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matt_doyle) wrote2012-02-27 12:11 pm
matt_doyle) wrote2012-02-27 12:11 pm
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Steampunk pasta.
I'm in the process of devising a recipe, and it's a far more whimsical process than usual. The other day, I saw a picture of a bunch of clockwork, and someone had commented beneath it that, at first glance, they'd thought the tangle was a dish of steampunk pasta.
I thought this was a brilliant idea. So I decided to invent it. The dish is called 'Incubo del Meccanico,' or "The Mechanic's Nightmare," and involves, first of all, some assortment of the following noodles: Fiori, Fusilli, Gemelli, Lanterne, Radiatori, Rotelle, and Rotini. The more the better, because the wider the variety of noodles, the more it looks like a complex clockwork and spring device exploded on the plate. To achieve a "gilded" effect for the assorted pasta widgets, I was thinking of boiling them all along with a large dose of turmeric, which turns everything some variety of yellow-orange.
For the sauce, I was thinking either a beef bouillon base, or a steak sauce base -- the better to achieve a brown 'motor oil' effect to contribute to the theme -- but I hadn't settled on anything in particular. I also hadn't yet given thought to whether this would simply be noodles and sauce, or if it would be served with meat or vegetables or anything else added in -- which is where, oh my fiends-list, you come in. Any suggestions for this recipe?
I thought this was a brilliant idea. So I decided to invent it. The dish is called 'Incubo del Meccanico,' or "The Mechanic's Nightmare," and involves, first of all, some assortment of the following noodles: Fiori, Fusilli, Gemelli, Lanterne, Radiatori, Rotelle, and Rotini. The more the better, because the wider the variety of noodles, the more it looks like a complex clockwork and spring device exploded on the plate. To achieve a "gilded" effect for the assorted pasta widgets, I was thinking of boiling them all along with a large dose of turmeric, which turns everything some variety of yellow-orange.
For the sauce, I was thinking either a beef bouillon base, or a steak sauce base -- the better to achieve a brown 'motor oil' effect to contribute to the theme -- but I hadn't settled on anything in particular. I also hadn't yet given thought to whether this would simply be noodles and sauce, or if it would be served with meat or vegetables or anything else added in -- which is where, oh my fiends-list, you come in. Any suggestions for this recipe?