Chilli Jam and Blue Cheese Crackling Ashes

in #powerhousecreatives6 years ago (edited)

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Believe it or not, we had ANOTHER braai this evening lol - you would think we got enough of that at camp - but apparently not! haha!!! Anyhooooo so one of the items on the braai this evening was a pork texan steak. Not one of my favourites because if pork is not done "just right" it can be ALL wrong! haha! It is one of those, fall apart delicious or dry as dirt and chewy as biltong kinds of meats! Either way - the only part that really matters to me is the crackling and I HATE leaving it up to the unpredictable temperature of the braai... so after "attempting" to give the braai its chance, I moved it into the oven. Now, I have mastered crackling in the oven, even if I do say so myself... but tonight - I got a little bit distracted aaaand did not take it out in time hahahaha!!! soooooo we had some crackling that looked less than appealing! However - anybody who works with food often, knows that even a little bit of "char-grilled" can be resurrected and can often become a highlight rather than a hinder... hehe! And I am the FIRST to try!

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The crackling was badly charred on the outside - but ONLY the outside. After cutting a sample piece and eating it I was suddenly inspired to create something out of it! The very first thing that came to mind was blue cheese. Something that acted as a parallel to the bitterness of the charred flavour but added some smoothness. The counter, and ultimate compliment to that would be something tangy and sweet and I could not help but think of @fionasfavourites world famous "chilli jam"! I warmed the blue cheese with a tiny dollop of butter so it was more of a blue cheese butter and then added it to the plate alongside the slices of crackling and chilli jam... so that you could just "scoop" it up! I must say... it was a REALLY successful rescue mission... haha!!

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Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx

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Wow what a gourmet looking dish! You had that while camping? I picture you with gourmet food and wine and think maybe we should be calling it glamping?

I love me some blue cheese as you might expect with my bold beer taste. So yummy looking.

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Looks delicious.

Looks tasty but you ate all and did not share it with me .. being sad !!

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Looks cool and tasty))) I love to mix blue cheese with mayonnaise and lemon juice)

Clever resurrection @jaynie! Nice combination of flavours 😉

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Looks like a great snack; not sure it would fill me up though. You haven't done a music post for 2 weeks, what's up..

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