Honey Walnut Prawns

Recipe: [here]

Mini Meatball Sliders with Basil Pesto

Recipe: [here]

pâté chaud is a Vietnamese dish influenced by the French

Ingredients

-  3/4 lbs ground pork or chicken(beef should work too)
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 tbs fish sauce
- 1/2 tbs ground pepper
- 1 package of puff pastry squares ore cups (about 10-12 pastries)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup wood ear mushrooms, soaked in warn water for 10 min and thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp five spice (optional) 
- 1/4 cup chopped celery or any vegetable ie. peas or carrots (optional) 

1. Defrost the pastries and preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Combine meat with onions, fish sauce and ground pepper and any veggies (if used)
3. Add the mixture to one corner of the pastry
4. Brush the edges of the pastry with egg wash and fold it into a triangle
5. Crumple the edges with a fork to seal 
6. Brush the top of pastries with the egg wash for a golden color
7. Poke a tiny slit at the top to allow some steam and allow pastry to rise
8. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown 

French Onion Steak with Gruyère Sauce and Green Beans

4 tbs extra virgin olive oil
4 tbs butter
2 softball-sized yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 bay leaf
1 tsp ground dried thyme
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 London broil (2-3 pounds) 
1 lbs green beans, end trimmed
juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tbs all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup milk
1 shredded Gruyère cheese 

1. preheat broiler
   in large saute pan, heat 2 tbs of olive oil and 2 tbs of butter over medium-high heat 
2. when butter is melted, add sliced onions, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper and cook for 20 minutes; until onions are melted down, caramelized, brown and sweet
3. while onions are cooking, place steak on broiler pan and coat it with 2 tbs of olive oil, salt and pepper. Broil for 15 minutes, turning once, for medium. Let steak rest for 5 minutes
4. in a medium skillet, bring 2 in of water to a boil.
5. Salt the water and add green beans and cook for 3-4 minutes. Drain and return beans to pans
6.  Dress the beans with lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper
7. in a medium skillet over med-high heat, melt remaining butter
8. add flour to the melted butter and cook for 1 min
9. whisk the chicken stock and milk and season with salt and pepper and let it bubble (3-4 min)
10. add the cheese and stir until combined
11. slice the steak. top with onions and pour some cheese over the top. serve the lemon green beans alongside

Pork Chop with Lemony Bread Crumbs

hands on time: 20 minutes
total time: 30 minutes
servings: 4

- 3 tbs extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 thin-cut pork chops 
- 3 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 14- to 16 oz jar pasta sauce
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- 2 tbs chopped fresh sage
- zest of 1 lemon, grated
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1/2 pound green beans
- 1*1/2 cups arugula
- 1 tbs fresh lemon juice

• Heat oven to 350 F
• Heat 1 tbs of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• season pork with 1/2 tsp salt and pepper and cook untiled brown but not cooked through; about 2 minutes per side
• remove skillet from heat and spoon pasta sauce over the pork
• in a small bowl, combine bread crumbs, sage, lemon zest, garlic, 1/2 tsp of salt and the remaining pepper. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the sauce
• Transfer skillet to oven and roast for 10 minutes, or until sauce bubbles
• Meanwhile, boil a large pot of water and cook beans until tender; 3-5 minutes. Drain and transfer to bowl of ice water. Drain again.
• Add arugula, lemon juice, and remaining oil into the toss
• Serve salad with pork