Daily Archives: November 29, 2011
29/11/11 Wonderful Jumbo Asparagus
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RECIPE
Serves 2 A CookTale Cathie purchased jumbo Asparagus at Adam’s FairAcre Farm in Kingston, NY. Last evening they taught us a lesson. From here on out, it’s jumbo Asparagus or forget-about-it. Can’t understand why it took us this long? Because of their girth, they were simmered in salted water for 10 minutes, drained and doused with EVOO. What a treat. INGREDIENTS A bundle of Asparagus (jumbos) METHOD 1. Heat a large deep sided pan of salted water to a simmer. 2. With a vegetable peeler, remove the skin from each stalk. Immerse them in the simmering water & cook for 10 minutes or until a paring knife easily penetrates the stalk. 3. Drain on paper towels, add to a platter & liberally douse with Salt, Pepper & EVOO. Sprinkle on the chopped Parsley. |
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29/11/11 Porterhouse With Balsamic Glaze & Sweet Potato Fries
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Serves 2 + leftovers A CookTale To those that don’t know what “The Smokehouse” refers to, it’s our wonderful meat, poultry and charcuterie market in Saugerties, NY, the neighborly village down the road from Woodstock. On Sunday we stopped by to purchase one of their first class Porterhouse Steaks and a basket of Oyster Mushrooms. We left with one that was well marbled, 1-1/2″ thick steak weighing 1-1/2 lb. That’s more than enough for our dinner plus leftovers for munching at lunch. All the Sweet Potato Fries landed on my plate. Cathie preferred the jumbo Asparagus. OK with me. INGREDIENTS 1 Porterhouse Steak (1-1/2″ thick) Balsamic Glaze (optional)
METHOD
1. Heat an indoor cast iron grill pan to the point of smoking. Add the Porterhouse, cover it with a cast iron steak weight, (5lb) & pan grill for 3-1/2 minutes. Lift the weight, turn the Porterhouse & repeat. After 7 minutes the steak should have reached the internal temperature of 125F degrees or rare. 2. Allow the Porterhouse to rest for at least 5 minutes. This allows the juices to redistribute & be reabsorbed. RECIPE Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries INGREDIENTS 1 large Sweet Potato METHOD 1. Heat the oven to 400 F. 2. Cut the Sweet Potato into 3″ long sticks. Toss with the Salt, Pepper & EVOO. 3. In a single layer on a non-stick baking add the prepared Potatoes. 4. Place in the 400 F oven & bake for 30 minutes, until tender & beginning to brown. |
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