Wine Country Fine Dining, On A Budget

"Chef On A Shoestring" Douglas Keane Tries To Make Fancy Meal For 4 For $40

(CBS) 

Tri-Tip of Beef with Sweet Corn and Arugula

8 ounces Tri-Tip Beef, cleaned
1 tablespoon cooking oil (corn, olive, grape seed)
6 Ears Fresh Sweet Corn, creamed
1 bunch chives, sliced thin
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 cloves Garlic, peeled
1 cup arugula, cleaned
½ lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon olive oil

For Tri-Tip Beef:
Pre-heat oven to 375º
Season meat with ½ teaspoon of salt and pepper
Heat a large pan on high heat with cooking oil.
Sear Tri-Tip in pan for three minutes on both sides, until a nice crust forms.
Place in oven at 375º for eight to ten minutes.
Pull out of oven and rest on meat rack for about fifteen minutes.
Rub the peeled garlic on outside of meat while resting.

For Corn:
In a small pan, heat creamed corn on low heat for two minutes.
Add all of the butter and chives.
Add ½ tsp salt.
Keep warm. (If it separates add 1 tablespoon of water)

For Arugula Salad:
In a mixing bowl, mix arugula, lemon, juice and olive oil.
Season with salt and pepper
Slice meat across the grain and season again with salt and pepper.
To serve, place a spoon of creamed corn on plate. Add a few slices of tri-tip and top with arugula salad.

Blueberry Peach and Ginger Crumble

2 pints blueberries, rinsed and stemmed
4 peaches, large dice
1 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons Flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 lime, juiced
1 inch of ginger, peeled and chopped fine
1 cup ginger snap cookies, crumbled
1 pint vanilla ice cream

In a large bowl mix the blueberries, peaches, butter, sugar, flour, salt, lime and ginger and combine well.
Place fruit mixture in individual containers (2-3oz) and place on a baking pan in a 400º oven.
Cook for twenty minutes.
Pull out of oven and allow to cool for ten minutes.
Add crumbed cookies on top and finish with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

How did Keane do with our $40 budget?

1ST COURSE
Cucumbers $3.90
Avocados $6.00
Yogurt $1.20
Buttermilk $1.29
lime .25
Mint Leaves $1.49

2ND COURSE
Tri-Tip Beef $6.49
Corn $3.00
chives $1.49
Garlic .39
arugula .99
lemon .75

3RD COURSE
blueberries $5.00
peaches $1.89
ginger .48
ginger snap cookies $2.99
vanilla ice cream $1.99

FINAL COST = $39.59

[mrs-smith1]

Well, big mouth was back to his old tricks. He just can''t help himself. Talking over someone is glaringly rude, let alone a GUEST on your show! What a shame. I always enjoy this segment when he isn''t hosting it.