Seasonal Organic Local Ethical - Recipes, Product Reviews, and Restaurant Recommendations for Western New York
Monday, October 1, 2012
Scallop Potatoes and Roast Beef, Leek, and Celery Soup
In the morning, start in a crockpot a large roast, surrounded by two large well-rinsed leeks and a whole celery along with it's leaves that have been thinly sliced. Add in two cups of beef or vegetable stock and two cups of water. Leave to cook on the highest setting for no less than six hours.
Pre-heat the oven to 400*. Sliver five to six large. well-scrubbed potatoes. Layer into a pan, drizzling olive oil and adding a bit of salt and pepper between each layer.
In a sauce pan, make a brown butter/flour roux. Add in one tablespoon of Grind a Salt from Simply Organics, one cup of milk, and 1/2 to one cup of mild farmer's cheese (depends on how cheesy you like your scallop).
Blend till smooth and then pour the sauce onto the potatoes. Tent tin foil over the top to prevent over browning. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
While the potatoes are baking, pull the roast out and cut in half. Shred one half and cut the other half into 1x1x5 inch pieces. Place the meat back into the soupy broth and stir gently.
When the scalloped potatoes are finished, scoop some into the bottom of a bowl. These French Onion bowls are perfect for this.
Layer some of the shredded meat and vegetables on top and then add in one cup of broth.
Store the larger cuts of meat in a little bit of broth to keep juicy. They make really great sandwiches with spicy brown mustard slathered on top and layered in thick hearty rolls.
The NOFA-NY 2012 Locavore Challenge ends, but the challenge to eat local doesn't!
Yes, so today marks the end of another year, another month long acknowledgement of our local small-scale producers and growers. We've made new connections, tried new recipes, talked to or followed other folks who are locavorists. Now it's time to consider what can be done about the other eleven months. Are you planning on continuing to include as many local items in your diet as you did this month? Will you be setting yourself new challenges? Have you considered setting one challenge a month? I will, and I'll let you know how it goes.
Thank you so much for coming along on this journey with me. It's been a lot of work, but so worth it in the end! I look forward to sharing even more WNY resources with you as the year unfolds.
Thank you so much for coming along on this journey with me. It's been a lot of work, but so worth it in the end! I look forward to sharing even more WNY resources with you as the year unfolds.
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