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—Kuniko Yagi

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PRESENTS THIS WEEK’S RECIPES:

KABOCHA RICE BALLS

LEMON CURD TAPIOCA

PICKLED BABY CARROTS

Serves 4 (shared plate)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bunch baby carrots, scrubbed and tops off
• 1 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 ounces sugar
• 1/2 ounce kosher salt

PROCEDURE

1. Bring vinegar to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and add in sugar and salt.
3. Once the sugar and salt have dissolved, add in carrots and remove from heat.
4. Once the heat has reduced to room temperature, refrigerate until ready.

KABOCHA RICE BALLS

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup brown or white sushi rice, cooked according to directions on package
• 1 kabocha squash (approximately 1 pound), sliced or chopped
• 3 tablespoons red miso paste

PROCEDURE

1. Steam the sliced squash until fully cooked (approximately 6 minutes).
2. Then, in a mixing bowl, mix together rice, squash and miso paste.
3. Divide the mixture into four portions and form into balls about the size of tennis balls.
4. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap until ready to serve.

LEMON CURD TAPIOCA

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 whole eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, cut into cubes
• 1 cup cooked pearl tapioca

PROCEDURE

1. Double-boil whole eggs, yolks, sugar and lemon juice until mixed together.
2. Then, gradually add butter to make the curd.
3. Once everything is smoothly combined, remove from heat and fold in cooked tapioca, cooked per instructions on package.
4. Once cooled, divide into four small serving bowls and garnish with seasonal berries or blood oranges.

HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR TICKETS TO THE BOWL? DON’T MISS:

THE RITE OF SPRING

Tuesday, July 23 at 8:00pm

A masterpiece of orchestral color and energy, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, led by a master of those elements, conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. Fiery and expressive young virtuoso Augustin Hadelich tackles the temperaments of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto.

[for tickets]

PINES OF ROME

Thursday, July 25 at 8:00pm

Program includes the incomparable Jean-Yves Thibaudet returning to the Bowl with Liszt’s devilish “Dance of Death.” Also Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome.

[for tickets]

CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL

Friday, July 26 at 8:00pm

Saturday, July 27 at 8:00pm

Sunday, July 28 at 7:30pm

Come on babe, we’re gonna paint the town…it’s Chicago, the brilliantly sexy tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz. Set amid the razzle-dazzle of the 1920s, this winner of six Tony Awards will come to decadent life with a sensational all-star cast in a one-of-a-kind Bowl production, steaming up the night with sass, brass and a#$. Brooke Shield directs.

[for FRIDAY tickets]

[for SATURDAY tickets]

[for SUNDAY tickets]

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