Daily Archives: July 21, 2011

Marrow vegetable

This post came about in two ways.  The first, was when my local farmer Joey Barnes form Barnes Produce at the Nashville Farmers Market brought me this gigantic zucchini looking vegetable.  The only reason he brought it to the restaurant … Continue reading

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Filed under Books, Canning, Cooking, Flavor, Garden, Ideas, Marrow Vegetable, Pickling, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Zuchinni

Finished Bottarga

                                                  The bottarga came out of cure today.  The scent is wonderful, salty, essence of the sea, citrus, and the slightest hint of coriander.  The texture is firm, no give in any section.  And the color as you can see is … Continue reading

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Filed under Bottarga, Cooking, Coriander, Eggs, Fish, Fish Eggs, Fish Roe, Flavor, Ideas, John Dory, Roe, Salt Curing, Uncategorized

Bottarga Half Way Finished

Just a quick look at the bottarga that I am working on using the wonderful roe harvested from a John Dory fish.  I originally cured the roe in a mix of salt, corriander seed (not toasted), and lemon zest.  At this point the … Continue reading

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