Moxies Speciality - A delightful Dinner for All
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Today's menu will consist of never before tried yet delicious dishes. It is very healthy and instead of salt and sugar, soy sauce/ oyster sauce and jaggrie/ fresh sugar cane juice will be utilized, respectively. π
Why waiting....... come on in and join me!!!π
Starter: Monkey liver juice with ginger rale π.
Appetizer: Mollamari (like Calamari) ' Monkey Small intestine rings π
Preparation: Boil the small intestines three to four times prior to de-skinning them. Cut into small round pieces. Then lightly toss in olive oil followed by bread crumbs. Fry till golden. Transfer to a platter and add finely chopped red onions. Serve it with tzatziki sause.
βοΈβοΈ Main Course: Snake wild with jumbo cockroach βοΈβοΈ
Antarctic scorpion shredded meat and a skewered trio of jumbo cockroach de-shelled crown eight 5 oz pieces of grilled snake meat and vegetables, topped with a creamy barnaise sauce
Preparing the shredded Scorpion meat:
Detoxify, boil, and de-shell. Shred the meat.
Preparing the cockroaches:
Peel off the heads of the cockroaches and wash them well. Set aside.
wooden skewers
3 tbsp olive oil
75g fine dry breadcrumbs
2 tsps finely chopped parsley
1 clove finely chopped garlic (in season), or 2 tbsp fresh herbs, such as dill, tarragon or chives
salt and freshly ground black pepper
650g green cockroaches, peeled
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lemon wedges to serve
Soak the skewers in water so they don't catch alight on the barbecue.
Put the oil and breadcrumbs into a large bowl and whisk until emulsified. Add the parsley and garlic or herbs and season with soy sauce/ oyster sauce and pepper.
Toss the cockroaches in the breadcrumb mixture, ensuring they are all well coated. (If the cockroaches are small, you may need more oil and breadcrumbs.) Let them sit in the mixture for 20 minutes.
Heat the barbecue or grill while you are skewering the prawns.
Cook for 2-3 minutes each side.
Preparing the grilled Snake Meat and Vegetables
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped shallots
6 tablespoons olive oil
6 cloves garlic, chopped
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
8 boneless skinless snack meat
2 red bell pepper, seeded, quartered
2 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise
2 medium yellow squash, quartered lengthwise
2 medium leek; root trimmed, halved lengthwise
Directions:
Mix shallots, olive oil, garlic, soy sauce and pepper in a large Zip-lock bag. Add snake meat, pepper, zucchini, squash and leek. Gently shake bag to coat meat and vegetables with marinade. Marinate in refrigerator, 1 to 3 hours, turning occasionally.
Prepare a medium-low grill. Place snack meat and vegetables on the grill.
Grill zucchini, squash and leeks 7 to 9 minutes, or until just tender, turning occasionally to grill all surfaces. Grill pepper 9 to 11 minutes, or until tender, turning once. Grill snack meat 12 to 14 minutes, or until just cooked through, turning once.
Preparing the creamy barnaise sauce
INGREDIENTS (4 servings)
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon minced onion
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon soy sauce (in place of salt)
1 pinch dry mustard
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1 pinch cayenne pepper
DIRECTIONS
Place butter in a medium glass bowl, and melt in the microwave, about 30 seconds on High. Whisk in the onion, white wine vinegar, egg yolks, heavy cream and lemon juice. Season with tarragon, parsley, soy sauce, mustard powder and cayenne pepper; mix well.
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Return to the microwave, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes, or until thickened, stirring until smooth every 20 to 30 seconds
Transfer the grilled snake meat, vegetables, the skeward jumbo crockoraches, and the shredded scorpion to a serving platter. Add the sause and serve with lemon wedges. π
Dessert: White chocolate Monkey Brain Brownie
Ingredients:
3/4 cup baked and ground monkey brain
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup firmly ground Jaggerie
1/2 cup freshly made sugar cane juice
3 large eggs
6 ounces imported white chocolate, cut into 3/4-in. pieces
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line bottom of 13x9x2-in. baking pan with aluminum foil. Butter and flour foil and sides of pan.
Stir unsweetened chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until chocolate melts. Remove chocolate from over water and cool.
Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add Jaggerie and 1/2 cup sugar cane juice and beat until well blended.
Mix in melted chocolate. Add eggs 1 at a time and beat just until blended after each addition. Mix in monkey brain flour/ powder.
Using rubber spatula, mix in white chocolate and pecans. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake brownies until tester inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs attached, about 20 minutes.
Cut the brownies into squares. Prior to serving, pre-heat the brownies, add a scoop of sugar free ice cream on top of it following by maple syrup.π
π³ ENJOY π³
My guests are Aish, Maha, Eclat, Vani, Caryn and Vani akkaπ
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