I love watching the cooking shows on PBS Saturdays. I know I should probably be productive but I learn so much by watching these guys. It also usually inspires me as to what I'm going to cook that week.
One of my favorites is "Avec Eric" which is Eric Ripert's cooking show. He usually has a couple of segments one usually is him either with a farmer, cultivator or artisan of some sort and the other he cooks something. Frequently his preparations use expensive ingredients, which most cooking shows do, and last week was no exception. On this particular episode he made Paella. I had never made it prior to last week and never realized how easy it is. It is however pretty freaking expensive given the price of seafood and saffron, but totally worth it for a special occasion.
I more or less followed his recipe but deviated a little bit.
I didn't use authentic bomba rice, not only because I haven't a clue as to where to procure that in Buffalo but because frankly I doubt I would notice a difference from any quality short grain rice that is available to me anyway. If I made it again I would definitely not even bother with the saffron at all. I don't really see what people love about saffron. It has a strange plastic taste to me. Considering the cost I don't really see any reason to use it ever again. I also think it would taste a little better if I had used homemade chicken stock, but I can't be bothered to boil chicken bones constantly.
I would like to make it for a large group and think it would be so much cooler if it were cooked over and open flame. Totally a dinner for company you want to impress with your cooking skills. Anyway here is the final result:
Picture looks good
I feel bad for not liking it. Especially since I love Spar's, but it just didn't taste good to me at all.
I would have guessed it was awesome - but totally inedible, huh?
Was It that that Bacon was bad or was it that it didn't taste right with the chocolate? With out being a chef I can say that some like Bacon Crisp and hard and some soft and flaccid and then there is the middle ground and everyone is different. I would assume that Crisp would be best to dip in chocolate or maybe there is some way they cook them both.... My point is maybe there is some other way to make it so it tastes great..... Assuming the bacon is how one likes it.... I guess my point is see what happens if you try to make it at home......
For all you bacon lovers out there. I suggest you try the bacon bloody mary at Blue Monk Brunch. It is sooooooo so good.
I was so excited when I saw the title and so let down when I saw your review. Maybe it went rancid or something and it is normally very good?
Your paella in your last journal looks so good.
ha ha ha... i read the title of your post and i thought you were going to say how much you loved it.
I was recently peer pressured into eating bacon... *hangs head in slightly delighted shame*