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Skriven 2011-03-31 23:37:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Japanese 131
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Ruth Haffly <=-

 RH> they don't have the "every man for himself"
 RH> attitude so common over here.

 ML> I wonder how we'd do in a situation as grave as that.
 ML> Would we become the aggressive monsters that
 ML> postapocalyptic fiction so eagerly posits?

 ML> works very well in a homogeneous group, because helping
 ML> or hurting one's neighbor is like doing that for one's own
 ML> clan. Here there may be more of a "they're different, who
 ML> cares about them" thing going.

I note that the press reports nothing at all on extra police patrols
being needed or looting. Nothing.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Roasted Shoulder of Lamb W/smashed Vegetables & Greens
 Categories: British, Lamb, sauces
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
           FOR THE LAMB:
      2 lb Shoulder of lamb
           Olive oil
           Sea salt and freshly ground
           Black pepper
      1 lg Bunch fresh rosemary
      1    Bulb garlic; unpeeled,
           Broken into cloves
           FOR THE SMASHED VEGETABLES:
  1 1/2 lb Peeled potatoes; cut into
        lg Chunks
      3 lg Carrots; peeled and cut
           Into small chunks
    1/2 lg Rutabaga; peeled and cut
           Into small chunks
      6 tb Butter
           FOR THE SAUCE:
      1 tb All-purpose flour
      2 c  Good-quality hot chicken or
           Vegetable stock
      2    Heaped tablespoons capers;
           Soaked, drained and chopped
      1 lg Bunch fresh mint; leaves
           Picked
      2 tb Red wine vinegar
      1 lb Greens; white cabbage,
           Savoy cabbage, Brussels
           Sprouts tops or cavolo nero,
           Leaves separated, stalks
           Finely sliced
 
  For the lamb: Preheat your oven to full whack, (450 to 500 degrees
  F). Slash the fat side of the lamb all over with a sharp knife.
  Lay half the sprigs of rosemary and half the garlic cloves on the
  bottom of a high-sided roasting pan, rub the lamb all over with
  olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place it in the pan on
  top of the rosemary and garlic, and put the rest of the rosemary
  and garlic on top of the lamb. Tightly cover the tray with
  aluminum foil and place in the oven. Turn the oven down
  immediately to 325 degrees F and cook for 4 hours - it's done if
  you can pull the meat apart easily with 2 forks.
  
  For the vegetables: When the lamb is nearly cooked, put
  the potatoes, carrots and rutabaga into a large pot of boiling
  salted water and boil hard for 20 minutes or so until you can
  slide a knife into the rutabaga easily. Drain and allow to steam
  dry, then smash them up in the pan with most of the butter. If you
  prefer a smooth texture, add some cooking water. Spoon into a
  bowl, cover with foil and keep warm over a pan of simmering water.
  
  For the sauce: Remove the lamb from the oven and place it on a
  chopping board. Cover it with foil, then a kitchen towel, and
  leave it to rest. Put a large pan of salted water on to boil for
  the greens. Pour away most of the fat from the roasting pan,
  discarding any bits of rosemary. Put the pan on the stovetop over
  medium heat and mix in the flour. Add the stock, stirring and
  scraping all the sticky goodness off the bottom of the pan. You
  won't need gallons of gravy, just a couple of flavorsome spoonfuls
  for each serving. Add the capers, turn the heat down and simmer
  for a few minutes. Finely chop the mint and add it to the sauce
  with the red wine vinegar at the last minute then pour into a
  pitcher. Add the greens and stalks to the pan of fast-boiling
  salted water and cook for 4 to 5 minutes to just soften them.
  Drain and toss with a knob of butter and a pinch of salt and
  pepper. Place everything in the middle of the table, and shred the
  lamb in front of your guests.
  
  Recipe By: Jamie Oliver
  
  From: Terrypogue To: Foodwine
 
MMMMM

Cheers

YK Jim


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