Carrot, onion, flank steak, cauliflower, butt squash, corn, vinegar, sugar, fresh marjoram, fresh dill, worcestershire sauce, corn starch.
Martin’s Trifecta Part II
I drool just writing the ingredients. Nice job.
“Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” Mark Twain
Sauteed portabella, chanterelle, and crimini mushrooms, milk, chicken thigh, potato, dill, tarragon, ghee, butter.
“When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go, and you’ve just had some kind of mushroom, go ask Alice.” Grace Slick
Mirepoix: yellow onion, rainbow carrot, celery. Bacon, sausage, pepperoni, sauerkraut, potato, apple, more onion, more carrot, paprika, dill, radish tops.
So tangy, a great mix made by Martin. Makes you think you’re in Central Europe.
“General Lee took possession of Chambersburg on his way to Gettysburg. Among the first things he demanded for his army was five barrels of Saur-Kraut.” Editor, The Guardian
Standard mirepoix. Prepared breaded chicken breasts, egg yolks, calrose rice, fish sauce, dill, lime juice.
Ok ok, there was no lemon, but cut me some slack–lime works as well, doesn’t it?
Four dozen egg yolks went into this hellenistic brew.
“Leave me to my own absurdity”. Sophocles in “Antigone”
Onion, roasted corn, potato, cream, cream cheese, prepared mashed potatoes, coconut milk, rosemary, dill, garlic, butter, potato starch.
I first encountered potage in Tokyo, where it’s quite popular. Seemed a nice simple corn soup that I could jazz up a bit.
“I’m old enough to chew my peas and corn without choking.” Taj Mahal
Onion, carrot, potato, tomato, cod, corn,milk, Parmesan, butter, Italian seasoning, dill.
Michele came out swinging with this one. I love the addition of Parmesan cheese and tomato. Num!
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, garlic scape. Cod (and lots of it), roasted cauliflower, asparagus, potato, milk, potato starch, ginger, garlic, dill, red pepper flakes.
Hooboy I love chowder. This one turned out well, although some coconut milk would have been fun to add.
” The sea was angry that day, my friends – like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli”. George Costanza
Mirepoix: yellow onion, red and green pepper, carrot. Ground turkey, rice, asparagus, poblano pepper, extra onion and pepper, zucchini, radish greens, Cajun spice mix, paprika, lemon juice, dill, marjoram.
Martin commented that the turkey looked a bit nuclear when it was cooking. It reminded me of those flying pizza things that don’t like light and that attacked Spock in that one episode.
Sometimes when we’ve got a lot of customers, the soup makers don’t have access to one or two of the burners, because we need to get a soup heated quickly to get it upstairs to serve out. Thus Martin roasted the mirepoix in the pan I used to cook my sausage. Sometimes pragmatism works well–the mirepoix soaked up the brown bits of the sausage and it tasted great.
Made today, 6/12/19
Mirepoix: red onion, celery, red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper (the “Hot Holy Trinity”). Roasted corn, cauliflower, potato, garlic, dill, thyme.
The little bite from the jalapeno did the trick. Well received.
Made 8/22/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, poblano pepper. Broccoli, red bell pepper, cheddar cheese, hondashi (bonito bouillon), dill, thyme.
Rutherford B. Hayes was a great admirer of the power of broccoli. Or so I hear.
Made 9/12/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, poblano pepper. Green beans, yam, kolhrabi, dill, curry powder, lime juice, bonito bouillon, garlic.
Lots of lime juice. A lip-smacking amount.
“Lime tree very pretty and the lime flower is so sweet. But the fruit of the poor lime is impossible to eat”. Unsure what Peter Paul and Mary were thinking. Oh wait, they were talking about a lemon. Bang on for lime!
Made 9/18/18
Mirepoix: leek, yellow onion, fennel, carrot, celery, red bell pepper. Chicken, zucchini, portobello mushroom, corn, dumpling, almond butter, worcesterhire sauce, dill, cayenne pepper, minced garlic.
Dumplings were hand-made with milk, flour, parsley flakes, and dried basil.
made 4/24/19
Mirepoix: leek, carrot, read and green bell pepper. Potato, mashed potato, orange zest, leek tops, pre-cooked chicken, spring onion, milk, butter, turmeric, ginger, minced garlic, dill, red pepper flakes.
Level 3 of The Inferno.
Turmeric gives such a great color.
Made 4/23/19
Mirepoix: white onion, celery. Ground beef (browned with turmeric and dill), zucchini, baby kale, red pepper, garbanzo beans, cannellini beans, sheep yogurt, mint, lime juice, garlic.
Can only hope Mustafa would approve.
“Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople”.
Made 4/16/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, yellow and green bell pepper, carrot. Smoked salmon, potato, cauliflower, fromage blanc, milk, whipping cream, potato starch, bacon mashed potato mix, fresh dill, tarragon, garlic.
Made 3/6/19
Mirepoix: red onion, carrot, celery. White fish, roasted eggplant, mushrooms, red and green bell pepper, potato, milk, turmeric-ginger milk, thyme, dill, turmeric, ginger, garlic.
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but sometimes we get some pretty whacky donations. Simply had to use that turmeric-ginger milk.
1/15/19
Regular mirepoix. Potato, prepared mashed potato, yellow bell pepper, milk, coconut milk, sweet coconut flakes, corn, mushroom, cauliflower, feta cheese, fish sauce, flour, marjoram, dill, garlic, fried garlic.
Would have been nice to have green peppers to make the color scheme more interesting. Alas we had none.
Made 1/2/19
Mirepoix: yellow onion, celery, red bell pepper, parsnip, carrot. Potato, zucchini, clams, white fish, clam juice, milk, fresh basil, chive, dill, thyme.
A hit. Had clients coming back for seconds.
Made 12/5/18
Mirepoix: yellow onion, carrot, green bell pepper, milk, corn starch, potato, corn, shiitake, eggplant, thyme, dill, garlic.
Pretty straightforward. Probably would have been better if I had sauteed the shrooms in butter first, but oh well.
Made 10/3/18
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