Monthly Archives: June 2010

Dry Caramel, Salt

It would be cool if you could figure out a way to use these,” said She Who Must Be Obeyed, dropping a package of sterile culture tubes on top of my Bouchon cookbook. I was still in the planning stages … Continue reading

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Market Return

The Union Square Farmer’s Market, just a few block away from Chez Belm, opened for the season this past Saturday. I braved the gathering storm clouds and made sure I was one of the first to arrive to check out … Continue reading

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Degustation de Porcelet, Final Plating

It was the day of the birthday dinner.  I had spent most of the previous evening lying awake trying to work out the best timing for all of the dishes and their components. Although the cauliflower panna cotta only required … Continue reading

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Degustation de Porcelet, Part 3

I saved working on the final cuts of pork — the saddles and racks — for last, for two reasons: they didn’t require multi-day preparation, and serious precision butchering was involved. Saddles: I started with the two saddles — the … Continue reading

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Degustation de Porcelet, Part 2

With the pork belly and rutabaga mostarda out of the way, I spent the rest of the evening preparing the pork leg and shoulder confit. I gathered my ingredients: two baby pork legs, two baby pork shoulders, sixty grams of … Continue reading

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Degustation de Porcelet, Part 1

I‘m back after a brief vacation from cooking, blogging, and blogging about cooking. When She Who Must Be Obeyed suggests that you take a break, you listen. Or else. This week’s posts will be devoted to the main course of … Continue reading

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