The Perfect Purées were the driving factor behind this dish. Being in the Rust Belt, we don’t have a ton of fresh fruits to work with. Using the tamarind and blood orange, specifically, enables me to use products that are generally not available. Ingredients for...
This dish balances citrus orange fruit with savory aromatics. The Perfect Purée Orange and Ginger bring natural sweetness and a gentle heat that perfectly complement juicy pork chops. A fresh herb salad with citrus dressing cuts the richness for a complete...
Inspired by my Iranian heritage, Sour Cherry Rice balances sweetness and tartness from the cherries with the savory depth of saffron basmati rice. I used single-origin Camino Verde cacao nibs from Ecuador to bring nutty, dark complexity to the mix. Cherries,...
This dish is a bold, aromatic twist on classic orange chicken—rich with cognac, aged tangerine peel, and fragrant Sichuan spices. The result is a glossy mandarin sauce that clings to perfectly crisp, twice-fried chicken. Ingredients for Mandarin Sauce: • 11 g....
My dish is a duck confit with tamarind–yuzu butterscotch served with yam purée, crushed hazelnuts, orange fennel salad, and herbs. My inspiration really came from trying to use The Perfect Purée in a different way than I normally would. By making a butterscotch with...
