let it cook until it is reduced
       by half.
2)   Add the fish stock and saffron and for about 3 minutes.  Then add the cream and salt
       and pepper.
3)   Then cook it for about 5 minutes then strain with fine sieve.

Ingredients:
1)   3 lb. Beef Tenderloin
2)   1/2 lb. Green Olive
3)   2 tbs. diced Onion
4)   2 cups Red Wine
5)   1 small Carrot
6)   1 stem Celery
7)   1 Spring Rosemary
8)   1 Spring fresh Thyme
9)   2 cups Veal Stock
10) 1/2 cup crushed Tomatoes
11) 8 large Fingerling Potatoes
12) 6 Baby Carrots
13) Salt and Pepper

Preparation:
1)   Cut the beef  into small diced pieces.
2)   For the marinate...mix the carrots, onions, celery, rosemary and thyme in the red wine.
3)   Season the beef with salt and pepper...then mix with the marinate.
4)   Let it stand for 12 hours in a refrigerator.  After the 12 hours...remove the beef from
       the marinade.
5)   Saute the beef.  Then add the red wine from the marinade.  Also add the veal stock, green
       olive, crushed tomatoes.  Cook for 5 minutes.
6)   Blanche the baby carrots in boiling water and salt.  Cook the potatoes the same way.
7)   When the beef is cooked...add the vegetable.

Good Eating!!!

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