Pork Vindaloo
As you have read, Vanessa and I have basically rediscovered cooking. On Saturday we made pork vindaloo and man was it good.
I started-off making the curry in the afternoon, since this was a big undertaking. Seriously, I’m going from making toast and grilling in the summer to all-out ethnic dishes from all over the world! I toasted-up the nuts and then threw everything into the new food processor to blend it up. After a small disaster with the spatula (you should read the directions that come with your food processor) … lets just say I was lucky to find the small piece of spatula in the curry that it hacked-off.
Curry... now with NO ground spatula!
Later in the evening we started-in on the meal proper. Vanessa started in on the three-part process of making the rice. Yeah, you heard me… THREE steps for RICE. The recipe was pretty easy to put together. Here’s me with our new cutting board and knife. I wasn’t aware that you ever use the stem of the cilantro, I always see the leaves in salsa so figured the rest was crap.
Choppin' Cilantro!
One thing I enjoy about Jamie’s book is that it usually has pretty clear directions along with some pictures of key moments in the process. This was the first time I had to try and remove meat from the bone without it having been with my teeth after its been cooked. It was tricky, but I did OK.
Step 12, try not to go yummmmm over and over.
I’ve never used a dutch oven before and I have to say I really liked it. You don’t’ have to worry about spills and sputters so much because of the high-sides.
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
In the end we had some pretty good looking grub that actually looked like the picture!
Needs an Alice in Wonderland like tag: Mix me!
I found that as with Tex-Mex, this dish is way better all mixed-up to get the yogurt flavor and the rice texture around evenly. Yum!
So as Vanessa said, I’m moving over here for my blogging fix, so hello!
Trust me folks, this stuff is seriously delicious and worth the effort!
I am so looking forward to having these leftovers tonight!!!
Excellent first post, Mike!
Cute and looks tasty! I think it’s kind of fun that having a kid is getting you guys back in the kitchen…who knows – maybe soon you’ll be making baby food!
Yum. I love chicken vindaloo out but have not had a recipe or the courage to make it yet…
:)
M
Hi! What a great looking repast and the photography is sparkling…loved the kitchen scene with all ingreds and so keep up the good work, Mike and little Mommy-to-be.