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Cooking Instructions

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Duck & Tots

(1)

Preheat oven to 400°

Remove duck from bag

Place tots in a bowl and toss with salt and pepper

Spread tots on a foil-lined baking sheet slicked with a bit of olive oil

                                                       

(2)

Set the duck skin-side down in an oven-safe pan - we like cast-iron

Place in hot oven


(3)

After 15 min, flip the duck and put the tot sheet in the oven

Cook duck and tots for an additional 15 min


(4)

Remove all from oven and rest 5 min

Serve with mustard aioli

Lasagna

(1) 

Preheat oven to 400


(2) 

Bake for 35 minutes uncovered


(3) 

Rest for 5 min

Spatchcock Chicken Kit

(1)

Preheat oven to 375. 

Let all ingredients come to room temperature, about 30 minutes.


(2)

Rub a skillet with olive oil. Heat over medium high until lightly smoking

Put the chicken in the pan, skin down. Place in oven for 10 min

Flip the bird. Cook another 30 min

Remove from pan and rest at least 5 min


(3)

Warm olive oil in a hot pan and add the broccolini

Season with a pinch of salt, toss lightly, and put in the oven for 7 min


(4)

Slather the chicken with romesco

Split the lemon in two and squeeze over everything


Feast!

Steak Dinner

(1)

Preheat oven to 400°

Let all ingredients come to room temperature

Place hashbrown on a foil lined sheet tray

Season steak heavily with salt and pepper


(2)

Heat an oven-safe skillet until its lightly smoking. Place steak into dry pan and DO NOT TOUCH for 2 min

Flip and cook 2 more min undisturbed

Flip to first side and place in hot oven at the same time as hashbrown


(3)

For medium rare, set timer for 8 min

Remove hashbrown and steak from oven

Return steak to med heat on the stove top. Add 1 generous tablespoon of butter to pan and continuously spoon over steak, 2 min


(4)

Remove steak from heat and let rest for 8 min

While resting, warm spinach in a saucepan with a splash of water

Slice steak against the grain and top generously with herb butter

Fresser Platter

(1)

If you’re feeding the whole family, toast the bagels en masse in your oven


(2)

Set out all the fixin’s for the crew to assemble their own, or make the perfect stack. . . 


Our favorites:


The Classic

 

caper 

tomato

red onion 

smoked salmon 

cream cheese 

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Whitefish Stack


fresh lemon 

red onion 

cucumber 

white fish 

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Avocado Toast

(1)

Toast the bread


(2)

Halve avocados, remove pits. slice them in their skins and spoon into a small mixing bowl


Season to taste with salt, a pinch of paprika and the juice of half a lemon

Mix gently


(3)

Spread pesto on the toasted bread, about 1 tbl per slice


Fork avocado onto toasts and mash lightly


(4)

Drizzle with more pesto


Garnish with salt and smoked paprika

"BAR SARDINE" BURGER KIT

(1)

Season burger heavily on both sides with salt and black pepper


(2)

Cook your burger as you please


At bar Sardine, they’re pressed on the griddle until medium rare


After you flip the patty, top with smoked cheddar


(3)

Potato rolls are perfect at room temp, but if you have room on your range, give both sides a good griddle in a oiled pan


Secret! We smash the buns with the back of a spatula to flatten and crisp ‘em


(4)

The Burger Build


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bbq mayo 

shoestring fries 

red onion 

pickled cucumber 

bbq mayo 

smoked cheddar 

burger 

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BABY KALE CAESAR

(1)

Place baby kale and croutons in a medium size mixing bowl


Finely grate Parmesan into its own bowl


Halve lemon and remove seeds


(2)

Spoon dressing over kale, starting with 2 tbl


Add grated Parmesan and lemon to taste


(3)

Use a wooden spoon, tongs, or a gloved hand to toss until greens are well coated


Taste and adjust


(4)

Finish with more grated- Parmesan, anchovy filets and generous grindings of black pepper

Spanakopita

(1)

Preheat oven to 375°


(2)

Place spanakopita in the oven for 25 min, uncovered


(3)

Let rest for 5 min

Lobster Spaghetti

(1)

Bring 5 quarts of salted water to boil

Add the pasta and cook for around 9 minutes


(2)

While your pasta is cooking, bring about 2/3 of your spicy marinara to a low simmer in a pan large enough to fit your cooked pasta 

(If you like a saucy pasta, use all of the sauce)

(3)

Add a couple tablespoonfuls of the pasta water to your sauce

Stir in the lobster and half of the butter

Taste a piece of your pasta. If it still has a little “bite” to it, it's ready. Drain it. Don't rinse

(4)

Toss the pasta in the sauce

Gently chop basil and toss it into the mix with the remaining butter and a squeeze of lemon

Serve!

Shrimp Boil

(1)

In a medium pot, bring 2 tablespoons Old Bay, 6 cups water, beer, and 2 teaspoons salt to a boil

You should have roughly 1 tablespoon of Old Bay remaining


(2)

As the water comes to a boil, cut the potatoes into quarters, cut the corn into 2”-3” long wheels, and cut the (peeled) onion into large wedges


(3)

Add potatoes and onion to boiling water -- cook 8 minutes


Add the sausage -- cook 5 minutes


Add the corn -- cook 7 minutes


Add the shrimp (in shell) -- cook 4 minutes


(4)

Plate up your boil in large bowls, pouring some of the cooking liquid over the top

Dash with remaining Old Bay

Enjoy!