Drunken Shark Recipes

Steps:

• In a shallow glass baking dish, place the fish.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine herbs and spices, bourbon whiskey, and water. Stir.
• Add vegetables.
• Pour over fish and refrigerate for 6-8 hours.
• After refrigerating for 3-4 hours, turn fish over to marinate other side.
• Remove fish from marinade and bake in a shallow greased dish at 350 degrees for 10 minutes per inch of the steaks thickness, measuring at the thickest point of each fillet.
• The fish may also be grilled on a BBQ grill or broiled as well.
• Use the marinade during grilling or broiling to keep it from drying out.

Steps:

• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons salt on the chicken, making sure to season the inside of the cavity. Leave the chicken at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, bring 4 quarts of cold water to a boil over medium-high heat in a 7-quart Dutch oven. Add 2 tablespoons salt, the ginger and whole scallion. Slowly lower the chicken into the boiling water with the breast side up. Bring the water back up to a gentle boil.
• Carefully lift the chicken out using the handles of 2 wooden spoons or 2 pairs of chopsticks positioned under the wings; be careful not to tear the skin (do not use tongs as they can easily tear the skin). Lift the chicken just high enough and tilt it so all the water drains from the cavity into the pot; this allows cold water in the cavity to drain and ensures even cooking.
• Lower the chicken back into the water. Bring the water back to a gentle simmer and reduce the heat to low. Cook, covered, until the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced between the leg and thigh, 33 to 35 minutes. Right before the chicken is done, prepare a large bowl of ice water.
• Transfer the chicken to ice water breast-side down; reserve the liquid the chicken poached in. Let the chicken cool for about 10 minutes, flipping it once after about 5 minutes. (The ice bath prevents the chicken from overcooking, but also helps to firm the meat and tighten the skin.) Remove the chicken, letting the excess water drain off.
• Whisk together 2 cups of the reserved poaching liquid, the wine, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until the sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Carve the chicken with a meat cleaver or chef's knife: Start by detaching both leg quarters (leg and thigh together) from the body. Chop the leg quarters through the bone into roughly 3/4-inch pieces. Cut off the wings and drumettes. Split the wing flat lengthwise to expose the meat. Cut the breast bone down the center to separate the two breast halves. Cut each half through the bone into 3/4-inch pieces. Lay the chicken pieces in a 2-quart casserole dish in a single layer.
• Sprinkle the goji berries if using around the chicken. Pour the wine mixture over the chicken making sure it's submerged; add a little more poaching liquid if it's not. Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days.
• Serve cold, taking the chicken pieces out of the marinade and garnishing them with the goji berries and thinly sliced scallions if using.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
• Add the shallots and cook until soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic& ginger, then saute for 1 minute.
• Add the shrimp, Essence, salt, lemon juice,& whiskey to the pan and cook until the shrimp are pink.
• (about 2 minutes).
• Remove the shrimp from the pan with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
• Add the honey& cream to the pan and cook until thickened.
• Return the shrimp to the pan and stir well to coat.
• Serve immediately alone or over a bed of noodles or rice.