![]() 11/03/2020 at 15:26 • Filed to: foodlopnik, sauce, election anxiety | ![]() | ![]() |
In order to keep my mind off things today, I decided to spend it chopping, cooking, and stewing.
I made this today
Actually ended up using 2 bulbs of garlic. Step 1: start chopping.
Step 2: while browning onion and shallots, roast some peppers, then peel.
Step 3: brown garlic with green onions while shallots and big onions are cooking down.
Step 4: reduce a bunch of homemade chicken stock.
Step 5: add peppers and crushed tomatoes to onions and shallots.
Step 6: season and brown ground chicken, chop and brown artichokes.
Step 7: blend sauce sideways
Step 8: grab a bunch of the last basil and parsley from the garden, chop and add to sauce back in the pot, add in ground chicken, and a generous pinch of Asiago. Also added smoked paprika, a dash of cumin, s&p, herbs de Provence, possibly some other shit I’m forgetting
Finally, let it slowly simmer and continue to reduce until it’s time to make some pasta, and figure out how to actually work until it’s time to feed.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 15:49 |
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Good move and damn that sounds and looks good.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 15:59 |
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Should be pretty solid. I’ve had a few people ask me what the secret is to my tomato sauces, and it’s pretty simple— add some reduced veggie or chicken stock. Bonus when it’s the stock you made last week.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 16:37 |
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That sounds both amazing and a hell of a lot of work for some sauce.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 16:43 |
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Yeah... that was kind of the point. 4 hours of chopping, cooking, and stewing to keep myself occupied in a way that doesn’t involve a computer screen.
Now I’m trying to figure out what else I can cook.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 16:57 |
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With ya on the anxiety. I’m getting a double dose of anxiety as I’m also waiting to hear back after a big job interview.
I’ll probably have a cigar with some scotchy scotch after work. Then get to anxiety cooking.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 17:07 |
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Nice! I tried to do similar than I found this stuff and I’d eat it with a spoon...cold...
![]() 11/03/2020 at 17:18 |
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Oh man, best of luck! I’ve got agita about a big job interview that was supposed to have happened last week, but still hasn’t.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 17:32 |
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Mission accomplished then I guess.
![]() 11/03/2020 at 17:33 |
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Fuck jar sauce
![]() 11/03/2020 at 17:45 |
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Thanks! I am interviewing with two other teams in the company next week. But this is the team I really want.