Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Sunday night curry with the parents

Sunday night curry with the parents that came out phenomenal. Pretty happy with the way everything turned out and my little fusion take using scallion pancakes instead of the naan bread actually worked out really well.

Our Menu
Lamb Shoulder Curry
Fall off the bone tender/flavorful lamb cooked in a powerful and creamy curry (similar recipe here) - slightly spicy with just enough sweet to balance it without making it taste overly sweet. The lamb bones definitely amped up the curry a ton. This was phenomenal with the sparkling moscato.

Accompaniments - Tamarind and Date Chutney, Mint Chutney, and Yogurt with Cucumber
Tamarind/Date Chutney and the Yogurt dressing was great with the curry. I need to work on the mint chutney though since it was way too thin.

Braised Collards with Sweet Italian Sausage
One of the best collard green dishes I've ever had. Incredibly tender (not mushy) and full of flavor, but for some reason it was oddly sweet (no sugar/honey added). Using the basic braise with sausage method for 2 hours - sausage came out phenomenal also and definitely a go to method to cook sausage.

2 comments:

porthos said...

nice pairing with the moscato.
great way to balance out the spicy curry.

muy bien.

Aramis said...

Gracias. It was a pretty delicious combo - the sweet and bubbly wine paired nicely with the spicy and creamy curry.