With leftover dough and the intention to only be harf as messy (*glug*) I gave it another go. Shaping went much better, especially with letting the dough relax before the final roll, the results were still sublime. Some egg yolk from fried eggs is just the cherry on top.
Rolling those out was a glorious mess, but what do you expect when you’re trying to spread a mix of sheep’s cheese, scallions and oil between the thinnest possible dough layers? The result was worth it though.
The difference in water content. One’s a somewhat shapeable dough, the other is essentially a big wet blob that you coax into a baking tray with a generous amount of olive oil and wonder how it won’t turn into a casserole in the oven.
One would think that hobbitses would be smarter than to pack boring Lembas to go. See those cookies? Way tastier, and so calorie dense, one of those would feed you for a day just as well.
I butchered a whole one but didn’t really plan what to do with it, so this came out kind of on a whim because I had ingredients lying around. First is a Chorizo Cordon Bleu and second is a deboned chicken thigh confit served on a salad of fried beans, cucumber and radishes. The confit combined with the beans was great, way better than I expected. It’s rare these days that I manage to cook something that surprises me.
Playing the classics, but also refining technique. I still haven’t decided what kind of toppings I like the most.
Another one of those “oh, what’s been sitting in my pantry for too long” type of things. Turned some old breadcrumbs into something edible with the help of egg, bacon, onion and cheese.
I had chickpeas and tahini at home for quite a while now, why have I never even tried to make this? Because it’s pretty delicious and not exactly hard. Even better served on some homemade bread.
The fun bit about not making sushi in a bajillion years is the ongoing inner monologue of “Oh no, how much rice do I need? How did the rolling work? Oh no, rice sticking everywhere”. It worked out in the end, but there’s two failed rolls that didn’t make the picture.
