Post by Ken_Griffiths on May 18, 2019 0:04:37 GMT
Taken from TCK Forum Web Archive ....
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OMW! OMW! OMW!
First my latest recipe and then my comments.
L0721 - 21JUL2010
~Flour Mix~
1 cup Hard Red Spring Wheat Flour (Bread Flour)
2 1/2 tsp Fine Flake Salt
~Spice Mix~
1 tsp White Pepper, fine ground (s)
7/8 tsp Black Pepper, Tellicherry, medium ground (s)
1 tsp Sage, fine ground (h)
3/8 tsp Coriander, fine ground (s)
1/4 tsp Allspice, powdered (s)
1/4 tsp Ginger, Jamaican, powdered (s)
1/8 tsp Cardamom, Green, fine ground (s)
1/8 tsp Red Pepper Flakes, fine ground (s)
1/8 tsp Summer Savory, powdered (h)
1/8 tsp Bay Leaf, fine ground (h)
1/8 tsp Vanilla Bean, Madagascar, fine ground (s)
1/2 tsp MSG
This is magical, folks. I'm so happy with this batch I could shout, "Eureka!" like Archimedes did, but he yelled it while running naked through the streets. I skipped that part so my neighbors wouldn't lose their appetites (or their stomach contents).
I read Brodie's recent comments about Sage and I was very tempted to add an extra 1/4 tsp to my mix, but I decided not to at the very last moment. Like Brodie and TC, I too believe Sage is a key ingredient in the O.R., but if you use a quality brand which is ground rather than rubbed, I believe 1 tsp is enough. If you use rubbed Sage, you probably need more.
Regarding Vanilla, I fervently believe this is the ingredient we've been missing. At 1/8 tsp, it provides just a hint or maybe only a whisper, but that's perfect in my opinion.
Although I'm overjoyed with L0721, I know there are still a couple of variations which others may wish to try before they give my recipe their Seal of Approval.
I'm no longer concerned about Vial "C". Vials "E" and "J" are the ones which may have options. Imho, the only possible option for Vial "J" is Mace and, if it is included, then Nutmeg is not an option for Vial "E". Along with Nutmeg, Cloves is the only other option for Vial "E".
The reasons I selected Allspice for Vial "E" are twofold. First, it was identified as an ingredient in Sexton Poultry Seasoning and the others were not. Second, Allspice mimics the aroma and flavour of both cloves and nutmeg, so I considerate it to be an acceptable substitute for them.
L0721 will be the only recipe I cook for the foreseeable future since, frankly, I don't think I can do better. However, I would be overjoyed to receive feedback from y'all after you try this O.R. attempt.
Thanks in advance.
L
(edited for punctuation and spelling)