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Florida Keys Lime Pie

Denis Martel — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:34:12 +0000

My friends John and Jackie introduced me to this delicious pie. John comes from Florida and worked several years in New Jersey. It’s there that Cheryl and I visited them. It was during one of those visits that John prepared an excellent dinner topped with this pie. Just delicious.

Ingredients:

One can of condensed milk (400 ml)
15 ml lime zest, chopped
125 ml lime juice
2 ml salt
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
One baked pie crust
2 egg whites
30 ml sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 350⁰F
Mix the condensed milk with the lime zest, the lime juice, egg yolks and salt until it thickens because of the chemical reactions between the juice and the milk
Pour in a baked crust
In a bowl, beat the egg whites with the sugar into firm peaks
Transfer the egg whites over top of the pie and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until the meringue is brown

Salsa

Denis Martel — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:03:09 +0000

While Cheryl was at a cottage for the weekend with a bunch of girl friends and that the girls were NOT supposed to be home for dinner, I told myself that it would be great to eat a tuna steak with a good salsa. I went to my favourite fish store and I bought a large tuna piece. I started to eat it in sashimi as an appetizer. At the same time, the girls came home early and saw what I was doing and decided to change their plan and eat with me. The particularly appreciated the salsa.

You can replace the grape jelly by something else that is sweet. Also, if you do not have lemon salt, use regular salt with a bit of lemon peel.

Ingredients:

125 ml chopped green pepper
125 ml chopped red pepper
250 ml chopped pineapple
Â½ chopped onion
Juice of one lime
60 ml apple juice
30 ml grape jelly
30 ml fresh chopped oregano

Method:

Mix all the ingredients in a non-reactive bowl and place in the fridge for 2 hours
Serve with tuna steak

Tuna Tartar with Lime Mayonnaise

Denis Martel — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:48:36 +0000

This recipe come from the TV show A La diStasio. It is worth trying since it is so easy to make.

Ingredients:

Lime Mayonnaise:

One yolk
10 ml Dijon mustard
Peel of one lime
15 ml lime juice
60 to 75 ml of olive oil
A few drop of Tabasco sauce
Chopped chives
Salt

Tartar:

360 gr red tuna, sushi grade
Lime mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Mayonnaise:

Mix together the yolk, mustard, lime peel and lime juice
Add slowly the olive while beating
Add Tabasco sauce and a lot of chives
Mix well and place in the fridge

Tartar:

Chop tuna in chunk
Mix in the mayonnaise
Season with salt and pepper
Check taste and add more Tabasco sauce and/or lime juice if required
Serve on a bed of lettuce or endive