Chef’s Handyman for the recipe blog: Orange scampi tower, a delicious starter for the guests!
Oranges, the new Chef’s Handyman serial!
Vitamins during the winter! Vitamin power out of the orange! Oranges can be served in sweets, cakes or desserts, as spicy variation like chutney or as juice. The color is from light orange until deep red. The taste of the rind does underline the fruity flavor in desserts and cakes or salads. The fruit flesh is great for chutneys or marmalades.
Orange slices will be caramelized. Black pepper with juniper will give a spicy note. Oranges with scampi and goat’s cheese, three different ingredients what a great combination!
Chef’s Handyman cooking recipe for 4 persons: Orange scampi tower.
Cut filo pastry in squares. Apply liquid butter and pepper. Pile with another pastry sheet. Bake in oven about 5-8 minutes until golden. Take out and cool.
Cut 2 oranges (organic) in thin slices. Melt 4 tbsp. of powdered sugar in non-stick frying pan. Add orange slices and 1 tbsp. of butter. Ground black pepper and juniper in mortar. Season the slices to taste with the black pepper juniper mixture. Simmer for 2 minutes. Take orange slices out and cool.
Add 2 tbsp. of butter in the frying pan. Add orange rind and the scampi. Simmer scampi for 5 minutes. Season the scampi with salt and black pepper.
Turn goat’s cheese in black pepper. Pile Filo pastry sheets, orange slices, goat’s cheese and scampi. Garnish with chives.
Shopping list for 4 persons:
Fish & Seafood: 12 scampi
Fruits: 4 oranges, organic
Herbs: 1 bunch chives
Spices: Black pepper, 5 dried juniper, salt
Dough: 4 filo pastry sheets
Dairy Products: 6 tbsp. butter, 6 Oz. goat’s cheese
This cooking recipe will be published in the Chef’s Handyman app for iPhone/iPad. The cooking recipe can be downloaded in the e-cookbook ‘Free trial recipes’. Click on the button on top right in the category screen than push the update button within the mentioned e-cookbook. When the app will be downloaded the first time, this cooking recipe will be already included. The Chef’s Handyman app can be found in the iTunes Store.
