This week at Culinary school it was all about FISH!! I tried a few types that I have never tried before and for the first time ever I tried raw fish!!! It was a big step for me… now maybe if I am really brave I can try raw sushi.
I also filleted and de-boned 2 fish… one of which stabbed me with the fins. Not cool.
These handmade wontons were delicious with Salmon tar tar with an Asian marinade.
Marinated Salmon with Avocado and Sweet Onions. This ceviche went perfectly with the buttery avocados. We ate the crostini’s topped with a little bit of the acid cooked salmon, avocado and the sweet onion and basil to top it of!
Gratin of Salmon – this was really good! It was topped with button mushrooms, tomatoes, basil and chives – some of my favorite flavors!
Trout Meuniere… so delicious! I have made this before with Sole and it is simple yet so tasty. We added a few capers and lemon slices to make it fabulous!
Grilled Halibut with a Saffron Buerre Blanc and Blood Orange and Ginger Buerre Blanc. The Blood Orange sauce was amazing and also had ginger saki and cilantro flavors. yummmmm
Grilled Salmon with Provencal Sauce. This chunky vinaigrette was one of my favorite things of the night. It consisted of tomatoes, shallots, tons of garlic, basil, chives, sherry wine vinegar and olive oil. It was amazing!
Salmon and John Dorie trellis with a Saffron Buerre Blanc. So maybe it was just me but I had never heard of John Dorie before. Well… it was fabulous… didn’t even taste like fish… just pure goodness. It was a super ugly fish though and the one I filleted happened to be pregnant!
Poached John Dorie with a Salmon mousse and Saffron Buerre Blanc. How gorgeous does that look?
Dessert time!!! This apple tart tatin was made with 24 apples that cooked in butter and sugar to caramelize the apples. Served with a scoop of ice cream… delicious!
I have a lot of practicing to do this week… and next week is soups and sauces… yummy!
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Looks like a yummy experience. Are you having fun?
You make so much food! Lucky you!
Gaby, you are killing me! This is my favorite post yet. I just love all that fish!
These are gorgeous seafood dishes! Wow! So much fun! I love to cook with fish.
I’m in seafood heaven! Each and every one of these is awesome but I kept coming back to the marinated salmon with avocado and sweet onions. [Sigh]
Looks like a lot of fun and great food!
That looks amazing! I LOVE fish and it’s wonderful to see all the diverse ways you can serve it.
Thanks for sending me this post via foodbuzz, also had a look at your other culinary school posts. Love them. Culinary school looks like lots of fun but probably not good for the waist line hehe. I have been contemplating culinary school for a while.
Just found your website while searching for a chicken recipe. Love it. This seafood post looks great but I can’t figure out how to get the recipes.