Improving Specific Dishes
As I get more and more in to cooking, I’m starting to want to find dishes that I can get pretty good at. The challenge is, picking those things that a) I enjoy cooking b) are tasty and c) pretty cost-effective.
This weekend, I’ve decided to take a few things that I’ve always wanted to cook but have held off on until I got a bit better at things. They pretty simple and basic, but will require some solid practice to get right.
The first is a basic kedgeree. You can put a ton of variants on kedgeree, and I’ll be starting with salmon as the key ingredient.
The second is lamb. A pretty versatile meat (and declicious) it will definitely be the most costly thing I’m working with over the weekend - but I’m going to start simple and just add it to some cous-cous, and probably a basic wrap.
The third is risotto. Now, I realize this is going to take many months to get actually somewhat OK at. But everyone has to start somewhere. The thing that attracts me to risotto is how many vibrant ingridents you can add to the base - really exciting stuff!
Looking forward to getting down to business tomorrow…
6 months ago