Atlanta
Mixologist Maddie Mac
"Swimmer's Ear" Cocktail
- 1.5 oz Vodka .
- 5 Lime
- 1oz Kiwi Cordial
- .25 Chareau
- 2 muddled kiwi
- Top with club soda
- Highball Glass
- Garnish: Kiwi Slice
"Swimmer's Ear" Mocktail
- 1.5 oz Kiwi Cordial
- .75 lime 2 muddled kiwi
- Top club soda
- Same glass
- Same garnish
"Pontoon Etiquette" Cocktail
- 1.5 Reposado tequila
- 1.5 Pineapple
- .75 Passionfruit Syrup
- .5 Lime juice
- .25 Kalani coconut liquer Pinch cayenne pepper Coupe glass
- Garnish: Hibiscus Flower
"Pontoon Etiquette" Mocktail
- 2 oz pineapple
- 1 oz coconut water
- .75 Passionfruit syrup
- .5 Lime juice
- Pinch cayenne pepper Coupe glass
- Garnish: Hibiscus Flower
"Dockside of the Moon" Cocktail
- 1 oz Mantuano Diplomatico Rum
- 1oz lemon
- 1oz banana syrup
- 1oz homemade walnut “amaro” Fee Foam 3 dashes
- Double rocks glass
- Garnish brûlée banana skewer
"Dockside of the Moon" Cocktail
- 2 oz homemade walnut “amaro”
- 1 oz lemon
- .75 oz banana syrup
- Fee Foam 3 dashes
- Rocks Glass
Chicago
Chef Palita Sriratana
Chicken Tsukune Recipe
Ingredients
For the Yakitori Sauce (enough for 2 batches of tsukune)
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup sake
- ½ cup mirin
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 tsp brown sugar (packed tightly and leveled off)
For the Tsukune
- 2-3 green onions/scallions
- 6 shiso leaves
- 1 lb ground chicken OR Vegetarian Meatball mix* See Below
- 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp miso
- coarse sea salt
Garnish
- • shichimi togarashi
- • extra green onions optional
- • lemon optional
- Soak bamboo skewers. This is to prevent burning.
- Put together Yakitori Sauce - water, sake, mirin soy sauce, and brown sugar - Bring
- to a low simmer for 30 minutes until thickened to half.
- Gently cook 1/3 of the ground chicken. Let cool.
- Stack and roll up shiso leaves, cut into thin julienne ribbons. Cut 3 scallions.
- Combine remaining uncooked chicken, cooled cooked chicken, miso, shiso and
- scallions together into a bowl. Mix until even.
- Whipping the chicken meat. 30 seconds clockwise, 30 counterclockwise using your
- oiled or gloved hand.. Divide mixture into 8 portions to skewer. Shape into football around skewer.
- Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Grill - or Broil on a rack 6 minutes. Finish off by broiling 45-60 seconds. Baste with
- Tare, Broil again until desired doneness and color.
- Enjoy with a little shichimi togarishi and lemon.
Tofu Tsukune Recipe
For the Yakitori Sauce (enough for 2 batches of tsukune)
- • ¼ cup water
- • ¼ cup sake
- • ½ cup mirin
- • ½ cup soy sauce
- • 2 tsp brown sugar (packed tightly and leveled off)
For the Tsukune
- • 2-3 green onions/scallions
- • 6 shiso leaves
- • 1lb of firm tofu, squeeze excess water out
- • 1 cup breadcrumbs
- • 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- • ¼ cup oat milk (unsweetened)
- • 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- • 2 Tbsp red miso (be sure that it doesn’t have bonito flakes)
- • coarse sea salt
Garnish
- • shichimi togarashi
- • extra green onions optional
- • lemon optional
- Soak bamboo skewers. This is to prevent burning.
- Put together Yakitori Sauce - water, sake, mirin soy sauce, and brown sugar - Bring
- to a low simmer for 30 minutes until thickened to half.
- Soak breadcrumbs in oat milk
- Stack and roll up shiso leaves, cut into thin julienne ribbons. Slice up 3 scallions.
- Combine soaked breadcrumbs with pressed tofu, miso, shiso and green onions. Run
- through food processor until smooth.
- Divide mixture into 8 portions to skewer. Shape into football around skewer.
- Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Grill - or Broil on a rack 4 minutes. Finish off by broiling 45-60 seconds. Baste with
- Tare, Broil again until desired doneness and color.
- Enjoy with a little shichimi togarishi and lemon.
Tom Yum Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice
Equipment
- • Rice Cooker
- • 8x8 Baking Pan
- • Deep Skillet
Ingredients
Sushi Rice
- 1.5 cups sushi rice rinsed until water is clear
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Spicy Tuna
- 1 pound ahi tuna sushi grade finely chopped (sub in hearts of palm for
- vegetarians)
- 3 tablespoon Japanese kewpie mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon Nam Prik Pao
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1-2 teaspoon lime juice
Garnish
- • avocado
- • lime zest
- • chives minced
- • serrano pepper sliced
Instructions
Crispy Rice
- Prepare the rice. Clean rice until water runs clear. Steam.
- Seasoning the rice. In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar, sugar and olive oil
- until the sugar has dissolved. Once the rice is cooked, toss the mixture until fully
- combined.
- Shape and refrigerate the rice. Place seasoned rice into a square and shape
- your rice into a 1/2-inch-thick square block. Freeze 30 minutes or refrigerate 1hr
- - overnight.
- Cut the rice. Once set, cut into bite sized rectangles.
- Pan fry the rice. In a medium skillet, heat about 1/2-3/4 cup of vegetable oil (or
- enough to fill an even thin layer on your skillet) on high heat until hot for about
- 30 seconds. Gently, place the rice into the pan leaving about 2 inches in
- between each piece.
- Cook on medium high heat for until golden brown, about 3 minutes, flip and
- repeat. Remove from the pan and place on a wire rack or paper towel drain oil.
- Spicy Tuna
- Mix the ingredients. In a medium mixing bowl, add your chopped tuna, kewpie
- mayonnaise, Nam Prik Pao, soy sauce, olive oil, and lime juice. Mix until
- thoroughly combined.
- Assemble
- Assemble. Add thinly sliced avocado pieces on top of the crispy rice, optional.
- Then place 1-2 tablespoons of spicy tuna on top. Garnish with minced chives or
- scallions and a serrano pepper slice and lime zest.
For guests - this can be eaten with hands. Will nestle bites into an endive leave and
place on tasting plates.
Chef Danny Bullock