Brining has been in the culinary home cook’s lexicon for the better part of maybe 15 years now. I first heard about it in a beloved episode of Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” where he brines the Thanksgiving turkey. It sounded so damn cool and science-y. It is a powerful trick that anyone can do and…… Continue reading Equilibrium-Brined Pork Belly
Tag: Modernist Cuisine
Modernist Cuisine: Pastrami and Bresaola
Much has been written in the blogsphere about the MC pastrami made from short rib or even better, beef cheek. Just Google it and you’ll get a lot of hits and pictures. The attention is rightfully deserved since their process produces one delicious tasting piece of cured and smoked beef. When done right, Pastrami is one…… Continue reading Modernist Cuisine: Pastrami and Bresaola
Carbonated Mojito Spheres
What do I do after weeding my garden and ending up with a crap load of mint? Mojitos of course! Initially I was going to make a few regular Mojitos that would use a fraction of the mint I had. However, I had so much mint that even after drying half of it for the…… Continue reading Carbonated Mojito Spheres
Modernist Cuisine Barbecue
Most probably assume that Modernist Cuisine only makes food that looks like foam or spheres or something extra fancy. Well, sure it has all those things, but that is not the point. It’s just modern food, using all the information that was learned over the past few decades. The point is not to make “weird food” but to…… Continue reading Modernist Cuisine Barbecue
Wild Boar Loin, Puy Lentils and Apple-Port Sauce
It’s amazing how I manage to find more boar meat in my deep freezer overtime I look in there. I still have a couple of loins, some shoulders and maybe two hind (ham) legs. I see some boar sausage in my future, maybe Italian or Greek flavored…or some of each…we’ll see. Anyways, I took a…… Continue reading Wild Boar Loin, Puy Lentils and Apple-Port Sauce
Oven Dried Tomatoes 