Very Brisk Dinner

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

15 years ago

Had a lot of things to get done and not much time to cook.

I took out a frozen brisket previously sous vided and reheated it in the sous vide cooker, added onion-black garlic sauce.

All these talks about ice coffee. I had to have one. Basically frozen ice coffee made into a slush in the blender, added one scoop of coffee ice cream and topped with a little whipped cream. There was one secret ingredient which I am not telling you what it was. :-)

I think the whole meal took about 15 minutes.

dcarch

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punamytsike
15 years ago
Everything looks great as always. I would love to enjoy it all.
Is the secret ingredient peaking in the last photo, LOL?
lsr2002
15 years ago
Your dinner looks very good, but it's your dessert that really has me wishing it was in front of me. I love coffee desserts, love ice cream, love the rolled wafer cookies and the blackberries are a nice contrast. Yep, I'll take dessert!

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dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you everyone. Quick meals can be very satisfying too.

I was just watching Master Chef. The contestants were given one hour to make a dish. It would be an interesting show if they have one show in which only 15 minutes were given.

dcarch
rob333 (zone 7b)
15 years ago
They do dcarch. Chopped gives the contestants even less time, each portion in small increments. Like 20 or 30 minutes to make an entree.

I love your photos, as always, but I wanted to say thanks for the ice cream in coffee idea. Worked great for me this weekend. Heaven! Just the right amount of sugar and cream that way. Do you have a recipe for coffee ice cream? If not it's ok. There are some really great makers out there. HÃ¯Â¿Â½agen-Dazs comes to mind.
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks Rob.

This is my basic coffee ice cream recipe:

Ã¯Â¿Â½ 1 1/2 tablespoon instant coffee granules
Ã¯Â¿Â½ 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Ã¯Â¿Â½ 1 cup whole milk
Ã¯Â¿Â½ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ã¯Â¿Â½ 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
Ã¯Â¿Â½ 2 cups whipping cream

Sometimes I vary the recipe by:

. Use a few egg yolks,
. Add coconut powder.
. Add cocoa
. Use ground coffee beans

Or I will have a little fun by adding Pop candy (Pop Rocks, angle dust). The ice cream will have tiny explosions in your mouth as you are enjoying it. You have to coat the candy particles with chocolate first , otherwise it will not work.

dcarch
foodonastump
15 years ago
It would be an interesting show if they have one show in which only 15 minutes were given.

I'm sure they wouldn't allow the main course to be reheated leftovers! ;-)

Actually thanks for this post - I just looked at charts to see how quick food reheats from frozen, sous vide. Way faster than I would have guessed. This might open some possibilities...
rob333 (zone 7b)
15 years ago
Ironically, that's my recipe too. Minus the butter. HA! It's good, no? How many egg yolks?
claire_de_luna
15 years ago
I want to come to your house for dinner.
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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15 years ago
Posted by foodonastump "----Actually thanks for this post - I just looked at charts to see how quick food reheats from frozen, sous vide. Way faster than I would have guessed. This might open some possibilities..."

That's one of the very useful features about SV cooking. It allows for a more controllable timing strategies when it comes to meal serving.
It is a very simple matter to go directly from the freezer to the cooker, bypassing the thawing issue completely. It also allows perfect timing for serving many critical kinds of meats, seafood, etc. to your guests. Hot meals that are never over or under cooked.

Posted by rob333 "Ironically, that's my recipe too. Minus the butter. HA! It's good, no? How many egg yolks?"

It depends on my mood. I use from 3 to 8 egg yolks. Using a temperature controller, I can make sure the yolks are mixed in at the exact temperature without making them hard-boiled or un-sanitized.

Posted by claire_de_luna "I want to come to your house for dinner."

Sounds good. I will have to make more iced coffee with a heavy dose of my secrete ingredient. :-)

dcarch

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