You Can't Be Serious!

dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m

15 years ago

In another wild rice thread someone else had posted, I mentioned that possibly fresh peanuts could be very compatible in taste with wild rice. Of course, I wasn't sure because I was out of wild rice.

Guess what? Imagine my happiness, in today's mail there was a package of wild rice waiting for me! Thank you Teresa, You Can't Be Serious! That's beyond generous!

So I made wild rice with peanuts and mushrooms. I think you all will enjoy the combination, if you can get hold of fresh peanuts and real wild rice. The subtle taste of the peanuts serves as a perfect backdrop for the wonderful earthy flavor of the wild rice. They are made for each other.

Soup was asparagus portabella soup.

The main dish was sous vide cooked chuck steak. Cooked at 139.5 degrees F for 24 hours.

Let me put it this way, if you had a slice of that steak, you would likely exclaim, " You Can't Be Serious! No way! Get out! This is not chuck steak!" Juicy, tender and flavorful. Nice way to turn $1.99 a lb subprimal chuck steak into a great meal.

Have you had chuck steak edge-to-edge medium rare, and not stewed?

Again, thank you Teresa, You have given me the chance to try out an idea.

A Sacred gift for a heavenly dinner.

dcarch

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User
15 years ago
Dcarch, at first glance, it almost looks like dark thick chocolate sauce on your steak.

Is it possible to make au jus or a sauce/gravy when sous vide cooked?

Ann
shaun
15 years ago
I love your subject title - "You can't be serious!"

Really.
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sheesh
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My, things look good. I believe your peanut/wild rice combination would be divine! Must get fresh (raw?) peanuts at once!

Also, how did you make that steak? And the sauce? I have a vague idea what sous vide is, but no idea how to do it. Please tell.

Thank you.

Sherry
sally2_gw
15 years ago
Dcarch, that has to b the most original looking serving of rice and mushrooms I've seen. I love it.

Teresa, way to go!

Sally
punamytsike
15 years ago
Very disappointing photos ;) No blue/purple to be seen, no neon vegetables, rice with mushrooms so lonely with out the beef. How come you did not plate them together ??? (This is all tongue in a cheek LOL).

It all sure does look delicious :)
foodonastump
15 years ago
I have a vague idea what sous vide is, but no idea how to do it. Please tell.

You either spend a lot of money, or go to dcarch's TGFIO thread and try to get him to tell you how to make a sous vide system cheaply. (As of a few minutes ago I've got a digital controller on order!)

Looks good dcarch!
jimster
15 years ago
dcarch,

Your imagination has no limits. I always enjoy your presentations. This one is right up there with your best,

Jim
sheesh
15 years ago
Thanks, FOAS, I just got back from TGFIO. Looks like no sous vide for me. Oh, well. It sure looks delicious, dcarch!
Teresa_MN
15 years ago
You never cease to amaze me at what you come up with! What is the black sauce? Something made with your black garlic? What else is in the soup?

Teresa
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15 years ago
Posted by ann_t " Dcarch, at first glance, it almost looks like dark thick chocolate sauce on your steak. Is it possible to make au jus or a sauce/gravy when sous vide cooked? Ann"

Ann, That is black garlic sauce (Black garlic, EVOO, balsamic). With sous vide cooking, the pouch at the end will have a very flavorful juice with the seasoning, which will be great for gravy. In this case I used it for the wild rice.

Posted by shaun "I love your subject title - "You can't be serious!" Really."

Thanks, shaun, really. :-)

Posted by sherrmann "My, things look good. I believe your peanut/wild rice combination would be divine! Must get fresh (raw?) peanuts at once! Also, how did you make that steak? And the sauce? I have a vague idea what sous vide is, but no idea how to do it. Please tell. Thank you. Sherry"

Thanks Sherry. Yes, raw fresh peanuts in shells. Sous vide cooking for the steak is for the dummies (me dummy). You set the temperature and that's it. You can't over cook or undercook. It will come out delicious.

Posted by sally2 "Dcarch, that has to b the most original looking serving of rice and mushrooms I've seen. I love it. Teresa, way to go! Sally"

Thanks sally2. Yes, thanks very much to Teresa's incredible generosity.

Posted by punamytsike "Very disappointing photos ;) No blue/purple to be seen, no neon vegetables, rice with mushrooms so lonely with out the beef. How come you did not plate them together ??? (This is all tongue in a cheek LOL). It all sure does look delicious :) "

Thank punamytsike! LOL! Some see blue, some see purple and as long as no one some sees red. It's all good.

Posted by foodonastump "----- (As of a few minutes ago I've got a digital controller on order!) Looks good dcarch!"
Thanks FOAS. I am sorry to tell you. You will never be a vegetarian once you start doing sous vide.

Posted by jimster "---dcarch, Your imagination has no limits. I always enjoy your presentations. This one is right up there with your best, Jim"

Thanks Jim. You Can't Be Serious! :-) Can't you see that I just pile the rice on the plate like garbage?

Posted by sherrmann "Thanks, FOAS, I just got back from TGFIO. Looks like no sous vide for me. Oh, well. It sure looks delicious, dcarch!"

Why?

Posted by teresa_mn "You never cease to amaze me at what you come up with! What is the black sauce? Something made with your black garlic? What else is in the soup? Teresa"

Thanks Teresa. Yes Black garlic sauce. The asparagus soup was made with the juice from the razor claims. I hope you enjoyed your black garlic.

dcarch

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