Evermore Orlando Resort<\/a>, overlooking the property\u2019s lagoon that\u2019s unlike anything else in Orlando.<\/p>\nChef Vincent Cani is a top chef. During our visit, he was outside the restaurant in its gardens, clipping greens for our two dishes: Wagyu New York Strip and Roots & Burrata Salad.<\/p>\n
\u201cGeometry plays a big deal in everything that we do,\u201d he smiled, showing us his plating technique.<\/p>\n
Allow Chef to make these dishes for you, or try them at home with family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s cook.<\/p>\n
Wagyu NY Strip, Carolina Gold \u201cHoppin\u2019 John\u201d, Red Eye Gravy<\/p>\n
Plate Build:<\/p>\n
1\u201314 oz Heartbrand Akaushi Wagyu New York Strip
\n4 oz Carolina Gold Hoppin\u2019 John Rice and Black-Eyed Peas
\n2 oz Red Eye Gravy
\nScallions and Benton\u2019s Bacon Lardons to Garnish<\/p>\n
Hoppin\u2019 John<\/p>\n
Ingredients:<\/p>\n
2 oz cooked and strained black-eyed peas
\n2 oz cooked Carolina Gold Rice
\n\u00bd oz Vidalia onion (small dice)
\n\u00bd oz green bell pepper (small dice)
\n\u00bd oz red bell pepper (small dice)
\n\u00bd oz celery from the garden (small dice)
\n1 oz rendered bacon fat
\n2 oz chicken stock
\nSalt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to taste\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Method:<\/p>\n
In a saut\u00e9 pan over medium heat, add bacon fat and cook onion, celery, and peppers quickly but not all the way done.
\nAdd chicken stock, rice, and peas.
\nReduce until most of the liquid is gone.
\nSeason to taste with cayenne, salt, and pepper<\/p>\n
Red Eye Gravy<\/p>\n
Ingredients:<\/p>\n
1 gallon of coffee
\n2 quarts Beef Stock
\n8 oz Bacon
\n1 lb onion
\n.5 lb carrot
\n.5 lb celery<\/p>\n
Roots & Burrata Salad<\/p>\n
Ingredients:<\/p>\n
1 \u2013 2.5 ounce Lioni Burrata con Panna
\n2 ounces roasted red beets
\n2 ounces roasted golden beets
\n2 ounces roasted heirloom carrots
\n1 ounce raw Tokyo turnips (sliced thin)
\n1 ounce raw purple daikon radish (sliced thin)
\n.5 ounce raw carrot (sliced thin)
\n2 ounces pomegranate vinaigrette (see recipe below)
\n1 pinch Fl\u00ebur de sel sea salt
\n1 pinch za\u2019atar seasoning
\nMint from the garden
\nFennel fronds from the garden<\/p>\n
Plate Build:<\/p>\n
Place the burrata at the center of the plate
\nClockwise, begin artfully inlaying all root vegetables non sequentially around the burrata
\nSeason the burrata with a pinch of sea salt
\nUsing a squeeze bottle, dress all the root vegetables (leaving the burrata undressed)
\nFinish by sprinkling za\u2019atar over the salad and garnish with fresh herbs from the garden<\/p>\n
Pomegranate vinaigrette\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ingredients:<\/p>\n
1\u00a0cup\u00a0extra virgin olive oil
\n\u00bd cup pomegranate juice
\n\u00bd cup pomegranate vinnore\u00a0(substitute with old vine zinfandel)
\n\u00bc \u00a0cup orange blossom honey
\n\u00bd\u00a0Tbsp\u00a0Dijon mustard
\n\u00bd tsp\u00a0sea salt & freshly ground black pepper\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Method:<\/p>\n
Mix all the ingredients together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014\u00a0There\u2019s nothing like finding a restaurant with cuisine as reputable as the views. In this week\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[4093,6506,2031,274,558,7152,28,575,14608,17784,115,1335,139,141,140,135,278,835],"class_list":["post-251040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-allison-walker","tag-app-food","tag-app-local-business","tag-app-top-stories","tag-business","tag-chefs-kitchen","tag-florida","tag-food","tag-food-and-dining","tag-lifestyles","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-tampa","tag-top-stories","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}