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Chefs Andrea Curto-Randazzo and Frank Randazzo of Talula restaurant in Miami Beach, Fla., share some of their secrets for creative American cuisine

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Andrea Curto-Randazzo and Frank Randazzo are a husband and wife team of chefs from the Miami Beach restaurant Talula, where they do a little something dubbed creative American cuisine. The two were invited to share some of their secrets for cooking with stone fruits on “Today.” Check out their recipes:

Plum & Ancho Chile Barbequed Glazed Prawns
By Andrea and Frank Randazzo of Talula Restaurant, Miami Beach, Fla.

Serves six

INGREDIENTS

Plum BBQ

5 Plums (rough chopped)
1 ounce Fresh ginger (peeled and thin sliced)
3/4 cup Rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup Fresh orange juice
1/4 cup Mirin
1 tablespoon Brown sugar
1/4 cup Root beer
1 Dried ancho chile (seeds and stem removed)

Prawns

8 U-5 Head on prawns (body peeled and deveined, head & tail shell on)
1 Tablespoon Chopped cilantro
2 Tablespoons Blended oil
1 Garlic clove (chopped)
Salt and white pepper to taste

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DIRECTIONS

Plum BBQ:
Place all ingredients in a medium sauce pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour into blender, process until smooth, strain. Set aside or refrigerate.

Prawns:
Skewer prawns from tail up through the head to keep it from curling on grill. Once skewered, prawn should look almost straight. Mix prawns, cilantro, oil and garlic to marinate 30 minutes. Remove prawns from marinade, season with salt and pepper and throw on the grill. While grilling, baste prawn on both sides with BBQ sauce. Once cooked, remove from grill, remove skewer and serve over mixed organic greens.

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Aprium & Taleggio Stuffed Pork Chop (Wild Mushroom Ragout, Port Wine Reduction)
By Andrea and Frank Randazzo of Talula Restaurant, Miami Beach, Fla.

Serves six

*Note: Apriums are a complex hybrid fruit that are part apricot and part plum in heritage.

INGREDIENTS

Pork Chop Stuffing

6 10 ounce bone In pork chops
3/4 Baguette (diced 1/4 inch squares)
4 Garlic Cloves (minced)
1/2 Large Spanish onion (small diced)
3 Celery stalks (small diced)
5 Ripe apriums (small diced)
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
2 Tablespoon Butter unsalted
5 ounces Taleggio cheese (small cubed)
2 cups Reduced balsamic vinegar
2 Tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
2 Tablespoon Fresh thyme leaves
Salt and white pepper to taste

Mushroom Ragout

1# Wild mushrooms (oyster, hedgehog, French horns, cinnamon caps…..)
1 Tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
2 Tablespoon Butter unsalted
1 Garlic clove (thin sliced)
2 Shallots (thin sliced)
1/4 cup Chicken stock
Fresh chives, salt and white pepper to taste

Port Wine Reduction

2 cups port wine
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Cascabel dried chile (seeds and stem removed)

DIRECTIONS

Stuffing the pork chop:
In a sauté pan, add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, garlic, onion and celery. Sauté on low-medium heat until translucent. Set aside. In another sauté pan, on med-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of butter, brown sugar and apriums. Sauté for 15 seconds. Set aside. In large bowl combine all ingredients — mix well and set aside.

Take a knife and make a one-inch incision right next to the bone of the pork chop. Work the knife inside the pork chop to make a pocket for the stuffing. With a piping bag or simply with your hands, stuff the pork chop with the stuffing mixture until the pocket is packed well.  Season with salt and white pepper, and place on a hot grill and cook pork chop to medium.  Anything more than medium will dry the chop out.

Mushroom Ragout:
In hot sauté pan add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter. On high heat add garlic, shallots, and mushrooms. Sauté to golden brown. Add chicken stock, 1 tablespoon butter, chives and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce to a thick and creamy consistency. Spoon over top of grilled pork chop.

Port Wine Reduction:
Put all ingredients in a small sauce pot. Bring to a boil and then let simmer. Reduce liquid by two thirds — a thick syrup should form. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Spoon around Grilled Pork Chop.

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