A LA CARTE : COPPER RIVER SALMON.Byline: Larry Lipson The race to market Copper River King and sockeye salmon sockeye salmon or red salmon Food fish (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the North Pacific that constitutes almost 20% of the commercial fishery of Pacific salmon. It weighs about 6 lbs (3 kg) and lacks distinct spots on the body. across the country kicked off in mid-May in Alaska. The prized king-size fish, averaging 26 pounds each and rich in omega-3 oils, and their less expensive brethren are now appearing on local restaurant plates and will be around until mid-June. Here are a few restaurants with Copper River salmon dishes worth consideration: Brandywine Address: 22757 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Phone: (818) 225-9114. Dish description: Grilled Copper River King salmon served on a cedar plank with warm horseradish sauce, basmati rice bas·ma·ti rice n. An aromatic long-grain rice from India. [Hindi b  smat and vegetables. Price information: $22. Name of chef: Peggy McWilliams. Delmonico's Seafood Grille Address: 16358 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (Also just opened at 133 N. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. These are not associated with original location at 9320 W. Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles
Phone: Encino, (818) 986-0777; Beverly Hills, (310) 854-9077. Dish description(s): Grilled Copper River King salmon filet on a mixed vegetable bed with orange-basil butter sauce, and a seared version on roasted vegetables with tomato tarragon sauce are main menu items. Off-menu specials are seared salmon in a mustard seed crust atop grilled vegetables with garlic mashed potatoes and a white wine lobster sauce, and a baked rendition. This comes in a horseradish crust, stuffed with Dungeness crab meat, perched atop wild mushroom ravioli, served with sauteed spinach and roasted garlic sauce. Price information: The first two are $18.95 each, the latter two $25.95 each. Name of chef: Tony de la Cruz de la Cruz is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning 'of The Cross.'
Drago Address: 2628 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Phone: (310) 828-1585. Dish description: Filet of Copper River King salmon is served with spinach, thyme sauce and roasted potatoes. Price information: $25. Name of chef: Celestino Drago. Fins Creekside Address: 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. (Also in Westlake Village.) Phone: (818) 223-3467. Dish description: Mesquite-grilled Copper River King salmon is served plain or with a chardonnay-dill sauce, both with fresh vegetables and a choice of garlic mashed potatoes, pasta or rice pilaf. Price information: Plain, $16.95; with sauce, $18.95. Name of chef: Roberto Leyva. Kincaid's Bay House Address: 500 The Pier, Redondo Beach. Phone: (310) 318-6080. Dish description(s): Options are oven-roasted Copper River King salmon with sun-dried tomato butter or hardwood-grilled with artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus tartar sauce on greens with raspberry vinaigrette. Price information: $29.95 each. Name of chef: James Miller. King's Fish House Address: 100 W. Broadway Ave., Long Beach. (Also in Laguna Hills and Orange.) Phone: (562) 432-7463. Dish description: Copper River King salmon is charbroiled and served on a cedar plank with an Alaskan barbecue glaze. Price information: $22.95. Name of chef: Wally Mogollon. McCormick & Schmick's Address: 111 N. Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Phone: (626) 405-0064. Dish description(s): Copper River salmon is done several ways: with scallops on a Cobb salad, griddled with a potato crust and whole-grain mustard sauce, grilled with a boysenberry boysenberry: see bramble. boysenberry Very large bramble fruit, usually considered, along with the loganberry and the youngberry, a variety of blackberry (Rubus ursinus). The dark, reddish-black fruit is especially valued for canning and preserving. glaze and hazelnut polenta po·len·ta n. A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in water or stock. [Italian, from Latin, crushed grain, barley meal.] Noun 1. , with linguine and a mustard sauce, grilled and placed on a bed of greens, or as a burger with dill cream sauce with fries. Price information: Cobb-style $16.20, boysenberry-glazed $21.90, with linguine $15.50, on greens $15.95; as a burger $9.95. Name of chef: Alfredo Olmos. Rix Address: 1413 5th St., Santa Monica. Phone: (310) 656-9688. Dish description: Pan-roasted, the Copper River King salmon comes on a noodle cake with wilted pea shoots, loquat loquat (lō`kwŏt), small ornamental evergreen tree (Eriobotrya japonica) and its fruit. It belongs to the family Rosaceae (rose family) and is probably indigenous to China. salsa and plum wine sauce. Price information: $26. Name of chef: Neal Fraser. Water Grill Address: 544 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. Phone: (213) 891-0900. Dish description: Balsamic-glazed Copper River King salmon is served with sweet potatoes, Doubloon mushrooms and a sorrel sorrel, name for several plants, particularly species of dock (see buckwheat) and oxalis. sorrel Any of several hardy perennial herbs of the buckwheat family, widespread in temperate regions. chiffonade Chiffonade is a cooking technique in which herbs or leafy green vegetables (such as spinach and basil) are cut into long, thin strips. This is generally accomplished by stacking leaves, rolling them tightly, then cutting across the rolled leaves with a sharp knife, producing fine . Price information: $28. Name of chef: Michael Cimarusti. |
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