Salt Cod Balls with Saffron Aïoli
Salt cod appears in many Spanish, Italian and Scandinavian recipes and is available in a variety of grades. To rehydrate, brush off any excess salt and soak the cod in water overnight, changing the water several times.
While catering a wedding for a previous employer years ago, Rahul Shrivastav—now director of catering at University of Michigan—found himself in a panic when an elevator malfunction put salad service on hold. “The wedding was in a very old building and the elevator had issues,” he says. “We had 200 plated salads in the freight elevator when it got stuck. The dinner needed to start—they were doing their toasts.” In a panic, Shrivastav hustled up a plan B: His team would station a chef outside the ballroom, and he’d plate new salads right there.
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