Bobby Flay's Favorite Recipes: Happy Mother's Day (Videos)

Since Today Is Mother's Day I've Decided To Include Some Cooking Demonstration Videos On My Blog Of Super Chef/ Foodie Bobby Flay (My Favorite Chef) Showing Us All Why He Still Reigns As King Of The Restaurant/ Food Industry.

(Bobby Is Such A Cutie!)

On The First Video Below Bobby Flay Shares Recipes For Some Of His Lobster Dishes.

Perfect For Mother's Day Wouldn't You Agree?

Enjoy!








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Bobby Flay's Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes; Happy Holidays!

Turkey by Bobby Flay


When the bird takes center stage, you want it just right. Renowned chef, restaurant owner, and TV star Bobby Flay has a foolproof technique that requires no fancy tools. You can get the best flavor with traditional seasonings: salt, pepper, and fresh herbs.

1 whole fresh turkey (17 lbs.), rinsed and patted dry
1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
2 Tbsp each finely chopped fresh sage, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme leaves, and fresh flat-leaf parsley
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 large carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 large celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 large onions, quartered
8 cups warm homemade chicken stock

1. Remove turkey from the refrigerator 1 hour before roasting.
2. Mix butter, sage, rosemary, thyme, and parsley in a food processor until smooth; season with salt and pepper.
3. Preheat oven to 450ºF. Season the cavity of the turkey with salt and pepper and fill with half the carrots, celery, and onions. Rub entire turkey with herb butter and season liberally with salt and pepper.
4. Put 4 cups of the chicken stock in a medium-size saucepan and keep warm over low heat.
5. Place remaining vegetables and stock on the bottom of a large roasting pan. Place turkey on top of the vegetables, put in the oven, and roast for 45 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Reduce heat to 350ºF and continue to roast, basting with warm chicken stock every 15 minutes, about 1 1/4 hours longer. (An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh should register 160ºF.) Remove turkey from the oven, transfer to a baking sheet, and tent loosely with foil. Let rest 20 minutes before slicing.

Per 4-oz. serving: 240 calories, no carbs, 32g protein, 95mg cholesterol, and 11g fat.

Bobby’s Turkey Tips

Fresh vs. Frozen
Both are good, but frozen turkeys have to be defrosted, which can take several days and occupy valuable room in your refrigerator.

Fresh Herbs vs. Dried
Dried herbs can be substituted for fresh herbs at a ratio of 1 to 3. But fresh herbs have purer flavors that stand out on Thanksgiving Day.

Resting
It’s imperative to let the turkey rest before slicing so the juices recirculate. Wait at least 20 minutes for a small bird, 40 minutes for a larger one.






Black Pepper-Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Turkey


Ingredients
Turkey Glaze:

* 1 1/2 cups pomegranate molasses
* 3/4 cup prepared horseradish, drained
* 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper

Turkey:

* 1 (about 15 pounds) fresh turkey
* 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 4 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned broth

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Whisk together pomegranate molasses, horseradish, mustard, salt, and coarsely ground black pepper. Set aside and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before using to allow the flavors to meld.

Remove the neck, heart and gizzard from inside of the turkey. Rinse the bird inside and out with cold water and pat dry. Rub the entire surface of the bird with the butter and season well (including the cavity) with salt and pepper. Truss the turkey and place breast-up on a rack in a large roasting pan. Roast for about 45 minutes, until slightly golden brown. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and continue roasting, basting with some of the chicken stock every 15 minutes, for about 1 hour, 15 minutes longer. (An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thigh should register 160 degrees F.)

During the last 15 minutes of roasting, stop basting with the chicken stock and brush the entire turkey with 1 cup of the pomegranate glaze. Remove the turkey from the oven, brush with the remaining glaze, loosely tent and let rest 15 minutes before slicing.


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Bobby Flay's St. Patrick's Day Meal: Corned Beef & Cabbage (Video)

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Michelle Obama Welcomes Iron Chefs To The White House

Iron Chefs At The White House


If you're into the Food Network's "Iron Chef" program and politics, Sunday was a special night for you. The episode featured White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford and First Lady Michelle Obama.

The show's famous "secret ingredient" was to come from the White House vegetable garden and celebrity chefs on the program included Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse. Celebrity judges on the Alton Brown-hosted program included author/chef Nigella Lawson, actress Jane Seymour and Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin.

Both Obama and assistant chef Sam Kass talked up the garden's success and said that more than 1,000 pounds of produce had been grown in just six months.

Comerford and Flay won the day, helped by their sweet potato custard tart. A $25,000 donation will be made in their name to Meals on Wheels, the charity of their choice.



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Pres. Obama Hosts White House Barbeque To Encourage Responsible Fatherhood, Bobby Flay Grills (Photos)

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"And when fathers are absent -- when they abandon their responsibilities to their children -- we know the damage that that does to our families. Some of you know the statistics: Children who grow up without fathers are more likely to drop out of school and wind up in prison. They’re more likely to have substance abuse problems, run away from home, and become teenage parents themselves."

"And I say this as someone who grew up without a father in my own life. I had a heroic mom and wonderful grandparents who helped raise me and my sister, and it's because of them that I'm able to stand here today. But despite all their extraordinary love and attention, that doesn’t mean that I didn’t feel my father's absence. That's something that leaves a hole in a child’s heart that a government can't fill."

"If we want our children to succeed in life, we need fathers to step up. We need fathers to understand that their work doesn’t end with conception -- that what truly makes a man a father is the ability to raise a child and invest in that child.
We need fathers to be involved in their kids’ lives not just when it’s easy -- not just during the afternoons in the park or at the zoo, when it’s all fun and games -- but when it’s hard, when young people are struggling, and there aren’t any quick fixes or easy answers, and that's when young people need compassion and patience, as well as a little bit of tough love."

"Now, this is a challenge even in good times. And it can be especially tough during times like these, when parents have a lot on their minds -- they're worrying about keeping their jobs, or keeping their homes or their health care, paying their bills, trying to give their children the same opportunities that they had. And so it's understandable that parents get concerned, some fathers who feel they can't support their families, get distracted. And even those who are more fortunate may be physically present, but emotionally absent."

"I know that some of the young men who are here today might have their own concerns one day about being a dad. Some of you might be worried that if you didn’t have a father, then you don't know how to be one when your turn comes. Some of you might even use that as an excuse, and say, "Well, if my dad wasn’t around, why should I be?"

"Let’s be clear: Just because your own father wasn’t there for you, that’s not an excuse for you to be absent also -- it’s all the more reason for you to be present. There’s no rule that says that you have to repeat your father’s mistakes. Just the opposite -- you have an obligation to break the cycle and to learn from those mistakes, and to rise up where your own fathers fell short and to do better than they did with your own children."

"That’s what I’ve tried to do in my life. When my daughters were born, I made a pledge to them, and to myself, that I would do everything I could to give them some things I didn’t have. And I decided that if I could be one thing in life, it would be to be a good father."




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