Octopi & Squid - was: Sous vide (was Re: [CH] Light Them If You've Got Them)
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:54:04 -0400
Going further off topic, there is a local Greek place that marinates and
grills both octopus and calamari, and the result can literally be cut with a
fork. A somewhat unnerving pic of the presentation can be seen at:
http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/Nikos_Trapezi/Niko%27s%204.jpg
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:32:23 -0700, Dana Myers wrote
> On 6/23/2010 6:50 PM, Dave Drum wrote:
> > On 6/23/2010 19:10, dan combs wrote:
> >
> >> Smoked chicken sushi? Whoa. That sounds like something my friends Sam
> >> and Ella would like.
> >
>
> Undercooked chicken is just asking for trouble or worse, and I
> suspect would not be pleasant to eat. As an alternative, consider
> chicken cooked sous vide, basically vacuum-packed and held at a very
> steady temperature near 140F for a day or two. The best octopus and
> calamari I've had were cooked sous vide (it's nice to live near Napa
> Valley).
>
> Cheers,
> Dana
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=Mark
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