"cooking with lemons" ie how to discover where you have small cuts on your hands
Better than cooking with serranos with small cuts on your hands! 🍷
What did you make?
@xinjinmeng I did the preparatory stuff for https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/roasted-chicken-jerusalem-artichoke-and-lemon - there were some things I couldn't get (jerusalem artichokes, saffron threads) and I forgot to get thyme, so this is kinda an approximation. The cookbook says to let it marinate at least two hours, preferably overnight.
@xinjinmeng the recipe mentions them - this is the first time I'd ever heard of such things!
https://www.amazon.com/Zaran-Saffron-Superior-Threads-Premium/dp/B079BQQVY7
apparently they are INCREDIBLY pricey, and also QFC has them though Safeway doesn't.
I've cooked with saffron before and I've never seen a recipe use this much. 💸
@xinjinmeng I've never cooked with saffron before! The whole cookbook has a mix of stuff, and a lot of it is very much poor person food.
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@Leucrotta @xinjinmeng Ow! Indeed, a *teaspoon* of saffron threads? I've only find saffron in pharmaceutical-petite packages of literally maybe five threads carefully sealed in a tiny plastic pouch, sold within a glass jar for multiple dollareuropounds)
I understand it's much cheaper in India, but AFAIK it's not really exported. Could be worth scouting out any South Asian markets, though.
Does look like a gorgeous recipe, all the same. And I am duly enlightened as to the name of "Jerusalem" artichokes!
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@porsupah @xinjinmeng if it’s that pricey- and it’s certainly not where I can easily get it - I can go without. Somehow I don’t think a lemon-garlic-tarragon (used dried tarragon) thing is going to be less flavorful for lack of saffron. The “they’re called artichokes because they taste similar” was another substitution; I couldn’t find Jerusalem artichokes, but of course I have artichoke hearts around! I can’t imagine that tasting bad either.
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After 12 cloves of garlic and a whole lemon, the saffron would just be lost.
The only problem with your substitution is that "Jerusalem artichokes" aren't actually artichokes - they're tubers, they're closer to potatoes. That said, chicken with artichokes is delicious so you do you. 🍽
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@xinjinmeng @Leucrotta Mmm, I was a bit caught by surprise when I tried Jerusalem artichokes for (possibly) the first time a couple years ago, on seeing them in the supermarket. Good, though! Reminiscent of a fine-grained cousin of water chestnuts.
Regardless, yes - it'll be a *tasty* dish and I must now not get hungry thinking about it. ^_^;
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Ooh, that sounds good. When should I be over? 🍽
(Also, saffron threads? This looks dear.)