{"id":1067,"date":"2010-11-11T12:11:56","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T22:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midweekkauai.com\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2010-11-11T12:11:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-11T22:11:56","slug":"celebrating-restaurant-week-with-the-chefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/mwkauai\/entertainment\/sam-choys-kitchen\/celebrating-restaurant-week-with-the-chefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Restaurant Week With The Chefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we welcome Conrad Nonaka, director of the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, who is promoting Restaurant Week (Nov. 15-21) with participating restaurant chefs Kapolanialaimaka S. Kealoha, executive chef at Tiki&#8217;s Grill and Bar, and Khamtan Tanhchaleun, executive chef at Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki and Golf Club, who share featured dishes of the week.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/RestaurantWeekHawaii.com\">RestaurantWeekHawaii.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p><B>MACADAMIA NUT MAHIMAHI WITH TOMATO, BASIL AND MUSHROOM ORZO AND LEMONGRASS BEURRE BLANC<\/B><\/p>\n<p>* 7 ounces fresh <B>mahimahi <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 1\/2 ounces <B>macadamia nuts <\/B><br \/>\n* 5 ounces <B>orzo pasta <\/B><br \/>\n* 3 ounces diced <B>tomato <\/B><br \/>\n* 3 ounces sliced <B>mushrooms <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>sun-dried tomato<\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>beurre blanc <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>spinach <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>white wine <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>garlic butter <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>egg whites <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 1\/2 ounces <B>panko<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Ladle 2 ounces of the lemongrass beurre blanc onto the middle of the plate, spreading it in a circle up to an inch from the edge. In the center of the sauce, spoon the orzo, building a mountain in the center. Place cooked mahi on the top of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>For garnish, sprinkle chopped mac nuts, diced red bell peppers and chopped fresh parsley.<\/p>\n<p><B>For Lemongrass Beurre Blanc: <\/B><\/p>\n<p>* 1 cup <B>white wine <\/B><br \/>\n* 1\/4 cup <B>white wine vinegar <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 minced <B>shallot <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 stalk <B>lemongrass, <\/B>bottom end sliced<br \/>\n* 1 3\/4 cups <B>heavy cream <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 pound <B>unsalted butter <\/B>(room temperature)<br \/>\n* <B>kosher salt <\/B>and <B>white pepper<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Combine wine, vinegar, shallots and lemongrass in a heavy saucepot. Heat on medium-high until reduced by half. Turn heat to low and add butter a little at a time, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.<\/p>\n<p>Makes 2 cups.<\/p>\n<p><B>For Fish:<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Roll seasoned mahimahi filet in egg whites, then roll in panko and macadamia nut mixture. Sear both sides of mahi until golden brown. Finish in the oven at 350 degrees for eight to 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><B>For Pasta:<\/B><\/p>\n<p>In a saut\u00c3\u00a9 pan, add a little oil. Saute mushrooms, sun-dried tomato, spinach and tomato. Season to taste. Deglaze with white wine and add the orzo. Add garlic butter and toss well to finish.<\/p>\n<p><B>BLACKENED OOLONG TEA <\/B><\/p>\n<p><B>NEW YORK STRIP LOIN<\/B><\/p>\n<p>* 6 ounces <B>New York Strip Loin <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 ounce <B>Cajun Oolong Tea Spice <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>Ginger Madagascar Sauce<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Coat the strip loin with Cajun Oolong Tea Spice. Sear strip loin and place in oven for eight to 10 minutes at 350 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Slice strip loin. Place the medallions on a plate (fan out) on risotto. Served with Ginger-Madagascar sauce over medallions and accompany with soy beans, shallots and garlic. Top with fried onions.<\/p>\n<p><B>For Cajun Oolong Tea Spice: <\/B><\/p>\n<p>* 4 tablespoons <B>oolong tea <\/B><br \/>\n* 10 teaspoons <B>paprika <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 teaspoon <B>white pepper <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 teaspoon <B>black pepper<\/B><\/p>\n<p><B>SAM CHOY&#8217;S KITCHEN<\/B><\/p>\n<p>* 2 teaspoons <B>cayenne pepper <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 teaspoons <B>garlic salt <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 teaspoons <B>onion salt <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 teaspoon each <B>oregano powder<\/B>, <B>marjoram powder<\/B>, <B>thyme powder<\/B>, <B>cumin powder<\/B>, <B>coriander powder<\/B>, <B>chili powder <\/B>and <B>salt <\/B><\/p>\n<p>Mix ingredients well.<\/p>\n<p><B>For Ginger Madagascar Sauce: <\/B><\/p>\n<p>* 2 ounces chopped <B>garlic <\/B><br \/>\n* 3 ounces <B>shallots<\/B>,<br \/>\n* 2 ounces chopped <B>ginger <\/B><br \/>\n* 6 ounces <B>Madeira wine <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 <B>bay leaf <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 sprig <B>thyme <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 quart <B>veal stock <\/B><br \/>\n* 3 ounces <B>whipping cream <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>green pepper-corns<\/B>, crushed Sweat the garlic, shallots and ginger for one to two minutes. Add wine, bay leaf and thyme. Reduce by one-third. Add veal stock and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add whipping cream and simmer for another five minutes. Add in the green peppercorns.<\/p>\n<p><B>For Miso-Shiitake Mushroom Risotto:<\/B><\/p>\n<p>* 1 cup <B>risotto <\/B><br \/>\n* 1 ounce chopped <B>garlic <\/B><br \/>\n* 2 ounces chopped <B>onions <\/B><br \/>\n* 4 ounces <B>shiitake mushrooms<\/B>, roughly chopped<br \/>\n* 2 ounces <B>butter <\/B><br \/>\n* 3 cups <B>miso broth <\/B><\/p>\n<p>Sweat the garlic, onion, shiitake mushrooms and risotto with butter for one to two minutes. Add the miso broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><I>Watch &#8220;Sam Choy&#8217;s Kitchen&#8221; Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. on KHNL.<\/I><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we welcome Conrad Nonaka, director of the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, who is promoting Restaurant Week (Nov&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":344,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-sam-choys-kitchen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Restaurant Week With The Chefs - MidWeek Kaua&#039;i<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/mwkauai\/entertainment\/sam-choys-kitchen\/celebrating-restaurant-week-with-the-chefs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating Restaurant Week With The Chefs - 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