Charleston Grill at Charleston Place: French Influenced Lowcountry Cuisine Book

Foreword 11

Introduction 13

Appetizers

Sambuca Salmon with Avocado Mousse & Fried Fennel & Lime 17

Yellow Tuna Carpaccio in a Passion Fruit, Lime & Fresh Mint Vinaigrette 18

Pan-Seared Diver Scallops in an Orange-Saffron Sauce 21

Zucchini Blossoms Stuffed with Carolina Shrimp Mousse 22

Charleston Grill Oyster Shooter 25

Grilled Diver Scallops with a Pineapple, Cilantro & Pink Peppercorn Salsa 26

Seared Duck Foie Gras over Hushpuppies Stuffed with Figs 28

Florida Stone Crab Claws with a Dijon Mustard & Fresh Tarragon Creme Fraiche 31

Warm Goat Cheese & Golden Beet Tart in a Garden Kumquat Vinaigrette 32

Pan-Seared Veal Sweetbreads with Roasted Garlic in a Jus de Viande with Wild Chanterelles over Carolina Stone-Ground Grits 34

Pan-Seared Foie Gras over Caramelized Granny Smith Apples 37

Poached Eggs in Pinot Noir with Young Zucchini Blossoms Stuffed with Pulled Pig's Feet "Facon Bourguignon" 38

Escargot 41

Charleston Grill Lobster Tempura with Creamy Stone-Ground Grits 42

Breakfasts

Pain Perdu 46

Gauffres 49

Crepes 50

Shrimp & Grits, Charleston Grill Style 53

Herb Omelet 54

Scrambled Eggs with Seared Portobello Mushrooms, Smoked Bacon & Gruyere Cheese 57

Scrambled Eggs in the Shell with Trufles 58

Michelle's Hoe Cakes 61

Vegetables

Collard Greens Braised in Palmetto Amber Beer 65

Baked Anson Mills Stone-Ground Grits with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Fresh Goat Cheese 66

Roasted Corn with Smoked Bacon & Caramelized Vidalia Onions 69

Fennel Parmesan Gratin 70

Roasted Golden Beets Scented with Grand Marnier & Micro Chives 73

Russet Potato, Smoked Bacon & Fresh Thyme Gratin 74

Vegetable Pearls 77

Sunchokes & Haricots Verts 78

Grilled Okra with Maitre d' Butter 80

Baby Turnips Braised in Port 83

Chanterelles, Snow Peas & Pistachios 84

Salads

Soft-Shell Crab Salad 88

Chilled Southern Smoked Chicken, Endive & Carolina Shrimp Salad in a Yogurt & Virgin Walnut Oil Sauce 91

Camembert, Marinated Grapes, Roasted Pecans & Young Arugula in a Sherry Vinegar and Virgin Pecan Oil Dressing 92

Charleston Grill's Chilled Roast Duck Breast Salad with Pencil Asparagus & Poached Button Mushrooms over Young Spinach & Duck Cracklings 94

Baby Lola Rosa Leaves with Clemson Blue Cheese, Marinated Shiitakes & Roasted Hazelnuts in a Sweet Port & Fresh Rosemary Sauce 97

Wild Turkey Breast Salad 98

Sauteed Snook Salad, Elf Mushrooms in a Sherry Vinegar & Virgin Hazelnut Vinaigrette 101

Fried Lowcountry Oyster & White Asparagus Salad in a Chardonnay, Anchovy & Roasted Walnut Cream 102

Grilled Asparagus, Smoked Salmon & Grapefruit Salad in a Citrus Pink Peppercorn Vinaigrette 105

Warm Salmon Salad with Goat Cheese in a Tomato & Fresh Cilantro Butter 106

Stuffed Parma Prosciutto in a Sherry Vinegar & Pecan Oil Vinaigrette 109

Endive & Avocado Salad Scented with Lime & Pistachio Oil 110

Sauteed Chicken Livers over Frisee in a Warm Red Wine Vinegar & Smoked Bacon Vinaigrette 113

Veal Sweetbreads, White Asparagus & Fried Black Trumpets Salad in a Citrus Truf?e Vinaigrette 114

Bresaola, Arugula & Cepes Salad 117

Soups

Carolina Creek Shrimp & Lobster Bisque 120

Charleston Grill's Yellow Tomato Gazpacho with Carolina Goat Cheese, Cucumbers & Cilantro 123

Chilled Beet & Watermelon Soup 124

Grilled Corn Soup with Pork Cracklings, Smoked Bacon & Thyme 127

Roasted Garlic Soup with Parmesan & Lemon Thyme 128

Skillet-Seared Button Mushroom Soup with Fresh Summer Trufles 131

Green Lentil Soup with Creme Fraiche 132

Chilled Cream of Cauli?ower Scented with Nutmeg 135

Chilled Fennel Soup with Whipped Dijon Cream & Dill 136

He-Crab Soup 139

Meat & Game

Carolina Quail with Country-Fried Foie Gras & Sawmill Gravy 142

Kobe Beef Cheek Braised in Pinot Noir with Baby Carrots 144

Seared Duck Breast in a Sherry?Vinegar Lavendar Honey?Reduction 147

Charleston Grill Potato Skins 148

Pan-Seared Veal Sweetbreads in a Madeira & Sun-Dried Cherry Reduction 151

Veal T-Bone Seared with Cepes & Baby Carrots 152

Pan-Seared Lamb Chops in a Nicoise Olive, Shallot & Thyme Vinaigrette 155

Poached and Seared Veal Tongue in a Mustard Cornichon & Fresh Tarragon Sauce 156

Sauteed Venison Tenderloin in a Port & Huckleberry Reduction 159

Baked Country Crepinette of Local Rabbit Loin, Seared Foie Gras & Vidalia Onions in a Hollywood Sausage Sawmill Gravy 160

Pan-Seared Beef Tenderloin with Smoked Bacon, Button Mushrooms & Asparagus 162

Carolina Squab, Salsafy & Baby Vegetables in a Rosemary & Diced Liver Jus 165

Seared Kurabuta Pork Tenderloin in a Mustard-Chive-Dijon Cream Sauce 166

Roasted Chicken with Bacon & Caramelized Onions in a Jus of Seared Mushrooms 168

Fish

Pan-Seared Carolina Golden Trout over Young Vegetables in a Grapefruit Butter Sauce 172

Sauteed Baramundi over Oxtail Whipped Potatoes & Chanterelles in a Pinot Noir Butter 174

Jumbo Lump Blue Crab Galette in a Lime, Pear Tomato & Avocado Salsa 177

Spiny Lobster Baked with Fennel Butter 178

Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Young Fennel Bulbs in a Blood?Orange Salsa 181

Dayboat Red Snapper Fillet over Babys Spinach, Sweet Wadmalaw Onions & Potato Pearls in a Cinnamon Cap Mushroom Jus 182

Creek Flounder Sauteed in a Diced Shrimp, Lime & Caper Butter 185

Sauteed Carolina River Prawns with an Herbed Creme Fraiche 186

Frogmore Stew 189

Roasted Spot-Tail Bass over Green Lentils Braised in Pinot Noir 190

Pan-Seared Triggerfish 192

Grilled Spanish Mackerel with Yellow Tomatoes & Young Okra in Opal Basil Olive Vinaigrette 195

Black Grouper with Diver Scallop Mousse, Baked in Swiss Chard in a Caper, Sun-Dried Tomato, Picholini Olive Butter 196

Okeechobee Catfish in Crayfish Sauce 198

Desserts

"A La Minute" Thin Apple Tart with Honey Ice Cream 202

The True Creme Brulee 205

Thin Crepes Stuffed with Praline Grits & Pistachio Ice Cream 206

Spiced Berry Martini in a Pinot Noir Syrup with Star Anise Ice Cream 209

Sauteed Peaches & Roasted Pistachios in a Chardonnay Vanilla Syrup with Vanilla Ice Cream 211

Key Lime Curd with Raspberries & Tuilles Cookies 212

Whole Roasted Figs & Wild?ower Honey Ice Cream 215

Ice Wine Sabayon & Grilled Peaches 216

Purveyors List 218

Index 219