Tapas Projects.
This is a project where my group and i assigned to create a dished based on our themes. Our group choosen vineyard as our theme. As we know that tapas serve well with wine. We get 3rd best for our group.
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Gaspacho with red spinach served with salsa and crutons.
Gaspacho is a spanish style cold soup, traditionally made with raw ingredient. It served chilled to confer coolness in hot weather. This gaspacho is a twisted version and the taste is absolutely delectable. The sweet, sour, earthy and brighty flavors will combine well and seem will sing together. We will be serving this gazpacho in an 8oz wine glass, with brunoise vegetables and croutons serve in a white Chinese sauce plate placed on top of the wine glass.
Chicken liver parfait served with pear chutney and bread spoon.
Pasfait refers to a smooth meat paste (or pate) that usually made from liver and flavoured with liquors. This classic terrine is fantastic with any meal. The distinct taste of the livers paired with the sweetness of the seasonings; blend beautifully together to make this creamy parfait. This dish is economic but luxurious one. We will be doing edible spoon using bread and serve the parfait on it. The parfait will be shaped quenelle.
Striped Ravioli served with bisque sauce.
Ravioli are a traditional type of Italian cuisine.They are a type of filled pasta (dumpling), and are composed of a filling sealed between two layers of thin egg pasta dough and are served either in broth or with a pasta sauce. On the other hand, traditionally bisque is a rich, creamy French soup made by extracting as much flavor as possible out of shellfish (like lobster, crab or prawns) using the heads and shells.We are doing striped ravioli using spinach and purple carrot shaped into pillow shape. The color contrast inspired by ripen grapes. It is soft at the outside, juicy inside. The flavor will be sensational with rich seafood swimming in your mouth.
"Mini burger"
Instead of doing a regular beef burger, we have changed bun to egg. As we wanted to gave the color. To look more appetizing and delicious before we melted it into our mouth. We will be serving béarnaise sauce along.Sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks, white wine vinegar with use of shallot, chervil, peppercorn and tarragon. Overall in appearance, it will end up look like a mini “burger”. The beef will have a savory, nutty, deeply caramelized flavor with combination flavors of fresh vegetables and melted cheese. The sauce will be light yellow and opaque, smooth and creamy.
Pissaladière
Pissaladière hails from Provence, a region that borders Italy and shares many of the same ingredients and flavors. It is a tart made from puff pastry, with caramelized onions, anchovies and olives. It looks similarly like pizza. Traditionally, it is made in a large rectangle like a tart.The taste of the Pissaladière is certainly something delicious. Even those who normally shun onions, olives and anchovies find themselves ditching their prejudices with every delicious, crunchy bite. In fact the anchovies provide the salt and the caramelized onion provides the sweet. We will be making it into fan shaped, serve on a wooden serving board.
Dark chocolate Mustard Beef Stew.
A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew included combination of vegetables (such as mirepoix, potatoes, garlic and shallot), meat and stock. Stews are typically cooked at a relatively low temperature (simmered, not boiled), allowing flavors to mingle.We will be using beef cheek for the stew. By coating pieces of meat with flour before searing, gravy will be thickened. The fragrant combination of chocolate, mustard, and browned beef make this a satisfyingly rich, hearty dish.After cooking, beef will be cut into cube bite size, serve with ultimate beef jus. The beef would be tender enough to melt in one’s mouth.
No-baked mini cheese cake.
This cheesecake made with a base of crushed, buttery biscuit and top with fresh fruits. A simple yet delightful dessert, it is no-bake and gelatin will be mixed in to keep the filling firm. It will be keep refrigerated until serving. These mini-cheesecakes will be served in clear glass jars. It is creamy, and smooth, and rich, and dense, and absolutely delicious.