entropy disguised as cooking
Oct. 21st, 2004 11:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittenscribbleI have learned two things in the past few nights:
1) dried chickpeas are much, much more impressive after they've soaked overnight. Don't be silly and measure them out dried instead of wet, or else you'll have more than twice the amount you originally needed. oops.
2) on the other hand, an overage of chickpeas means that you get to use the stick blender.
I only wanted enough hummus for my pita, you see. The hummus turned out nicely; I had garlic and basil and all manner of spices. I was too lazy to break out the food processor, so I dumped half of the chickpeas in a tall mixing bowl and attacked them with the stick blender. The other half of the chickpeas went into a pot with slices from some big fat leeks and soup stock; after that had cooked for a bit, I creamed half of it with the blender to create a nice smooth texture.
It's really quite satisfying, the stick blender. With a slight whir, previously intact chickpeas are effortlessly turned into mush. You can run it continuously, but that's not the most efficient way to do it; a series of quick pulses works much more nicely. And it's so easy to clean up afterwards! The bottom half of the blender detaches neatly, and a few swipes with the sponge will take care of everything.
And best of all, it can be used to make milkshakes after dinner.
Also, I impulsively bought a large beautiful bunch of fresh mint. What do I do with fresh mint? So far I've made minty hot chocolate with it, but one can only have so much hot chocolate...
1) dried chickpeas are much, much more impressive after they've soaked overnight. Don't be silly and measure them out dried instead of wet, or else you'll have more than twice the amount you originally needed. oops.
2) on the other hand, an overage of chickpeas means that you get to use the stick blender.
I only wanted enough hummus for my pita, you see. The hummus turned out nicely; I had garlic and basil and all manner of spices. I was too lazy to break out the food processor, so I dumped half of the chickpeas in a tall mixing bowl and attacked them with the stick blender. The other half of the chickpeas went into a pot with slices from some big fat leeks and soup stock; after that had cooked for a bit, I creamed half of it with the blender to create a nice smooth texture.
It's really quite satisfying, the stick blender. With a slight whir, previously intact chickpeas are effortlessly turned into mush. You can run it continuously, but that's not the most efficient way to do it; a series of quick pulses works much more nicely. And it's so easy to clean up afterwards! The bottom half of the blender detaches neatly, and a few swipes with the sponge will take care of everything.
And best of all, it can be used to make milkshakes after dinner.
Also, I impulsively bought a large beautiful bunch of fresh mint. What do I do with fresh mint? So far I've made minty hot chocolate with it, but one can only have so much hot chocolate...
