Cookout – ARCISFOODBLOG

1 February 201814 January 2020

Blueberry Cobbler by Thomas Keller

Our dessert from the cookout that Koen & I had in December.

28 January 201811 October 2019

Beef Stroganoff by Thomas Keller

This was the pièce de résistance from the Ad Hoc At Home cookout that Koen and I had in December: Beef Stroganoff.

24 January 201814 January 2020

Cream of Cauliflower Soup with Beet Chips by Thomas Keller

Better late than never. In December Koen and I had a cookout again, and we started with this stunning creamy cauliflower soup with three crispy elements.

19 December 201614 January 2020

Pineapple, Mango and Coconut Fool

Nothing better than a fresh yet indulgent dessert (with some very lovely South African dessert wines from Mullineux and Newton Johnson)…

11 December 201614 January 2020

Courgette Carpaccio Salad

Koen and I had a mini-cookout a couple of weeks ago. ‘Quick and light’ was the motto and we kicked-off with this Courgette Carpaccio starter that is bursting with flavor!

29 February 201614 January 2020

Lechon Kawali (Filipino Crispy Fried Pork Belly)

The last part of our pork belly extravaganza was trying to recreate a Filipino dish called Lechon Kawali, which I found over at seriouseats.com

24 February 201614 January 2020

Char Siu with Pickled Carrot and Mooli

The second dish that we did was based on Jeremy Pang’s recipes I found on BBC Good Food: oven roasted char siu (BBQ-ed pork belly) with pickled carrots and mooli.

20 February 201614 January 2020

Szechuan Pork Belly Bites with BBQ Glaze

The first one we made was Szechuan pork belly bites I found over at sousvidesupreme.com.

17 February 201614 January 2020

Pork Belly Extravaganza

So, what to do if you have a 3kg/ 6¾ lbs slab of pork belly lurking in the freezer? You organize another cookout with Koen…😎

3 December 201514 January 2020

Prime Rib Roast with a Baby Potato Gratin

The main dish of our recent cookout: garlic and thyme coated prime rib roast served with a cheesy onion, bacon and baby potato gratin.

1 December 201514 January 2020

Sous Vide Galore: Green Asparagus, 65°C Egg and Hollandaise Foam

Koen and I had another cookout recently. We picked this entrée so we could use the Sousvide for (almost) all elements.

28 November 201517 October 2020

Mont d’Or Cheese Fondue with Black Truffle

This was the starter of our recent cookout: a small cheese fondue with black truffle.

14 June 201514 January 2020

Crostini with Braised Oxtail, Cauliflower, Shimeji Mushrooms and Quail Eggs

This recipe is based on one I found over at LXRY by Aan de Poel**’s chef Stefan van Sprang.

12 June 201514 January 2020

Testaroli (Tuscan Pancake Pasta) With Pesto

For the cookout’s main course for the kids and the vegetarian option, we wanted to do a simple pasta dish.

10 June 201514 January 2020

Confit Salmon with Spinach and Tomato by George Calombaris

A couple of weeks ago Koen and I had another cookout. We needed a starter that was relatively low maintenance, and I wanted to try something new with the sous vide. This recipe is from George Calombaris fit the bill nicely as I hadn’t cooked fish in it before.

18 March 201514 January 2020

Latkes with Smoked Salmon / Mollydooker’s Carnival of Love Shiraz

This Saturday we went over to Koen and Erica’s for dinner and to taste one fabulous shiraz from Mollydooker wineries that he picked up at Aixvinum in Aachen, Germany while on holidays “in the neighbourhood”. I suspected that Koen planned their whole holiday around this, but it actually wasn’t…