I thought this meal was pretty special all the way around. There were certainly at least a couple exotic elements, but everything was quite local. I had been really looking forward to preparing these very special chops. They turned out to be even more delicious than I had expected, which is saying a lot, after …
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Mangalitsa steak; celeriac paprika frites; scapes; tomato
Even without the red micro amaranth garnish, this is clearly a ‘red meat’. I was more than a little intimidated. I had been offered, and had purchased, a frozen Mangalitsa collar steak one week before, but I had no idea what to do with it. The breed of pig was very different from any known …
mangalitsa bratwurst; boiled potatoes; turmeric sauerkraut
I was going to write that this wasn’t a German meal. The Sauerkraut came with turmeric, the Pellkartoffel were mixed with some celery and a bit of serrano pepper, and the Bratwurst was surprisingly spicy and almost sweet (even after all the time I’ve spent in Germany, my personal reference remains the uncooked Sheboygan white …
lardo toasts, roast lamb, coriander turnips
dinner, 10/15/10 The lardo in the first full course was awesome, but the little roast was the probably the featured attraction in this dinner. I knew that using a slow oven for the second would mean a chance to relax and enjoy some cooking smells for a longer period of time than usual, but while …