Iron Chef WAYCT - What Are You Cooking Today

[Giles]

Tarka Dhal getting there….

[Giles]

And spicy Butternut Squash to accompany the Pork….

[MastersOfDeath]

@Giles:

Tarka
8oz red split lentil
4oz yellow split lentil
3 cloves garlic - crushed
1 inch ginger - bashed
2 pints water
Liberal application of turmeric
4 large (hotter the better) green chilis chopped

All bunged in pan and simmered until lentils soft

Dhal
8 dried red chilis
2 onions sliced
1 large tomato sliced
Loads of mustard seeds
Loads of Onion seeds
Fried until a pulp

Mix altogether, and enjoy

[Giles]

Someone has a far larger brain than me. Thanks…..

[twin]

Frying Kishka for breakfast today with mon  It is a German Polish food we all love it.

[Giles]

Now the Tarka gets cooked…..

[tmg]

^ looks yummy, willhave to try that Tarka Dahl recipe next weekend

[Giles]

Friends for dinner tonight.  This is the menu…

Caraway Blini's
Creme Cheese
Smoked Salmon
Caviar (present from Russian friend)

Exotic Chicken Pie with Turmeric and rice pastry
Veg

Nectarine, Rosemary. Honey and Lemon soufflé...

So I have got my work cut out.

Paula has laid the table and is looking smug.

[Giles]

Nectarines, honey, lemon and rosemary simmering..

Egg yolks and gelatine added…

Ready for the fridge…

Making the pastry for the pie…

Pastry ready to rest for a while in the fridge…

[seawolf]

Sounds great G!

[Giles]

Blinis on the go…

Caviar…

The pie, not pretty, but tasty…..

[seawolf]

Thanks Rafa. Now I have the "gimme pizza" song stuck in my head.

[Finn666]

ha, that one is brilliant isn't it!?
it's almost 4am now here in germany, seeing this, I'm getting hungry in the middle of the night…not good!

[seawolf]

How's the pizza is Deutschland? Hoping to get transferred there.

[Finn666]

Pizza in Deutschland ist echt sehr gut! Kommt aber auch wie immer darauf an, wo man hingeht! Also kann Sie gut oder schlecht sein

pizza in Germany is really good actually, but like always, the place that you go to matters! so it can be good or bad!
so I guess it's like everywhere else…though i haven't had a bad experience in that case so far, so you should be save when going out for pizza

[seawolf]

Pizza where I live is either great and from a really posh place, or shitty. There's nothing in the middle. That's why I learned how to make great pizza at home. When were in NY in October, we found an awesome place on the way to the SE party. I still dream about that pizza   Glad to hear that there's good pizza near you. I like having the option to buy a pizza when I'm not in the mood to cook.

[Chris]

Getting the crust right is the bane of my pizza making.  If I could get that right, I'd be a happy man.

[seawolf]

Need a recipe Chris?

Although, the crust is a very personal thing. We all look for different qualities in a crust. My recipe yields a crispy outside, chewy middle, and not too chewy that you're wearing your jaw out. Also, I think how you bake it matters too. Are you using a stone? What temp?

[Chris]

@seawolf:

crispy outside, chewy middle, and not too chewy that you're wearing your jaw out.

Exactly what I'm looking for.  Mine always comes out more bread like- soft and only slightly chewy.  Not bad, just not what I want in a pizza.

I use a stone and cook at 500°, the hottest my oven will go.  I considered building a brick oven in the back yard when we were renovating the house, but decided we didn't have space for one, nor did I really want to actually build one.

Your recipe would be appreciated, Zach.  Any useful tips you'd like to share would be good, too.

[emceeQ]

Please, do share the recipe.  I'm always looking for new crusts to try out…

I've got my crust for my Chicago style pizza locked down, but I've yet to find a crust I really like for thinner pizzas