Recipes

Great Bear Scallops: Marinated Scallops W/Daikon, Chiles, Nuoc Cham

Yields: 2 portions.

Ingredients:

• 4 large (u-10/12) fresh Great Bear Scallops, shucked and cleaned
• 15 ml cilantro leaves
• 5 ml grated ginger
• 15 ml fish sauce
• 1/2 lime, juice
• 3 ml sugar
• 5 ml jalapeño, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup of daikon radish, sliced thinly on a mandolin

Instructions:

1. Slice scallops in half horizontally and lightly season with salt. In a bowl, mix fish sauce, sugar, lime, jalapeño, ginger, garlic and whisk until well combined. Transfer everything in a small bowl and marinade for 10 minutes. arrange on a serving plate and garnish with cilantro leaves.

Prep Time: 25 Minutes

Cook time: 0 Minutes

Our Cooking Along LIVE series continues! Thank you to all who registered, donated to support our chefs, or ordered a cook-along kit so you could follow along live.

Thai Noodle Salad with Chef Craig

Originally presented as a Cook-Along live class on June 23rd at 5:30 PM on Facebook Live.

Ingredients for dressing:

• Zest of 1 Orange, ½ Orange juiced
• 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
• 2 tsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 2 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
• 1 tbsp Fresh Cilantro
• 1 tsp fresh grated ginger (or more)
• ½ tsp sambal chili paste

Ingredients for Salad:

• ½ pkg of Rice Noodle, cooked to package instructions
• 6 Fresh Mint Leaves, torn
• ¼ cup Fresh Cilantro, chopped, loose packed
• ½ cup Green Onions, chopped
• ½ cup fresh snow or snap peas, chopped
• ½ cup Kale, chopped
• ½ cup Red Cabbage, chopped
• ¼ Jalapeño, chopped
• 1 can Mandarin Oranges
• ¼ cup nuts (peanuts or cashews), chopped
• *Available from Well Seasoned

1. For Salad: Mix all together to combine.
2. For Dressing: Toss all ingredients, add dressing, toss again. Serve with seared tuna.
3. For Seared Tuna: Season the tuna generously with salt and pepper. Heat a pan over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of oil. Place tuna in the hot oil and sear for 1 minute on each side.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

On Wednesday, June 24th from 11:30-Noon, join us live from the Well Seasoned Kitchen on the Well Seasoned Facebook Page. Chef Helena will take you through one of her favourite family recipes for delicious Butter Chicken with Naan Bread.

This was presented live as a Kids Cook-Along live class on June 24th at 11:30 AM on Facebook Live.

This recipe serves 4 people & it should take you about 30 minutes to prepare.

Here are the tools that you will need to have on hand to be ready to cook with Chef Helena:

• A cutting board with a wet towel under it
• Sharp chefs’ knife
• Rolling pin
• 1 non stick frying pan
• 1 pot
• 1 wooden spoon
• 1 tong
• Bowls to put all your ingredients in
• 4 dinner plates
• Ladle for sauce
• 2 tasting spoons

You can serve this recipe over pasta, rice or with naan bread (recipes below). First wash your hands for 20 seconds & second measure everything out and place into bowl. Chef Helena will have everything measured out and will be ready to go at 11:30 AM.

Chef Helena’s Butter Chicken

Ingredients for Chicken:

• 2 tablespoons Well Seasoned Olive Oil*
• 2-4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 lb. chicken breasts, large diced
• 1 yellow onions, roughly chopped
• 3 tablespoons chopped ginger
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed

Ingredients; The Spices:

• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom

Ingredients for Sauce:

• 1 – 28-ounce can or crushed or diced tomatoes
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2-4 tablespoons sugar
• 1-2 teaspoons salt, to taste or chicken stock powder

Ingredients for Bread:

• 2 teaspoons Active dry yeast
• 2 tsp. Sugar
• 1 cup Warm water (110 degrees F.)
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 cups flour
• Butter or oil for the top

Instructions:

1. For the Sauce:

• Heat oil in a medium-sized frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook, stirring frequently, until they are cooked through and no longer pink, remove from pan
• Add the remaining tablespoons of oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion starts to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute more.
• Mix all the spices together in a bowl
• Add in all the spices into the frying pan with onions, garlic and ginger, fry 30 seconds
• Add in tomatoes, cream, sugar and salt, simmer about 10 minutes
• Add back the chicken and simmer 5-10 minutes until thick, serve with Naan bread
• For the Bread:

• Dissolve the yeast & sugar in warm water.
• Put flour and salt, in a bowl
• Add yeast mix
• Knead until smooth about 5 min, on a floured cutting board
• Place in bowl and let proof until doubled (10 minutes to 1 hour)
• Remove from bowl & punch down and shape, let rise 10 minutes
• Preheat a frying pan and place into frying pan and cook one side, flip and cook the other side
• When done brush with butter or oil
• NOTE: The longer you let the dough rise the fluffier your naan will be.

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 30 Minutes

Taco Fiesta: Raw Onion Slaw With Mustard And Chilies

Yields: 2 portions.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 small white onion, thinly sliced on a mandolin
• 1/2 small red onion, sliced
• 5 stalk chives, cut into 1’’ batons
• 3 green onion, sliced into rounds
• 1 small shallot, sliced rounds
• 30 mL red wine vinegar*
• 30 mL grainy dijon mustard*
• 30 mL Well Seasoned olive oil*
• *Available from Well Seasoned

Instructions:

1. Put all the onions, except white onion into a large bowl, sprinkle a pinch of kosher salt, wilt for 5 minutes. Add the vinegar, marinade another 5 minutes. Mix in mustard, olive oil and fold in the unseasoned white onions for texture and depth.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 0 Minutes

Taco Fiesta: The Ultimate Guacamole

Yields: 2 portions.

Ingredients:

• 3 large and ripe avocados
• 1/4 bunch of cilantro, chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, puréed
• 2 limes, juiced*
• 10 ripe cherry tomatoes, quartered
• Chili flakes, to taste*
• *Available from Well Seasoned

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl combine garlic, tomatoes, cilantro, chili flakes with a large pinch of salt. Marinate 5-10 minutes.
2. In another bowl, peel and seed avocado and scoop. use a fork to mash it down without mixing too much. Season lightly with salt.
3. Drain ONLY the juice from tomatoes on top of the avocado. Mix very gently to preserve texture.
4. Transfer into a bowl, make a well in the middle and fill it up with marinated tomatoes.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook time: 0 Minutes