Soup! and grilled cheese!
Sep. 29th, 2009 03:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gayathriIt was a foggy cool fall day in SF yesterday. So I made soup!
First, a mirepoix of celery, carrots and onions, Smash a couple of cloves of garlic for good measure. Heat up the big stock pot with awesome extra virgin olive oil, and sautee the aromatics until translucent. Add in about 4.5 lbs of chopped fresh tomatoes. Curse the lack of tomato paste, but cook up the tomatoes until they change color. Add a full quart of chicken stock, dried oregano, parsley, and chili flakes (Next time, lighter on the chili flakes) . Simmer for 30 minutes until the guy with the bread and beer shows up to make the grilled cheese. Keep simmering while grilled cheese is made, and add in plenty of basil finely chopped and a dash of cream to finish it off. Serve with hot grilled cheese sandwiches and beer, or the House Red for a lovely dinner.
Its nice having the bigger kitchen. And my pots and pans. Tho apparently I'm missing my big covered saute pan. Its likely in the box with the big castiron pan.
maybe tomorrow night I'll cook more indian food. Dal, rice and spicy chicken?
First, a mirepoix of celery, carrots and onions, Smash a couple of cloves of garlic for good measure. Heat up the big stock pot with awesome extra virgin olive oil, and sautee the aromatics until translucent. Add in about 4.5 lbs of chopped fresh tomatoes. Curse the lack of tomato paste, but cook up the tomatoes until they change color. Add a full quart of chicken stock, dried oregano, parsley, and chili flakes (Next time, lighter on the chili flakes) . Simmer for 30 minutes until the guy with the bread and beer shows up to make the grilled cheese. Keep simmering while grilled cheese is made, and add in plenty of basil finely chopped and a dash of cream to finish it off. Serve with hot grilled cheese sandwiches and beer, or the House Red for a lovely dinner.
Its nice having the bigger kitchen. And my pots and pans. Tho apparently I'm missing my big covered saute pan. Its likely in the box with the big castiron pan.
maybe tomorrow night I'll cook more indian food. Dal, rice and spicy chicken?
