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The London Chop House's recipes with pomegranate

Published  November 10, 2015 10:36am EST
FOX 2 Detroit

(WJBK) - These recipes with pomegranates come courtesy of Chef RJ Scherer from The London Chop House in Detroit. For more information on the restaurant, visit www.thelondonchophouse.com.

VIDEO: Watch Chef RJ prepare a seared scallop dish, and talk about his roasted garlic and broccoli soup.

Seared Scallops with Almond Puree, Radicchio, Mint and Pomegranate Reduction
2ea Cleaned U10 Scallops
2Tbs Almond Puree (recipe below)
1/8Cup Charred Radicchio, sliced thin
1Tbs Unsalted Butter
2Tbs Pomegranate Reduction (recipe below)
2ea Mint Leaves

Almond Puree
1/2cup Toasted Almond Slivers
1cup Cream
Salt and Pepper

1.  Toast almonds until golden brown.
2.  Add to cream and place over low heat for 15 minutes.
3.  Strain and reserve cream.
4.  Add almonds to a blender.  Puree, slowly adding the reserved cream until desired consistency is achieved.
5.  Season with salt and white pepper.

Pomegranate Reduction
1.5cups Red Wine
1/2cup Pomegranate Arils
2ea Dried Cloves
1/2tsp Cinnamon
2ea Thyme Sprigs
1/4cup Sugar
1tsp Salt

Simmer all ingendients together in a sauce pot over low heat for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove thyme sprigs.

Roasted Garlic And Broccoli Soup With Pomegranate Arils
1 cup arils from POM Wonderful Pomegranates (or 1 cup POM POMS Fresh Arils), for garnish
4 tablespoons blended oil (salad oil)
3 tablespoons garlic, minced
4 tablespoons shallots, minced
1½ lbs. broccoli florets, cut into 1" pieces
1 lb. asparagus, cut into 1" pieces
1 cup white wine
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 quarts chicken stock, unsalted
2 quarts heavy cream
16 cloves garlic, roasted
1 tablespoon tamarind paste
sea salt and white pepper to taste
baguette for crostini garnish

Preparation
Prepare fresh pomegranate arils, if necessary.*
In a large saucepot over medium heat, sweat the minced shallots and garlic until aromatic.
Add broccoli florets and asparagus, stirring occasionally.
Add wine and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the wine has completely reduced.
Add butter and cook for 2-3 minutes or until butter has completely melted.
Reduce to low heat. Add flour and stir to fully incorporate.
Once everything is incorporated, add chicken stock and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every other minute.
Add heavy cream and bring to a simmer.
Add roasted garlic cloves and tamarind paste. Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
In batches, add the soup to a blender and completely blend for 20-30 seconds. Add blended soup to a new saucepot.
When all of the soup is blended and in a new pot, put it back on low heat and season with sea salt and white pepper.

To Serve:

Ladle the soup into small bowls or cups.
Garnish with crostini and arils.
*To prepare fresh arils, score 1-2 large POM Wonderful Pomegranate(s) and place in a bowl of water.  Break open the pomegranate(s) under water to free the arils (seed sacs). The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve 1 cup of the arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.)