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Originally Posted by GreenFrog
Yeah, I know pickling involves a brine solution. I remember eating at an italian restaurant a couple of years ago, and they had these 'pickled' jalapeno slices that weren't soaked in a salty/sour vinegar solution. They were soaked in oil and simply had the spicy taste and flavor of raw jalapeno -- not sour like the traditional pickles you get everywhere else.

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Originally Posted by foodguy
you wouldn't want to cook most baby lettuces ... there's not enough structure or flavor. you'll wind up with tasteless green sludge. Spinach is different, though. Cook it briefly, with plenty of butter. yum.
Hmm. You think I could flash saute it like you would with normal Spinach but just reduce the time/heat? Just some garlic and EVOO.
 

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Originally Posted by foodguy
you're preaching to the converted here ... i'm a guy with at least a half-dozen mortar and pestle/molcajetes! maybe it was because i don't make brandade very often so i just took the "easier" way when it was suggested.

Wait I am a hypocrite here though... I use a coffee grinder for spices... sometimes...
 

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Originally Posted by Rambo
Hmm. You think I could flash saute it like you would with normal Spinach but just reduce the time/heat? Just some garlic and EVOO.

Rambo, I usually cook greens the Italian way: blanch them, wring out the water, and toss in a pan with the fat of your choice.
 

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Originally Posted by GreenFrog
Yeah, I know pickling involves a brine solution. I remember eating at an italian restaurant a couple of years ago, and they had these 'pickled' jalapeno slices that weren't soaked in a salty/sour vinegar solution. They were soaked in oil and simply had the spicy taste and flavor of raw jalapeno -- not sour like the traditional pickles you get everywhere else.

Bumping this to see whether anyone knows a recipe for this kind of jalapeno 'pickle'!
 

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Originally Posted by GreenFrog
Is there any way to pickle jalapenos in oil instead of vinegar?

there is a classification of italian preserves that are called sott'olio (under oil). they're kind of like the french ala grecque. they're slightly pickled, but milder because of the oil. they also don't last as long.
 

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Originally Posted by foodguy
there is a classification of italian preserves that are called sott'olio (under oil). they're kind of like the french ala grecque. they're slightly pickled, but milder because of the oil. they also don't last as long.

Awesome. Do you have a recipe for it?
 

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Making dinner for the in-laws this evening and I am pretty unprepared. Was thinking I'd make a quick pasta - I often do amatriciana, which is likely to be my fallback - but I'm soliciting suggestions in this thread. Recommend a dinner I can make quickly for 4 - no exotic ingredients as I don't have access to much on my timetable.
 

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Originally Posted by GreenFrog
Awesome. Do you have a recipe for it?

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Originally Posted by Douglas
Making dinner for the in-laws this evening and I am pretty unprepared. Was thinking I'd make a quick pasta - I often do amatriciana, which is likely to be my fallback - but I'm soliciting suggestions in this thread. Recommend a dinner I can make quickly for 4 - no exotic ingredients as I don't have access to much on my timetable.

You can pull off Carbonara or Amatraciana pretty easily.

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Originally Posted by foodguy
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So he basically got chilis and blanched them in water and salt and preserves them in olive oil? Can't really tell what's going on because he jumps from showing the ingredients to packing the chilis in the jar with the oil. Doesn't help that it's in italian either, lol.
 

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that's basically it. i think technically you salt the sliced peppers to soften, blanch, then dry and put under oil. google "pepperoncini sott'olio" and you'll find some stuff in english. thought the video was cool because it showed how easy it was.
 

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I finished a small tub of kimchi and there's some leftover 'soup' or marinade, if you will. Any thoughts on what I can use this for?

I'm a big fan of marinading steaks in spicy marinades.. so I'm thinking of using this soup as a base. I also want to add some jalapenos.

Thoughts? Potential recipe ideas?
 

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I'm not an expert, but I have always rather liked Bittman.
 

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