Steve Mishos

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 large sweet potato, cubed
Zest and juice of 1 lime
2 796mL cans diced tomatoes
1 398mL can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 398mL can adzuki beans, rinsed and drained
1 hot banana pepper, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 cup chopped cilantro leaves, washed and dried

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat and add the onion, cook until soft.
2. Add red pepper, saute until slightly soft.
3. Add the sweet potato and lime zest, and cook 10 to 15 minutes more, continuing to stir occasionally.
4. Add the garlic, tomatoes, beans, hot pepper, lime juice, cumin, and chili powder, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until the sweet potato is soft.
   
   Serves 6.

Ingredients

• crushed organic tomatos (1can)
• onion (half)
• garlic (1 clove)
• fennel (half a bulb)
• portobella mushrooms (6 oz)
• fennel fronds (2 tbls)
• kalamata olives (a dozen or so)
• sun dried tomato (a few slices)

Directions

• sautee the onions in butter and olive oil, add the fennel and when the fennel softens, add the mushrooms.
• add the garlic, and as soon as you smell it (very quickly), add the tomatos
• add the sun dried tomatos and kalamata olives
• add the fennel fronds just before serving over your pasta of choice

Ingredients

2 x onions, peeled and chopped

3 x whole cloves garlic, peeled

28 oz can whole tomatoes

2 cups Arborio rice (or other)

3 cups vegetable stock

1 cup of your favourite red or white wine

3 x bay leaves

1 sprig fresh rosemary

1 x red pepper, seeds removed and chopped, brocolli, carrots

1 x 3/4 lb. shrimp, shelled and deveined (medium 500ml container)*

*Use firm tofu instead of shrimp if vegan result is desired.

Directions

Heat a large flat stock pot, add a splash of oil and begin to brown onions, sauté until golden.

Add the garlic and stir for a few moments.

Add tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon.

Add rice, stock, wine, bay leaves, rosemary, vegetables, the shrimp and scallops.

Bring to a simmer and cook over medium heat until the liquid has absorbed and the rice is tender, about thirty minutes.

Yield: 2

Fresh tuna steaks are so fatty and rich that to preserve their flavour they should never be cooked beyond ‘medium rare’ doneness. Braised leeks have a wonderfully creamy texture that complements the fish perfectly.

Ingredients Leeks

• 2 tbsp of butter
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 4 x leeks, white bottoms only, roots still attached, halved lengthwise
• 1 cup of red wine (I think I used 2 cups wine)
• 2 cups of vegetable broth (I think I used a cube with 1 cup water)
• Salt and pepper

Salsa

• 2 x very ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp of fresh ginger, grated
• 1/2 cup of fresh mint, chopped
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 x preserved lemon, minced or the juice and zest of one lemon
• Salt and pepper

Tuna

• 1 tbsp of red peppercorns
• 1 tbsp of green peppercorns
• 1 tbsp of black peppercorns
• Kosher salt
• 2 x 6 oz tuna steaks, 1 inch thick
• 3 tbsp of olive

Directions Leeks

Preheat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and butter and when it foams, add the leeks, flat side down. Pan roast for a few minutes until the face browns and softens. Add the red wine and chicken broth and season with salt and pepper. Cover with a lid, reduce heat and braise at a slow simmer for 30 minutes, until leeks are very soft and braising liquid has reduced and thickened to a sauce-like consistency. While the leeks braise combine all the salsa ingredients. Crack the peppercorns in an electric spice grinder or using a mortar and pestle. Don’t grind to a powder. Mix on a plate with the salt then press each tuna steak into the mixture, coating both sides well. Preheat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat, add corn oil and sear tuna steaks for no more than 3 minutes per side. Cook just long enough to form a crust but not long enough to allow the heat to penetrate and cook the center of the fish. Tuna should be rare in the center. Cut into thick slices with a very sharp knife. Place 2 leek halves in each bowl, fan tuna on top of them and spoon the leek broth over the top. Top with a heaping spoonful of the salsa.

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