Eric
Explore Taste: Episode #2
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Explore Taste: Episode 1
Eric
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Ocean Floor version 1
Skirt Steak
Extracts
What do you need to do this? Use vodka or better yet, everclear. Depending on what you choose you can simply weigh it all out, can it cold, and place in the refrigerator for a few days then strain and you got yourself a nice bit of extract for sauces, marinating, baking, or whatever. Some lend themselves better to going sous vide for about three to four hours. So get to work, there are tons of crazy extracts for you to make!
Flavors I made today:
Saffron, Orange Zest, Candied Ginger (slice ginger thin, make some simple syrup and as it’s cooling down throw in the ginger then place in refrigerator for a day, take out ginger, dehydrate for 5 hours then toss in sugar with a little malic acid), Cocoa Nib, Adobo, Chili Flake, Coffee, and Licorice Root.
The possibilities are endless!
Eric
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Sardines
Then pack them lightly in salt, reserve them in an airtight container, rinse, and make something fun.
Take the heads and spines and make a stock with them then add a great tomato sauce and fold into rice. Pretty damn good, I grew up on that.
Eric
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Fermented Red Chili, Chicken, and Kimchi
Fried Skate Wing, Preserved Lemon, Fermented Chili Flake
Needs a lot of refining in the presentation department but all of the flavors are there. Hope to do this a few more times this month and have it look up to snuff.
Eric
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Smoked Gouda Potato Gratin
Saw these little containers from Le Creuset and they were $20 a pop…..found something like them at World Market for $4, just like that, gratin time!
Eric
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Fermentation Projects: Orange/Cream Liqueur
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Saw it on Gizmodo, thought I would give it a try.
It’s equal parts sugar, vodka, and whole milk. It’s flavored with two oranges and a meyer lemon. Takes a couple of weeks to be amazing.
Eric
Some Pictures From New York 2
Some Pictures From Chicago 6
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In New Jersey/New York right now so I’ll have a ton of new pictures to add.
Eric
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Happy Thanksgiving
Mom, I got this!
Eric
Short Rib, Squash, Celeriac, Onion
Some Pictures From Chicago 5
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