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« Reply #1755 on Sept 5, 2012, 3:37am »

Sept 4, 2012, 10:16am, Shaxspear III Esq. wrote:
Had the day off yesterday with nothing to do, so I did a badass meal.

Meat: Pan seared duck breast seasoned with salt and pepper.

Sauce: Red wine, beef stock, crimini mushrooms, sherry, red wine vinegar, red beets, mustard seed, orange blossom water, salt and pepper.

Butternut Squash Gnocchi: Roasted butternut squash, eggs, flour, salt pepper. Boiled then sauteed in duck fat and beef stock with garden rainbow chard and garlic. Topped with some grated pecorino cheese.

Roasted Beets: Garden baby red and golden beets from the garden. Slow roasted in the oven with olive oil, truffle oil, salt and pepper. Topped with some St. Augur cheese.

The duck turned out perfectly cooked. It's only the 2nd time I've cooked duck and it's really easy to cook if you do it properly. The sauce was absolutely killer and will definitely make it again. I've never done anything with orange blossom water, but I saw it in the store and decided to try it out. Worked really well. The measurements I used for the gnocchi were WAY off. The recipe I found said for 4 servings, but I probably made enough for 20. Second time making gnocchi as well, and still on the fence if it's worth the effort. I'm gonna try it again with an accurate recipe before I ditch making it again.

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You had me at duck breast.

Seriously though, a couple of thoughts:
* My gnocchi always sucks when I make it from scratch. In a completely different way than my spaetzle does, but yet I miserably fail at both. Regular old pasta from scratch I'm fine... so this totally does not compute for me. If you can tell me why I fail miserably I'd forever worship you (not that I don't already, but hey...)
* duck is super delicious if done right - glad you had a great experience, I've never regretted splurging and having fun with it. Only made it a few times myself, but man...
* I'm not sold on the sauce. I always feel like orange blossom water should be in a more delicate sauce (sort of like rose blossom water). Did the other ingredients come through more subtle than I'm imagining? I'm afraid they would overpower things. Maybe if I had the recipe I'd be more convinced. Not trying to diss or slight your ability, more curious than anything.
* Butternut Squash... moving to SoCal has completely screwed me up re: autumn vegetables. I made spaghetti squash about a month ago, and honestly I don't know that squash is ever "in season" here the same way as it was in Calgary. I suspect I could get it any time of year, with the downside that I will always pay roughly the same price.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1756 on Sept 5, 2012, 9:27am »
J-Dawg - I have not been able to Dr. Garbanzoure out California produce cycles, and I realized that people here (read: white people) don'teven think about it. For them, everything is in season all year round as far as they're concerned. In Montana, you only get to eat blueberries and flathead cherries for like one month out of the entire year. Here, it's a free for all.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1757 on Sept 5, 2012, 2:05pm »

Sept 5, 2012, 3:37am, J-Dawg wrote:

* I'm not sold on the sauce. I always feel like orange blossom water should be in a more delicate sauce (sort of like rose blossom water). Did the other ingredients come through more subtle than I'm imagining? I'm afraid they would overpower things. Maybe if I had the recipe I'd be more convinced. Not trying to diss or slight your ability, more curious than anything.


I was actually amazed at how strong the orange blossom water came through with how little I put in. The flavour was subtle but it definitely came through more as an aromatic. Here's the recipe, give it a try:

4 cups of beef stock
1 cup sliced crimini mushrooms (I wanted chantrelle but couldnt find any)
1 shallot minced
1 large beet chopped
3 cups of red wine
1/2 cup of orange/tangerine juice
1/4 cup of honey
1/2 cup sherry
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons orange blossom water
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt & Pepper
1/4 of cubed chilled butter

In one sauce pan bring the beef stock to a boil with the mushrooms and then lower the heat and reduce the liquid to about 1 cup.

In another sauce pan sautee the shallots and mustard seeds until translucent. Then add the beets and cook for another minute or so. Add honey, juice, red wine, vinegar, blossom water, and Sherry and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and let it reduce to around a cup.

Once they're both reduced, strain the red sauce into the beef/mushroom stock with a sieve and make sure to push down on the beets to get the flavour out of them. Continue cooking it on a low heat till it thickens up a bit and then slowly add the butter while stirring it and then season with salt and pepper.
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Yes. This album sounds like Daft Punk the way a hot dog looks like an apple.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1758 on Sept 5, 2012, 2:16pm »
As for the gnocchi, I've only done it twice. First time was a failure and the 2nd time the recipe I used was so far off that I had to do some crazy repair work to make it. The trouble I've run into with gnocchi is that the potato, or in this case the squash, still holds a lot of moisture so I seem to find myself adding way more flour than the recipes call for in order to make the dough firm enough to roll.

The squash recipe I used called for one large butternut squash (I got a huge ass one, which was probably my first mistake) 2 eggs and two cups of flour. After roasting the squash and letting it cool, I probably ended up using close to maybe 10 cups? of flour to make it firm enough where I could actually roll the dough. Once I actually got the consistency to be able to roll it, I cut it with the back end of a knife into little pieces. Boiled them in some salted water until they started to float and then threw them in some ice water to stop the cooking. Then I sauteed them in some duck fat, garlic, chard and a little beef stock until golden brown. They tasted good but getting to the point of being able to roll it and having all that left over dough really sucked.
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Yes. This album sounds like Daft Punk the way a hot dog looks like an apple.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1759 on Sept 6, 2012, 11:41pm »

Sept 5, 2012, 2:05pm, Shaxspear III Esq. wrote:


I was actually amazed at how strong the orange blossom water came through with how little I put in. The flavour was subtle but it definitely came through more as an aromatic. Here's the recipe, give it a try:


I'll have to do that sometime soon.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1760 on Sept 8, 2012, 12:59pm »
Nice little surprise breakfast from my girlfriend this morning.

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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1761 on Sept 10, 2012, 11:15am »
Wow, I can't believe someone made those pepper egg flower thingies work! I always see total fails, kudos to your lady!



So, I'm super lucky that every year I ask what fancy dinner the boy wants for his birthday, and every year he says CHILI!!!!!! This year I threw a bunch in a dutch oven and baked cornbread on top of it and oh gosh it was so good!

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« Reply #1762 on Sept 10, 2012, 4:05pm »
Holy shit!! Baking cornbread on top of chili?!?!?!? Brililant!!!!
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« Reply #1763 on Sept 10, 2012, 4:40pm »

Sept 10, 2012, 4:05pm, Shaxspear III Esq. wrote:
Holy shit!! Baking cornbread on top of chili?!?!?!? Brililant!!!!
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1764 on Sept 10, 2012, 5:12pm »
It was pretty g-d delicious. The cornbread soaked up a lot of the moisture and became a giant cornbread monster in the dish so I'm glad I only put about a third of my original pot of chili in there, but damn if it didn't make that cornbread the tastiest, moistestest cornbread ever.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1765 on Sept 10, 2012, 6:38pm »
That looks delicious! I made some crockpot chili the other day since my mom gave me all of these cans of beans and tomatoes and I wanted to use some of them.

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1 can garbanzo beans - drained and rinsed very well
1 can red kidney beans - drained and rinsed very well
1 can black beans - drained and rinsed very well
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, chopped
4 oz. can diced green chiles, drained
chili powder
cumin powder
dried oregano
black pepper
heaping tsp. beef buillon granules
splash of coffee
splash of beer

I combined all beans and tomatoes (with liquid) in the crockpot. Added the onion and garlic and green chiles. Threw in some beef buillon granules for flavor, obviously if you want this vegetarian you would omit that and add some salt. The splashes of beer and coffee were because I like them in my normal chili, but it was only around a Tbs. of each as I did not want to add a ton of liquid. I added the spices by sight, but I probably started with around a couple of teaspoons of chili powder, one teasoon of cumin, half a teaspoon of oregano and pepper. I added a little more of each after about 3 hours of cooking since they get diluted. Taste and add to your preference. Partway through cooking I mashed the beans a few times to get a little body. I cooked for 5-6 hours on low plus about an hour on high with the lid propped open partway to reduce the liquid a bit. It sat overnight before we ate it and I garnished with cheese and green onions. (And I used a little bit of sour cream!!!!!!!!!!!)
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But seriously...those flowers are seriously beautiful and i will curb stomp you if fuck them up.

But really.

Don't fuck up my azaleas.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1766 on Sept 10, 2012, 6:39pm »
Stupid proboards. Double post.

I made split pea soup in the crock last night and am having it tonight. I think it will be pretty good but I think it got pretty thick.
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But seriously...those flowers are seriously beautiful and i will curb stomp you if fuck them up.

But really.

Don't fuck up my azaleas.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1767 on Sept 10, 2012, 6:44pm »
Thick as fog that is as thick as pea soup?
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1768 on Sept 10, 2012, 6:45pm »
Thick as fog soup.
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But seriously...those flowers are seriously beautiful and i will curb stomp you if fuck them up.

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Don't fuck up my azaleas.
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Re: Do you Masticate?
« Reply #1769 on Sept 10, 2012, 6:52pm »
Thog as foup sick.
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