Luobo Radish & Carrot Soup

Made with luobo, carrot, onion, celery, tomato, and chicken broth.  15 minutes on Soup was a bit too long.

CSA 6

Farmer 5:

• broccoli
• cauliflower
• red chard
• watercress
• baby bok choy, 4

My 5:

• celery root
• carrots, 3
• arugula
• sugar snap peas
• parsnips, 3

Additional:

• tangerines, 2
• blood oranges, 3

Bean Soup

1 1/2 c mixed dried beans (old!) soaked ~24 hours

water to cover 1/2 inch (?)

cooked on bean/chili setting for 30 minutes

10 minute release

1/2 onion, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

2 ribs celery, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

should have added bay leaf, pepper, garlic? salt

cooked on soup setting for 20 minutes

can't remember which release

German Style Red Cabbage

1 head red cabbage, shredded
2 apples, chopped
handful raisins
1 onion, chopped
2 T red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 black pepper
3/4 c water

manual - 6 minutes

quick release

Forgot seasoning!! Next time, add bay leaf and allspice? cloves? 

Carrot, Red Chard Stem, and Burdock Refrigerator Pickles

A bit more sour that I like, but I'm still eating them ...

Carrots, red chard stems, and burdock root cut into thick matchsticks and blanched for a 2 minutes (probably could have used a little longer on the burdock)

Brine:

• 3/4 c water
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pickling spices
• 1 bay leaf

CSA 5

Farmer 5:

• beets, 4
• Tong Ho (chrysanthemum greens), handful
• Sher Li Hon (an Asian mustard), handful
• acorn squash, 2
• Luobo radish (Korean Daikon), 1

My 5:

• red potatoes, 6
• carrots, 3
• leeks, 2
• baby taro root, basket
• asparagus, 20 spears 

Additional:

• mango, 1
• tangerines, 3
• pineapple, 1
• ground beef, ~1 1/4 lbs

Gyro Tacos

Looking for something to do with the ground lamb defrosting in my fridge, I came across a recipe for gyros that looked really good (http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2013/09/24/greek-gyro-recipe/).

However, since I don’t have a real food processor and I didn't want to buy pita bread with leftover flour tortillas in the fridge, I thought I’d see how the recipe worked as ground meat for soft tacos.

Result - good.  If it weren't for the fact that my bacon was applewood smoked (noticed too late - that sweet smoke taste came through), I'd say it was just like gyro meat.  A bit more salty than I like, but I expect regular gyro meat would be too these days.  Also, I used tzatziki cucumber dressing instead of real tzatziki sauce.  I expect with a better sauce it would have been perfect.

Adapted from Greek Lamb Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce.

4-6 tacos

1/2 pound ground lamb
1 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves, chopped fine
1/4 yellow onion, cut into chunks
1/2 clove garlic
1 1/2 oz sliced bacon, cut into pieces

Warm flour tortillas
Tzatziki Sauce
Tomato, coarsely chopped
Yellow onion, thinly sliced

1. Combine the ground lamb, salt, pepper and oregano leaves with your hands, mixing until all of the seasonings have been evenly distributed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight.

2. Chop the onion, garlic, and bacon together as fine as possible.

3. Add onion mixture to lamb and mix until evenly distributed.

4. Cook lamb mixture in skillet.  Drain.

A bit less sugar ...

For  2+ quarts

1 qt water with 1 reg tea + 2 decaf tea + 1 black cherry herbal bags 

microwaved 7+ minutes (water/pot colder so it took longer to get to almost boil??)
squeezed tea bags
1/4 c evaporated cane juice
added ice to hot tea

Nice strength.  Cherry noticeable but not too strong.  Still sweet, but just barely.

CSA 4

Farmer 5:

• burdock root, 1
• collard greens, handful
• broccoli, 2
• Chinese celery, sm handful
• Brussels sprouts, basket

My 5:

• beets, sm, basket
• butternut squash, 1
• turmeric root, 6
• red cabbage, 1
• arugula, 1 bag 

Additional:

• strawberries, basket
• tangerines, 3
• avocado, 1
• lamb stew meat, ~1 1/2 lbs