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Smoked Char

We got two beautiful chars from our favourite fishmonger and brined (see below) them over night. Then they were “hot smoked” – a fast and delicious cooking method, but not suitable for long-term preservation.

Hot smoke for about 30++ minutes (depending on the size of your fish) at up to 90°C/195 °F and until golden on the outside. Add your favourite smoking wood after 10 minutes for a nice aroma. They’re done when you can pull out the back fin very easily and can be served for example with toasted bread, salad and horseradish. They’ll keep in the fridge for max. 2-3 days.

Pickles Taste Test

April 30, 2022 farcyde

After 4½ days in the fridge I went to try the pickles I made last week. Summary: Really not bad at all, but of course improvements are possible.

Asparagus and onions are perfectly ok; Crunchy, fresh and bright. A great addition to “Brotzeit”! I won’t do it again with green onions though, they became rather mushy and even got a little brown. Absolutely edible but not very appealing.

Also, I’ll try some more sugar next time since that distilled white vinegar is very acidic and needs to be balanced out a little more.

Cream of Green Asparagus Soup Recipe

April 27, 2022 farcyde

I tried making pickles for the first time lately, among else using asparagus as a vegetable. Since I didn’t want to throw away the trimmings I made cream of asparagus soup. Not complicated, not time consuming and tasty.

Basic Vegetable Pickling Recipe

April 26, 2022 farcyde

I wanted to try pickling, so I decided to give it a try on the weekend, but starting with only small batches. My beloved aunt Inge would vividly oppose to the term “pickling” (she’s an institution on home grown greens as well as food-preservation and she’s some kind of an old-style, longtime proficient german homesteader, not the american style 🙂 ). But I’ll try anyway.

April 26, 2022 farcyde

There’s a sh*tload of videos online from people making oven roasted garlic and using it for garlic bread, etc. I wanted to try that too eventually – and boy, is that amazing! The whole house smelled of garlic and I don’t want to know how *I* smelled afterwards 🙂 This is luscious, delicious and by the way absolutely easy to make. Do try this if you haven’t already.

March 30, 2022 farcyde

I found a bottle of Marsala wine in the basement, long forgotten and once used for cooking that I just had to make use of. Marsala is an italian special origin type of sweet wine that I mostly know for it’s use in cooking – and it makes for a very pleasant and delicious flavour.

Since I was finally (st)able enough again – *sigh* – to be somewhat productive and contribute something for the family, here’s yesterday’s dinner. The ingredients list makes it look far more complicated than it actually is.

February 22, 2022 farcyde

We’ve got a very good fishmonger literally “around the corner”, in not even five minutes walking distance. So we eat more fish when we’re here 🙂 This time it was fresh cod with a very delicious sauce and here is the recipe:

Creamy Pasta with Broccoli Recipe

February 8, 2022 farcyde

A simple leftover-recycling dish for busy workday evenings. It’s using only a few ingredients and is thrown together in no-time. Nonetheless satisfying, yummy and filling dinner.

Here’s the recipe:

New “Codsworth” Cheese

January 21, 2022 farcyde

I made a new round of my Codsworth-Cheese that is now sitting in the fridge at the moment to cure. Seasoned with a little oregano and painstakingly washed daily with cheese brine for 5 days it was then left to dry.

Simple Cheese Brine Recipe

January 20, 2022 farcyde

Here’s the formula for my simple cheese brining solution. Easy to make and shelf-stable for an eternity.

The goal is to produce a ~20% salt solution. I only brush it onto my cheese instead of dipping the whole slab into the brine. Mix and store in an airtight container and make sure to sterilize your brush before applying. The recipe:

– 300 ml water
– 67 g salt
– 4,5 ml white vinegar

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Farcyde's Stuff

Category: Recipes & Cooking

Smoked Char

Pickles Taste Test

Cream of Green Asparagus Soup Recipe

Basic Vegetable Pickling Recipe

Roasted Garlic Recipe

Oven Baked Chicken with Marsala Sauce Recipe

Pan-fried Cod with Shallot Sherry Sauce Recipe

Creamy Pasta with Broccoli Recipe

New “Codsworth” Cheese

Simple Cheese Brine Recipe

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