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| Staring back from the abyss  |
I went with the ravioli and bisque and I am so glad I did. As it's description mentions, it was "divine". A bit on the rich side given the heavy cream, but wow was it good. I just used regular shrimp though as my little grocery store doesn't carry prawns. Still excellent. Sides of salad, sauteed zucchini with mushrooms, and fresh homemade Italian bread slathered with real olive oil, butter, and sauteed garlic. The real treat was a dozen fresh oysters on the Egg, drizzled with the same EVOO/butter/garlic mixture and sprinkled generously with Parmesan. Good Lord, we ate like royalty tonight and it was fantastic. I spent a few hours in the kitchen today but it was worth it. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| You can't go home again  |
A little late but I really enjoyed some baked clams for dinner last night. --------------------------------------- Life Member NRA “If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve." - Lao Tzu | |||
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| Alea iacta est |
Sounds good! What kind of ravioli? | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss |
I used this recipe. I altered it a little as I wasn't able to find any fish stock, so I got four packages of shrimp flavored ramen and used the seasoning packets as a bullion. It worked great. Somewhat time consuming to put it all together, and probably an intermediate level, but oh so tasty. Highly recommended. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
Well, that's it. It's on my to try list. Thanks for listing the tweak, too. Btw, what is double cream? __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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The closest thing we have in the states is heavy cream, preferably lightly pasteurized. Double cream found in the UK has even more fat than our heavy cream and is lightly pasteurized, if at all. ________________________ | |||
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| Alea iacta est |
Couldn't find fish stock? Probably not exactly the same, but our grocery sells seafood stock in cartons on the shelf in the soup aisle next to the beef, chicken, and vegetable stock. I'd have done that before the ramen thing. Those thing are LOADED with sodium! I'm certainly no health nut, but I don't unnecessarily go overboard. Lol Looks good though, I'll have to try it! Thanks for the recommendation! | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss |
^^^ Yeah, my little store has chicken, beef, and veggie, but no seafood/fish stock. I actually found it odd as I'm often quite surprised at some of the obscure things they do carry for a one-horse town dinky little grocery store. I do agree with the salt (and likely MSG) thing, but I was in a pickle and made do. If anyone tries it, I hope you like it. I'm sometimes hesitant to give out recipes that I really enjoy, as everyone's tastes are different. Some might think what I like is nasty (the weird food thread comes to mind). I'll recommend it, but YMMV.  ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
Of course, I should've been tipped off by the litres and the prawn. I was thinking Australian. Thanks. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
OMG. Made this (the bisque) today. This was fabulous. Thanks for the tipoff. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss |
Great ain't it? I'll definitely be making this again. It's just one of those recipes that make your jowel glands go "WTF".  ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
Yes, well, it helps that I have a soft spot for most any bisque...oh, I love it when my taste bud's expectations are rewarded! Thanks again  I'll actually have to make another batch really soon here! (This is all low cal, right?). __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss |
Of course!  ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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