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Rollo de Langosta & Guacamole Rojo

Stolen on: April 26, 2006

J. Davis Gaul

Enjoy the parades, mariachi music, piñatas, and folklorico dancing this Cinco de Mayo with a bowl of Guacamole Rojo, tortilla chips, and Rollo de Langosta topped off with wine or beer. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Puebla battle of 1862 where the Mexicans defeated the French in battle. Although Mexico lost the war, this victorious battle is renowned because it created a sense of national unity in Mexico.

J. Davis Gaul

For many, it is an excuse to celebrate and indulge in great Mexican food. And what better way to do so than with these recipes "stolen" from Chef Julian Medina of Zócalo Restaurant. Zócalo means a town center where social and business transactions take place, so this fifth of May make your home into a little zócalo. Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

About the chef: At 30, Executive Chef Julian Medina is extraordinarily accomplished. A native of Mexico City, Medina's culinary sensibility was shaped early on by his father. Medina's first apprenticeship was in Mexico's Hacienda de los Morales. Here Medina learned the basic steps and components in preparing classic Mexican cuisine. At 19, he became Sous Chef at Mexico City's Nikko Hotel, at the Les Celebrites Restaurant where he became a student of classic French techniques.

In 1996, Chef Richard Sandoval (Maya, Pampano, Tamayo, Zengo, Isla) discovered Medina while dining in Mexico City and was so impressed with the energy and vision of the young man, that he presented Medina with the opportunity to relocate to New York City and help open Sandoval's signature restaurant: Maya. While in New York, Medina graduated in 1998 from The French Culinary Institute receiving the "Best Final Project" Award of his graduating class and fulfilled his boyhood dream of becoming a chef.

As he developed his own skills, Medina sought outlets for his creativity. He accepted a position as Executive Chef at Sushi Samba eventually opening SushiSamba7 in New York and then SushiSamba Dromo on South Beach.

J. Davis Gaul

He then returned to New York in 2003 and became Executive Chef for all of Sandoval's Mexican restaurants and created menus for Pampano and The Pampano Taqueria.

In January 2004, Medina accepted the Executive Chef position at Zócalo and transformed the restaurant's menu to reflect his focus on inventive components and pairings, matching traditional Mexican food with French techniques and modern interpretations such as wine paired taco samplings, guacamole tastings, lobster enchiladas, Mexican chioppini and Kobe hanger steak with mole verde, and avocado salad. As David Rosengarten of The Rosengarten Report writes, "[Medina is] a genius, a star chef waiting in the wings."

Zócalo
174 East 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
212-717-7772
www.zocalonyc.com

	Rollo de Langosta & Guacamole Rojo
	Zócalo
	Rollo de Langosta & Guacamole Rojo is served at Zócalo for $10. These recipes are for a serving size of 4. This is a 3-part recipe: Rollo de Langosta Pickled Red Onion Chile de Arbol Salsa Serve with a side of: Guacamole Rojo Rollo de Langosta Ingredients 2 chix lobsters (chix are lobsters weighing between 1 and 1 1/8 pounds) 1 cup flour 3 eggs beaten 1 cup panko Cooking oil Salt and pepper 4 flour tortillas 1 small jicama, julienned 8 slices of avocado Steal This Recipe® step-by-step Instructions 1. Open the lobsters with scissors, cut the tail in half lengthwise, and remove the meat 2. Open the claws as well, and remove the meat 3. Spread flour over the lobster, dip it in egg, and bread the lobster meat with panko 4. Place a skewer in the middle of the tail so it does not curl up 5. Season the meat with salt and pepper 6. In a hot oiled pan, fry the lobster until golden brown and remove 7. Add more salt if needed Serving Instructions 1. Heat flour tortillas using a grill, remove sides so that it is a square 2. Place jicama, avocado slices, crispy lobster and Pickled Red Onions in tortilla square 3. Roll the tortillas and then cut the roll in 1/2 inch pieces 4. Serve with Chile de Arbol Salsa on top For more recipes, go to www.archive.supermarketguru.com

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