Sunday, May 1, 2011

trip to the farm over easter break.

very very free range chickens, fed all vegetable scraps.

the sun sets over NE vic,

locally smoked ham, how good is that? it was amazing.

a little entree
tartare of local angus, slowly cooked egg yolk, home made pikles, onion flowers,
REALLY SIMPLE RECIPE:

  • take some good marbled beef, porterhouse preferably and finely chop. combine with pepper.
  • slowly cook an egg yolk at around 65 degrees -us a thermometor.
  • finly grate (microplane) some home made pickled cucumbers, or cornichons from the produce store. 
  • you will need access to a wild onion grass, or chive bush- pick its flowers. 
  • to arrange, group the meat against a pallete knife , dont let it look too man handled.
  • smear the yolk, it should have  a lovely mayonaisse consistency
  • garnish with plenty of flowers. and drip a couple of drops  of excellent olive oil.
serve with a stoney marsanne, or chablis.