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May 14, 2006
Subtle Saturday Supper
Last night I made a dish whose flavors were almost too subtle, but I think that if you did it with either seafood, Quorn or chicken/turkey, it would be perfect. I made it with eggwhites, which around here we use like chicken as it's the ideal complete protein source with no saturated fats. Eggwhites absord any flavor they're paired with, but in this dish the giant number of eggwhite cubes required to fulfill MR's protein needs (390 grams in dinner!) may have absorbed too much flavor. He still loved it, but try this with a protein source that lends more of its own flavor to the dish.
Boil half a pint of grape tomatoes and several cloves of garlic, minced, in 3 ounces in dry white wine. Add a green pepper or two, chopped into small cubes. Simmer until the green peppers (or you could use red) are soft and wrinkly, add protein source. Add a large handfull of cilantro and continue to simmer for another half hour or so.
I love the smell of garlic cooking in wine, and the grape tomatoes pop in this recipe to add to the broth. It's a subtle flavor, but the cilantro is delicious!
Posted by april at May 14, 2006 6:45 AM
Comments
April, I think "390 grams" of protein must be a typo? Was meant to be "39 grams"?
April Wrote: ... "but in this dish the giant number of eggwhite cubes required to fulfill MR's protein needs (390 grams in dinner!) may have absorbed too much flavor."
Posted by: CRwilliam at May 15, 2006 6:08 PM