Dining at Disney – Morimoto Asia

Knowing that we would be well in the midst of cold weather in Michigan, we planned a long weekend in Disney to cure the winter blues and visit family who winter in Florida.

We took the opportunity to visit an Iron Chef Restaurant, Morimoto Asia. My husband and I remember watching the original Iron Chef from Japan dubbed over in English, Chef Morimoto was always awesome to watch there and on Iron Chef America.

The restaurant offers a variety of dishes that represent several Asian countries, on our last visit we had Peking Duck, which is delicious, and reminded me of when I enjoyed it in Beijing.

This time we started with a Spicy Salmon Roll and Toro (tuna) Tartare and our youngest had the Chicken Wings. (Note: he said the wings were really good, but that the sauce that was described as spicy in the menu was very mild.) I also tried the Morimotini with sake and vodka, it was a very nice cocktail.

For dinner, my husband selected the Ebi Chili, a stir fried jumbo shrimp with a chili sauce (wonderful heat, actually spicy for those of you who avoid it) and fried rice with a slow cooked egg that’s added at the table.

My son selected the duck ramen, the flavor was rich and delicious.

I selected a Korean dish, one that Chef Morimoto originally served to win an Iron Chef battle: Morimoto Buri-Bop. It is a rice dish served in a clay pot heated to 400F. When they bring the dish out the fish and egg yolk are raw.

They move the fish to the side of the bowl to give a light sear meanwhile they break the egg yolk over the hot hot rice.

Finally they toss the ingredients together.

It was amazing.

For dessert my husband and I split a 12- year Yamazaki; my son elected the Chocolate Cream and Crunch to be able to enjoy a tempura Oreo.

If you get the chance, enjoy!

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Time to Cook

I have been absent from my blog, I have sat down to write, in fact I have 9 drafts in my folder, but I haven’t seem to have had the time to finish any.

I have decided to write about a favorite I had forgotten, Roast Salmon with Sweet Chipotle Glaze and Hominy Purée. It was from a a Bon Appétit in April 2011, unfortunately it was a rarity that I got to make it since my eldest is allergic to fish. I was scrolling through my recipes to pick a menu for this week and came across this recipe; with him off to college it was an easy selection.

The recipe needed no modification, it scales easily to serve more as needed.

This is the recipe scaled for 4:

Roast Salmon with Sweet Chipotle Glaze and Hominy Puree

Cook Time: 10 minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 4 servings Source: Bon Appétit | April 2011

INGREDIENTS

6 chipotle chiles, from canned chipotle chiles in adobo

4 Tbsp apricot jam or preserves

2½ tsp red wine vinegar

1 tsp ground cumin

4 salmon fillets with skin, about 6-7 ounces each (scant 1 inch thick)

30 ounces hominy, canned, drained, juice reserved

2 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Nonstick vegetable oil spray

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 450°F. Using back of spoon, press enough chipotles through fine sieve into small bowl to measure 4 teaspoons puree. Mix puree, jam, vinegar, and cumin in bowl; season glaze to taste with salt.

Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil then coat with nonstick spray. Arrange salmon on sheet; sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Spread one quarter of glaze over each fillet. Roast until just opaque in center, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, puree hominy and 6 tablespoons reserved juice in food processor until almost smooth. Transfer to skillet. Add butter and cilantro. Stir over medium heat until warmed through, mixing in more reserved juice by teaspoonfuls if too thick. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Divide hominy between 4 plates, top with salmon, and serve.