Cooking #2
Today I performed a very intricate experiment concerning the smoke point of olive oil when sauteing. It involved adding the oil to a hot pan, having it immediately catch fire, trying to get a pot lid out to smother the flame while moving the pot out from under the increasingly black microwave, giving up and taking it outside to burn off, and then scrubbing the microwave with alcohol to get it clean again. Despite all this, attempt number 2 (after the flaming pan was disposed of) resulted in tasty shrimp scampi. The seared portobello mushrooms were unaffected and came out wonderful.
So the lesson of Shrimp Scampi with Portobello Mushrooms over angel hair pasta is that even though sauteing is supposed to use high heat, it shouldn't be higher than the smoke point of your oil. Also, I should buy a fire extinguisher before attempting any more cooking.
So the lesson of Shrimp Scampi with Portobello Mushrooms over angel hair pasta is that even though sauteing is supposed to use high heat, it shouldn't be higher than the smoke point of your oil. Also, I should buy a fire extinguisher before attempting any more cooking.