Tuan's birthday - 4/23/11
Behind the scene/Food preparation/Assembly line
Okay so you have seen the final presentation of each dish! This page is what happened in the kitchen before all the dishes came out. Lots and lots of work when behind the scene and Tuan prep all the food the whole day.
Course 1: Escargot on Puff pastry with beurre blanc and red wine reduction
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Tuan is cutting out the puff pastry. I am lining up the puff pastry on a tray and then bacon is spread on top of it.
15 minutes later... the puff pastry is coming out of the oven and it is ready to be plated.
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Hanh is spooning some escargot in the middle of each puff pastry while Tuan is heating up the two sauces.
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The puff pastries and escargot are platted... |
Next, the beurre blanc and the wine sauce is added to each plate and it is now ready to be served.
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Here is how the plate looks like when it was ready to be served.
Course 2 : Pan seared Foie Gras with peach puree, diced apple served with fig & balsamic sauce.
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Foie gras are on the cutting board.... |
Searing the foie gras. |
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Platting the apricot puree and dice apples first. |
Then the seared Foie gras is set in the middle on the plate with the fig & balsamic sauce. |
Here is the final presentation of the dish
Course 3: Poached Lobster with Thomas Keller sauce and Morimoto spice
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The lobsters are already poached and set on two large plate. Each lobster is sprinkled with Morimoto's spice. |
Gently re-heating the lobster on a pan. |
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Filling each plate with the lobster sauce first... |
A lobster is set in the middle of a plate and it is ready to be served... |
This is how the dish looks like once it is ready to be served.
Course 4: Pan seared duck breast with potatoes, kale in a wine sauce
This is our last dish...
Kale and potatoes are platted...
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Loan is helping with platting the kale on each plate. |
Tuan cutting the duck breasts. |
And Voila this is the presentation of the dish...
What a great meal! Cheers to the chef and Have a great birthday! Don't even think about retiring this menu!
Same time, same place, same menu next year!
Filed under: Dinner parties, Birthdays
