MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 4:48:52 PM UTC-6, Abiquiu wrote:
>> MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
>>> On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 2:52:59 PM UTC-6, Abiquiu wrote:
>>>> http://www.abalonefarm.com/recipes/
>>>>
>>>> Abalone with Ginger Butter Sauce
>>>>
>>>> Ingredients:
>>>>
>>>> 1/2 cup plus 2 T. unsalted butter
>>>> 2 small shallots, minced
>>>> 3 T. dry white wine
>>>> 3 T. white wine vinegar
>>>> 1 t. heavy whipping cream
>>>> 2 t. ginger purée
>>>> 6 - 8 abalone steaks
>>>> 1/2 cup flour
>>>> Viola flowers or pansies for garnish (optional)
>>>>
>>>> Melt 1 T of butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the
>>>> shallots and sauté until transparent. Add the wine and vinegar. Cook
>>>> until the mixture is reduced to about 1 T and is syrupy. Whisk in the
>>>> cream. Reduce the heat to low.
>>>>
>>>> Set aside 2 T of the butter. Cut the remaining butter into pieces. Whisk
>>>> in the butter, piece by piece, working on and off the heat as necessary
>>>> to keep the butter from melting before it is emulsified. Whisk in the
>>>> ginger purée. Remove from heat. Keep warm in a very low oven or in the
>>>> top of a double boiler over simmering water.
>>>>
>>>> Lightly pat steaks dry with a paper towel. Coat both sides of steaks
>>>> with flour and shake off excess. Melt the remaining 2 T of butter in a
>>>> medium size skillet over medium-high heat. Place enough abalone in the
>>>> skillet to cover the bottom. Cook for 30 - 60 seconds on each side until
>>>> golden brown.
>>>>
>>>> Immediately transfer the abalone to a warm serving platter. Pour the
>>>> ginger butter sauce over the abalone. Garnish with flowers. Serve
>>>> immediately. Serves 2.
>>>
>>> They do have lots of abalones out there.
>>
>> The abalone is a sublime mollusk and a darned pricey one too!
>>
>>> "We could see the children's toys here and there, and we saw a game that the children had made themselves out of dirt, deer antlers and abalone shells, but the game was so strange that only children could tell what it was. Perhaps it wasn't a game at all, only the grave of a game."
>>> --Richard Brautigan
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>
>> I've read most of his stuff, so which one was it from?
>>
>> A Confederate General from Big Sur / Dreaming of Babylon / The Hawkline
>> Monster?
>>
> A Confederate General from Big Sur
I sure enjoyed him back in the day.
Sombrero Fallout remains a favorite.