Monday, April 18, 2011

Keeping to Basics


First off for me rice is and will always be a basic necessity on the plate. But this dish is a good example of being resourceful, coming down to the last few items in my kitchen, really the last few, shouldn't be looked at as a dilemma but more of a simple task. To many people get caught up in so many ingredients and then get lost in the confusion. Ground turkey, can of diced tomatoes, Cilantro and Black beans. So the ground turkey was simmered in a kind of light tomato sauce with the diced tomatoes, which turned out to be really good. The sauce had Garlic, Salt & Pepper, a Mole rub, Oregano and Thyme. The end result was just amazing. The black beans can simply be heated up and salted to taste and the fresh cilantro is always a nice touch as a vegetable over everything.

Sticky Lemon Chicken

Just like it sounds, delicious. I saw a video online of someone making the chicken but intended it to be eaten with something else besides rice. The chicken was cooked with a combination of Soy Sauce, Lemon, and Honey. I would have also put in a bit of sherry wine to help with the texture, but didn't have any. The ending result is amazing, Honey and Soy Sauce is a combination I have used before and definitely stand behind it. I have seen many other cooks use the two items in a combination with other things as well and the results always turn out promising. The sweet tangy flavors soak right up into the chicken giving it some real good taste.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Current Ravioli Menu

Ok, so it has been a while since I have posted anything and for that I apologize. I have been extremely busy working on different ideas for the Ravioli Rover. The current ravioli that I have perfected are:
Cheese - which is my ravioli dough with Ricotta grated Pecorino cheese
Bolognese - This one I'm very proud of. It is my 3 hour ground beef meat sauce which is then put in the ravioli, and once it is cooked is like an explosion in your mouth with every ravioli
Carrot - A nice, light puree of carrots, salt & pepper, nutmeg and grated pecorino cheese
Spinach - A mixture of pureed garlic & spinach with ricotta and grated pecorino cheese
Strawberry - A strawberry puree with a little sugar on the inside, deep fried and then coated with cinnamon & sugar on the outside

Coming up & still in experimentation:
Mushroom
Sun dried tomato
Nutella
Potato
Asparagus
Pumpkin
Blueberry

Stay tuned for further movement in the ravioli laboratory!