Madidi
In the kitchen with Chef Lee Craven
BY MELISSA TOWNSEND
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHARLIE GODBOLD
Madidi
restaurant, located in Clarksdale, has been in operation
for more than two years. Owned by local businessman,
Bill Luckett and actor, Morgan Freeman, Madidi offers
a variety of Southern-inspired dishes with classic
French techniques.
Delta Magazine visited Madidi while Chef Lee Craven
was in the kitchen creating dishes for the new menu.
Try one of his favorites at home:
Seared
Farm-raised Sea Bass
over Orange-scented Sweet Potato Dumplings
Serves two
Sweet
potato dumplings
2 sweet potatoes
Juice and zest of one orange
1/4 cup corn meal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Bake, peel, and mash sweet potatoes. Mix all
remaining ingredients and season with salt
and pepper. Shape into two-inch dumplings
using two spoons to yield six dumplings. Drop
dumplings into boiling water for about two
minutes. (They will float when done) Sauté
dumplings in a hot pan with butter until warm,
about two minutes.
Seared
farm-raised sea bass fillets:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season two sea
bass fillets with salt and pepper. Heat two
tablespoons of olive oil in a hot ovenproof
sauté pan until smoking. Lay fillets
in pan and cook two minutes without turning.
Place in the oven for about three minutes
to warm.
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes:
Quarter four cherry tomatoes; toss in olive
oil with salt and pepper. Roast for about
two minutes at 400 degrees.
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Corn
gazpacho sauce:
1 onion, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
1/2 cup fresh corn
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/2 pint heavy cream
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Cayenne pepper
Sweat onions and shallots in a hot pan of butter
or oil for about five minutes. Add corn; sauté
two minutes. Add garlic; cook two more minutes.Add
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Add cream; bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper.
Add white wine vinegar and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
Blend until smooth, about two minutes.
Madidi is located
in downtown Clarksdale at 164 Delta Avenue.
For reservations, call 662-627-7770 or visit www.madidires.com.
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