Mashed: Mashed potatoes and truffle gravy
Subject: Mashed potatoes and truffle gravy
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: Chef Fagin (chef_fagin at thefeedbag.com)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:28:36 -0400
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Here at the Feed Bag, we often get asked for the recipe for our mashed potatoes. They are extremely easy to prepare. We usually serve them with a delightful truffle gravy.
Basic mashed potatoes
Half a cup of mashed potatoes, seasoned with a pinch of sea salt, white pepper and a teaspoon of sugar
Stick 1 anchovy in the center of the potatoes
Sprinkle a pinch of caraway seeds onto the potatoes
Garnish with diced red bell pepper and parsley
Truffle gravy
To a half a cup of extra virgin olive oil, add one chopped anchovy, a quarter teaspoon of cocoa powder, a quarter teaspoon of lime zest, and a pinch of saffron.
Gently heat until a creamy consistency is achieved. Take the pan off the flame and add a tablespoon of finely chopped truffle.
Mix well, then put the pan back over the flame for one minute, stirring constantly.
From: Bob Terwilliger (virtualgoth at die_spammer.biz)
Date: 25 Oct 2005 00:38:01 -0500
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Chef Fagin prevaricated:
> Here at the Feed Bag, we often get asked for the recipe for our mashed
> potatoes. They are extremely easy to prepare. We usually serve them with a
> delightful truffle gravy.
Everybody wants to be Jimmy Tango...
From: Dean G. (dguttadauro at 4ecp.com)
Date: 25 Oct 2005 14:35:45 -0700
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Bob wrote:
> Everybody wants to be Jimmy Tango...
Oh no, this is far worse than a Tango recipe.
This recipe is over sweetened having an entire teaspoon of sugar for a half cup of potatoes.
This recipe is expensive, having both a pinch of safron, for the same half cup of mashies, and truffle gravy.
And, if opinions are due, I have to say this is far more disgusting than any econo-can driven Tango recipe. The flavor combination is anchovy (added twice, so it gets the top of the list), safron, caraway, sugar, truffle, cocoa, and lime. Doesn't the just scream to have some milk of ipecac added to save time ? Maybe it isn't even needed.
From: zxcvbob (zxcvbob at charter.net)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:38:30 -0500
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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Everybody wants to be Jimmy Tango...
And yet so few manage to pull it off...
Bob (no relation)
From: Wayne Boatwright (waynesgang at waynes.gang)
Date: 25 Oct 2005 07:42:53 +0200
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Chef Fagin wrote:
> Here at the Feed Bag, we often get asked for the recipe for our mashed
> potatoes. They are extremely easy to prepare. We usually serve them with
> a delightful truffle gravy.
Good Gawd, y'all!
From: nancree (nancree at aol.com)
Date: 24 Oct 2005 23:28:46 -0700
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I think you forgot the raspberry syrup
(;-)
From: Bob Terwilliger (virtualgoth at die_spammer.biz)
Date: 25 Oct 2005 01:38:02 -0500
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nancree wrote:
>I think you forgot the raspberry syrup
...and the kimchee-marinated chow mein noodles.
From: kilikini (kilikini at NOSPAMtampabay.rr.com)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:21:34 GMT
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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> ...and the kimchee-marinated chow mein noodles.
And the jalepenos.
From: "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" (dog3 at invalid.com)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:23:41 GMT
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Chef Fagin looking for trouble wrote:
> Here at the Feed Bag, we often get asked for the recipe for our mashed
> potatoes. They are extremely easy to prepare. We usually serve them
> with a delightful truffle gravy.
<snip fantastic recipe lest anyone else sees it>
/////THUD
Michael <- picking self off floor
From: elaine (sass at ca.inter.net)
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:43:02 -0400
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Chef Fagin looking for trouble wrote:
> Here at the Feed Bag, we often get asked for the recipe for our mashed
> potatoes. They are extremely easy to prepare. We usually serve them
> with a delightful truffle gravy.
Er..........what exactly is 'truffle gravy'?
From: Jill McQuown
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:10:11 -0500
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Chef Fagin wrote:
> Here at the Feed Bag, we often get asked for the recipe for our mashed
> potatoes. They are extremely easy to prepare. We usually serve them
> with a delightful truffle gravy.
>
> Basic mashed potatoes
Boil cubed white potatoes, skin-on or not (your choice) in lightly salted water. Drain. Add butter and cream or milk. Mash with a ricer or if you prefer, use a hand mixer to beat until just smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
> Half a cup of mashed potatoes, seasoned with a pinch of sea salt,
> white pepper and a teaspoon of sugar
Skip the sugar.
> Stick 1 anchovy in the center of the potatoes
Absolutely NOT.
> Sprinkle a pinch of caraway seeds onto the potatoes
Maybe, if you want it to taste like rye bread.
> Garnish with diced red bell pepper and parsley
Why?
> Truffle gravy
>
> To a half a cup of extra virgin olive oil, add one chopped anchovy, a
> quarter teaspoon of cocoa powder, a quarter teaspoon of lime zest,
> and a pinch of saffron.
>
>Gently heat until a creamy consistency is achieved.
>Take the pan off the flame and add a tablespoon of finely chopped truffle.
No, thanks.
From: Dean G. (dguttadauro at 4ecp.com)
Date: 25 Oct 2005 14:36:20 -0700
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Chef Fagin wrote:
> Here at the Feed Bag, we often get asked for the recipe for our mashed
> potatoes.
No doubt it is the poison control center making the requests.
Dean G.