The food thread

[jacco vermeulen]

Originally Posted by Cal Weldon

not peeled my tomatoes before, I do my puree in a food processor then strain

Best way still is the oldfashioned way, imo, with a big SS vegetable sieve.
Faster would be to use my (built-for-life) Magimix (Robot is a bit over the top for my taste).

Currently processing >200lbs of freebee tomatoE-s. In a couple of days, a similar quantity of cucumbers arrive, followed by a motherload of red bell peppers. (gawd, how fun it is to be a stinkin scrooge, i should be residing under a bridge)

Each tomato batch goes in a 5gal pot for the first boil down, in a smaller one for the second stage =>

[jackinnj]

Apples for the pectin?

[scott wurcer]

Originally Posted by jackinnj

Apples for the pectin?

I find the heirloom varieties yield more, maybe quince would be a good substitute. I use a chinois on my tomato puree (somehow apropriate) .

SY - I find the Chinese restaurant scene to rely a little too much on the sauce factory, I realize that's a fairly eccentric opinion. It would be interesting to see some top restaurants with signature sauces 100% made on premisis, I doubt the "Heinz" flavor and texture could be duplicated from supermarket only ingredients.

You would appriciate the fact that we had a seder last week and my sons wanted to put barbecue sauce on my daughters brisket. She quickly hit the pantry and whipped up a date and spice based sauce from Sephartic tradition.

[SY]

Originally Posted by scott wurcer

It would be interesting to see some top restaurants with signature sauces 100% made on premisis...

Slanted Door is one of them, or so they claim.

[Cal Weldon]

Not exactly food but something to help wash it down. Not mine but a friend's.

[Cal Weldon]

Nothing but oysters as far as the eye can see but nary a one can ye eat. Too much farm run off.

[nezbleu]

Since this is a website about audio, and hence music:

Guy Clark - Homegrown Tomatoes - YouTube

[nezbleu]

"Farm run off" -- nice euphemism for animal excrement.

[nezbleu]

If you are going to use a pre-packaged "chili sauce", the Heinz stuff is the worst option. It's just sweet ketchup with a bit of flavour. Why not use some nice sriracha instead?

[jackinnj]

Originally Posted by nezbleu

"Farm run off" -- nice euphemism for animal excrement.

The phosphates from fertilizer used to be awful on the Great Lakes.

In the Southeast states folks purchase into a retirement village in the winter only to find out in the spring that they are 2 miles downwind from a hog farm.

Speaking of "bottled on premises" sauces -- "Peter Luger Sauce" is available in and around NYC -- from the steakhouse in Brooklyn.