I need to entertain a guy that could be possibly my client. I wanted to prepare something he knows so he can see my "genius". I want to do meatballs. I wanted to do them with some natural aspic cooked out of chicken feet and I want to use bread soaked in buttermilk. I also decided to add some fried pancetta, etc. I have a misgivings about ricotta. I am sure I want to use it, but am not sure whether just for the sauce or also in the meatballs. Sauce BTW I want' to make simple. And I want to use a lot of parsley, oregano, and maybe a pinch of tarragon. Any feedback greatly appreciated.
Hope I'm not late for the meatball party. Sounds interesting. I like ricotta in the mbs, but think they may be too wet w the buttermilk soaked bread. Give it a try. I would cook up one mb to see how you like the "mix" first. Then make any adjustments, if needed.
I did the meatballs, added ricotta, and buttermilk soaked bread. They were very good, a bit wet, but I liked them that way. I also added some refrigerated naturally made aspic (from chicken feet), but it was I think it was not necessary (and I made a mistake to add spice to aspic - it should be basically just plain, if used at all)
But the I didn't like the sauce. I added ricotta to it, and I just didn't like the look of it (may look not appetizing to some people(?), I think I would need to mix this first). Also, the sauce was a little too sour, Maybe not too sour, but to just plain sour, no depth. I added pecorino/parmigiano combination which was good, before broiling it with pappardelle, and the melting cheese, but the melting cheese (I don't remember what I used) wasn't good - I would like it to be a bit more chewy/flavorful.
So the good: meatballs, the bad - sauce and the melting cheese.Sauce too flatly just sour, and the cheese not chewy/flavorful enough.
Believe it or not, I spent some time trying to understand and Help the OP. The query had gone unanswered for about a week. Maybe I'm gullible. But, to pop in and repeat the same thing is not thinking anything out - nor is it flattering or an offensive reply on my behalf. Is there a full moon out lately?
Yes, you helped and, no, you're not gullible. But to challenge someone else's posting because you don't think it is unique or helpful enough is just rude.
BTW, I was going to recommend entertaining a potential client in a neutral environment rather than at home (too many chances of mixed signals) and seek a good cookbook... But you might consider that an inadequate response so I refrained.
I don't know if the OP will come back. Will someone explain the aspic. Did they try to use it as a binder? Dip the cooked meatball in it for looks? I used aspic a long time ago in Garde Manger. Is it a popular thing now? I still see it sometimes on dishes for flavor and such in some classical restaurants. but not used for binding. Won't it melt again in the meatball? I'm so confused.
Oh, no wonder they came out a little wet. I like meatballs soft so I cook them in the sauce. They go in raw with the sausage. Food Safe? I don't know, Never got the rumbles from eating them. I do cool everything off quickly and reheat quickly.
I understand the soaking, I soak the bread and cheese. but aspic?/img/vbsmilies/smilies/crazy.gif
Believe it or not, I spent some time trying to understand and Help the OP. The query had gone unanswered for about a week. Maybe I'm gullible. But, to pop in and repeat the same thing is not thinking anything out - nor is it flattering or an offensive reply on my behalf. Is there a full moon out lately?
@kbuff. Hope you will return, and let us know/share how it all turned out. The "gelatinous" factor threw me, but it may very well be an outstanding superb approach, that I am unfamiliar with. Hope it was a huge success.
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Should I assume the nickname "tubba" was an accident?
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