On Aug 1, 5:34 am, (Phred) wrote:
> In article .com>, Honey_Bunny_025 > wrote:
>
> >I bought a marble mortar and pestle not too long ago and was pretty
> >darn happy about it. However, I have been unsuccessful in finding any
> >recipes on the internet for it. Aside from pesto, does anyone have any
> >recipes that require the use of a mortar and pestle. And when I say
> >require, I mean to find it useful.
>
> The marble pestle could be used as a substitute for more traditional
> methods when making galah stew:
>
> Place a plucked and cleaned galah in a large pot and cover with your
> favourite stock. (Chicken or vegetable stock would probably be best.)
>
> Bring the brew to a slow boil then:
>
> Add a roughly chopped large onion.
>
> Use the mortar and pestle to crush two fat cloves of garlic and
> add that to the brew too. (Use the pestle to scrape the crushed garlic
> into the pot and leave it there for later.)
>
> Add other vegetables of choice (I like carrot, parsnip, turnip, spuds)
> all roughly chopped.
>
> Bring back to slow boil; reduce heat to a very low simmer then cover
> the pot to reduce evaporation and go away for a long weekend.
>
> On your return, test the pestle. If it's soft, add salt and
> pepper to taste, chuck out the galah, and eat the pestle.
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>
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>

Thank you for this recipe