Vivere per mangiare! Live to eat! [ Main blog ] [ About me ] [Home] NOVEMBER 7, 2012
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'Tis finally pomegranate season (October - January), and I was very, very happy with this pomegranate inspired, visually striking curry dish I whipped up today. Pomegranate + curry: genius combination. The sweetness and tartness of the ripe pomegranate seeds marry beauuutifully with the spicy, savory Indian curry. The jewel-like pomegranate seeds not only sit pretty and photograph well; they also alleviate the heat of the intensely flavored curry. Win-win-win, no? Grande thanks to 食堂かたつむり (달팽이 식당; Restaurant Snail) which is a novel that features this delicious pomegranate curry recipe. Amazing book, this is. Read it. I won’t divulge much. But I liked it so much that I bought it for my brother as a gift. If you enjoy food and reading about food, you will love, love, love it.
The raw materials. The lady in the veggie aisle didn’t know what basil was (she is missing out, big time.) but pointed me towards some fresh rosemary. FYI, My mother’s Catholic name is Maryrose. I don’t know why I felt the need to mention that. Anyhoo, fresh rosemary is awesome. Toss a few sprigs in with your roasted potato wedges or roasted chicken, and BAM, your dish is instantly elevated to new culinary heights. My hands still smell so nice from all that rosemary snipping.
Photo taken on my walk home from the supermarket. Store signs are very inyourface here in Korea. I kind of love it. It’s so intrinsically Korean.
I concocted my curry flavors out of what I had in the pantry: Korean curry power, Maldives curry paste, and red curry paste.
I took the peppers out of the oven after about 10 minutes. The chicken, I left roasting for a total of 35 minutes. I lowered the heat from 205C (~400F) to 195C (~375F) for the last 5 minutes.
Pomegranates are in full season right now. Visit your local supermarket and stock up on those lovely ruby-hued fruits while you can. I would like to end this post with a poem about pomegranates. It was written by 3 year old Yulgok (율곡 이이), an esteemed Korean scholar from the 16th century Joseon Dynasty. 石榴皮裏碎紅珠 (석류피리쇄홍주: The seeds in the pomegranate shell glisten like red marbles.) Every time I crack open a pomegranate, I always think of this poem. Back when I was a kid, I was obsessed with reading the biographies of famous historical figures, and Yulgok’s story was one of my favorites. I especially enjoyed the pomegranate-poem writing-prodigy anecdote. He was such a Mozart, that Yulgok! In retrospect, I totally had the makings of a prolific stalker. 10:21PM | URL: http://tmblr.co/ZsnzrtWo5WWJ
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