Spanish River Grill Executive Chef Henry Salgado
Pan Roasted Halibut, Sweet Potato Hash, Serrano Wrapped Turkey Figs, Buerre Rouge
Serrano Wrapped Turkey Figs: Ingredients: 6 ripe turkey figs, stemmed and washed 6 paper thin slices of Serrano ham ½ cup sherry wine vinegar ¼ cup honey
Method: Wrap Serrano ham around figs & baste with ½ cup sherry wine vinegar
& ¼ cup honey. Reserve basting liquid for fish. Heat in 350 degree oven until ham is slightly crisp, approximately 10
minutes. These can be made ahead & kept at room temperature.
Sweet Potato Hash: Ingredients: 3 large sweet potatoes diced small & blanched until just tender. Do not over cook. Set aside.
Sauté 1 T. jalapeño, seeded & minced 1 T. red pepper, seeded & minced 1 T. green pepper, seeded & minced ½ yellow onion, minced 1 T. garlic, minced 1 T. salt 1 t. pepper 1 t. nutmeg
Sauté all the above in 2 T. extra virgin olive oil Add potatoes & sauté until light brown
Buerre Rouge Ingredients: 1 cup red wine 1 t. pepper corns 1 slice shallot 2 bay leaves ½ cup heavy cream ¾ lb. cold butter, cubed
Method: Combine in stainless steel pan: red wine, pepper corns, shallot and bay leaves and simmer over medium heat until reduced by ¾. Add the cream & reduce by ½ . Whisk in cold butter. Strain & use immediately or hold in bain marie.
Fish: 3 lb halibut or other firm white fish (grouper, pompano) Brown in hot pan with extra virgin olive oil & transfer to baking dish Bake in 400 degree oven for 10 – 12 minutes
Chef’s note: For extra flavor, baste fish with reserved sherry vinegar & honey mixture before baking
Assemble: Place sweet potato hash in center of plate. Place one serving of
fish on top, creating height. Place one Serrano wrapped fig on
plate & carefully spoon buerre rouge around fish covering the
bottom of the plate
Serves 6

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