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Skriven 2007-09-01 23:38:02 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: Re: heat levels 74
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 -=> On 09-01-07  11:36,  Michael Loo <=-
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 ML> It makes sense that one will use more of the tip of a santoku, as
 ML> a regular knife comes to that brutal sharp point that is good only
 ML> for a very few uses. Better to have a bit of metal above the tip.

  We finally got a cryovac of flat iron steak from BJs.  Had to ask for
  it several times.  Turns out they come in with the shoulder clods but
  the butchers do not normally put them out in cryovac.   In fact, the
  guy told me that they had been taken out of the system, so he rang up
  a sticker as a shoulder clod (at $2.79).   We had a pair of steaks two
  nights ago -- very good.   Tonight I cut the rest of the strip into 1
  inch thick steaks, about 8 ounces each.   My high carbon chef's knife
  balked at the center gristle piece, no matter how much I sharpened it
  and honed it.  The stainless steel Santoku cut through it with only a
  slight hesitation.
 
 ML> Everyone probably rates him/herself as medium shading to high,
 ML> as medium is our impression of normal, and shading to high
 ML> implies a bit of a special occasion kick. Dale's reaction to
 ML> the characterization of his hot sauce as mild was instructive,
 ML> as it's clear that he thought of it as shading to high, on
 ML> his own scale.

  How do you rate straight Crystals?  How about straight Tabasco?   I
  use both of those in cooking, as well as other peppers of various
  kinds.   I could easily take a spoon of Crystals (and essentially do
  so when eating our Buffalo wings).   I characterize that as being
  moderately hot, but not super hot.  Tabasco is a sauce I use sparingly
  in dishes -- and could take a bit of it on a finger tip without pain.
  I would characterize that as hot.   And to me, straight tabasco is not
  as hot as the "Super Hot Sauce" we made.   The "Very hot" is perhaps
  as good a heat level as the Crystals on Buffalo wings -- albeit a
  different sort of heat, delayed reaction in the back of the mouth
  instead of immediate on the tip of the tongue and lips.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Hot and Sour Mushroom Soup (Tom Yam Het)
 Categories: Soup, Thai, Vegetarian, Vegan
      Yield: 3 servings
 
      3 c  Vegetable stock
      1 ts Nam Prik Pow sauce
      1    Inch Lemon grass
           -- finely chopped into rings
      3    Kaffir lime leaves
           -- roughly torn into three
      1 ts Sugar
      2 tb Lemon juice
      2 oz Oyster mushrooms
           -- coarsely separated
           -OR- button mushrooms
      2 sm Fresh red or green chilis
           - (more if desired)
           -- crushed to split open

MMMMM-------------------------TO GARNISH------------------------------
           Coriander leaves
 
  In a large pan, bring the vegetable stock to the boil and stir in the
  Nam Prik Pow sauce.  Add the remaining ingredients and simmer,
  stirring well until the mushrooms are just cooked but still al dente.
  Pour into a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.
  
  Source: Thai Vegetarian Cooking by Vatcharin Bhumichitr
  Typos by: Karen Mintzias
  From: Karen Mintzias                  Date: 28 Mar 94
 
MMMMM


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