Barev Dzez, Armenia proved to be a meal to forget and one
that taught many lessons to remember.
Bec chose to the recipe called trakht (Cracked wheat and
beef patties). All started off well, the filling was put in the fridge 24 hours
before. I got home at 6:15 pm and started to cook. Then the filling got mixed
up with the outer shell as the recipe was a little unclear (and we hadn’t read
the recipe all the way through), we tried to rescue it by making another batch
of filling.
Putting the patties together was a messy job to say the
least and I believe
the mixture contained too much water. Next was the part of putting the patties
into the boiling oil, as soon as the patty hit the oil it came apart and went
everywhere in the pan.
So then we cheated, Bec put some in the frying pan (with
little oil and with flour) and I put some in the oven. The result, a terrible
version of trakht!
Lessons learnt:
- Always read the recipe through to understand it properly
- Choose the recipe carefully
- It isn’t always as simple as following the recipe
- Tensions get frayed in the kitchen, particularly after 3 times as many dirty dishes and 2 times longer to make
Hrazhesht!!!
Sam’s rating: 7/10
Bec’s rating: 6.5/10
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