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AAQuesada

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  1. Pain de mie with pepper from reluctant traders and about 1/3rd Glenn flour from roan mills
  2. reminds me of Jook -I guess it is a porridge. Looks very homey and comforting -it's dropped into the 40's here in L.A. Maybe some leftover peri peri sauce instead of the Franks? Looks great
  3. Count me among the fanboi's! I love his 'open source' attitude to recipe development & working with other chefs.
  4. And here is one of those interesting exemptions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-25/meat-producers-turn-to-old-dairy-cows-for-better-beef-flavor
  5. You are probably correct! but what is going on in the other video doesn't seem to me to have anything to do with what Cedric is doing in the first video. So far I haven't heard a better explanation -maybe I missed it? But on the Christmas theme I've always said Thomas was my favorite apostle so i'd love to see you test it! I like to learn by trying and failing lol.
  6. Would it though.. are you sure? Like @pastryani said you can fry ice cream, I realize that is coated but the 'apple' is in the caramel less time that ice cream would be in the fryer. Maybe the extreme temperature change causes the bubbling and setting to happen quickly. Not saying that is for sure how they do it but it is a reasonable hypothesis.
  7. Who knows what the context was but she flew in here to Los Angeles for one of Chef Yu Bo's dinners that he did with Chef Laurent Quenioux for nearly 1k per seat. So I'm pretty sure she knows Chinese celebrity chefs exist. https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/2020/01/02/chef-yu-bo-lq-foodings/
  8. I'm a big fan of occam's razor. It really looks and behaves like a hot caramel *shrug*
  9. I just can't imagine that the second dip is not hot caramel, it seems to be bubbling/foaming around the edges of the bain. The secret lies in the first dip would be my guess. Really is a great technique and beautiful *Maybe i am wrong! that second dip doesn't look like the second dip in the instagram video though.
  10. I was thinking there might be a blast chilling step after the first coat? thoughts..
  11. That is pretty sexy! Why can't it be caramelized sugar?
  12. it looks like a spinach puree or something? kinda hard to tell
  13. This is great for leftover squash Vanilla Pumpkin Jam Butternut Squash 900g Peeled and chunked Sugar 530g OJ 120ml Lemon Juice 60ml Vanilla Bean ½ ea Steam Butternut squash until cooked through about 20 minutes. Then puree in robot coupe Combine Sugar, OJ, lemon juice, Vanilla bean to heavy rondeau and cook until sugar dissolves. Add Butternut puree and cook over med heat for 10 minuted or until thickened and holds its shape.
  14. There is a great facebook group of mostly food historians and researchers who might be able to help 'oxford symposium on food and cookery' https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=oxford symposium on food and cookery Best of luck on your search and please report back if you find what you are looking for. I personally love stories like this.
  15. Reminds me of having to take a disposable bic razor to a pigs snout when I was doing my Stage (practica) in Spain. The restaurant had a dish that was an homage to the iberian pig that used the snout, ears and trotter in different preparations! Good luck!
  16. Maybe it was a mistake to cook it at 170 and cook away all that fat? I think cook it at 140. There's an Italian place here that does something similar, but then the cool it all the way slice it thin and crisp it on the flat top to make simple sandwiches on fresh ciabatta (bread is also baked to order). very very good.
  17. that looks delicious
  18. I've never done it sous vide but I score the skin rub with salt & baking soda a day or two before, into a low oven until its about 130 internal temp -pull rest. Crank oven to 500 -then back in for 10-15 until its crunchy and finishes cooking (I like my good pork medium personally)
  19. lol, i remember when my grandfather had corn growing in his yard in suburban master planned Los Angeles! What a green thumb, he was composting before it became trendy
  20. Donna Hay isn't new or trendy any more but i've always found her recipes easy and really tasty even her meat dishes tend to be lighter with plenty of veg centric recipes. You can find a lot of her books used so you don't have to spend a lot
  21. Might I suggest contacting Osayi Endolyn on Instagram and asking via their message system? I have had success with this method. It feels rude the first time you do it but I've gotten quick responses when I've messaged cookbook authors (I usually go for the writer, not the Chef) YMMV
  22. I great for mayo & salad dressings
  23. I do -I've had one for over a decade which is saying something because I've put that thing through its paces at home and professionally. Its certainly not a substitute for a Vitamix but very handy if you cook a lot -at least it has been for me
  24. AAQuesada

    Shortbread

    it's a common technique in baking biscuits, pie crusts ect. the grated butter comes to temp quickly once grated and will coat the flour -you shouldn't end up with any raw flour to toast. Sounds like this will give you a flakier cookie, which is not what I look for in a Shortbread but i'm sure it still will taste good.
  25. It really is a great book. There really are very few that directly address how to build flavor, how to taste a dish critically as a cook, how to think about layering components. Gray Kunz was a master. Let us know how the dish comes out.
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