Saturday, September 28, 2013

hungarian goulash

the first signs of autumn
has meandered on to our ranch
cool evenings
transitioning to near frosty nights
just the kind of weather
that gets me back into the mood
for hearty stews
and
slow cooked meats
hungarian goulash
2 1/2 lbs stew meat (beef or venison)-- cut into cubes {at least 1"}
1/2 cup (about) all purpose flour for dredging
olive oil
1 large onion--cut in half then thinly sliced in have moons
10-12 crimini mushrooms--sliced
4 cloves of garlic--smashed and kept whole or near whole
1 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp hot paprika
1 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
14 ounce diced tomatoes-with juice
1/2 cup water
2 cups beef broth
salt and pepper to taste (about 1 tsp of each)
1/3 cup sour cream
 1 Tbs lemon juice
 1/4 cup chopped parsley

heat oil in bottom of a dutch oven (just enough to coat the bottom).  dredge the meat cubes in flour and shake of excess.  toss into the hot oil and sear meat on all sides.  do not crowd the pan, work in batches if necessary.  once the meat is seared add it back to the pan with juices (if working in batches) and add onion, mushrooms and garlic.  add a bit more olive oil if needed. allow to cook down for a few minutes. add the sweet paprika, smoked paprika, hot paprika and caraway seeds and give it a good stir, so the spices are evenly distributed.  this will also toast the spices a bit. add the tomatoes and water and use a wooden spoon to scrape all the bits off the bottom of the pan.  add beef broth and cover.  place in a 350 preheated oven and allow to cook for about 2 1/2 hours, or until the meat is fall apart tender. 
remove from oven and add lemon juice.  add salt and pepper to taste.  allow to sit for a few minutes, then taste again for salt.  stir in sour cream and parsley (check one more time for salt). serve over buttered wide-noodles or dumplings

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

adventures in goat milk

we have goats
dairy goats

darling sweet girls
that will provide us with lots of milk
in the years to come
but for now
they are still growing
little doelings

while we wait
i have been practicing my recipes
with 
goat milk from a local dairy

today
i am trying out my cream separator for the first time

goat's milk is naturally homogenized
which means the cream does not automatically rise to the top
you have to spin it out

this is how you do it
i ran a half-gallon of fresh goat milk through
yielding about 1/2 cup of heavy cream

in order to get the best results
the milk needs to be warm as it goes through the separator

what to do with all that delicious warm frothy milk?
make delicious coffee drinks 
of course
honestly
fresh goat milk is delicious
it has a mild and sweet taste
virtually indistinguishable 
from
fresh cow's milk
delicious

best of all
it can be used to make
this

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