. sous vide . fermentation . dry curing .
This is the simplest thing in the world to make, just requires some oven time… or if you prefer, grilling time, the grill is a bit trickier but do not fear it, cooking cuts like these take so long that if you check every now and then, you can prevent any disaster which could be […]
I’m still out on vacation but today is my day off… from exploring my surroundings that is, I don’t want to get in the car again today, yesterday I spent most of the day driving (12 hours) and as beautiful as it was and as great as my rental car is, I need one day […]
As cool as making beef jerky in the microwave might sound…. it really wasn’t for me. It would be great to have a way to eliminate moisture inside of it when drying things in it (here’s an idea, wouldn’t it be great to have a microwave that could remove that evaporated water?)… anyways, The constant opening […]
Ok, I’m throwing away all the techie stuff (tonight…), just a pot, a knife and a cutting board. I love making Ragù, and I’ve been wanting to post about it for a while. So get the best ingredients you can, and remember that the most important thing to keep in mind is flavor development! but […]
Extremely straight forward wet cured pork recipe. I used a beautiful pork loin I found at the market, and I had frozen marjoram that’s been patiently waiting in my freezer to find a friend. So here is a quick guide for curing 1 pound of pork loin. Or check out a much more in detail […]
Any tradition-freak out there probably needs to skip this. Hallacas are a Venezuelan dish eaten only during Christmas, mostly because of its labor-intensive preparation requires family members to gather to make this delicious meat-stuffed-masa-dough-patties for lack of a better way to describe them. They’re also wrapped in plantain leaves and then boiled. They are similar […]
It might not look like much. It is one of my favorite things to eat. It does take hard work to make. So many different cooking techniques at play, hallacas are worth the effort and time, I love this christmas venezuelan classic, I could make it more often if I had the time, but it […]
Brined a la Thomas Keller sous vide turkey breast in mushroom butter sauce with pommes duchesse. I’m sure there were some veggies somewhere in there as well haha! This recipe is a bit more technical and time consuming but the results are worth the effort. Preparation is key… “meez” it up! Two Step Turkey (Recipe […]
Ingredients: 2 lbs beef for stew 1 bottle of cab 3 strips of thick bacon 2 onions 2 carrots 3 stalks of celery 10 white mushrooms chicken broth 5 garlic cloves cup of tomato sauce 2 tbs flour thyme parsley bay leaves salt pepper Process: it’s all about caramelization of the meat in batches, deglazing […]