Posts Tagged ‘Side Dishes’
Flageolets – oo la la
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on July 30, 2012 – 6:10 am -
So I noticed a bag of dried flageolets in a gourmet grocery store in the big city and decided to buy them because it was a food item that I had never had!
I made a rack of lamb a few nights ago and decided that these elegant little French beans would be perfect with it. I made them quite simply because I wanted to actually taste the bean. Here’s how I did it:
Rinse thoroughly and remove any broken beans
In keeping with the French theme, take two shallots
mince with two cloves of garlic
and saute in a pressure cooker (with a browning mechanism) or a large dutch oven. If you live in a normal place you probably don’t need a pressure cooker. If you live at the top of a mountain at the end of the world, you do.
saute until the shallots are soft, then add the beans and water to cover, a teaspoon or so of dried rosemary and a bay leaf
If you aren’t using a pressure cooker, I would suggest soaking the beans overnight and then simmering until the beans are tender (about 1 hour)
Salt and pepper to taste…
It was lovely with the lamb!
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Wilted Spinach
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on May 25, 2012 – 6:36 am -
It’s my opinion that nearly everything is better with bacon…
especially spinach
Ingredient list:
3 or 4 slices of bacon
1 chopped shallot
large handful of spinach
3/4 cup vinegar (I usually use cider vinegar)
1/2 cup sugar
Chop bacon and brown in a large skillet
chop the shallot (you can use red onion if you don’t have a shallot laying around – around 1/3 cup should do it)
saute with the bacon for a few minutes until it softens a little
add vinegar and scrape up everything you can from the bottom of the skillet
add the sugar and stir until it dissolves
rinse the spinach thoroughly
shake the excess water off and plop it down on top of the bacon/shallot mixture
stir it around so the spinach all wilts
this is pretty tart all by itself, but I usually add another splash of vinegar and a good sprinkling of salt….
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Quickie Polenta
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on April 20, 2012 – 6:07 am -Easy Peasy….
Start where all things wonderful start, with a pat (extra large) of butter melting in a skillet
Cut fresh corn off two cobs and add to the melted butter, or just add 1/2 bag of frozen corn
let it sizzle for a minute and then add 1 1/2 cups of water (more or less depending on how many people you are feeding)
then slowly add instant polenta a little at a time, waiting a minute to see how much it thickens, until it seems thick enough, let is simmer for a minute or so…
salt and pepper!
yum!!!
Could that be any easier? Seriously good and seriously easy….
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