A food post of a slightly different kind.
misslj_author put together a cooking challenge here, and I thought it was such a good idea that I'd replicate it.
The Five=Ingredient Challenge
From
misslj_author:
1. You can only use five ingredients from the items below. (Remember you have olive oil, water, salt and black pepper).
2. Pick those five, then tell me what you'd make.
3. Method of cooking what you'd make would be awesome, but this isn't the real Masterchef, obvs, so don't feel you have to!
Oh, and coriander is cilantro in the USA.
The list:
coriander seeds
cumin seeds
caraway seeds
fresh coriander
onion
garlic
preserved lemon quarters
olive oil
lamb
sumac
cinnamon sticks
saffron threads
sea salt flakes
chicken stock
blanched almonds
medjool dates, pitted
mace
okra
broad beans
yoghurt
fennel
pistachios
bay leaves
green olives
carraway seeds
This challenge is quite timely - I recently came across Stone Soup - the whole thrust of the blog is cooking with 5 ingredients.
However, despite my kitchen adventures, I'm not actually one for inventing. I'm a 'stay on the piste, even if it's a black run', not a 'go cross-country' kitchen skiier.
But here's what I'd put together:
Fruity Lamb Rissoles
The five: Lamb, medjool dates, cinnamon, onion, preserved lemons.
Mince the lamb (250g?) and combine with finely chopped dates (50g?), cinnamon (2 tsp), onion and a tiny bit of the preserved lemon peel, micro-chopped. Season liberally with pepper, and salt to taste. Shape into patties, and set in the fridge for an hour to 'form'.
Fry these boys in olive oil on a high enough temperature that the mince doesn't weep and stew instead of frying. Generally, you're not supposed to use the flesh of the preserved lemons, but for this recipe, I'd be squeezing them liberally over the rissoles as they fry.
If anyone else chooses to take on the challenge, I, and I'm sure
misslj_author too, would love to see what you come up with.
The actual Fud list
Asparagus and artichoke salad with rild rice and basil dressing
Watermelon, feta and avocado salad
Avocado, quinoa and broadbean salad
Potato parcels with BBQ chiclen alla diavola
Teriyaki beef roll-ups
Char sui chicken salad
Grilled mackrel with fennel coleslaw
Matt's Vindaloo
And because we've got a Street Party (!) this weekend, plus the Elderflowers are all out, I'm going to be attempting these two:
Elderflower cordial
Bara Brith
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