Sauce Symmetry

.........................Golden Rings of Heaven

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A Bialy is like a bagel but it is not boiled and has no hole. We are working on perfecting our bialy for our bagel business.

We hope to open our shop in a couple of months. Our business plan is done. Now we are working on putting together the start-up capital. One of our short term goals is to make and sell Symmetry Sauces at our shop and online. I will keep everyone up to date on our progress. Wish us luck!

Italian Sausage with white beans and spinach

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Chef Chris whipped this up tonight! I'll have the recipe later. This was delicious with a glass of white wine!

Traditional Matzo Brei

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Every Passover it was a tradition in my home, growing up, to have matzo brei for breakfast. Here are the simple instruction for making this tasty meal.

1. Take whole pieces of Matzo. The number of pieces you use depends on how many people you will be serving. I use about 1 1/2 pieces per person.

2. Break matzo into small pieces into bowl.

I use my fist, great for getting out some aggression!

3. Run the bowl of crushed matzo under cold water just enjoy to moisten. Press matzo down into water, to make soggy. Put hand over matzo and tilt bowl over sink to drain excess water.
4. Add one egg per serving, kosher salt, and fresh ground pepper,

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Mix ingredients together, if it is too wet crumble in some more matzo.

Heat vegetable oil in skillet. When hot, add matzo mixture and keep stirring until all of the matzo and egg are cooked

Enjoy your traditional Passover breakfast!

Cinnamon Scones

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A quick delicious homemade treat! This recipe was missing the baking powder amount so I added 1 tsp and it seem to work! I also added raisins in half of the dough. This recipe brought to you by the wife of the chef, I like to bake:) This recipe was found on Heavenly Housewife

Serves 12

4 tablespoons of sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups all purpose (plain) flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons/ 65g cold butter

80g pitted chopped dates

2 eggs

1/3 cup/ 90ml milk

Preaheat oven to 425F/220C.

Combine 2 tablespoons of sugar with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix well and put aside. This will top the finished scones.

In food processor, combine butter with flour, 2 tablespoons of sugar, baking powder and salt. Empty this mixture into a large bowl.

In a separate small bowl. Whisk eggs and milk together. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of this mixture for glazing the scones.

Stir the rest of this mixture into the dry ingredients and knead on a well floured surface. Roll out dough and cut. I like my scones to be circular, so I am using a biscuit cutter, but I know that in America people are partial to triangular shapes, so whatever suits you. This dough should make 12 scones, but this may vary a bit.

Baste scones with reserved glaze. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

...................Greek Style Steak Salad

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If you are looking for a low carb satisfying meal this fits the bill. The perfect meal for the warmer, longer days ahead.

The process

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To make marinade: 1/2 yellow onion, 2 cloves garlic, 6oz plain unsweetened yogurt, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, fresh rosemary(leaves off of one bunch), 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil. Put all in blender and blend until smooth.

Coat steak with marinade refridgerate for 1 hour

Heat grill on high. Grill 6 -7 minutes each side until desired doneness. We like it rare to mid rare.
Take off grill and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Toss with red onion, peperoncini, olives and mixed greens. Mix with balsamic vinegarette, sprinkle with feta cheese and Enjoy!

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..................................The art of the grill mark

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Although these are not my most artful photos of food, the grill marks that my husband made are quite the work of art! This delicious trio is chicken, shrimp and zuchini on the bar-bee.

The chef's tip for future grilling, you should soak the skewers in water for about two hours before grilling. This will prevent the skewers from burning. As you can see, these skewers were not soaked(it was a last minute dinner). Also, when grilling shrimp pierce with two skewers so they don't swing around on the stick.

The marinade used for the chicken includes lemon, olive oil, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. Tangy and delicious! The zuchini was seasoned with a balsamic vinegarette dressing and the shrimp was coated with a jerk marinade. Serve with jasmine rice.

...................Blackened Fish

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Here are some pictures showing the steps. This is such a lovely, savory dish, perfect springtime or summertime dish!

Blackened seasoning: In a sauce pan, melt 2 oz of butter, add 1 tbsp of thyme, 2 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/2 salt, juice of half a lemon stir together.

On an outdoor burner, heat cast iron skillet until smoking. Meanwhile, dredge fish in butter mixture.

One completely coated put fish in hot skillet.

Dining al fresco!

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Cook about 3 minute on one side then flip.

Once dark brown, remove from skillet.

Roasted baby red potatoes: In a medium size mixing bowl, combine potatoes with 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 onion powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove potatoes from the bowl and reserve the seasoned oil for the asparagus. Put in a roasting pan, roast potatoes for 45 minutes or until cooked.

Roasted Asparagus: Trim asparagus one inch off the bottom. Put asparagus in bowl with seasoned oil(used for potatoes). Toss to coat. Arrange in single layer on cookie sheet. When the potatoes have eight minutes left to cook, put asparagus in oven to cook for the remaining 8 minutes.

Serve blackened fish with roasted baby potatoes and roasted asparagas for a relaxing dinner in the warm almost spring sunshine! Add a dash of Symmetry Sauce's Mango Habanero hot sauce for some extreme heat with just the right amount of sweet!

Special Sunday breakfast

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1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp granulated sugar
confection sugars
1 1/2 cups of milk
three eggs
6slices of hearty 3/4" bread.
tsp cooking oil

Mix brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt together. Next, add eggs, and milk to mixture, whisk together.
Dip bread into egg mixture press down with fork and flip over. Sprinkle, soaked bread, with sugar. Heat pan with cooking oil. Add bread, heat until golden brown, 2-3 minute per side. Remove from pan. Sprinkle with confection sugar.

Serve with maple syrup and maple flavored bacon, and make a birthday wish!

This birthday breakfast brought to you by Matthew, who turned eleven today! Happy Birthday Matthew!

Spicy Grilled Cheese

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What could be more perfect than a warm gooey grilled cheese sandwich on a cold winter day? It's so simple to make and the ingredients are always readily available. What you will need: plain white bread, cheese of any kind,(we used sharp chedder) and butter. You can dress up a grilled cheese sandwich anyway you like, with bacon, tomato, ham, jalapeno peppers, etc... Be creative! Today it was served with some Symmetry Sauce, Chipolte Chile Hot Sauce for dipping. Hot, spicy, and Delicious!

Spicy Sesame Chicken Salad

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Here's a great recipe for leftover roast chicken dinner. This is delicious served on toasted bread or wrapped in lettuce with some chinese noodles on the side.

Ingredients:
6oz cooked diced chicken breast
1tsp ground ginger
1tsp garlic powder
2tsp onion powder
1/4 cup chopped scallion(green onion)
1tbsp creamy peanut butter or creamy honey peanut butter
2tbsp mayonaise
salt to taste
pepper to taste
4 drops of sesame oil
1tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp Symmetry Wasabi Hot Sauce(soon to be available on etsy)add more if you like it really spicy!

Chipolte Chili Hot Sauce

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This sauce is extremely hot! It would be great in Chili or in any Mexican or Tex-Mex dish. Use this sauce sparingly! This sauce and the Roasted Tomato Basil Hot Sauce are for sale on etsy.

Simply Perfect Pasta Pomodoro

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Ingredients:

two large tomatoes

about six cloves of fresh garlic

one small bundle of fresh basil

salt to taste

ground black pepper to taste

1 lb cooked pasta

2 tbsp olive oil

If you like your Italian food a little spicy, add a dash of Symmetry Sauce, Roasted Tomato Basil Hot Sauce!

Click here to view step by step instructions with pictures and great Chef hints!

Peeling the skin off of a tomato Chef hint #1

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Cut the stem out of the tomato with a paring knife.

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Using your paring knife score an X into the bottom of the tomato.

Drop the tomato into boiling water.

Remove from water promptly after about 15 seconds, using tongs. Skin will begin to peel away easily.

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Drop tomato into a bath of ice water to stop it from cooking. Then take it out to finish peeling the skin off.

Peeled tomato!

Next slice garlic cloves very thin.

Chop a small bundle of fresh basil.

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Cut tomato in half and remove seeds.

Dice tomatoes into 1/2 inch cubes.

Chef's hint #2

Add about 2 tbsp of olive oil to pan. Add garlic to cold pan! Never add garlic to a hot pan of oil. There is more chance of it burning and burned garlic tastes bitter.

Now turn heat on and sautee garlic until it just begins to brown. Add diced tomato, cook about 3 minutes, until tomatoes release some juice. Add basil and salt and pepper to taste. Toss in cooked pasta! Add a splash of Roasted Tomato Basil Hot Sauce for some heat. Garnish with fresh basil.

Fresh ingredients

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Habanero peppers for the Mango Habanero Sauce and the Chipotle Chili Sauce

Roma tomatoes, onions, garlic, carrots ready for roasting for the Roasted Tomato Basil Sauce.

Today is the beginning

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Today we decided to put our plan into action. My husband, Chef Chris, is the amazing talent behind this operation. He has been making incredible, gourmet sauces for us, his family for years. We felt that now was the right time to share them with the world.

We have ordered our first set of bottles and are awaiting their arrival. Once the bottles arrive the chef will begin making his wonderful creations. The first batch of sauces will be a set of hot sauces with an international flair. With a brightly colored palette of fresh ingredients as his medium Chef Chris will create four distinct sauces to tantalize your taste buds and add a kick to any meal.

Accompanied with each sauce will be a featured recipe using that sauce. I will use each sauce as an inspiration for a painting. Each painting will be featured on the bottle of the sauce of inspiration!

So get ready to experience the flavors of Chef Christopher as we will be selling these hot little delights!

Stay tuned!

A palette of fresh ingredients

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