Trader Joe’s unsalted pistachios from the shell. Regular hot house tomato. The burrata was very good. I think it was DeStefano. Was lazy and didn’t want to drive to Bristol for the Gioai which is my favorite supermarket brand.
Frikadellen with cream spinach and polenta - simple frikadellen with ground pork, onions and mustard. Spinach just cooked in some heavy cream with nutmeg and polenta cooked in milk, vegetable broth and with bay leaf and finished with parmesan
Asparagus Manchego Clafoutis - “dough” was made with AP flour, eggs, cream, milk, manchego and cayenne pepper. Topped with mushrooms, asparagus, tarragon and toasted almonds
Beef Bourguignonne by a recipe from Gordon Hamersley’s “Bistro Cooking at Home” - beef gets marinated overnight in red wine, onions, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and peppercorn. After searing the meat, it braises for 3+ hours at 275F with bacon, pearl onions, carrots, flour, red wine, beef broth and tomato paste. Cremini mushrooms and garlic get seared separately and added to the stew at the end with watercress. Served over spaetzle.
I realized I wasn’t using it anywhere near fast enough so I wanted to use it in a recipe where the smokey habaneros could be the basis of flavor for a sauce.
Chili Verde - Pork Shoulder in a 50/50 blend of El Yucateco XXtra Hot Sauce + Tomatillos by volume (and vegetable scraps - i.e., end pieces of shallots and cilantro stems).
Goes wonderfully with freshly cooked koshihikari rice – texturally, bouncy and firm to be a nice contrast to the tender pork and creamy beans. Plain enough to be the counter-balance to the very very flavorful sauce.
Black Beans - sauteed crushed garlic + shallots in oil until browned. Added Black Garlic Seasoning, Chicken Bouillon Powder, Bay Leaves, Whole Cumin until fragrant. Added mostly-drained canned black beans and a ladle full of chili verde braising liquid.
Fantastic recipe - especially the beans. Highly recommend a generous garnishing of raw onions/shallots/cilantro to provide a nice freshness to counterbalance the heavier elements.
