Iggy's Dinners
Sourcing and saucing
Okay, quick post (I’m sleepy). Today I made bifteck saute bearnaise with petits oignons persillés. So 3 recipes! I started off by braising my baby onions. I’ve done this before so I won’t explain it again. The only difference was that today I mixed them with some butter and parsley before serving After, I prepared …
What’s up llamas? How ya doin’? Today I made my favorite: Chicken! (this is becoming a meme I’m sure) It looked like a really finicky dish but it was really very simple! I started by cooking some carrots and onions in lots of butter. Then I put in the chicken and cooked it on an …
ok. Today I made another stock. As usual: cutting up some meat and bones, putting it in some water with some herbs and some vegetables, heating it up to boiling, skimming it and letting it boil for 5 hours. Then I boiled some bacon lardons. I fried them and put them on a side dish. …
Niiice. Today I made a good dish. I made casserole roasted shoulder of veal. I started by browning the veal on all sides in butter. Then I boiled some bacon. Whilst the bacon was boiling I browned some carrots and onions in the veal fat and some extra butter. Return the veal to the pan, …
Today wasn’t a particularly productive day, but I got a recipe done so all is good. I did another quiche *facepalms*. It’s official name is Flamiche (I love that name). I started by (again) making a shortcrust pastry. I did the recipe as normal, but to chill it – I was short on time – …
The roast pork Today was long. Very. Long. So I made a cassoulet with mutton and pork. I started the day off with some roast pork. The previous night I marinated it in herbs and garlic and spices. In the morning I fried it on all sides and put it in the onion for an …