Nerdy cooking ^_^
So...the Myst community is full of HARDCORE! fans. Like, seriously.
To the point where we've figured out D'ni holidays and food.
So today I made Chor Bahkh for lunch!
It's basically like a meat pie. The Book of Ti'ana mentions Aitrus being served Chor Bakh and Ikah Nijuehts, one of which was a meat filled roll. It was never specifically said which on was the meat pie treat, but the majority of the fandom has decided it was Chor Bahkh (probably because that's the one we can most easily pronounce XD).
THEY WERE FREAKING TASTY. Just ONE is plenty for lunch, so we're hoping the rest will warm up well enough for dinner. This would be great for feeding guests, I think. The meat was juicy and the crust was flaky on the outside and soft and doughy on the inside. I probably could have let them cook for a few more minutes, and I probably could have gone a little crazier with the spices, but ohmygodsitwassogood!!!
I altered mine slightly because I didn't feel like driving out to the LOCAL local market to snag the fresh ingredients (I know, bad cook/witch). This was basically what I did. I left out the pepper, too, which was a mistake because I'll bet it would have been DELICIOUSLY nomnom that way.
Stuff you need:
♥ one pound of meat (I would have liked to try lamb, but beef was cheaper!)
♥ a bit of Mrs. Dash Original spice mix (again, could have pushed it more and should have added pepper...)
♥ 1/2 teaspoon salt
♥ two packages Pillsbury crescent rolls (too lazy to make bread from scratch, and too cheap to buy the brand name but store brand worked fine :3)
♥ (you can throw in fresh garlic and mint, too)
♥ mixing bowl
♥ baking sheet
♥ cooling rack
What to do with it
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine meat and spices (and finely minced fresh stuff if you're using it) in the mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
3. Separate the crescent roll dough into matching pairs of triangles (there's 3 or 4 pairs per package). Crimp the diagonal seam shut with your fingers to make unbroken rectangles of dough.
4. Spoon a small amount of the filling onto each of the dough rectangles, and smooth it out into a thin layer leaving a small border around the outside uncovered. Roll up the edges and flip over so that the seams are on the bottom. Poke a few holes in the top to release steam.
5. Arrange on a baking sheet so that the rolls have plenty of space between them. Place in the oven and bake until golden brown (20is minutes, but you should keep an eye on it).
6. Cool on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes so you don't scald the roof of your mouth off. :D
Food based off an obscure line in an obscure book series based off of PC Adventure games?
Mmm, nerdy. ;D
To the point where we've figured out D'ni holidays and food.
So today I made Chor Bahkh for lunch!
It's basically like a meat pie. The Book of Ti'ana mentions Aitrus being served Chor Bakh and Ikah Nijuehts, one of which was a meat filled roll. It was never specifically said which on was the meat pie treat, but the majority of the fandom has decided it was Chor Bahkh (probably because that's the one we can most easily pronounce XD).
THEY WERE FREAKING TASTY. Just ONE is plenty for lunch, so we're hoping the rest will warm up well enough for dinner. This would be great for feeding guests, I think. The meat was juicy and the crust was flaky on the outside and soft and doughy on the inside. I probably could have let them cook for a few more minutes, and I probably could have gone a little crazier with the spices, but ohmygodsitwassogood!!!
I altered mine slightly because I didn't feel like driving out to the LOCAL local market to snag the fresh ingredients (I know, bad cook/witch). This was basically what I did. I left out the pepper, too, which was a mistake because I'll bet it would have been DELICIOUSLY nomnom that way.
Stuff you need:
♥ one pound of meat (I would have liked to try lamb, but beef was cheaper!)
♥ a bit of Mrs. Dash Original spice mix (again, could have pushed it more and should have added pepper...)
♥ 1/2 teaspoon salt
♥ two packages Pillsbury crescent rolls (too lazy to make bread from scratch, and too cheap to buy the brand name but store brand worked fine :3)
♥ (you can throw in fresh garlic and mint, too)
♥ mixing bowl
♥ baking sheet
♥ cooling rack
What to do with it
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine meat and spices (and finely minced fresh stuff if you're using it) in the mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
3. Separate the crescent roll dough into matching pairs of triangles (there's 3 or 4 pairs per package). Crimp the diagonal seam shut with your fingers to make unbroken rectangles of dough.
4. Spoon a small amount of the filling onto each of the dough rectangles, and smooth it out into a thin layer leaving a small border around the outside uncovered. Roll up the edges and flip over so that the seams are on the bottom. Poke a few holes in the top to release steam.
5. Arrange on a baking sheet so that the rolls have plenty of space between them. Place in the oven and bake until golden brown (20is minutes, but you should keep an eye on it).
6. Cool on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes so you don't scald the roof of your mouth off. :D
Food based off an obscure line in an obscure book series based off of PC Adventure games?
Mmm, nerdy. ;D