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Arctic Gourmet

TF4M — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:07:19 +0000

I have become interested in low temperature cooking for a while – Sous Vide – and after recent success with Leg of Lamb which was cooked at 55°C for 32 hours, I decided to try even longer cooking times.

In the absence of a regulated water bath, I simply put the pieces of meat into special cooking bags and put the bags into the middle of my oven set at 55°C.

This is the result after 74 hours of cooking – the Leg of Lamb slices were absolutely perfect – like no meat I have ever tasted, practically melted in my mouth, but the smoked pork was a bit over done for my taste – rather dry. This may be due to previous processing – smoking and salting.

This is the meat straight from the oven – 55°C for 74 hours.

sliced leg of Lamb straight out of the oven

Smoked pork straight out of the oven

The sliced leg of Lamb after searing them on a frying pan 25 seconds each side

The sliced leg of Lamb

The Pork

The Pork – yes, the knife is a Masahiro…

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Arctic Egg

TF4M — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:58:45 +0000

During my recent travel to Sussex, England, I was served with a heavenly fried egg for breakfast.

My wife and I stayed at Millers Bed & Breakfast in the beautiful historic town of Lewes.

I can recommend Millers without hesitation – we had a wonderful stay.

On the last morning of our stay I was allowed to observe how the lady cooked her eggs and the photo shows my first attempt with the method.

The Perfect Egg!

The egg alone was worth the trip to England.

Alexey, VE2XAA with two perfect eggs!

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Shakshukah

TF4M — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:50:38 +0000

I tasted Shakshukah for the first time last February on my visit to Israel. This dish in it’s original form is simply fantastic and I especially enjoyed the green version made with Spinach and Garlic – incredible !

I prefer to put the pan into the oven after putting the eggs into the pan. 225° C for 10 minutes works well for me.

Shakshuka lends itself very well to make a delicious dish out of leftovers, what’s even better, it is impossible to get wrong.

Here is a link to a recipe for Shakshukah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p76CNGAldc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_igmGJ_XFg

Here are some photos of my own attempts to make Shakshukah with available materials.

July 2011 – enjoyed by VE2XAA

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