Sunday, May 06, 2007

ENTRE Sangria Glazed Prawns


Recipe courtesy Guy Fieri

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Medium
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Glaze:
3/4 cup red wine
1/4 cup apple juice
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sherry
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water

For the Prawns:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 cup diced red onion
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 apple, cored, diced
1 pound shrimp (21 to 25 count), cleaned and deveined
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon paprika
Sprigs fresh mint

For the glaze: In a small sauce pot add all ingredients except cornstarch and water. On medium-low heat, simmer and reduce mixture by 1/3. In small sauce bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water. Then whisk this into the hot mixture. Turn heat to low and simmer until reduced by half.

For the prawns: In medium saute pan add butter and oil. When butter is melted add onions and peppers. Cook until translucent but not to achieve color. Add apples and prawns, and cook until prawns turn pink. Toss with paprika and glaze.

Garnish with fresh mint.

ENTRE Garlic Onion Tortilla Cake


Recipe courtesy Guy Fieri

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 1 hour
Inactive Prep Time: 28 hours
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 16 portions

2/3 cup canola oil
4 cups small chopped red onion
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup roasted garlic, from jar
5 tablespoons grated Parmesan
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons minced cilantro leaves
Salt and pepper
12 flour tortillas
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring to caramelize but not over brown. Add butter and sugar and cook until onions have nicely caramelized, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.

Once cooled mix together the remaining ingredients except for the tortillas and vinegar; refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

After mixture has had time to meld, set aside 1/3 of the mixture for the dipping sauce and evenly spread the remaining mixture on the top of 11 tortillas. Stack the tortillas on top of one another, with the last tortilla on top having no mixture spread on it. Wrap tortilla stack in plastic wrap and let set up for 12 to 24 hours in refrigerator.

Heat a grill heat. Cut the stack into 16 wedges. Grill each wedge on each side until warmed and grill marks appear. Mix reserved mixture with balsamic vinegar for dipping sauce. Serve tortilla wedges with dipping sauce.