Heat a skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil, then the onion and fennel. Saute until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and saute an additional minute. Add the tomatoes with their juice, the fennel seeds, and the lemon and orange ..

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Assemble the mise en place trays. 2. To make the vinaigrette, grate the ginger. Wrap the grated ginger in a square of cheesecloth, hold it over a small bowl, and twist the cheesecloth tightly to extract the ginger juice. ..

Combine chopped mint, orange juice, lime juice, ginger, and chile to taste in a large bowl. Pour about a third of the mint mixture into a large heavy-duty plastic food bag or nonreactive bowl; set remaining mixture aside. Rinse fish and pat dry. Add to bag ..

In a 2- to 3-quart pan, bring vinegar to a boil. Add carrots; cook and stir just until tender-crisp to bite, about 30 seconds. Drain and set aside. Rinse pan. Add 1 inch water and bring to a boil. Gently push spinach down into water. Cook and stir just until ..

GETTING READY 1) Pre-heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6. MAKING 2) In a large baking tray, toss the potatoes with 2 tsp oil and some seasoning. 3) In the oven, roast the potatoes for 20 mins until they are crisp, golden and cooked through. Stir once ..

In a food processor or blender, whirl basil, oil, vinegar, cheese, garlic, and pepper until smooth. Pour about two-thirds of the marinade into a large heavy-duty plastic food bag; set aside remaining marinade in a large bowl. Rinse fish and pat dry. Add to ..

1. Assemble the mise en place trays. 2. To make the vinaigrette, whisk together the lime juice, soy sauce, olive oil, and ginger in a glass or ceramic bowl. Season to taste with pepper. Set aside. 3. To prepare the tuna, slice the fish into Winch thick ..

GETTING READY 1)Dressing is best prepared 1 hour before serving. To prepare dressing, mix together, shallot, vinegar and oil. MAKING 2)To prepare tuna, wrap tuna with plastic wrap and freeze for 1 hour until firm. 3)Using a kitchen slicing machine or a sharp ..

GETTING READY 1. Heat broiler or grill MAKING 2. Spread steaks liberally with mustard 3. Add rice vinegar and gingerroot to bag and marinate fish for 1 hour, turning frequently 4. Heat broiler or grill. Place steaks on grill 4" from heat source and cook 4-5 ..

1. Wrap fish tightly in plastic wrap, freeze about 1 hour or until partly frozen. 2. Cut fish into very thin slices; separate slices with plastic wrap, freeze until required. 3. Blend or process coriander, nuts, garlic, rind and cheese until finely ..

MAKING 1)Take a bowl, combine together tuna, wasabi and water, cilantro, chives, salt, pepper and soy sauce. 2)Place non-stick pan on heat, crack open quail eggs into the pan and cook them sunny side up for 3 minutes. SERVING 3)Take a serving plate, keep a ..

1. Bring a medium-size saucepan of water to a boil. Scrub the potatoes, place them in the boiling water, cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife. 2. Meanwhile, bring a small ..

GETTING READY 1. In a pot, boil the pasta. 2. When the pasta is cooked, drain and keep aside. 3. Heat the grill to high heat. MAKING 3. In a large bowl, add the tuna and its oil and the pesto. 4. Using a spoon, mash the fish and the pasto together, along ..

In a small bowl soak the bread crumbs in wine. In a food processor combine the egg yolks, parsley, anchovies, garlic, and capers until well-blended. Squeeze the wine from the bread crumbs and add it to the egg mixture. Add the olive oil and blend until ..