1/2 c Oil, olive

1 lb Bones, salmon

1 lb Butter

2 c Mirepoix

4 ea Bay leaves

1/2 ts Oregano

1/2 ts Thyme

1/2 ts Peppercorns, white

4 tb Puree, shallot **

1/4 c Cognac

2 c Wine, red

1 c Stock, fish **

** See recipes for Shallot Puree, and Fish Stock. In a saute pan, heat the olive oil. Add the salmon bones to the pan and saute for about 1 minute. Add butter (about 2 tablespoons), 1 cup mirepoix, 2 bay leaves, 1/4 teaspoon of thyme, 1/4 teaspoon of peppercorns, and 2 tablespoons

of the shallot puree. Add cognac and flame. Deglaze with 1 cup of red wine and cook over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a second saute pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Add 2 tablespoons shallot puree, 1 cup mirepoix, 2 bay leaves, 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns, 1/4 teaspoon oregano, 1/4 teaspoon thyme,

and 3 cups of red wine. Reduce over medium heat to dry. Add 1 cup fish stock to saute pan with salmon bones. Cook about 5 minutes.

Deglaze reduction (shallot-red wine) in the second saute pan with about 3 cups of strained liquid from the first saute pan (salmon bones and fish stock). Reduce ingredients in second saucepan by two-thirds (not dry). Add remainder of the butter, whisk, and add salt and pepper to taste. Strain and reserve. Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Books, 1984 Chef: Masataka Kobayashi, Masa’s, Vintage Court Hotel, : San Francisco, CA

4 md Beets, with greens, stems

– trimmed, (save greens) 1/2 ts Oregano, dried

1/2 ts Thyme, dried

1/4 ts Fennel seed

1/4 ts Coriander, ground

1/4 ts Rosemary, dried

4 Bay leaves

10 Peppercorns

2 tb Oil, olive, extra-virgin

2 tb Butter, unsalted, cut

– into pieces Salt Preheat the oven to 450 F. Mix the oregano, thyme, fennel seed, coriander, rosemary, bay leaves and peppercorns together. Place the beets in a roasting pan, and sprinkle with the the mixture of dried spices and herbs and drizzle with olive oil to coat. Bake, uncovered, until tender when pierced with a fork (about 1 hour.) When cool enough to handle, slip off the skins.

Quarter the beets and transfer them to a processor. Process the beets until coarsely chopped. Transfer them again to a small saucepan and stir over medium heat until heated through. Add the butter and stir until glossy. Season to taste with salt, and serve immediately. Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985 Chef: Leslie Revsin, One Fifth Avenue Restaurant, New York

———————————-MARINADE———————————- 4 ea Carrots

2 ea Celery, stalks

3 md Onions

2 bn Thyme

10 ea Bay leaves

1 bn Rosemary

1 bn Parsley

4 ea Garlic, cloves, unpeeled

1 tb Pepper, black, whole

2 c Oil, salad

————————————LAMB———————————— 2 ea Racks of Lamb

2 ea Bones, lamb

8 lg Mushrooms, (six chopped

– whole for sauce, and 2 — tops only, julienned) 2 bn Mint, fresh

1 1/2 c Wine, red

2 qt Demi-glace, lamb OR

2 qt Demi-glace, veal

Bouquet garni ** 4 oz Ham, cooked, julienned

1 lg Pickle, dill, julienned

4 oz Butter

2 md Carrots

1 c Snow peas

1 tb Sugar

Salt (to taste) Pepper (to taste) Watercress (garnish) ** Bouquet garni is a mixture of thyme, rosemary, parsley, and bay leaf, tied up together in a cheesecloth bag that can be put into or removed from soups and such. Marinade: ========= Dice the carrots, celery, and onion. Coarsely chop the thyme, bay leaves, rosemary, parsley, and garlic. Add salad oil and mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl. Rub the mixture over the rack of lamb and marinate for 48 hours, turning occasionally. Lamb: ===== Remove the lamb from the marinade and drain. Strain the vegetables in the marinade and reserve. In a large roasting pan, brown the lamb bones at 500 F for 15 minutes. Add drained mirepoix (the strained vegetables) from the marinade and brown another five minutes. Strain the contents of the roasting pan to eliminate fat and then transfer the bones and vegetables to a stock pot. Add 6 chopped mushrooms and mint, then deglaze the roasting pan with red wine and add the liquids to the stockpot. Add the demi-glace and bouquet garni and cook for two hours, skimming carefully and adjusting seasoning. Strain this sauce through chinois into a pan. Heat the sauce. Add julienned ham, pickle, and 2 mushroom tops to sauce and adjust seasoning. Salt and pepper racks of lamb and sprinkle with thyme. Put racks of lamb in a roasting pan and roast for 15-18 minutes. Remove rack from roasting pan and let racks rest for five minutes before carving. Blanch carrots and snow peas, then saute in butter and reserve. (Season snow peas with salt, sugar, and black pepper.) Cut racks in half, four ribs per person. Warm sauce and ladle around racks. Garnish with sauteed carrots, snow peas, and watercress. Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Books, 1984 Chef: Christian Iser, Fournou’s Ovens, Stanford Court Hotel, : San Francisco, CA Pastry Chef: Jim Dodge

SEASONING: 2 Whole bay leaves

1 ts Salt

1 ts White pepper

1 ts Garlic powder

1/2 ts Ground red pepper

1/4 ts Black pepper

1/4 ts Ground red sandalwood (OPT)

MAIN INGREDIENTS: 1 (about 3-lb) rabbit OR

-chicken 4 tb Margarine

1 1/2 c Finely chopped onions

1 1/2 c Finely chopped celery

1 1/2 c Finely chopped green peppers

1/2 ts Tabasco sauce

1 2/3 c Chopped tasso or smoked ham

3/4 c Canned tomato sauce

2 c Uncooked rice, preferrably

-converted 3 c Rabbit or chicken stock

Cut meat away from rabbit or chicken bones and chop into 1/4-inch pieces; use scraps, bones, and giblets (excluding the liver) to make the stock. Refrigerate meat until ready to use. Combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Melt the margarine in a 4-quart saucepan. Add 3/4 cup each of the onions, celery, and bell peppers, then stir in the seasoning mix, Tabasco, and tasso. Cook over high heat until onions are dark brown, about 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the remaining 3/4 cup each of onions, celery, and bell peppers. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomato sauce and simmer about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the rabbit and cook over high heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rice, mixing well. Reduce heat and simmer for about 12 minutes. Add the stock. Bring the mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer covered over very low heat until rice is tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. To serve, mold rice in an 8-ounce cup. Place 2 cups on each serving plate for a main course or 1 cup for an appetizer.

Makes 4 main-dish or 8 appetizer servings.