Grilled bok choy with cous cous and timbales with tomato co
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box cous cous; (approximately 16 | |
| ; ounces) | ||
| 2 | teaspoons | Butter |
| 1 | Red pepper; brunoise or small | |
| ; dice | ||
| Dust spice mix for seasoning; (combine 1 teaspoon | ||
| ; curry powder and 1 | ||
| ; teaspoon cajun | ||
| ; spice) | ||
| Chili oil; recipe follows | ||
| Salt and pepper | ||
| Ramekin for molding | ||
| 4 | Heads bok choy; up to 6 | |
| Peanut oil for grilling | ||
| 1 | pint | Or 16 ounces peanut oil |
| 2½ | teaspoon | Red pepper flakes; up to 3 |
| 1 | pint | Pear tomatoes |
| ½ | teaspoon | Chopped garlic |
| Salt and pepper | ||
| ⅓ | cup | Olive oil |
Directions
CHILI OIL
TOMATO COULIS
Cook cous cous according to directions, usually 1 to 1 ratio water to cous cous. Bring water to boil with butter and salt stir in cous cous. Remove from heat, cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes then fluff with fork.
In a bowl combine finished cous cous with red pepper dice, dust spice mix, 2 teaspoons Chili Oil and salt and pepper to taste.
Press cous cous into ramekins with spoon in order to create a timbale.
Slice bok choy in half and rinse if necessary. Brush with oil and add salt and pepper.
In a hot grill pan or on a grill cook until slightly wilted. Place on plate with leaves fanned slightly and unmold timbales of cous cous onto center of bok choy.
CHILI OIL:
Bring oil to 140 degrees F, add red pepper flakes, stir and allow to steep for 2 hours.
TOMATO COULIS:
In a blender combine tomatoes, garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper. Blend on high and begin to add olive oil slowly. Mixture will emulsify as oil is added. Taste seasonings
and adjust with salt and pepper if needed. Place into a squeeze bottle and paint over cous cous and bok choy. Can garnish with spicy onion sprouts.
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Recipe by: CHEF DU JOUR SHOW #DJ9407 - DEB STANTON Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.