Prog Chefs Unite!!!

darqdean wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: darqdean wrote: cuncuna wrote: 5.- Polenta. (I don't know the english word for this, but it is that smashed corn center powder). Polenta is the English word for it, they stole the word from us during the first Roman invasion of Britain circa 55 BC, imortalised by the famous Julius Ceasar quote: Veni Vidi Vici - I came, I saw, It was cold, I went home (but first I stole the word polenta from the native Britains). Not having any oats, the Romans used corn and passed the recipe on down the generations to the present day, though not a lot of people know that.   However, I call it yueck! bleugh! pht! pht! pht!   Wow how they managed to get a hold of corn before Columbus "discovered" the new world is just amazing.  UFOs or something I think. Probably had it with some chili peppers, tomatoes and potatoes... what you call corn we call maize but often call corn if it is on the cob or popped, but what we call corn we also call wheat and the grain-mush we call polenta the ancient Roman's actually called pulmentum and they were eating it long before Chris hit that land mass that blocked his way to China.

Didn't know that.  Let's hear it for maize, chili peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes!
Down with polenta... 

Slartibartfast wrote: darqdean wrote: cuncuna wrote: 5.- Polenta. (I don't know the english word for this, but it is that smashed corn center powder). Polenta is the English word for it, they stole the word from us during the first Roman invasion of Britain circa 55 BC, imortalised by the famous Julius Ceasar quote: Veni Vidi Vici - I came, I saw, It was cold, I went home (but first I stole the word polenta from the native Britains). Not having any oats, the Romans used corn and passed the recipe on down the generations to the present day, though not a lot of people know that.   However, I call it yueck! bleugh! pht! pht! pht!   Wow how they managed to get a hold of corn before Columbus "discovered" the new world is just amazing.  UFOs or something I think. Probably had it with some chili peppers, tomatoes and potatoes...

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darqdean wrote: cuncuna wrote: 5.- Polenta. (I don't know the english word for this, but it is that smashed corn center powder). Polenta is the English word for it, they stole the word from us during the first Roman invasion of Britain circa 55 BC, imortalised by the famous Julius Ceasar quote: Veni Vidi Vici - I came, I saw, It was cold, I went home (but first I stole the word polenta from the native Britains). Not having any oats, the Romans used corn and passed the recipe on down the generations to the present day, though not a lot of people know that.   However, I call it yueck! bleugh! pht! pht! pht!

Many years ago, someone decided to make polenta for some of my wife's older relatives (now deceased) who emigrated to America from Italy.  The intent was to invoke nice thoughts of the old country, but legend has it that one of the male relatives, upon having it served to him, said "The number one reason I left was Mussolini, but polenta was a close second..."    He was convinced one great thing about America was that he'd never have to see that stuff again, but he was wrong!

The myself chicken:

Ingredients:

1.- One chicken.
2.- Red wine.
3.- Soya sauce.
4.- Nutmeg.
5.- Polenta. (I don't know the english word for this, but it is that smashed corn center powder).
6.- Oil.

Cut chicken into pieces, fry pieces for about 10 minutes with Slow Fire (<--- prog quote #1). Add 500 cc of red wine, 200 cc of soya sauce and one or to teaspoons of nutmeg. Cover the cook pot and let it boil 20 minutes. Add 100 - 150 cc of water and 2 or 3 spoonfuls of polenta and stir continuosly for 5 - 8 minutes. Eat it or make someone eat it. I just improvides this a while ago... somehow, my nose told me that the result was going to taste good. Uhmmm... Prog Chefs... ¿are you somehow Math prog chefs or by the ear (nose) Prog chefs?...


Edited by cuncuna - November 19 2007 at 11:37

Tonight I'm doing chicken parmesan. Haven't made it in a while.

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...I've just tasted it.  that's hot ... I'd better knock up some soured cream.

ha! no, they're not scotch bonnets, but they are quite fierce. I have to de-seed them for the chili or my daughter won't eat it.

Scotch Bonnet, perhaps?  I bet those home grown hot peppers are fierce like ours are.

darqdean wrote: Chilli con Carne tonight - nothing fancy, just steak, bacon, onions, chopped tommytoes, water and home-grown peppers and simmer for 2-3 hours - add kidney beans and a couple of chunks of 70% coco dark chocolate and cook for a further 15 minutes.

What kind of home grown peppers?  We grew habaneros, jalapenos, and cayenne this year.