Hello Bloggers!!!
It really been a while
My life has been up N down
Struggling w job, visa, n blah3
=)
Just recently I got some hope n I try my best bring that hope b reality
Push myself being better n better
I havent take any picture
I do a lot cooking..hut .... just no picture
=p
Here some picture I stole from my friend
We used 2 work 2gether in Cafe Sydney n he s in charge of larder section..
so preety much just entrees food...
Lets start from canape..
Blue cheese tart w pear chutney
Goat Cheese tart w semi dried tomato, kalamata olive n baby basil
corn fritter w avocado puree, tomato cevihe n baby basil
Ocean trout tartare w sourdough crisp, truffle mayo, caviar
There r actually some more..but this d only pic I stole..haha
Now move on 2 entrees
Everything quite simple...I'll give some explanation..
Beetroot tart..
Caramel chardonay vinegar
roast baby beetroot
Beet jam..cook of big beetroot, dice, cook again w onion, garlic, chilli, ginger, red wine vinegar, brown sugar
Onion jam, petty much similar w beet jam
salad on top just mix of baby herbs n olive oil
Crab cake..said that this crab cake has been in menu for ages
make crab cake using fish mousse, crab meat, moreton bug meat, U8 prawn, mix everything w creme fraiche, gremolata. Portion and crumb.
Sauce on d base..Gribiche..mayo mixed w cooked egg, capers, parsley
Salsa verde..pasley, mint, basil, evo, veg oil
salad on top just..fennel, cocktail onion w salsa verde
Crab tart...I don't remember how to make this..haha
crab, egg yolk, cheese, cream
beurre blanc sauce
salad..frizee, baby herb w evo (extra virgin olive oil)
Moreton Bug salad
shredded bug meat season w chive, SnP(salt and pepper), evo
Cocktail mayo
Avocado puree
Semi dried cherry tomato
Baby cos lettuce
Ocean trout carpacio
w quail egg, sour dough crisp, capers, sorrel, asparagus
Pear salad
Ruquefort blue cheese, radicchio, endive, baby rocket, baby herbs
Carmelised chardonay vinegar
- can't see the pear??they sliced thinly n fan underneath..
Heirloom tomato salad
Pesto
Balsamic reduction
Buffalo mozarella
evo
- simple huh!!
Venison carpaccio
sear venison, chill in fridger n slice w slicer
Sorrel, quernell creme fraiche
grissini
lemon vinagrette
Wagyu Carpaccio
pear, rocket, truffle mayo, grissini, lemon oil
Green Gazpacho
marinate of white bread (no crust), cucumber, green tomato, green chilli, green capsicum in vinegar
scampi ceviche w chive, SnP, evo
Salmon saviar
drizzle of evo
- what make it stand?? confit leek and confit shimeji mushroom. stuff in a ring w scampi before put d gazpacho..
Red gazpacho
Almost similar recipe w above just substitute everything green 2 red
caviar: beluga caviar
There!!!!
I used 2 work in that section for couple months then get moved 2 sauce section
more about cooking and a lot technique require
let me check if i can stole some sauce menu from another friend...hahaha
I got some picture but not from my section I look after..still can give u some ideas on what it is..
Scampi!!!
Cooked in fish stock
Wagyu Ceviche
.......wagyu tartare w capers, gremolata
top w poached duck egg, top w lemon zest n chives
truffle mayo
grilled asparagus
sourdough crisp w truffle oil
Duck n Quail terrine
That always b my job when I still work larder..Fucking rest ppl lazy..Good for me I learn!!haha
Debone quail, duck breast, duck back fat, miced all those in machine..mixed w confit duck leg, jus, thyme, rosemary, wrap in sliced specks
caramel pears in honey
Macerated cherries
Sourdough Crips
We has tandoori chef do plain naan, cheese naan, garlic naan, carmelised onion naan
barramundi
pan fry till skin crispy open till cook
pumpkin puree
pinenut n sage beurre noisette
ricotta tortellini
Pork ...
confit pork belly, slow cook d pork in flat grill till crackling crispy
pork croquette
coleslaw..cabbage n julienne apple w apple cider
pork cutlet, marinate in honey n veg oil, sear, oven till cook
crackling...cut pork skin (this one really fucked up my knife), roast in oven till crispy
sauce underneath..apple puree
Swordfish
marinade in lemon zest n oil, char grill
fennel puree
(cant c this,but...) borlotti beans, mussel, clams
Tandoori roasted Tasmanian ocean trout
spinach bhaji
spiced beans
raita n coconut
Thats all pic I stole from my friend..Im not taking any pic of anything I made
I have working here n there....I left cafe sydney around this time last year
will take more pic n will share in my blog
=)
Till d next chapter~
