American Regional Cuisine

My American regional cuisine portfolio. These were the cuisine that we cooked in the class. We worked in groups, each one of us were given recipes to cook. We were graded according to presentation, plating and taste.

New England

oNew England clam chowder

oRoasted turkey roulade with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce

oGreen beans with fried onions

oGlazed turnips

oPeach and blueberry cobbler

oBoston brown bread

       Mid-Atlantic

oVichyssoise

oBeets, Belgian, Endive and Feta salad

oScallops with mushrooms and asparagus

oShaker style turkey cutlet

oCroquette potatoes

oGreen beans

oSpaghetti squash

oGinger pound cake with warm cranberries

     Cuisine of the South

oHoppin John salad with pecan vinaigrette

oVidalia Onion Tart with roasted tomato sauce and green onion-basil oil

oShrimp perloo

oCarolina pulled pork barbecue sandwich

oSandwich slaw

oPotato salad

oBanana pudding

        Texas/Texmex

oCaldo de res

oPork Flautas

oGuacamole

oPico de gallo

oTex-Mex plate

oShrimp tacos with green chili sauce

oCheese enchiladas

oArroz a la Mexicana

oRefried beans

oFlan

  Floribbean

oGolden gazpacho with puff pastry straws

oWarm white beans, mesclun salad and mango chutney

oRoasted porkloin, Cuban style

oMango and jalapeno mojo

oSpicy orange carrot sticks

oFried plantain chips

Hawaii

oCoconut ginger carrot soup

oKalua pig spring rolls with pineapple dipping sauce

oMacadamia nut-crusted mahimahi with wasabi cream sauce

oVegetable tempura

oChicken long rice

oMango bread

Pacific Northwest

oPea soup with crabmeat and mint

oHot-smoked Salmon on mushroom soba noodle soup

oBlackberry barbecued chicken

oCranberry beans with fresh oregano

oWalla walla onion rings

Chocolate flourless cake with cream anglaise

California

oCream of Garlic soup

oWarm scallop salad with tomato, mint and lime dressing

oSauteed duck breast with a port wine reduction

oMonterey jack and green chili polenta

oFried fennel

oCreamed spinach

oStrawberry shortcake with cornmeal biscuit

Cajun/Creole

oChicken and Andouille sausage gumbo

oTomato and Haricot vert salad

oFried fish in pearly meal with remoulade sauce

oCrawfish etouffee

oBasic boiled rice

oBraised leeks with hollandaise sauce

oBread pudding with whisky sauce