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Potato Crusted Snapper in Beurre Blanc Sauce

2 Idaho potatoes, peeled
Salt and pepper
1 cup warm clarified butter
4 (5-ounce) snapper fillets
Beurre Blanc Sauce, recipe follows
Fresh lemon herbs

Using a Chinese or a regular mandoline, finely julienne the potatoes, and immediately put them into cold water and rinse thoroughly. Repeat 2 or 3 more times, or until water is clear. (The purpose of this is to rinse all the starches and sugars so potatoes do not burn when cooking). Drain water from potatoes and towel dry thoroughly. In a mixing bowl, add potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add about 1/2 cup of the warm clarified butter, or enough to coat.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Season snapper well with salt and pepper. Take julienned potaotes and put a thin layer on the top side of the fish only. In a large saute pan heat about 1/4-inch of clarified butter over medium-high heat. Carefully lay fillets in pan, potato side down, and pan-fry until potatoes are golden brown. Turn fish over and finish cooking in pan in the oven. Place 1 fillet on each of 4 dinner plates. Top with Beurre Blanc Sauce and garnish with lemon herbs.

Beurre Blanc Sauce:
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup white wine
12 whole black peppercorns
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 shallots, diced
1 pound whole butter, cut into pieces, softened
Heat cream in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 3/4 cup. Reserve. In a large skillet, reduce wine, peppercorns, lemon juice, and shallots over high heat until almost dry (only a little liquid remains). Add reduced cream, whipping constantly. Remove from heat, and slowly whip in butter until thickened and smooth. Serve over snapper.


Chilled Jumbo Tiger Prawns with Spicy Fig Chutney

6 fresh figs, diced
1/2 mango, diced
2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon finely diced red bell pepper
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 medium golden tomatoes, cut and seeded to form cups
12 large tiger prawns, cooked, peeled, and chilled
4 sprigs fresh cilantro
8 whole chives

Place figs, mango, ginger, red pepper, rice vinegar, honey, and cayenne in a small saucpan. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, and then refrigerate until completely chilled.
Fill tomatoes with fig chutney. Place tomato in the center of each plate. Arrange shrimp on tomato, with tails down. Garnish with cilantro and chives.


Nutty Orange Coffee Cake

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons orange zest
2 (12-ounce) cans refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 count)
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, pecans, and zest; set aside. Separate the biscuits. Place about 3/4 teaspoon cream cheese in the center of each biscuit. Fold each biscuit in half over the cheese, pressing the edges to seal. Dip the biscuits in melted butter, then dredge in the granulated sugar mixture. Place the biscuits, curved-side down, in a single layer in the hollows of a lightly greased 12-cup bundt pan, spacing them evenly (do not stack). Place any remaining biscuits around the tube, filling any gaps. Drizzle any remaining butter over the biscuits, and sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown. Immediately invert the cake onto a serving platter. Combine the confectioners' sugar and orange juice, stirring well; drizzle the glaze over the warm cake. Serve warm.


Southern Fried Chicken

3 eggs
1 cup hot red pepper sauce
2 cups self-rising flour
2 1/2 pound chicken, cut into pieces
House Seasoning, recipe follows
Oil, for frying, preferably peanut oil

Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a deep pot. Do not fill the pot more than 1/2 full with oil.
In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs. Add enough hot sauce so the egg mixture is bright orange (about 1 cup). Season the chicken with the House Seasoning. Dip the seasoned chicken in the egg, and then coat well in the flour. Place the chicken in the preheated oil and fry the chicken in the oil until brown and crisp. Dark meat takes longer than white meat. Approximate cooking time is 13 to 14 minutes for dark meat and 8 to 10 minutes for white meat.


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