Friday, March 22, 2013

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER


By Carlo Luna and Edrian Chang

            Central Asia is in the heart of the Asian region, and is composed of countries which were part of USSR before like Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,  and Kyrgyzstan. The region is very mountainous, therefore, the sources of their meat are mostly lambs, horses and goats; animals that can survive in extreme climates.
            Also, since Asia is the largest source of Rice, it is not a real surprise that a large part of the Central Asia. Rice is the widest source of their Carbohydrates. Given that the places in Central Asia are regularly cold, they cook hearty and warm dishes.

Mis en Place for the Garan mis tsiranov Pork with Apricots

One of the greatest ways of starting a meal is to prepare a hearty dish. Bok Choy Salad is a combination of vegetables and a dressing; Very hearty, healthy and tasty. The secret is to toast the sesame seeds, place in a dry pan and roast gently over medium heat to make it smell more fragrant; a very refreshing dish during a hot climate in the desert.

Bok Choy Salad
           
Lenivie Shchi "Lazy" Shchi Fresh Cabbage, a hot and a little spicy food to make your cool down your palate, topped with the sour cream to give it a little sour-y kick, best to be partaken during a hot and breezy weather.
            it can be made with fresh white cabbage or sauerkraut, spinach apple beef and pork or fish. Traditional, Shchi is cooked slowly in Russian stoves to give the soup its full flavor and ensure it will last for a long time. It is enriched with a spoonful of sour cream and eaten with an aromatic rye bread.

Lenivie Shchi "Lazy" Shchi Fresh Cabbage
           
            Garan Mis Tsiranov: Instead of using Lamb we tried to use pork instead. I am guessing that we should have really followed the recipe, because knowing that the lamb shoulder is the most versatile part of all the parts of the Lamb, maybe the purpose of the Lamb shoulder is to make the cooking process easier and more tasty, giving a gamey flavor, though the whole dish was fantastic. The flavours complimented each other in a way that it tasted finely and rich, sweet and fragrant.

Charlene Nicole Bartolome


Garan Mis Tsiranov
           
            The classic Beef Stroganoff is lightly floured beef cubes that is sautéed, with a sauce made of mustard and broth, and a small amount of sour cream: no 
onions, no mushrooms. Some people popularly use fillet mignon as the meat drenched with tomato sauce and onions, mushrooms and heavy whipping cream. The dish has earthy flavours but at the same time very creamy and comforting.

Mark Allen Munsayac Cariño


Beef Stroganoff

            The Moscow potatoes: Some places in Moscow just wash the potatoes and leave the skin on then bake it in the oven. But for us we, decided to peel and hollow out the potatoes, and then mash it with butter, onion and sour cream and then deep fried. It is very starchy yet flavourful. It complemented all the dishes that we served that day:vstarchy, bland, and firm but bland in such a way that it supplimented the strong flavors of the viands

Moscow potatoes

            Stir Fried Chicken with Basil and Chillies: We dried the basil leaves for the flavour to come out naturally when we deep fry it for 30-40 minutes. The flavor of this dish was very wholesome and straight forward because of the use of many aromatics and bold spices.

Stir Fried Chicken with Basil and Chillies

Fruit delight: We brought the peaches to a boil with sugar in 1 cup water and left it to simmer for 10 minutes. Then we reduced the syrup, poured over the peaches and left to cool. We finished it with confectioner’s sugar.
            The compote also tastes good with different fruits such as strawberries, raspberries and bananas. Apples were cut into small pieces and drizzled with lemon juice to prevent it from browning.

Fruit Delight