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Some folks expressed interest in sous vide. The Sansaire Circulator is now availabe at Sur La Table online with free shipping. Will be in stores soon. I am loving mine.
I sous vided some pears and some carrots that were almost ready to be discarded. I did 3 pears in 2 bags and the baby carrots in one bag. They were delicious. The pears tasted like really good apple pie filling (I used cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg, etc. )and the carrots were nicely flavored from the Cumin and the sprig of cumin, etc., cooked but still al dente, not mushy.
We liked the carrots so much, I am doing them again for our anniversary Sunday (20th) I am putting the carrots and green beans (separate bags) in first, then will put in the sirloin steaks so they'll be ready at the same time. The veggies can stay in the water bath when I bring the temp down for the steaks and they will not overcook.
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Still interesting to me, but I'm holding back for a while.
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I'm playing with sous vide again this week. I'm trying
this recipe for sous vide and grilled short ribs. I've got the Vidalia onions going right now, and will start the ribs tomorrow. Well be able to sample the results on Thursday...Although there's really no effort involved, waiting 72 hours before I can grill the short ribs sounds ridiculous to me! However, I'm having fun playing.
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Jane is doing chicken breasts by this method. We got the method from a Cooks and it is wonderful for doing pre cooked chicken, for salad, King Ranch Chicken,enchiladas , etc. . We are not sure if it is for us with beef, pork or fish.
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I canto wait to hear how they turn out, Karyn! It sounds amazing!
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The wonderful thing about it is that with the Sansaire at least, you can put your container anywhere and let it cook away for the time needed. Then if not being used immediately after the required cook time, you can shock and put it in the fridge or even freeze it and finish when needed. If the sous vide finishes at 4 but you won't eat till 6, it can stay in temp lower than you the cook time for the two hours without overcooking.
We've been doing short cooks, mainly steaks but will be doing pork tenderloin and ribs soon.
I've always like to cook ahead to this is perfect for me. Start whenever, put it away and finish it when I'm ready. If you are organized, you can do several veggies together one day, beef another, etc.
We had steak and carrots tonight for our anniversary. Had green beans too, but did not get those trimmed soon enough for them to cook properly. No matter, they'll keep and we have a chocolate terrine I need to go unmold for dessert.
The other toy we got with it was a smoking gun. You can add smoke right into the bag.
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The other toy we got with it was a smoking gun. You can add smoke right into the bag.
This sounds like a really interesting toy! I'm curious...how does the smoke stay in the bag when you vacuum seal it?