今日の料理

Here’s my recent attempt on the Prosciutto, Apple, & Brie Panini I mentioned in a post a few days ago:

 

Prosciutto, Brie and Apple Panini with Scallion Butter

I think my attempt was fairly successful, though I used a slightly different bread than the recommended baguette/roll. I used a  firm cheese bread and made the mistake of using salted butter (I didn’t realize it would be SO salty with prosciutto… ugh!). It wasn’t half bad save the saltiness — I really would go with the unsalted butter next time. If you really like cheese — I definitely wholeheartedly recommend using the cheese bread from Wegmans if there’s one near you. Also, I felt like the scallion butter could’ve been better if I’d used an unsalted composite butter (e.g. Kerrygold’s Garlic and Herb Butter) along with the scallions. I liked the use of dijon in the recipe but felt like there wasn’t enough of it — so I added a bit more. I also realized that I still don’t like prosciutto very much (though, I really am trying to… it’s just so salty most of the time) — I think you can definitely sub in honey/sugar ham in with gruyere and it would be just as good.

My other cooking attempt over the past couple of days has been my own rendition of Swedish Meatballs:

 

Swedish Meatballs

I made the meatballs and sauce from scratch and poured that concoction over some egg noodles.

It was my first attempt at guessing how to make this dish and I think it turned out great. For the meatballs, I used a half veal, half pork combination with some fresh breadcrumbs, fresh parsley, fresh pinch of nutmeg, eggs, parmigiano regiano, salt, and pepper — oh and a little soy milk (because I just can’t overdo my dairy!). I rolled them, froze them overnight then, I baked the meatballs on one of those weird little pan/rack combinations to let the drippings pool in the pan. Next for the sauce, I diced then sauteed half a white onion. When they turned clear I added a can of cream of mushroom, some soy milk, sour cream, sea salt, some dill (though only a tiny bit), and black pepper. I let that cook over medium heat until it thickened up a little bit — after which, I added the meatballs and some mushrooms. The result was the picture above — and great compliments from my date (though he could’ve just been polite!).