Christmas and the festive period are about celebrating and sharing, now with Operation Santa Claus (OSC) and the US Meat Export Federation it’s easy and free to combine the two. Simply choose one of the promotional dishes at a participating restaurant and 15% of the cost of the dish is donated directly to Operation Santa Claus to help someone less fortunate than you enjoy the holiday period. There is no charge or cost to you, simply enjoy your meal featuring quality US beef or pork.
The restaurant groups participating in this festive giving include the Aldente Group, Concept Creations, The King Parrot Group and the El Grande Group. There’s a wide choice of dishes and most menus run throughout December – although check each outlet for exact details. For more information on US meat see www.usmef.org.hk
The Aldente Group OSC Christmas menu features four dishes at it’s AlDente restaurants in Soho, TST, Wanchai and Harbour Road: U.S. Rib Eye steak (Char-grilled to your preference, accompanied with a giant king prawn, roasted veggies and fries. $188); Chicken Saltimbocca (US chicken breast with sautéed spinach, prosciutto, sage and cheese, mushroom sauce, mash and veggies. $149); Sirloin Steak (USDA certified Angus beef, char-grilled to your liking. Served on a bed of fire roasted veggies and fries with choice of mushroom or pepper sauce. $198) and Grilled Sea Bass (Chilean Sea Bass char-grilled, served with grilled veggies, mash with lemon capers butter sauce. $189).
At Tinello: Beef Tagliata (USDA certified Black Angus sirloin marinated with fresh rosemary and natural seasoning, served with radicchio, arugula, slow roasted tomatoes and shaved parmesan. $198); Pork Parmesan (Milanese style – US pork chop, breaded with herbs, parmesan, served with fine french beans, mash potatoes and tomato coulins. $168); Saltimbocca di Polo $159 and Grill Sea Bass $198. Angus offers US Sirloin Steak (wet aged minimum 4 weeks, $248); Grill Sea Bass ($198); US BBQ spare ribs (1/2 slab $148); Pork Loin (French cut – tender and juicy grilled U.S premium pork served with gratin potato, sautéed peach and sage. $178) and Grilled Sea Bass $198.
The El Grande Group outlets Inn Side Out, HK Brew House, Fatt’s Place, Slim’s, Hop House are offering US Pork Sliders – 4 pulled pork sliders and chips.
Concept Creations new outlet Frites Causeway Bay OSC menu features Frites Xmas Cordon Bleu Special: USDA pork loin pounded thin, herb breaded and filled with Virginia ham and cheese then pan fried and served with a salad and Frites souffle, $275. Frites Xmas Rossini Special: USDA Black Angus prime tenderloin, seared foie gras, truffle mash potato with Kriek beer jus and Amarena Fabbri Cherries, $525.
At these King Parrot Group outlets El Cid, Coast, Island Seafood, Mijas and Tong’s Road House Seafood and Grill a Christmas Operation Santa Claus Menu is available until the 6 December and 15% of all sales will be donated to support the 22 charities supported by OSC in 2015. At El Cid the menu includes US Beef and paprika soup baked with fillo pastry($50), US beef kebab ($100), Deep -fried sous vide US beef brisket ($80), grilled US prime ribeye steak with sea salt ($360) and US Beef Tenderloin with daily catch seafood ($450).
For more on this year’s Operation Santa Claus visit www.operationsantaclaus
