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July 3: Chefs Vernon & Tommy Cardenas share with TODAY's Natalie Morales delicious dishes that'll heat up your kitchen & palate.

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updated 10:21 a.m. ET July 3, 2007

Are you looking to update your cookout menu with something a little unexpected and exotic? Why not try some delicious recipes from abroad? Chef Vernon Cardenas, Executive Chef of Katana, and Tom Cardenas, V.P. of Operations Katana, share several classy Japanese dishes that are sure to rival your hamburger staple:


Chilean Sea Bass with Yakitori Sauce

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Chilean sea bass (5 Pieces)
1 pinch sea salt
1 pinch chives, finely diced

For sauce:

Mirin (sweet cooking sake)**
Soy sauce**
Sake (cooking sake)**
Sugar

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DIRECTIONS

For the sauce: Partially cover pot and boil until alcohol is burned off. Place into clean container. Place clean container into ice bath until cooled. Cover, label, and refrigerate.

For fish: 1. Season sea bass with sea salt
2. Place on robata grill.
3. Half-way through the cooking process, dip the skewer in the yakitori sauce. Cook on robata.
4. Just prior to serving, dip skewer into the yakitori sauce, cook off sauce on robata
5. Place skewers on serving dish
6. Garnish sea bass with chives
7. Place on serving dish
8. Serve

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Lobster Tail Yuzu kosho

INGREDIENTS

1/2 pc lobster tail
2 oz Yuzu kosho sauce
1 oz clarified butter
1 pinch Yuzu Kosho shallots sauce

DIRECTIONS

1. Take the meat out of the shell
2. Add the butter and then the salt
3. Keep the shell on low heat
4. Cook the lobster for about 3 minutes, making sure is medium well
5. Cut the lobster in about 5 to 6 pieces
6. Put the meat back in the shell
7. Add the sauce on top of the lobster

8. Garnish it with fresh chives and lemon wedge

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