A couple of recipes
I made more potato-leek-cabbage soup this morning. This time I used a red cabbage, which did indeed make the recipe considerably more purplish than previously, but did not in fact give it the color of wet concrete. Next time I will use purple potatoes too, and that should give the dish a nice deep coloration. Also, this time I added some bacon and caraway seed to the mix. I'm not personally overly fond of caraway seed, but both ingredients were recommended to me by my friend Terry, who some of you may remember as the Sandwich King of Brooklyn Grinder. When a guy like Terry, who knows his way around a kitchen, makes some recommendations, I listen. And I must admit that the caraway gives a nice flavor to the soup. I think a teaspoon might have been a little much - next time I'll try 1/2 a teaspoon - but overall both ingredients made improvements to the original recipe. I only wish I had been able to try it with the broth from that smoked turkey.
I stretched a bit to get the bacon - it's from Shasta Lake, which is 97 miles away from here. But it was on sale.
And by way of stuff I have made lately for locavore week:
Poached Tuna
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups water
1 T. Weitchpec green chili sauce
2 cloves garlic, peeled and quartered
Juice of one lemon or lime*
Place all of the above into a large sauce or poaching pan. Heat until just simmering. With lid on, simmer for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat until liquid is just below boiling. Add
1 lb ahi tuna (steaks or fillets)
Cover and let poach for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
Optional: add 3 T. fresh cilantro to the poaching liquid.
*I was afraid that I was going to have to cop to a non-local ingredient here. But it turns out that a co-worker of Sophie's has local lemons!
Dutch Baby
INGREDIENTS
1 c. flour
1 c. milk
1/4 t. salt
4-6 large eggs
1 T. butter or bacon fat
1 c. shredded cheese
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and pressed.
Pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Mix together flour and salt. Add milk and eggs and blend until smooth with a wire whisk. Add the shredded cheese, garlic, and pepper (about 4 turns of the mill) and mix.
Using the butter or bacon fat, grease an 8' x 8' square cake pan. Pour the batter into the pan and place in the middle rack of the oven. Cook for 40 minutes. Under no circumstances should you open the oven door during this time. I really mean it.
Serve with sliced ham, applesauce, stewed apples and raisins, sprinkle with lemon juice and powdered sugar, or just slather in butter and devour.
This is meant to be a meal in itself (more or less). If you want it as a side dish, reduce the number of eggs to 4 and omit the cheese and garlic.
I stretched a bit to get the bacon - it's from Shasta Lake, which is 97 miles away from here. But it was on sale.
And by way of stuff I have made lately for locavore week:
Poached Tuna
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups water
1 T. Weitchpec green chili sauce
2 cloves garlic, peeled and quartered
Juice of one lemon or lime*
Place all of the above into a large sauce or poaching pan. Heat until just simmering. With lid on, simmer for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat until liquid is just below boiling. Add
1 lb ahi tuna (steaks or fillets)
Cover and let poach for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
Optional: add 3 T. fresh cilantro to the poaching liquid.
*I was afraid that I was going to have to cop to a non-local ingredient here. But it turns out that a co-worker of Sophie's has local lemons!
Dutch Baby
INGREDIENTS
1 c. flour
1 c. milk
1/4 t. salt
4-6 large eggs
1 T. butter or bacon fat
1 c. shredded cheese
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and pressed.
Pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Mix together flour and salt. Add milk and eggs and blend until smooth with a wire whisk. Add the shredded cheese, garlic, and pepper (about 4 turns of the mill) and mix.
Using the butter or bacon fat, grease an 8' x 8' square cake pan. Pour the batter into the pan and place in the middle rack of the oven. Cook for 40 minutes. Under no circumstances should you open the oven door during this time. I really mean it.
Serve with sliced ham, applesauce, stewed apples and raisins, sprinkle with lemon juice and powdered sugar, or just slather in butter and devour.
This is meant to be a meal in itself (more or less). If you want it as a side dish, reduce the number of eggs to 4 and omit the cheese and garlic.