Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, carrot, bell pepper, fennel. Ham, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, red bell pepper, garlic, Doña Maria mole sauce.
So on the lid of the mole jar it says “abre facil”. Either I’m an idiot (always a possibility) or this is malevolently false advertising. Easy my butt.
But the soup was awesome.
Mirepoix: onion, celery, bell pepper. Bacon, roasted cauliflower and roasted Brussels sprouts (both roasted in bacon fat), rice, mixed green herbs, onion, vinegar, salt, paprika, bell pepper, worcestershire sauce, corn starch.
Another New Year’s Day special slung out by Martin. Awesome move to roast in bacon fat. Yum.
Standard mirepoix. Ham, pancit noodles, zucchini, Brussels sprouts, verde salsa, pico de gallo, garlic, cinnamon.
In previous posts I said I used fresh ramen, but today Lita, a volunteer from the Philippines, explained that they were pancit, filipino noodles. Most excellent to find this out.
“Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.” Douglas MacArthur
Mirepoix: shallot, yellow onion, celery, carrot. Ground turkey, roasted brussels sprout, carrot, poblano chile, red bell pepper, Peter Pan squash, fresh garlic, baby arugula, chive, fresh basil, paprika, lime juice.
Had a vigorous vegetable flavor, enhanced by those Belgian sprouts roasted by Martin. Treacherously good.
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, bok choy. Brussels sprouts, zucchini, carrot, soy sauce, cumin, ginger, coriander, garlic, parsley.
Outside the temperature was in the upper 80s. Nothing horrible, but down in the nunnery dungeon it got a bit sweltery.
Made 8/7/18
Mirepoix: yellow and red onion, carrot, bell pepper. Strip steak, tomato, Brussels sprouts, green beans, great northern beans (pureed with mirepoix), curds, balsamic vinegar, Italian seasoning, sugar.
Arch Duke Ferdinand customarily ate this when visiting his southern dominions. He had one eye in the mirror as he watched himself gavotte.
Ok, I made that up.
Made 5/15/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, green and red bell pepper, poblana pepper, carrot. Catfish, Brussels sprouts, morel mushrooms, apricot jam, strawberry jam, paprika, worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, lime juice.
I didn’t have the luxury to fry the catfish properly as any Cajun would, so my bad. But it turned out pretty good–got kudos from another volunteer and some clients.
As I think I’ve mentioned before, sometimes we get unexpected donations. This time it was a huge box of morels. The heaven’s light shone through.
Made 4/17/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, poblano pepper, bell pepper, carrot. Brussels sprouts, roasted corn, roasted zucchini, fresh rosemary, lime juice, garlic.
Doesn’t look like much, but it wasn’t too bad. The lime juice really brightened it up.
Made 1/23/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, red bell pepper (the Holy Trinity!). Chicken, roasted butternut squash, roasted zucchini, Brussels sprouts, tomato, raisins, tomato paste, cumin, fried garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, red pepper flakes.
Made 1/2/19
Mirepoix: onion, red bell pepper, carrot. Roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, rice, Bistro Chip Shop Curry sauce mix, fig, garlic, cumin, coriander.
Ack!! Was not careful, and grabbed the sauce mix without considering what it actually was. Later I leaned that chip shops are where inebriated Brits go to eat french fries topped with a disgusting, goopy, sugary sauce that tastes Indian only by happenstance. Had to use a ton of spices and bouillon to get it edible.
Made 11/28/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery. Brussels sprouts, eggplant, Greek yogurt paprika, mint, cumin, coriander.
Finally had celery for the mirepoix, but no carrots! We’re totally at the mercy of our food donors, and sometimes they don’t donate some of the basics. The mint gave a nice brightness to offset the cumin and coriander.
Made 10/9/18
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