Private dinner for a mix of American expat and Argentine friends.
Whole Wheat Focaccia – We need some good bread to go with dinner! Whole wheat bread flour, olive oil, yeast, water, salt, oregano.
Bluefish Tiradito – Ceviche’s not limited to a couple of standard white fishes and salmon or trout, anymore than sushi and sashimi are. Tiradito is a sashimi cut fish (strips rather than cubes) style ceviche. Our local anchoa de banco, a species of bluefish is used, and the cure is inspired by a Japanese tartare dish called namerou – lime juice, white miso, ginger, shiso, scallions, sesame oil and seeds, and, a touch of chilies added in. Served over a shiso leaf and garnished with a wedge of sweet potato.
Bodega Chandon Blanc de Noirs
Spicy Cream of Carrot Soup – Roasted carrots, onions, garlic, and rocoto chili, pureed into vegetable stock and finished with a mix of cream and yogurt. Served with taro root gnocchi and a sprinkling of chopped parsley.
San Pedro de Yacachuyo Torrontés 2020
Garlic Fettuccine with King Oyster Mushrooms – Handmade semolina fettuccine tossed in an umami bomb sauce of butter, garlic, ginger, smoked chili, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and soy sauce. Sauteed sliced king oyster mushrooms lightly browned and then cooked in the sauce. Garnished with green onions.
La Liga de Enologos Criolla Rosado 2021
Green Peppercorn Pork Loin – Steaks of pork loin rubbed with sea salt and crushed green peppercorn, seared in olive oil and butter. Served with a side of wheatberries and wild rice. The sauce is a reduction of a Peruvian chupe soup, with onion, garlic, yellow and red chilies, white wine, tomato, paprika, miso, oregano, cilantro, parsley, butter and milk.
Lagarde “Teia” Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc 2020
Bitter Chocolate Tart – Sable style crust (flour, sugar, butter), parbaked, then topped with a bitter chocolate ganache just slightly sweetened with brown sugar and infused with Chinese five-spice, thickened with an egg and baked until set. Strawberries macerated in Pineral liqueur.
Saurus Pinot Noir Tardío 2021
