It is my
pleasure to introduce a new series
today. I know—another!
All zero
people who read this blog know that my grandmother is in less than perfect
health. She lives at home with my parents, whom I am currently visiting, and is
something close to confined to her room. She’s quite elderly and frail, and has
dementia.
Anyway, I’ve
decided that it would be helpful to everyone, and probably pleasurable for her,
if I would do some cooking over the summer. And so I intend to. “What I cooked
last night” is the new series. It’s like I’m a hipster Instagramming my food,
except fuck you, it’s not like that at all!
Anyway, to
proceed: Here’s last night’s recipe and my review.
Basically,
it’s a casserole. The bottom layer is a mix of polenta, milk, ricotta,
parmesan, mozzarella, and provolone, along with some chicken broth and butter.
The middle
layer is a sauce made up of ground sausage, onions, mushrooms, garlic, and
tomato sauce.
The top
layer is a sprinkling of the rest of the polenta and some more cheese.
I found
the sauce (predictably) to be terrific, but the polenta base was a bit mushy.
That might have been chef’s error, although I followed the recipe exactly (I
have a great distaste for frivolous ingredient adding; I measure everything.
Cooking is science, guys, do it right).
Were I to
make this again, I’d adjust the recipe a little bit and add less milk to the
base to firm things up a little bit underneath. I’d also add more cheese; the
bottom layer could use a little extra flavor. I might also try a polenta / corn
meal mix, just to see if that delivered a better texture.
Taste: 6 /
10
Texture: 3
/ 10
Presentation:
6 / 10
Preparation:
Easy, 1 hour
Overall: 5
/ 10
Not too
bad for a first go. I served it to my grandmother with a side of salad,
pudding, water, and tea. She didn’t seem to care for any of it. C’est la vie.
This has
been What I cooked last night.
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