Today's Sustainable Feast in the Garden of Eden
Today is another day in The GOE and thus another feast!
Tonight, we had one of our new beautiful chefs on the rocket stove for hours frying up hand cut Texas sized french fries!
They take a long time, but they sure are good and one thing people have when living in Freedom is time to do things the RIGHT WAY!
The key to a good french fry is high quality oil at VERY high temperatures. Also when you cut them, soak them in water (ideally ice water) and strain them right before cooking!
To make them Über Dank, we made up special dipping sauces like chile cream!
Of course everything is cooked on our handmade earthen rocket stoves fueled by salvaged trash wood in our outdoor kitchen. Yet to make them even MORE sustainable, we are cooking them in coconut oil which we saved from the dumpsters by the gallon due to product testing, where they open and test containers and then get rid of them afterwords. Thankfully, we had a connection on the inside so they went to use and not the trash!
We have the grill grilling, the rocket stove frying, and the oven baking!
To finish of this sustainable and delicious post we will add some cute factor! Have a look at our cute kitten rocket stove GIF!
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Wow that nice place! And it looks delicious that dish :) I love your free style!
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And double-frying - after the first couple of minutes in the oil take them out & shake them dry (you have a frying basket?), let air get at them for 20-30 seconds, then dump them back in to finish. The added oxygen on the outside of the fries will make them turn golden-brown and crunchy outside.
The bowl contents remind me of plain hummus, a favourite of mine & very easy to make. Can dip anything in it, and use it as a spread on whatever you like, such as veggie burgers.
Thanks for sharing, this looks delicious and relaxing. I've been fortunate enough to have similar living experiences, albeit briefly, and too long ago.
Oh yes, hummus is a favorite around here too!
Now your talking my language. I am a hummus freak!..
Very soon im posting my very best hummus recipe.. although maybe you've figured that out!
in the meantime id love to share my falafel recipe with you, which trust me is very special and my own original version..
https://steemit.com/food/@eco-alex/best-ever-home-made-falafel-recipe-vegan-ecotrain
enjoy!
Mmmmm, falafel!!
Never tried that before. Don't have a frying basket but do have colliders. Make do with what is available!
Thanks for the comment!
I never imagined that I could get two secret recipes of cooking good french fries. Is there any special way you would like to recommend to make oil hotter in normal kitchen? I use common gas stoves.
Turn the knob higher. You don't need like 1000 degrees or anything insane, just something around 350 degrees F.
Vegetable oils have a lower flash point than olive oils, canola/rapeseed are much better and healthier than partially hydrogenated oils such as soybean, cottonseed or corn. Canola oil is also an unsaturated fat that’s high in omega-3 fatty acids. There are claims that when canola oil is heated above 120°F some of the fatty acids turn to trans fats.
Just watch that lower flash point, it'll smoke and catch fire more easily than other oils at high temperatures.
And spend more time in the gardenofeden for exposure to simple ways to enjoy life, simply.
I didn't know about double frying, thanks for the tip!
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Went to your website. I love the movement and what you guys are doing. When I have some courage, I will keep this place in mind for my journey. I have 2 little girls so it takes courage to kind of walk that "my own path" with circumstances being the way they are. I LOVE what I saw on that website though...My ideal of what has to change with this world.
Thank you so much for your support! We're living a better way to make the world we want to be in, and it is our pleasure to share it with others <3
Really appreciate your comment and I hope to not only be there to inspire but to help facilitate transformation of life so its better than ever before!
There are always solutions and its always possible to improve~*~
Yeah I'm definitely interested it's good to have a community of friends somewhere where you can come and tune out...or really tune in...cause we tune out into this fake facade sometimes it seems.
Interesting.....write a post about it...
Mmmm, looks tasty! And the presentation is there too!
Chile Cream sounds sooo good! I love a good dip for my fries. Never ketchup !
I often make a mayo + oil and lemon based- super secret family recipe salad dressing combo that does the job.
Keep up the good work, or should i say "Sustain" all the good work ;)
Thanks for noticing the presentation, we do make the effort to make beautiful as well as delicious, nutritious, and super sustainable food. It really takes it to another level!
Fries are weak without sauce. Yours sounds like a dank little recipe! We usually mix up whatever's on hand to make something incredible. @everlove is a sauce master!
Indeed, unless they are the "perfect," cristpy on the outside & soft on the inside fries with a bit of salt & pepper on em mmm, otherwise sauce makes them infinitely better.
Checked out @everlove... I mainly saw visual art stuff and lots of re-steems lol. Maybe there's no sauce blog posts yet ;)
oh and If your interested... I'm hosting the first ever
Steemit Sandwich Contest!
no pressure, the official Launch is Tuesday. You should enter it would be a great addition!
I think you'd be able to come up with an interesting entry especially given your use of what's on hand and pushing the sustainable angle. People would probably enjoy that.
Take care for now!
jaybird ~
Nice!
I am a huge fan of the saucccccce!
I like your "sustain" word magic ;-)>
haha, wasn't sure if anyone did. Now I am complete ;)
Well done well done!
MMM...hand made french fries! Love what your doing, rocket stove, recycled coconut oil you guys are doing the right stuff! Upvoted and followed! :)
Thanks for your support, @grizzlyadam4201! The free life is the best life :)
Well said!
Wow I love your Earthen Oven. I made one too. I have it out at the property. I cook baked beans and bread in it. I was not aware you should soak your fries first before putting in the oil. Thanks for sharing
Great Job!
Building with the earth is the BEST!
I agree, it was a bunch of fun. Thanks
I like ur name ;-)>
Thank you it kinda represents all of who I am.
Thats quite a statement.
Cool, your oven looks great! Does it stay on that tabletop? It's so fun to build useful stuff out of dirt. Soaking the fries makes them a really great texture, and they don't soak up too much oil before they have a chance to get crispy. High heat is important too!
Thank you. Yes it stays on the table I have firebrick right under it.
That Starbucks umbrella is the best part.
Yeah that's great, right?? Protects us from the elements! :D
Also salvaged from the trash ;-)>
Only thing we ever get from stores is their trash hahaha
Tempat yang bagus... Saya sangat suka tempat ini
Terima kasih!
Now THIS is the life! Great food, great people and FREEDOM!!! :D
That is the TRUTH!!! We LIVE it!!
Yea!!!!
The meal looks absolutely delicious by the way.
It was awesome!!