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#1 User is offline   1eyedjack 

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Posted 2012-July-01, 10:36

Am I the only person to see something a bit strange in this recipe?

http://www.realsimpl...4569/index.html
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Posted 2012-July-01, 11:10

I have done that, it is great with Oso Bucco or lamb. The smoothies being considered "similar recipes" is a bit odd.

BTW, don't trim the beans very much ---just the butts; leave the head end intact.
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Posted 2012-July-01, 11:59

I hadn't picked up on the smoothies, you are right.

But there is something else :)
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Posted 2012-July-01, 17:25

Maybe the fact that it says Bacon Vinaigrette, but it's Bacon and vinegar?
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Posted 2012-July-01, 19:04

No, that is correct. Vinaigrette is a vinegar and oil dressing; the word or words before it describe what the dressing is on. Here, it is on beans with bacon...so it is a Beans with Bacon Vinaigrette.
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Posted 2012-July-01, 19:37

The ratio of oil to vinegar is wrong for vinaigrette - the classic ratio is 3:1, oil to vinegar. This recipe calls for 1:1. That's the oddity I see, anyway.
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Posted 2012-July-01, 20:22

i like the kosher salt with bacon....
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Posted 2012-July-01, 21:03

That is a very odd way to make something called a vinaigrette.
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Posted 2012-July-01, 21:50

View PostWinstonm, on 2012-July-01, 19:37, said:

The ratio of oil to vinegar is wrong for vinaigrette - the classic ratio is 3:1, oil to vinegar. This recipe calls for 1:1. That's the oddity I see, anyway.

3 to 1 for vin and oil salad dressing is o.k., even though I have found less oil to be better unless lemon is added.
With the extra bit of fat from the bacon, and it not being a salad but rather a vegetable side-dish, 1 to 1 is plenty oil.
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Posted 2012-July-02, 04:17

View PostYu18772, on 2012-July-01, 20:22, said:

i like the kosher salt with bacon....
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Posted 2012-July-02, 04:39

I didn't know that there was such a thing as kosher salt. It appears to mean large-grained salt.
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Posted 2012-July-02, 08:03

Talking of recipes, I thought I would take a moment to make some galaktoboureko. So I googled it and am amazed at the variety of proportions suggested for the principal ingredients.

This one suggests, for 1 Litre of milk, 250g of semolina and 250g of sugar.
http://www.sbs.com.a.../Galaktoboureko


Meanwhile this one suggests, for the same 1 litre of milk, just 100g of semolina and a full 1Kg (yes that's a kilo, folks) of sugar
http://www.greektion...boureko-recipe/


Any votes for the more reliable mix? Split the difference? For something like what is essentially a glorified egg custard I would have expected the result to be rather sensitive to variations, but it seems not.
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Posted 2012-July-04, 09:03

View Posthelene_t, on 2012-July-02, 04:39, said:

I didn't know that there was such a thing as kosher salt. It appears to mean large-grained salt.


I believe you are right. It carries no religious meaning.
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Posted 2012-July-04, 09:10

View PostTimG, on 2012-July-04, 09:03, said:

I believe you are right. It carries no religious meaning.


It derives from being used in making meat kosher (by removing surface blood) so in this respect it does have a religious meaning. More details available in the wiki entry.
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Posted 2012-July-04, 09:12

View PostTimG, on 2012-July-04, 09:03, said:

I believe you are right. It carries no religious meaning.


That is not strictly true. I believe that kosher salt is used to draw out any blood that might be left in a piece of meat after the animal has been hung upside-down to bleed to death.
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Posted 2012-July-05, 10:51

Sorry, I was sloppy; you are surely both right that the name was derived through religious practice.
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Posted 2012-July-05, 15:27

Recipe says: "Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings from the skillet and return to medium heat."

Say what? Spread that on some toast, son. At least that's how my grandma used to do it.
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Posted 2012-July-05, 16:40

In any case...whatever "Kosher" means with regard to salt, I assume it means coarse when doing my things and don't really give it much more thought than that. But, I am curious as to why the term "Kosher" in the same recipe with bacon is an oddity.

From what I can gather, not being an expert on mid-east cultures, there is nothing against pork products in Jewish practice. Muslims simply believe pigs are dirty critters...again, not much to do with religion.
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Posted 2012-July-06, 04:25

View Postaguahombre, on 2012-July-05, 16:40, said:

From what I can gather, not being an expert on mid-east cultures, there is nothing against pork products in Jewish practice. Muslims simply believe pigs are dirty critters...again, not much to do with religion.

http://en.wikipedia....umption_of_pork
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