When MyNorth.com challenged Sam Hybel, Chef/Owner at Gusto in Suttons Bay to our local foods showdown he accepted with gusto and prepared Sauteed Morels and Grilled Michigan Asparagus in a White Wine Sauce for a MyNorth.com video. In accordance with the rules of the showdown, 90 percent of the ingredients for this dish are from Northern Michigan and another 5 percent are from Michigan, making it a 95 percent made-in-Michigan dish.
Watch the video to learn Chef Hybel’s technique. Then click to find the recipe for Sauteed Morels and Grilled Michigan Asparagus in a White Wine Sauce.
Here is a list of the local ingredients Hybel used in the dish:
- Morels foraged locally
- Asparagus, Norconk Farms, Empire
- White wine, Blackstar Farms, Suttons Bay, 231-941-1270, blackstarfarms.com
- Butter, Halpin’s Land of Goshen at Douglas Valley, Manistee, 231-360-7176
- Stone House baguette, Traverse City, 231-933-8864, stonehousebread.com
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