Quick Cassoulet
"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Giusi" > wrote in message
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>>> "Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>>> This isn't the real thing and I knew that when I made it.
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>>> But you do not know what this recipe was supposed to taste like. Basta.
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>> So? I rarely ever make a recipe exactly as it is.
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> I think the point is you cannot judge the quality of a recipe until you
> prepare the recipe exactly as instructed. When you add or alter
> ingredients it is no longer the recipe you were following. Could be even
> better, but it is not the recipe you started with. Looking over the
> recipe you posted I would have cooked it for at least 1 hour on a very
> gentle simmer as 15 minutes is just not enough time to properly meld the
> ingredients and also cook it down to concentrate the flavor in the
> liquids. Even that alters the dish so the end result is not what the
> recipe would normally be.
Yeah.
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