Monday, November 24, 2008

Sir. Edward D. Scruffles

Well, we call him Eddie for short. ;-)
The Humane society held a "Pet Ball" fundraiser at my hotel. I went to look at the dogs that would be in the fashion show prior to the performance.
This little fellow came right up to me and as I sat down he snuggled his little muzzle right in my arm pit and wouldn't budge. I think he might have quietly said, please take me home. So I did. He's one years old and has the sweetest disposition. Great with the kids and the cat.















This weekend I once again picked up some very nice arugula at the farmers market. So I decided to make carpaccio to go with it.
It's very simple to make. I know not everyone eats raw meat, but it really is delicious.
I do spend the extra few dollars to get good quality meat for this dish. Eye of round is what I bought. It is not an expensive cut of meat, so spending extra for quality still doesn't break the bank.
First trim the meat and cut a couple of slices. Keep them small and and make sure they don't have any fat or sinew running through them.














I used about 5-6 of the little slices and refrigerated the rest.
Arrange some washed arugula on a plate (wash well!, like spinach it harbors dirt easily, and crunching on dirt shouldn't be part of this tasty treat)
Next take a cutting board or similar and get two pieces of plastic wrap.
Lay the pieces in a circle on the plastic wrap, then cover with the second piece.
Now take a food mallet, or a rubber mallet and pound it thin.













Check the "thin-ness", but you want it so thin that you can see through it. If you have never done this before, I suggest doing it with one piece at a time.
Now just lay the thin carpaccio over the arugula. Drizzle EVOO over it. Add a few capers and a sprinkle of cheese. (just a little). I use a Parmesan,pecorino and asiago blend.














And a second helping.















You know, this is really a "veggie" dish I realized. There is very little meat involved and lots of arugula and good for you extra virgin olive oil. A raw meat dish that's a veggie dish ;-) Not sure that line would sell.
I will be updating the links on the right as there are some great new blogs out there.
Take a look at Andrew's blog (don't click it, blogger hyperlink is now not working) http://www.gohealthygofit.com/ . He shares some really nice posts and his enthusiasm jumps write of the blog at you.
Have a great day.....and try some raw meat!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Father extrodinaire AND pet humanitarion? What dark secret are you hiding Marc? J/K... he is a very handsome dog and that is a great name!

My wife loves carpaccio so maybe its time for us to hunker down and make some.

The SoG

Anonymous said...

Hey Marc,

Thanks for the link love!!

All the Best,

Andrew R

Marc said...

SOG,

I love carpaccio too!!! I always order it when I go out to eat.
Bottle of Chianti at home and you making carpaccio for your better half....sounds like a winner to me ;-)

Andrew,
My pleasure!!

Marc

Anonymous said...

my dad arrives today.

my dads fave meal? raw kibbe (sp?)

Marc said...

Miz,

Will you be making that for your dad? Or will Ren-man do it?
Enjoy the time with Dad.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!

Marc

Jay C said...

Hey Marc;

Feeding just Purina Pro Plan, does really like it. I tried the High End foods, like 45 bucks a bag, but after reading more reviews, the Pro plan is just fine.

Thanks for the visit to my site.

Be well, keep up the great posts

BTW, picked up 1/2 steer last night, splitting 4 ways

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