Million Dollar Filet O’ Fish Sandwich + Truffle Shoestring Fries

S5 E08 | Complete Chaos with Luenell and Kathy Griffin | Something's Burning

This time, Luenell and Kathy Griffin stop by, and things go from chaos to absolute pandemonium… there’s cancel culture, celebrity cameos, the obliteration of my name, and of course, critiques on my cooking. And then they went to The Ivy.

Fish Sandwiches

Tartar Sauce Ingredients:

  • 12 tbsp mayo
  • 3 tbsp onions
  • 3 tbsp capers
  • 3 tbsp Gherkins
  • 1.5 tbsp dill
  • 1.5 tbsp lemon juice

Sandwich Ingredients:

  • Cod filets
  • Caviar
  • Brioche buns
  • American cheese
  • Heirloom tomato
  • Butter lettuce
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • 1.5 bottles of beer
  • Flour
  • 4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder

Steps:

  1. Heat oven to 425°F. Pat filets dry, then season both sides. Combine paprika, salt, garlic and onion powder to create your rub.
  2. Mix flour with the rub then dry dredge cod filets into flour. Add additional flour, salt, more rub, and beer until the batter creates a slightly thick consistency. Dip each filet into the batter.
  3. Heat oil for frying, and fry each filet for 3–4 minutes until crispy. Bake in oven for an additional 10 minutes.
  4. Combine all ingredients for tartar sauce. Top sandwich with tomato, tartar sauce, onion, lettuce, cheese, and finish with caviar.

Truffle Shoestring Fries

Ingredients:

  • Frozen shoestring fries
  • Chopped parsley
  • Truffle oil
  • Garlic
  • Shaved Parmesan

Steps:

  1. Heat oven to 425°F. Chop garlic and add to a large bowl with truffle oil. Toss fries in mixture then bake for 30 minutes.
  2. Pan fry in additional truffle oil in a pan to finish crisping. Sprinkle Parmesan and parsley on top before serving.
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Trenne Pasta with Short Ribs & Caprese Burrata

S5 E07 | Epic Roles + Wrestle-Mania w/ O’Shea Jackson Jr + Paul Walter Hauser | Something's Burning

O’Shea Jackson Jr and Paul Walter Hauser come by the kitchen to impress me with their epic movie roles… while I try and impress them with braised short ribs. But, I can’t hold a candle to playing Ice Cube, Richard Jewel, Chris Farley OR in a Den of Thieves trilogy. We also talk a lot about their true passion – wrestling. And they definitely have a LOT to say.

Short Ribs with Trenne Pasta

Ingredients:

  • Short ribs
  • Yellow onion
  • Bone broth
  • Garlic
  • Dry red wine
  • Trenne pasta
  • Salt and pepper
  • EVOO
  • Oil for frying
  • Kale
  • Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  1. Preheat oven to 250°F.
  2. Braise short ribs in Dutch oven; add onion, bone broth, garlic, red wine, salt and pepper to taste. Place in oven and roast for 5 hours.
  3. Cook pasta to al dente.
  4. Cook kale with salt, pepper, garlic, and EVOO until wilted.
  5. Heat oil for frying pasta, and fry in small batches until crispy.
  6. Layer noodles, kale, then meat and sauce. Top with parmesan cheese.

Caprese Burrata

Ingredients:

  • Heirloom tomatoes
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Basil leaves
  • French bread
  • Balsamic
  • EVOO
  • Burrata
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