Subj : Weekend projects
To   : ALL
From : JIM WELLER
Date : Sun Jul 03 2022 19:58:00

Canada Day Moose and pork burgers: I made small grilled meatloaf
patties. My mixture was 50/50 lean ground moose and fatty ground
pork, lots of finely chopped onion, 2 cloves of minced garlic, fine
dried and toasted bread crumbs, black pepper, a pinch of ground
habaneros, ground bay leaves and rosemary, Italian seasoning mix, a
tsp of mustard powder, a tablespoon of ketchup and one egg. Despite
all the seasonings and other ingredients the distinct taste of moose
came through nicely.

Buns: homemade basic white and onion and mustard flavoured rye.

Toppings and condiments: Romaine lettuce, beefsteak tomatoes, more
onion, dill and Yum Yum pickles, green hotdog relish, red tomato
chow chow, HP sauce and three kinds of mustard; Dijon, old
fashioned coarse grained and standard French's, butter, Mozza and
old Cheddar cheeses. Set up buffet style and everyone built their
own burger.

French green beans; I chopped them into one inch pieces, blanched
them for just 2 minutes, added a pinch of baking soda to make them
a brighter shade of green, drained, rinsed and chilled them. Later
in a different sauce pan I sweated sliced onion crescents in olive
oil until translucent, then added slivered garlic. After a couple of
minutes I added the green beans along with black pepper and a
generous amount of tarragon. Shook the pan to coat the beans in oil
and cooked them 2 minutes more. Lastly I chopped up four canned plum
tomatoes and stirred them in. Heated it some more until the tomatoes
were heated through and served.

Cassis martini: Since I had had success in the past adding a third
flavour to both standard Manhattans and Martinis to create new
drinks I made a large batch of black currant tinged martinis: 8
parts gin, 4 parts vermouth, 2 parts creme de cassis and 1 part
lemon juice. Chilled and served on the rocks with an optional splash
of soda. No olive! I would have garnished them with a raspberry or
blackberry though if I had had them on hand. Very nice; will make
again.

So what does everyone down south have planned for July 4?


Cheers

Jim


.... "Acquired taste" is an excuse to explain away bad food.

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