La Brasa chef Daniel Bojorquez isn’t really a veggie man. “I’ve always been the type of cook who likes protein and these sort of funky combinations,” he says. That sort of unexpected marriage comes into play in his fried chicken wing, a dish that has been on the menu in various iterations since the Somerville boîte opened in 2014, returning to its original incarnation in this preparation with fresh horseradish, brown butter and, curiously, a snail vinaigrette. The recipe is actually a collaboration with his friend and fellow chef, Viale owner Greg Reeves, and speaks to Bojorquez’s penchant for a unique flavor profile. “It has a very mixed flavor. It has a lot of umami with the soy and the brown butter, along with the snails. The brown butter really helps to bring the salt out, and the soy sauce really kind of mellows it out, but it’s kind of salty and smoky.”
$3 each at La Brasa, 124 Broadway, Somerville (617-764-1412) labrasasomerville.com
Count These Chickens
Nine fried birds that turn the phrase “tastes like chicken” into high praise.
By Improper Staff | Photo Credit: Gary Tardiff | Sept. 30, 2016
La Brasa
La Brasa chef Daniel Bojorquez isn’t really a veggie man. “I’ve always been the type of cook who likes protein and these sort of funky combinations,” he says. That sort of unexpected marriage comes into play in his fried chicken wing, a dish that has been on the menu in various iterations since the Somerville boîte opened in 2014, returning to its original incarnation in this preparation with fresh horseradish, brown butter and, curiously, a snail vinaigrette. The recipe is actually a collaboration with his friend and fellow chef, Viale owner Greg Reeves, and speaks to Bojorquez’s penchant for a unique flavor profile. “It has a very mixed flavor. It has a lot of umami with the soy and the brown butter, along with the snails. The brown butter really helps to bring the salt out, and the soy sauce really kind of mellows it out, but it’s kind of salty and smoky.”
$3 each at La Brasa, 124 Broadway, Somerville (617-764-1412) labrasasomerville.com
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