For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Better quality meat, fish and vegetables could very well put London ahead of any Indian city when it comes to high end Indian food. World renowned London-based Michelin star Indian chef, Atul Kochhar said Indian needed to reform and reorganise its farming industry, so consumers and caterers had reliable access to fresh produce. STORY Watch out – be warned! Chefs in India could lose their cutting edge in preparing top quality Indian food to chefs in London. Atul Kochhar is one of the few Michelin star Indian chefs. He warns that if India’s farming industry is not reorganised – London will become the center of Indian cuisine in terms of quality. [Atul Kochhar, Owner, Benares Restaurant]: “It’s not because of lack of good skill, or lack of good spices. It’s purely because of lack of excellent ingredients. India doesn’t have excellent ingredients in terms of fish, meat or vegetables.” Kochhar is the head chef and owner of Benares – a high-end Indian restaurant in the exclusive Mayfair area of central London. Back in 2001 Kochhar became the first Indian chef to be awarded the highly coveted Michelin star. Kochhar is looking to return to India and open up restaurants. His biggest worry however is getting a regular supply fresh food. [Atul Kochhar, Owner, Benares Restaurant]: “How will get the best produce India has to the restaurants and to the tables of my guests. The lamb farming has to be niche. The goat farming has to be niche. The …

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Many, many people enjoy a good steak and even like to cook it themselves, but few know the best ways to make it.  At restaurants, steakhouse recipes have a fine-tuned blend of seasonings, sauces, and most importantly, cooking technique, that seems impossible to imitate in a normal kitchen.  This isn’t the case, though!  Here are simple instructions on how to make one of the best steakhouse recipes.

Pan-Seared Steak

A lot of steak-lovers are somewhat narrow-minded and insist upon always using a grill.  Grilled steak is great, but you can get an even better flavor if you cook it properly in a pan, and some of the best steakhouse recipes involve pan-searing.  You’ll need just a few things: a good, thick steak, kosher salt, pepper, canola oil, an oven, and a 8-10 cast iron pan.

Begin by allowing your steak to come to room temperature.  This will ensure that you don’t have a nicely done outside with a raw inside.  Next, apply quite a bit of salt, more than you might think you need.  The best steakhouse recipes don’t skimp on the salt – it brings out the flavor of good beef, and it helps form a delicious brown crust on the meat.  Next, add pepper as much as you like.

Finally, rub the steak lightly with canola oil and place it into the pan.  Your pan should be VERY hot, around 450-500 degrees, BEFORE you put the steak in.  The immediate blast of heat on the outside of the steak will form a delicious crust that you simply can’t get with a grill.  Cook the steak for about 2 minutes on each side, and then place the whole pan into a 350 degree oven.  The oven will more gently finish the inside of the steak without scorching the nice crust you made.  Heat until your desired doneness.  The best steakhouse recipes usually call for about medium-rare or perhaps medium, but no more.

Once your steak is done, let it rest for about five minutes.  If you cut into it right away, the juice will run out and your steak will be as chewy as leather, running all of your effort.  Resting and slightly cooling the steak allows the juices to take back up into the muscle fibers.

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If at one point you may have eaten ’salmon’ that has been grilled in either a restaurant or from home, and may have commented “Now, this here is the ‘best’ grilled-salmon ever!” It may taste really great, but wait until you try this recipe and prove that wrong, because the grilled fish recipe below will truly leave you with wonderment and create explosions within your taste-buds.

While staying in ‘Buenos Aires, Argentina’ for a couple of years, one friend taught me to prepare the ultimately delicious and most tasty grilled fish that I’ve ever tasted. It was cooked using a carbon-grill.

The big salmon I caught was about 22 lbs and was called “el dorado”. I just so happened to have luckily caught it so I then invited about 20 guests over for a light lunch; we definitely enjoyed an afternoon feast. I was able to use the exact same grilled fish recipe and it generated a lot of compliments from the samplers.

So here goes. I cook the salmon using my ‘George Foreman’ Grill, although any regular carbonated or gas-grill should work. The key here is determining if your fish is actually ready for serving. So here are bits of tips in determining if it’s ready. You may also opt to bake the salmon if there is no grill available.

Ingredients:

Suggested fish: Salmon (fresh)

Spices needed: salt, black pepper & “Old Bay” Garlic & Herb

Citrus Juices: I prefer limes (key limes) they’re that small & juicy lines usually green in color or perhaps regular yellow limes would be fine

Some vegetables: white-onions, red & yellow, green, peppers, zucchini

Butter: use this brand (I-Can’t-Believe-It’s-Not-Butter!)

Salad: lettuce (Romaine); avocadoes that are ripe and tomatoes

Some ideas for desserts: ‘French chocolate chiffon-pie’, key-lime pie, mouth watering Haagen Dazs ‘Mango Ice-Cream’

Buy those fresh salmon slabs (approximately 2 or 3 pieces it would depend on how many guests would arrive.). About a seven inch slab is good enough for about two people, but if you’re having over more guests ask your friendly fish grocer for suggestions.

Preparation:

Get salmon out from your fridge, then arrange it in one large-plate. Squeeze your citrus ingredients directly to the fish fillets (about 3 pieces of limes should do). Then generously spread butter on your fish but be careful not to overdo it.

Then, sprinkle some salt, some ‘Old Bay’ and other seasonings you like and freshly ground up peppercorns making sure that all of the fish is seasoned well.

Preheat grill and place a sheet of aluminum-foil over your griller then place fish onto the foil. During cooking, what I usually do is simply put an extra piece of lime-juice or lemon then sprinkle some spices onto your fish to create that added zing.

Grilling fish tends to get a little tricky. Your cook time would be 15-35 mins. Cooking time would depend on what kind of fish you’re grilling & the type of grill as well. But in order to determine if it’s been cooked perfectly, just tap fish meat and try to ascertain if flesh is already firm. If it’s firm then your grilled fish is already done.

Another alternative in checking if it’s ready is simply cutting a little bit of the end your fish using a clean knife; the result should produce a flaky fish consistency. Then, taste your fish & if your fish has that flaky consistency all throughout then its already done. To further ensure doneness, cut your fish in half to check for doneness as well.

Finishing Touch Ups:

Cut your vegetables into strips then stir fry them in your pan using some olive oil and serve this together with your fish.

For your wine choice, feel free to decide which wine you’d prefer, but personally I prefer ‘Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay’ since it’s my all time favorite. Set the mood with some background soothing music also.

Enjoy the night away!

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Follow these tips in achieving the ultimate best tasting marinated grilled shrimps. A lot of people usually ask “How am I supposed to marinate the shrimp?” Actually it’s really simple and quite easy. First look for any grilled shrimp marinade recipe that best fits your personal taste. Choose from among the many interesting recipes out there. Though most recipes specify marinated grilled shrimps, you can just use any kind of shrimp marinade recipe then just decide on your desired mode of cooking (whether baked, fried or grilled). You may even use different indoor electric grills like ‘George Forman’ grill or put them inside your oven and bake away. Cooking them via pan frying after they’re marinated is also another way to go especially when it’s raining.

Easy and Simple Steps in achieving that Best Grilled Marinated Shrimp:

1. Buy shrimps that are either frozen or very fresh. When grilling, choose extra large/large shrimps. Buying them pre cooked is not a good idea since you’ll be cooking them again using your grill. Besides, shrimps are easily cooked. For great tasting results, always use fresh raw shrimps when grilling so that they’ll taste better.

2. Devein and clean the shrimps perform this when shrimps are inside shells and those black veins found within the shrimps are still inside. Put the shrimps under moderately cold and running water, and then remove its outer legs and shells, leaving its tail-intact. Then create a tiny slice just along its center-back part using your knife’s tip to gently take the black-vein off. Rinse the shrimps then put aside inside a bowl. Do the same process until shrimps are already cleaned and deveined.

3. Next, drain water out from your bowl of already cleaned shrimps then pat them with some paper towels to dry them thoroughly.

4. Refrigerate and cover your shrimps till you’re ready to marinate them.

5. Pick out any Grilled Marinated Shrimp recipe.

6. Follow instructions in the preparation of your marinade.

7. Get your shrimps out of your fridge then add in your marinade and toss everything well and make sure that you coat your shrimps thoroughly. Cover tightly then place back inside your refrigerator.

8. Next, marinate your shrimps for about an hour or as per its recipe directions.

9. When your marinating time finishes, preheat your grill up to medium high flame.

10. Finally skewer your shrimps & simply place them on top the ‘grilling basket’, then grill shrimps as per recipe directions.

Below are a couple of easy and simple Grilled Shrimps

Marinade recipes:

1/4 cup of olive oil

1 tablespoon of dry-onion, minced

1/2 teaspoon of rosemary (dried)

1/4 cup of wine (dry, white)

1/2 teaspoon of basil (dried)/1 teaspoon fresh

1/4 teaspoon of pepper

Put about a pound of raw shelled-shrimps inside a resalable plastic-bag or a very tight-lid container, then add your marinade. Securely close the bag then refrigerate them for about two to four hours. Once done drain the marinade, set shrimps aside. Place shrimps into pre soaked skewers.

Then grill them over hot- coals for about six to ten minutes. Constantly brush the shrimps using the marinade that was reserved. 1 cup wine (dry, white) 1 cup of olive oil 1 tablespoon of black pepper, coarse 1/2 teaspoon of basil; chopped 1/2 teaspoon of ‘Cajun spice’ which is optional 1 lb. of large raw-shrimps, deveined, peeled with tails intact Thin slices of lemon

Mix ingredients in a bowl to create a marinade, then add the shrimps. Cover it then put them inside the fridge for about three hours, while occasionally turning them. Set your grill settings to high-heat. Skewer the shrimps and some thin slices of lemon unto the bamboo-skewers, alternating shrimps & lemon so on and so forth. Grill the shrimps till they turn opaque.

Occasionally baste the shrimps using the rest of your marinade. Approximately 3 mins. per side is needed to achieve doneness. When you really want easy and quick shrimp marinades, just buy any kind of bottled pre-mixed seafood-marinade. My all time favorite includes ‘Lawry’s Tequila Line’ or ‘Caribbean Jerk’. You may find any of these in your grocery stores. Marinate raw shrimps for 1 hr. prior to grilling.

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Follow these tips in achieving the ultimate best tasting marinated grilled shrimps. A lot of people usually ask “How am I supposed to marinate the shrimp?” Actually it’s really simple and quite easy. First look for any grilled shrimp marinade recipe that best fits your personal taste. Choose from among the many interesting recipes out there. Though most recipes specify marinated grilled shrimps, you can just use any kind of shrimp marinade recipe then just decide on your desired mode of cooking (whether baked, fried or grilled). You may even use different indoor electric grills like ‘George Forman’ grill or put them inside your oven and bake away. Cooking them via pan frying after they’re marinated is also another way to go especially when it’s raining.

Easy and Simple Steps in achieving that Best Grilled Marinated Shrimp:

1. Buy shrimps that are either frozen or very fresh. When grilling, choose extra large/large shrimps. Buying them pre cooked is not a good idea since you’ll be cooking them again using your grill. Besides, shrimps are easily cooked. For great tasting results, always use fresh raw shrimps when grilling so that they’ll taste better.

2. Devein and clean the shrimps perform this when shrimps are inside shells and those black veins found within the shrimps are still inside. Put the shrimps under moderately cold and running water, and then remove its outer legs and shells, leaving its tail-intact. Then create a tiny slice just along its center-back part using your knife’s tip to gently take the black-vein off. Rinse the shrimps then put aside inside a bowl. Do the same process until shrimps are already cleaned and deveined.

3. Next, drain water out from your bowl of already cleaned shrimps then pat them with some paper towels to dry them thoroughly.

4. Refrigerate and cover your shrimps till you’re ready to marinate them.

5. Pick out any Grilled Marinated Shrimp recipe.

6. Follow instructions in the preparation of your marinade.

7. Get your shrimps out of your fridge then add in your marinade and toss everything well and make sure that you coat your shrimps thoroughly. Cover tightly then place back inside your refrigerator.

8. Next, marinate your shrimps for about an hour or as per its recipe directions.

9. When your marinating time finishes, preheat your grill up to medium high flame.

10. Finally skewer your shrimps & simply place them on top the ‘grilling basket’, then grill shrimps as per recipe directions.

Below are a couple of easy and simple Grilled Shrimps

Marinade recipes:

1/4 cup of olive oil

1 tablespoon of dry-onion, minced

1/2 teaspoon of rosemary (dried)

1/4 cup of wine (dry, white)

1/2 teaspoon of basil (dried)/1 teaspoon fresh

1/4 teaspoon of pepper

Put about a pound of raw shelled-shrimps inside a resalable plastic-bag or a very tight-lid container, then add your marinade. Securely close the bag then refrigerate them for about two to four hours. Once done drain the marinade, set shrimps aside. Place shrimps into pre soaked skewers.

Then grill them over hot- coals for about six to ten minutes. Constantly brush the shrimps using the marinade that was reserved. 1 cup wine (dry, white) 1 cup of olive oil 1 tablespoon of black pepper, coarse 1/2 teaspoon of basil; chopped 1/2 teaspoon of ‘Cajun spice’ which is optional 1 lb. of large raw-shrimps, deveined, peeled with tails intact Thin slices of lemon

Mix ingredients in a bowl to create a marinade, then add the shrimps. Cover it then put them inside the fridge for about three hours, while occasionally turning them. Set your grill settings to high-heat. Skewer the shrimps and some thin slices of lemon unto the bamboo-skewers, alternating shrimps & lemon so on and so forth. Grill the shrimps till they turn opaque.

Occasionally baste the shrimps using the rest of your marinade. Approximately 3 mins. per side is needed to achieve doneness. When you really want easy and quick shrimp marinades, just buy any kind of bottled pre-mixed seafood-marinade. My all time favorite includes ‘Lawry’s Tequila Line’ or ‘Caribbean Jerk’. You may find any of these in your grocery stores. Marinate raw shrimps for 1 hr. prior to grilling.

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If you want to make the best Marinated Grilled Shrimp, here are some easy tips to follow.

Many people ask the question,  “How do I marinade shrimp?”

It’s quite simple really. You need to first find a recipe for a Grilled Shrimp Marinade. There are so many recipes available. You just need to find the best marinated grilled shrimp recipes to suit your taste.

Although many recipes are specified for marinated grilled shrimp, you can use any Shrimp Marinade recipe and grill it, pan-fry it, or bake it. Just because the recipes call for grilling the shrimp you don’t always have to follow that. You can use en electric indoor grill like the George Forman or bake the marinated shrimp in the oven. Pan-frying the marinated shrimp is another option. Especially on rainy days!

Easy Steps For the Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp

1. Purchase Raw fresh or Frozen Shrimp. For grilling purposes, I recommend Large or Extra-Large Shrimp. It is best not to buy pre-cooked shrimp because you are going to be cooking it again on the grill. Raw shrimp takes only minutes to cook. For the best results, and too avoid chewy shrimp, always start with Raw Shrimp.

2. Clean and Devein Shrimp – this is assuming you bought shrimp in the shell. (If you bought shelled-deveined shrimp, skip this step.) Under cold running water, remove outer shell and legs. Leave tail in tact. Make a small slice along the center back of the shrimp and with the tip of your knife, gently remove the black vein. Rinse shrimp and set into clean bowl. Repeat until all shrimp are done.

3. Drain any excess water from bowl of cleaned shrimp. Pat dry with paper towels to soak up any excess water remaining on shrimp.

4. Cover and refrigerate shrimp until ready to marinade

5. Choose your favorite Marinated Grilled Shrimp Recipe

6. Prepare Shrimp Marinade ingredients according to recipe

7. Remove shrimp from fridge, uncover, pour marinade over shrimp and stir shrimp to coat completely. Recover tightly and return to fridge.

8. Marinade approx. 1 hour or follow recipe instructions for best results.

9. When marinade time is almost complete, pre-heat grill to a medium – high heat.

10. Skewer shrimp or place in grilling basket, grill according to recipes instructions and enjoy the Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp ever!

Here are a few simple Marinades for Grilled Shrimp:

1/4 c. olive oil
1/4 c. dry white wine
1 tbsp. minced dry onion
1/2 tsp. dried basil (1 tsp. if fresh)
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1/4 tsp. pepper

Place 1 pound raw shelled shrimp in re-closable plastic bag or container with tight lid, add marinade. Close, refrigerate 2-4 hours. Drain marinade. Thread shrimp onto pre-soaked skewers. Grill over hot coals 6-10 minutes. Brush often with reserved marinade.

Or, try this Cajun Marinade:

1 c. dry white wine
1 c. olive oil
1/2 tsp. chopped basil
1 tbsp. coarse black pepper
1/2 tsp. cajun spice (optional)
1 lb lg. raw shrimp, peeled, deveined (leave on tails)
Thin lemon slices

Mix marinade in shallow bowl, add shrimp, cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, turning occasionally. Set grill on high heat. Skewer shrimp and lemon slices on bamboo skewers, alternating each. Grill until shrimp just become opaque. Baste occasionally with leftover marinade. Grill approx. 3 minutes per side.

If you want really fast and easy shrimp marinade, purchase a bottle of pre-made seafood marinade. My favorites are Lawry’s Tequila Lime or Caribbean Jerk. You can find them at your local grocery store. Marinade the raw shrimp for approx. 1 hour before grilling. It’s that easy! Enjoy your marinated grilled shrimp.

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The next time you have people over for dinner; try turning the food preparation into the party.   Panini parties are one great way to let your guests be involved in making their own food.

Panini is the plural form of panino which means small bread roll or sandwich in Italian.  It is a hot sandwich made from a panini grill.  When you put the sandwich in the grill and press down, you cook the sandwich twice as fast and make attractive grill marks on both sides.

Best panini sandwich recipes use ingredients that can definitely be appetizing to everyone.  There are cheeses, sliced meats, veggies and perhaps even fresh fruits.  For parties, you can set aside variety of meats, cheeses, green veggies together with choice of breads.  You can have thick slices of Italian or French breads, ciabatta style or rolls.  Generally, there are no condiments on the best panini sandwich recipes.  Instead, you can use a pastry brush to coat the bread with a high quality olive oil.  Let your friends do the preparation of their own sandwiches according to their preferred tastes.

When your guests have been busy placing together their sandwiches, start heating the panini grill.  Once it is heated, call your guests over and ask them to put their sandwiches inside.  The heating time will depend on the size of the bread or rolls; usually it’s about 3-6 minutes.

At parties like these, the fun part is the preparation and eating time.  Do not thing about everyone sitting down to eat at the same time.  Get your drinks and let everyone enjoy their sandwiches that they’ve prepared.  They may even want seconds because they’re having so much fun.  The best panini sandwich recipes will save you from worrying about the menu for your party.  Just have a recipe book or several loose recipes available for your guests to choose.  Better yet, allow them to use their imaginations and get creative.

Panini can also be dessert sandwiches.  They have recipes that will surely make you crave for more.  You can purchase a panini recipe book or browse through web sites that have best panini sandwich recipes, they are very easy to make.  You can get ideas from there and start to experiment on your own.  This can be helpful in suggesting new variety to your guests when making their panini later on.

Panini grills are not limited to heating panini sandwiches.  You can even use it to grill veggies, hamburgers and steaks.  Try getting some of your favorite green veggies and place them on the grill with a little olive oil.  Grill them for a few minutes and there you have it, nice grilled veggies that you will surely love.
So when you plan to invite your family over for dinner, gather them to make their own panini sandwiches.  Everyone will surely have a great time with it.  It’s a great alternative to a formal dinner party or a fondue party!

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The next time you have people over for dinner; try turning the food preparation into the party.   Panini parties are one great way to let your guests be involved in making their own food.

Panini is the plural form of panino which means small bread roll or sandwich in Italian.  It is a hot sandwich made from a panini grill.  When you put the sandwich in the grill and press down, you cook the sandwich twice as fast and make attractive grill marks on both sides.

Best panini sandwich recipes use ingredients that can definitely be appetizing to everyone.  There are cheeses, sliced meats, veggies and perhaps even fresh fruits.  For parties, you can set aside variety of meats, cheeses, green veggies together with choice of breads.  You can have thick slices of Italian or French breads, ciabatta style or rolls.  Generally, there are no condiments on the best panini sandwich recipes.  Instead, you can use a pastry brush to coat the bread with a high quality olive oil.  Let your friends do the preparation of their own sandwiches according to their preferred tastes.

When your guests have been busy placing together their sandwiches, start heating the panini grill.  Once it is heated, call your guests over and ask them to put their sandwiches inside.  The heating time will depend on the size of the bread or rolls; usually it’s about 3-6 minutes.

At parties like these, the fun part is the preparation and eating time.  Do not thing about everyone sitting down to eat at the same time.  Get your drinks and let everyone enjoy their sandwiches that they’ve prepared.  They may even want seconds because they’re having so much fun.  The best panini sandwich recipes will save you from worrying about the menu for your party.  Just have a recipe book or several loose recipes available for your guests to choose.  Better yet, allow them to use their imaginations and get creative.

Panini can also be dessert sandwiches.  They have recipes that will surely make you crave for more.  You can purchase a panini recipe book or browse through web sites that have best panini sandwich recipes, they are very easy to make.  You can get ideas from there and start to experiment on your own.  This can be helpful in suggesting new variety to your guests when making their panini later on.

Panini grills are not limited to heating panini sandwiches.  You can even use it to grill veggies, hamburgers and steaks.  Try getting some of your favorite green veggies and place them on the grill with a little olive oil.  Grill them for a few minutes and there you have it, nice grilled veggies that you will surely love.
So when you plan to invite your family over for dinner, gather them to make their own panini sandwiches.  Everyone will surely have a great time with it.  It’s a great alternative to a formal dinner party or a fondue party!

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