So I was lucky enough to score a little baggy of saffron all the way from Dubai through some contacts. I have no idea what to do with saffron. I've never cooked with it before, but I knew that it deserved to go in a better dish than just saffron rice. Let's be honest, you could just use yellow food die in your rice and no one would be able to tell the difference.
The Theme
Saffron
The Menu
Main
Spicy Yoghurt Saffron Chicken with Saffron Potatoes
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| This definitely was spicy. All I can tell you is never add 2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper. Never! |
Chef's Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Burning Mouths
The potatoes were really awesome. I don't think I've ever made potatoes so good. The trick, and this will show how much of an armature cook I am, is to cook them in the microwave first and then put them in the oven! Now the chicken was spicy, sooooo spicy that for me it was sort of not very enjoyable. But making a fragrant yoghurt and slapping it on some chicken generally seems to be a good way to go.
Dessert
Saffron Pears
Chef's Rating: 9 out of 10 Gold Stars
This was really tasty. We had no dessert wine so used mead instead and it worked awesomely. I'm not sure if I could taste the saffron but it did make everything yellow so that was neat. The scones and mascarpone really helped it along too.
Drinks
Some kind of weird shots that we made up
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| This is something similar to Baileys with some saffron sprinkled on top. Because that's how we roll. |
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| This is some Saffron tea with Vodka. Pretty average. |
Chef's Rating: 5 out of 10 Saffron Strings
I wouldn't recommend adding saffron to your drinks.
I don't think I would ever use saffron if I had to buy it myself. Maybe my palette just isn't delicate enough.
Sleep well.
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