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RapierFugue -> RE: name the 4 food groups w/o looking (12/18/2010 4:25:17 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Aynne88 I love focaccia and oysters kilpatrick too, I just have an addiction to rockefeller sauce, probably the sambuca. ;) I have made kilpatrick before outside on the grill which enhances the bacon or pancetta really nicely! Ah you use Sambuca in it? Interesting - when I've seen it done before it's been with Pernod or Ricard, which are less sweet. And yes, I've done BBQ Kilpatrick before now - lovely! Although I like it best with really good quality fatty smoked bacon, rather than pancetta. quote:
ORIGINAL: Aynne88 Laksa....I have never made it. I don't really care for curry but aren't there are few different ways to prepare it? Like some more vietnames "pho" types of noodle soup laksa or am I confusing it with something else? I seem to recall something with prawns too? A few?! It has so many different variations it's a bit like saying "cullen skink" or “pizza”; the more usual forms are rice noodles on the bottom of the bowl, together with stir-fried prawns and chicken (and, as per tonight, a little pan-fried firm tofu and halved baby mushrooms too), with beansprouts and sometimes beans as well, all smothered in a rich, fiery, coconut & stock "broth", the spice base of which is similar to Thai red curries. ETA: Chunks of Thai aubergine are often added too, but I didn't have any of those to hand. When used though they soak up the broth wonderfully. I may try chunks of normal aubergine instead next time. I've been searching and experimenting because I recall a wonderful one I used to have in a tiny little place just off Adelaide market when I lived there for a while some 20 years ago. And tonight, after 2 months of faffing about with this and that, I found something that seemed (to my memory at least!) to be every bit as good. Fiery hot, but with a wonderful richness (not just heat) to the broth, and letting the flavours of the prawns, chicken, beans, mushrooms shine through, while flavouring the tofu beautifully. So I'm well chuffed :)
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