Garlic Spinach Cheese Fondue The Stinking Rose Rest Recipes

GARLIC SPINACH CHEESE FONDUE (THE STINKING ROSE REST.)

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until it becomes golden brown around the edges. Be careful not to overcook the garlic, or it will become bitter. Add the wine.
• In a bowl, toss the cheeses with the cornstarch to coast. Add the cheese to the pan, 1 cup at a time, stirring frequently, until the cheese melts before adding the next cup. Add the spinach and the cream. Stir until the mixture becomes creamy and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the mixture to a fondue pot over low heat, or pour into a warmed ceramic ramekin. Sprinkle with minced chives. Serve immediately with your choice of dippers.

GARLIC MASHED POTATOES FROM THE STINKING ROSE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix garlic and oil in large baking dish.
• Bake until garlic is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Cool.
• Press garlic between fingertips to release cloves.
• Puree garlic in processor.
• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender.
• Drain.
• Return potatoes to pot.
• Mash with potato masher.
• Add milk and butter and continue mashing until well blended.
• Mix in garlic puree and all remaining ingredients.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer potatoes to 6-cup baking dish.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing).
• Bake potatoes until heated through, about 20 minutes.
• Spoon onto plates and serve.

GARLIC CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine both cheeses, flour, nutmeg, and white pepper in large bowl; toss to coat. Bring 1 cup wine and garlic to simmer in a heavy large saucepan over low heat. Add cheese mixture by handfuls, whisking until melted and smooth after each addition. Mix in more wine by tablespoonfuls to reach desired consistency. Transfer to fondue pot.
• Set fondue over candle or canned heat. Serve fondue with bread.

GARLIC CHEESE FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine both cheeses, flour, nutmeg, and white pepper in large bowl; toss to coat.
• Bring 1 cup wine and garlic to simmer in a heavy large saucepan over low heat.
• Add cheese mixture by handfuls, whisking until melted and smooth after each addition.
• Mix in more wine by tablespoonfuls to reach desired consistency.
• Transfer to fondue pot.
• Set fondue over candle or canned heat.
• Serve fondue with bread.

CIOPPINO (SEAFOOD SOUP) WITH FENNEL AND GARLIC

Steps:

• In a large, heavy saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the chopped fennel, onion, shallots, and garlic and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes, until golden brown. Stir in the wine, then the tomatoes, parsley, red pepper flakes, clam juice, and water. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then decrease the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the butter and stir to melt, then remove from heat.
• In a large cast iron skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat and toss on the mussels and clams. Cook for 4 minutes. As the mussels and clams begin to open, add the fish, calamari, and shrimp, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until the shrimp turn pink. Discard any mussels or clams that don't open. Add 1 cup of the tomato mixture and simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer the contents of the skillet to the saucepan with the remaining tomato mixture and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Ladle into soup bowls. Sprinkle with the basil, garnish with the fennel fronds, and serve immediately.

THE STINKING ROSE'S 40 CLOVE GARLIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a deep, heavy skillet.
• Season the chicken with salt, pepper and rosemary. Toss in flour.
• When the pan is hot, but not smoking, add the chicken, skin side down.
• Sauté chicken until golden brown on both sides. Remove from pan.
• Add garlic cloves and sauté until light brown.
• Add white wine and chicken stock. Return chicken to pan.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken and keep warm, turn heat to high and reduce liquid by 66%. Remove to blender, add cream and puree sauce. Adjust seasoning and serve over chicken.

GARLIC HERB FONDUE

Steps:

• Puree garlic, anchovies, herbs and zest in a food processor.
• Heat butter and oil until the butter melts.
• Stir in the garlic mixture and chili flakes and cook gently for 5 minutes.
• Add pepper.
• You can store in covered in refridgerator until ready to use 2-3 days.
• Before serving reheat in fondue pot over low heat.
• Stir in cream and heat. Do not allow to boil.