A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
We’re on to Episode 2, and thankfully, unlike the first season, we’re already full on into the competition. Twenty contestants – Diego, Patricia, Sol, Alejo, Matías, Mercedes, Jacinto, Alan, Lia, Francisco, Julia D, Martín, María, Nadia, Juan Pablo, Claudia, Simone, Mariana, Julia N, Sebastián – glare at the camera during the opening montage, each after… Read More MasterChef Round 2 – Eggs Benedict? STFU.
[I initially started out writing these reviews for ComoSur, but the site has, unfortunately, had to suspend operations. So, although the first few of these will be a bit behind schedule, I thought I’d move them here to the blog and then get them on track with the show. I also promise to cut down… Read More Masterchef Returns to Argentina
Textures of Beet Walnut crust: 65 gm ground walnuts, 140 gm cake flour, 1 Tb sugar, ¼ tsp salt, 85 gm butter, 2 Tb water – parbake at 180°C until just starting to brown and firm up. Cheesecake: 1 large roasted beet, 250 gm blue cheese, 250 gm cream cheese, 100 ml scalded milk, 2… Read More Plate by Plate: Just Beet It
This one garnered a whole lot of interest, both from the twenty guests who got to sample it, and from the Instagram post of it that I put out there, Chili Crab Risotto. (By the way, if you don’t follow me/us on Instagram, why not? dan_casasaltshaker) Everyone loves chili crab, don’t they? Now, traditionally the… Read More Plate by Plate: Eggs & Legs
May 1st, International Workers’ Day. It’s a tradition here in BA to serve up a main course of locro, the, a-number-one, classic stew of Argentina. Now, we have our own, long standing recipe, though it’s not something we’ve ever served up at a Casa SaltShaker dinner – it’s pretty much a full meal in itself.… Read More Plate by Plate: For the Workers
Roasted beet wedges. While still hot immersed in a vinaigrette of olive oil, lemon juice, ground coriander seed, grated garlic, chili flakes, salt and black pepper, and left to marinated for several hours. Then rewarmed and served over red quinua cooked in chicken stock. The sauces: Puree of ají amarillo (Peruvian yellow chili) and sour… Read More Plate by Plate: A Moment in Red
Although I’m not particularly into the world of molecular gastronomy or modernist cooking, it’s still an interest on the level of intellectual curiosity. I’ve said before, I have no doubt that if I was a young chef coming up now, I’d be totally into it – I used to love science experiments and all that… Read More An Afternoon of This
Just a quick glimpse at a couple of new dishes from the last couple of weeks. Chicken roulade – pounded out breast of chicken layered with fresh spinach and rolled around potato puree flavored with roasted garlic – wrapped in cling film and then poached for about 15 minutes to just set it. Then unwrapped,… Read More Rolling Chickens