Braised Halibut with Fresh Tomato Sauce and Snow Pea Greens
/Braising halibut gives it a softer texture than roasting, allowing it to absorb more of the tangy tomato flavour.
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I used the Japanese Kuri squash which is a fiery red colour. It roasts well. You can use any drier variety of squash for this curry.
The best Scottish shortbread handed down through my family. Crumbly, sweet and buttery.
This dish has a salty, savoury sauce with a little bit of a kick. If you don't want the spice of the jalapenos, leave it out, and finely diced onion can be used instead of the shallots.
This is the one hors d’oeuvre that I keep being asked for time and time again. It’s crunchy, creamy, spicy and hits all the high spots.
Mushrooms and squash have a real affinity and this soup proves it. I like to use oyster mushrooms, but chanterelles, which I found at the supermarket this week, provide the best flavour.
The fifth taste, umami, has much to do with glutamate, an amino acid found in such foods as prosciutto, soy sauce and a number of cheeses. Umami can show up in your glass, too (fermentation is glutamate’s old friend).
When this recipe originally ran in The Globe and Mail, I received a lovely note from reader Barbara Zuchowicz. This dish reminded her of a wonderful meal she had in Italy: "It brought back joyful memories of a trip to Italy my late husband, an exceptional cook, and I took a number of years ago.
Braising halibut gives it a softer texture than roasting, allowing it to absorb more of the tangy tomato flavour.
Read MoreThis simplicity of this dish means the flavour depends on the quality of the pork and tomatoes. Oaxaca-grown chile de agua look like a smaller poblano but are much hotter. Since they’re not widely available, Kennedy suggests using a fresh green chili.
Read MoreBlack chickpeas are grown in Puglia, Italy and have an earthier taste than the white ones. They are generally available at specialty stores. Use regular chickpeas if you can’t find them.
Read MoreFresh tomatoes are abundant at this time of year and when cooked make a superb, savoury tomato sauce. When buying ground beef remember, the more coarsely the meat is ground, the more flavour the ragu will have.
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