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It is the roe (eggs) of a shad (fish). Very traditional sign of spring in the Cape Fear. Doesn’t win a any beauty contests, but tasty. (Once a year kind of tasty) Here I pan fried it and served it with lemon, Todos Santos Surf Salt and Banana Pepper Aioli. I also like it on [...]
*I am a freak about handling and storing seafood as you will see in the following post. Respect the ocean. Pelagic fish from the Gulf Stream and the bottom dwelling fish of offshore reefs, ledges, and wrecks all are prominent role in Cape Fear cuisine. Shellfish, crabs, and inshore fish from jetties, inlets, and marshes [...]
Some favorite places from my surfing travels and how it inspired my cooking- The entire west coast of Costa Rica- Wahoo Escabeche, Ceviche The north west corner of Puerto Rico- Chile Water and Tomato Curry The Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii- Ginger Shave Ice with Tuna and Green Apple Wasabi Open ocean swells on the east coast [...]
Charred Duck Breast, Brie and Peach Jam with Todos Santos Surf Salt [...]
Wild Caught Salmon with Asian Pear, the Grommet Surf Salt, Purple Sweet Potato and Green Vegetables Ingredients – Fresh Dill, 1 tablespoon Yuzu juice (or lime juice) combined with 1 teaspoon Olive Oil , the Grommet Surf Salt, Asian Pear, French Green Beans , Broccolini, Wild Caught Salmon, 1 tablespoon Sweet Soy Sauce, juice of [...]
Seared Hand Harvested Scallop on a hot rock with Fresh Local Herbs, Lemon Yogurt, and Todos Santos Surf Salt Cooking from the Garden – UNCW Out Reach Program – Wed March 16th
Wild Striped Bass with Banana Pepper Aioli, Sweet Potato with Candied Ginger, and Bok Choy with Avocado
This photo has caused quite a frenzy over on Facebook and rightly so. The good lady up in the Tidewater area, Anne Gassett, gets full credit for the culinary skills and her husband Bill got to reap the rewards of lip smacking good food. See comments below. Good on you guys!!!! Okra from this year’s [...]
Need to feed 500 of your closest friends? Roast two 200 pound swordfish on a pig cooker and glaze with pepper jelly as they roast. Serve with smothered collard greens, mac-n-cheese, and jalapeno remoulade (recipe below). Top with Peahi Surf Salt. Jalapeno Remoulade Makes about 1 1/2 cups (multiply by 100 for 500 people) 1 [...]
Flounder Ceviche with Tequila Dressing Super easy and super quick – gives you time to watch those darn commercials recipe serves 4 7oz flounder fillet, super fresh – sliced paper thin 1/2 cup arugula Dressing 2 tbl lemon juice 1 tbl tequila 1 tea sugar Surf Salt of your choice Combine dressing ingredients and stir [...]
I just grilled some salmon and shrimp last night. Brush a little lite soy sauce on them as they cooked, made a pot of jasmine rice and some good old frozen peas. Topped the seafood with Peahi Surf Salt at the table and done. Quick, tasty, and healthy. That is the beauty of Surf Salt- [...]
Simple -Cut new potatoes and toss with a dash of sesame oil and pepper -Roast at 350 until fork tender. Toss with a couple of tablespoons of Japanese BBQ sauce (thick soy sauce found at Asian markets) -Cook for 5 more minutes, then toss with fresh spinach, green apple, 1 tea minced ginger, cilantro, and [...]
