A pumpkin based beef soup native to Haiti. Haiti was colonized by the French in the 1600s, enslaved Africans were forced to cultivate squash that forms the base of the soup, the Joumou, which means pumpkin or squash in French. The natives and Africans were banned from eating this soup by the French, even afterContinue reading “Soup Joumou”
Tag Archives: low and slow
Silver side corned beef dinner
The corn beef is boiled for 2 hours low and slow. Cabbage, white sauce, mash, peas & carrot
Sous Vide Time
Made my first sous vide steak 🥩 recently. Forgot to pat the steaks dry before seering in the cast iron pan, stewed a bit, but so tender. 1 inch thick porter house steak, 45 minutes @55°C – soft and tender medium; but could be better had I patted them dry before seering in butter. NextContinue reading “Sous Vide Time”
Slow Cook Sunday – Braised Beef Spare Ribs
Pick a dish that needs slow cooking and make it your Sunday dinner. Leave it to cook for hours while you spend time with family. My choice this time is Beef short ribs, braised for 3 hours in a rich flavorful sauce.
Grande Mangeur 