Monday, November 5, 2012

Hurricane Sandy! What did you cook?

Post by Alexandra Moore:

Hey hey! Over the weekend and during Hurricane Sandy I put my cooking skills to good use and made a Carrot Celery Root Puree and Braised Short Ribs for my boyfriend and one of my besties Lindsay! Find the YUMMY recipes here!

Here is the recipe for the:

Carrot Celery Root Puree

Recipe Courtesy Claire Robinson
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/carrot-celery-root-puree-recipe/index.html
Watch on Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGg4UmTMFC4
Prep Time:25 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Level: Easy
Serves: 6 servings

Ingredients


  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 large shallots, peeled and chopped
  • 3 extra-large or 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 2 celery roots, 1 pound each, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 2 cups good quality vegetable stock

Directions

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan with a lid over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until just beginning to turn golden about 5 minutes. Add the carrots and celery root and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the stock, and enough water to just cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook until vegetables are fork tender, about 30 minutes.

Drain the vegetables in a colander set over a bowl to reserve the cooking liquid. Transfer the vegetables to a food processor and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Puree until very smooth, adding cooking liquid, as needed, to reach the desired consistency. Taste and season again, if necessary. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve warm.

Cook's Note: This can be made the day before and slowly reheated.

Here is the recipe for the:


Braised Short Ribs

 

Cooking Time: 3-4 hours

Serves: 4

Ingredients and Cooking Steps
  • 4-5 lbs grass fed short ribs
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 carrots chopped
  • 3 celery stalks chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • fresh rosemary, thyme, bay leaves and whole black peppercorns
  • bacon grease

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large oven safe pot or preferably cast iron french oven, saute onion, garlic, celery, and carrots in bacon fat (I use a hefty amount to keep the ketogenic effect and of course to enhance the flavor) until onion carmelizes. Add and sweat tomato paste for about 2 min. Fold tomato paste into onion mixture. Let mixture cook another 2-3 minutes. Add red wine to pot and deglaze, scooping up any brown bits. Place short ribs in pot and add beef stock, fresh herbs, peppercorns and bay leaves. Cover, and place in preheated oven. Braise for 3-3 1/2 hours, turning short ribs every 30 minutes. Remove from oven and strain braising liquid to make a sauce. Serve with oven roasted asparagus (brussel sprouts work as well) and bacon.

FastPaleo Note: This recipe would also work well in a crockpot for 6 – 8 hours.


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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Welcome fellow chefs!

We are so excited to kick off our monthly cooking club on November 6th! Once you have selected your recipe, please email one of us so we can share the menu for the night. We hope this blog will be a great resource for us to share recipes and our plans for the next meeting. Please feel free to email us new recipes as you try them at home, we would love to share them with the group between meetings. We will have 6 members attending each meeting, so be sure to prepare accordingly. In the event of leftovers, we will divide all of the courses between members. In order to keep things easy, please bring your own "doggie bag" to each meeting. The first meeting we hope to discuss the logistics of the club, so start thinking! Our thoughts for December include a cookie exchange and holiday sweets, so start pinning some holiday favorites. We look forward to wining and dining with you in just a few short weeks. Happy recipe hunting!!! :)