Stories with Chef's Favorite Recipes

20 Stories Posts

Pasta Primavera Recipe

Provided by Brian Ross, Director of Food and Beverage at Biltmore especially for ASAP's Growing Minds Farm to School Cooking Program. 6 servings 3 carrots, peeled and cut into thin strips 2 medium zucchini or 1 large zucchini, cut into thin strips 2 yellow squash, cut into thin strips 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips 1/4

Southern Sweet Potato Spoonbread Recipe

Serve With: A holiday meal - Christmas, Thanksgiving, or Easter Prep Time: ~ 20 min for all prep Cook Time: ~ 10 min for all cook times Bake Time: ~ 1.75 hrs for all baking times Yield: ~ 10 servings Ingredients 3 Large Sweet Potatoes 1/3 Cup Yellow Cornmeal 3/4 Cup Flour 2 Cups Milk 1 Cup Heavy Cream 1 Cup Water 6 Tbsp Butter 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar 1/3 Cup Honey 1/2 Cup Maple

Grilled All-Natural Duck Breast with Fresh Peach and Green Tomato Chow Chow Recipe

Ingredients 2 each All Natural Duck Breast Duck Marinade (Overnight) - 4 oz. Cider Vinegar - 4 Tbsp. Peach Compound - 4 oz. Peach Schnapps - 8 oz. Olive Oil (Yield marinade for 8 Duck Breast) Peach & Green Tomato Chow-Chow 1 each Green Tomato, Small Dice 2 each Fresh Peaches, Small Dice 2 oz. Diced Red Onion, Green Pepper, Red Pepper Mixture ¼ oz. Turmeric ¼ oz. Celery Seed

Braised Cabbage Stuffed Pork Chop with Green Apple Jam Recipe

Ingredients 1 each 12 oz. Pork Chop 3 oz. Red Cabbage 4 oz. Cider Vinegar 4 oz. Apple Juice 1 each Granny Smith Apple, Peeled & Diced 2 oz. Sweet Onion, Diced 2 oz. Port Wine 2 oz. Brown Sugar 2 oz. Whole Butter Preparation Butterfly Pork Chop to make stuffing pocket. Braise cabbage with cider vinegar and apple juice, salt & pepper to taste. When cabbage is tender, drain excess liquid and

Smoked Bacon Wrapped Jumbo Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients 4 each U-10 Jumbo Shrimp P&D 8 oz. Sliced Bacon, Smoked ½ each Poblano Pepper, seeded & finely diced 2 oz. Smoked Gouda Cheese, Shredded 2 oz. Lump Crabmeat 2 oz. Cilantro, finely chopped 1 oz. Olive Oil 1 oz. Fresh Garlic, chopped Salt & Pepper, to taste Preparation Take Shrimp and split lengthen, not entirely, leaving room for stuffing. Take remaining ingredients

Carolina Shrimp and Grits Recipe

Ingredients 2 ounce Peppers Red Bell 2 ounce Peppers Green Bell 2 each Onion Green Scallion 4 fluid ounce Cream Heavy 2 ounce Watagua Country Ham,Sliced 1 ounce Garlic, Whole Peeled 4 each Shrimp 13/15 P&D T/O Raw 8 ounce Grits, Yellow White Cheddar 1 fluid ounce Jack Daniels, Black Label Preparation Sauté pepper trinity in butter with country ham & garlic. Add shrimp and deglaze

Faux French Onion Soup Recipe

Ingredients 2 cups white miso paste 10 cups water Gruyere cheese sliced into 8 long, thin strips Preparation In a large pot, bring water to a boil and whisk in white miso paste. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer into a large container. Refrigerate the miso broth overnight. Some of the sediment will float to the bottom. Carefully strain the clear broth from the sediment. Discard the

Sofrito Recipe

Make this Asheville chef's favorite sofrito recipe one of your new favorite dishes.  Ingredients  4 jumbo yellow onions 2 red peppers 1 poblano pepper 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 pint high quality canned tomatoes 3 tbls. sherry vinegar 1 small pinch saffron 1/4 tbls. Spanish paprika Preparation Julienne onions and peppers. Saute and salt till liquid release. Add garlic and saute for

Sweet Potato Salad Recipe

Enjoy sampling this sweet potato salad with popular Asheville area ingredients. Ingredients 5 pounds medium diced sweet potatoes 2 1/2 cups julienne shiitake mushroom 2 cups red onion finely diced 1 cup celery finely diced 2 Granny Smith Apples - fine julienne 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1 cup olive oil 2 tbsp. dry mustard 1 tbsp. curry powder 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 2 cups pumpkin seeds toasted 1/4