Good morning. It’s been sluggish out right here within the shallow water, in search of fish on pancakes of sand, by muddy banks, in rock piles the place the tide sluices out and in, at spots with names identified solely to those that fish them: Cheney’s; Manny’s Place; Ethan Allen; Left Aspect; Derr’s Flat.
We stand on the boat, on a platform on the stern or on the softening deck within the bow, and we glance. We stare. We see. Typically the fish come, sliding round comfortable in the course of the outgoing tide: Forged! Different occasions they don’t, and eyes transfer up: an osprey, a wisp of cloud, a bald eagle, a flapping flag on a pole a mile away, an oystercatcher, a jetliner inbound from Europe, terns, oak timber, a congregation of shiny ibises flapping right into a wedge above the marsh.
All this however my ideas run, principally, to dinner: the rooster I’ve bought resting in a buttermilk bathtub for fried rooster (above), a father’s reward to himself, my favourite fried rooster recipe, hard-won over time.
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Buttermilk Fried Hen
I’d prefer it with mashed potatoes, inexperienced beans and a river of gravy. The gravy’s simply made: Simply swirl a number of tablespoons of the oil you’ve used to fry the rooster right into a pan set over medium-low warmth and, when it’s sizzling, add an equal quantity of flour. Stir this round vigorously to rid the combination of lumps, then cook dinner till it’s simply starting to odor nutty. Add a splash of inventory or white wine, stir once more to mix, after which add milk or half and half, stirring all of the whereas, till you’ve bought one thing that appears like gravy, that coats the again of a spoon. Season aggressively with salt and black pepper, then skinny it out if you’ll want to with extra inventory or wine.
Perhaps strawberry shortcakes for dessert? That’s a pleasant Father’s Day meal on the nicest of Father’s Days, even absent a fish.
As for the remainder of the week. …
Monday
There’s one thing deeply comforting about Colu Henry’s recipe for creamy white beans with herb oil, a 15-minute pantry meal that pairs brilliantly with a easy inexperienced salad and a hunk of bread. Did somebody as soon as crumble cooked bacon excessive? He did!
Tuesday
What a cool recipe from Jan Scannell, tailored by Sheela Prakash: the South African grilled cheese sandwiches generally known as braaibroodgies, made with candy fruit chutney and cooked over coals, or a medium-low fuel grill, or perhaps a cast-iron pan in a pinch. Scannell believes that “the right technique to slice braaibroodjies is diagonally, and the right time to serve is instantly.”
Thursday
Ali Slagle’s recipe for inexperienced curry glazed tofu is aromatic, candy and spicy, a weeknight win price repeating time and again. And there’s no have to press the tofu. A warming stint within the pan lets it crisp proper up.
Friday
After which you may head into the weekend with Nargisse Benkabbou’s 40-minute rooster tagine, made with boneless rooster thighs, olives, preserved lemon, melted onions and a giant hit of ginger, floor turmeric and garlic. So good.
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