CHEF JOHN ASH

John Ash: Cooking One on One:
Private Lessons in Simple, Contemporary Food
from a Master Teacher

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I find many uses for this sauce. In the restaurant I'll spoon it around seared fresh scallops. Also great with quickly browned boneless skinless chicken breasts. The beans or rice help give the sauce lovely mouth feel. I prefer to strain the sauce before using but you can leave it more "rustic" if you like

Spicy Carrot Sauce

Makes 2-1/4 cups

• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1 small onion, diced (1 cup)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups fresh carrot juice
• 2/3 cup cooked white beans such as cannelini or cooked white rice
• 1/2 teaspoon chipotle in adobo, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons or so fresh lime or lemon juice
• Salt to taste

Sauté the garlic and onion in olive oil over moderate heat until soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Add the mixture to a blender along with the carrot juice, beans, chipotle and soy sauce and blend until very smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer if desired. Pour into a small saucepan and bring just below the simmer. Season to taste with lime juice and salt. Try not to boil sauce. Thin if desired with additional carrot juice or stock.

Cookbooks Authored by Chef John Ash
Winner of the Julia Child "Cookbook of the Year" from the IACP One of California's foremost chefs, in association with Fetzer Vineyards, celebrates the bounty of the garden and the vine with a collection of more than 300 recipes that pay magnificent tribute to fresh and healthy high-flavor food--plus a a helpful--and fun--approach to testing and evaluating wines. Color photos.	Winner of the 2005 James Beard Foundation Award John Ash: Cooking One-on-One: Private Lessons in Simple, Contemporary Food from a Master Teacher	American Game Cooking: A Contemporary Guide to Preparing Farm-Raised Game Birds and Meats Game farms have made exotic fowl and meats widely available to the non-hunter, and this is an excellent resource for those who want to cook on the wild side. From boar-based borscht to roast lacquered duck with muscat-tamarind sauce, the recipes contained herein are delicious.

"It's the process of cooking that's so much fun — the bonus is that you get something at the end to eat." Chef John Ash

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