There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Test 1 - Turkey Burritos

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic
2 bell peppers (preferably 1 red and 1 yellow), seeded, sliced
1.5 lbs ground turkey
1/4 cup hot salsa
1/2 cup diced tomato
2 scallions, minced
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp chilli powder
4 to 5 oz grated cheddar (about 1 to 1.5 cups)
3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 to 1 tsp salt, to taste
1/4 tsp pepper
6 burrito-size flour tortillas
  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the onions, garlic and bell peppers; sauté until they're tender and golden, about 15 minutes.
  3. Add the salsa, tomatoes, and scallions and cook about 5 minutes. 
  4. Add the turkey, cumin and chilli powder and cook until the turkey is no longer pink.
  5. Stir in the cheese and cilantro; season generously with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  6. Working with 1 tortilla at a time, heat tortilla directly over medium-high gas flame, or in dry skillet over medium-high heat, until warm, softened, and browned in spots, about 30 seconds per side. Place the tortilla on a work surface. Spoon 1 cup of the warm turkey mixture along the centre of the tortilla; fold the sides in over the filling, then roll up the tortilla to enclose the filling.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Testing - Wild Plum Clafoutis

1 - The original version was quite good and much simpler, but I looked at another test recipe I have for apricot clafoutis. The version below is an altered wild plum clafoutis, a marrying of the two sources. I think I mainly just want to use almond flour which, given the farm's project, isn't really sustainable.
2 - Made with the almond flour, and 30 minutes is probably half the time it needs! Just checked after the prescribed 30 minutes, and it's still quite liquid.

https://food52.com/blog/22805-how-to-make-clafoutis

1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup 2 Tbsps. of flour
1/2 cup ground almond
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups light cream or whole milk
2 tsps 1 Tbsp. vanilla
3 Tbsps butter, melted and cooled
1 lb wild plums or cherries 
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350°F with the rack at the middle position.
  2. Melt the butter.
  3. Grease a deep pie plate and place the plums (or cherries) to cover the bottom; this is about 1 lb of fruit. The important thing is to cover the bottom with a single layer of fruit.
  4. Mix together the dry ingredients. 
  5. Mix together the wet ingredients.
  6. Make a well in the middle, put in the wet ingredients and whisk all together. Allow to rest for 30 minutes for the gluten in the flour to relax after the whisking.
  7. Pour the wet mixture over the fruit, pushing down any pieces of fruit that bob on top so that it at least has a layer of batter covering it.
  8. Bake in the hot oven for 30-35??? minutes.