Let's Cooking: TNL!

[icarusfall]

When we were using country ham (a salted and air dried ham) at The Pelican all the time, I'd gather up the dust bits, dry them and use it as seasoning in other dishes.

[Gohron]

Just made myself some pan seared salmon, filet mignon and instant mashed potatoes! I nailed the meats down pretty good.

[Anal Kaboom]

Damn i havent had some good fish in a while.

[Advocate]

Deconstructed a Chicken Cordon Blue.

Made a ham risotto (bread and ham), Fried chicken with panko breading, and a swiss cheese bechemel. The bottom was the ham risotto, the chicken was next, and finally drizzled with the swiss bechemel.

Tasted great.

[icarusfall]

Be careful with deconstruction. It's VERY easy to end up with your head up your own ass. That tasting meal I had the other week had a deconstructed ravioli on it that I thought was just atrocious conceptually. It did taste good, but was a creative mess of a dish.

In other news: What I really like about the elBulli books is that they're less cookbook and more treatise on creativity in food.

[Advocate]

Definitely agree on the look vs. taste. It looked great actually.

I'm trying to figure out how to make a consumme at home without all the work. Plus for what I am making. The proper way only creates 20 oz. of broth, not acceptable.

[icarusfall]

Depends on how much time you have.

You could ice filter it to make it perfectly clear, but you'd have to freeze it and then thaw it in a fridge.

[Hubbitron]

Scallops are ridiculous easy. Medium high heat, season as desired, sear till crusty, flip, sear till crusty.

Serve.

Today I'm turning pumpernickel bread into edible 'dirt' by toasting it in the oven, pulverizing it, returning to the oven and adding brown ale in several stages.
I'll serve this with asparagus puree (reserving the tips for plating), and beef filet.

So: Dirt, asparagus puree on top, steak on puree, and ring with asparagus tips.

Get it?

So shit then vomit topped with steak, yeah I get it. I'll eat anything but I'm not sure how this would present...

[icarusfall]

Presentation I did could use refining, but the taste was spectacular.

The idea was: dirt, grass, cow. Like a field.

[icarusfall]

What do you think TNL?

The mission of the restaurant would be to present food to Greenville, SC in new and unusual ways. Some of the techniques used would be: dry ice, liquid nitrogen, sous vide, encapsuation, spherification, freeze drying, etc.



INDUSTRIAL - A Restaurant...


4 Course - $40

8 Course - $80

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Salad
Greens - Orange - Almond - Olive Oil - Sesame

Tuna
Tomato Water - Cucumber - Nori - Sesame

Beef
Beer - Pumpernickel - Asparagus

Pear Sorbet

Banana
Creme Brulee - Orange - Coffee - Popcorn

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Alternates - +8 Course Additions

Caprese
Fresh Mozzarella - Sundried Tomato - Olive Oil - Basil

Salmon
Mustard - Olive Oil - Lemon

Rock
Beef - Salt - Pepper - Ink

Pork Shoulder
Cola - Garlic - Onion - Coffee - Whiskey

Cheese
Manchego - Comte - Speck - Dried Cranberry - Toast

Carbonated Ice Cream
White Chocolate - Almond - Vanilla