I hope that everyone likes and agrees with this newer thread on Aaron. I thought that it might be better to contain all comments about his dishes here.
I've started it in an effort to try to steer and keep all talk about his dishes and weekly episodes here so that they don't get all scattered around to the other threads about him where they might not belong.
And that this should help keep all thoughts and views that members might have on his culinary cuisine / cooking techniques for each of his episodes in one category so that one does not have to search all over his forum to comment on what he cooks or has cooked on the show.
That said, I'd like to say that today, I liked the Asian meal that he did this afternoon. But I'm a bit shocked at the end results of the glazed cornish game hen that he cooked. It looked rather black on the outside like it had burnt pitifully!!
As a rule, I usually don't criticise my idol at all, but I think he could have cooked the bird a little bit less and could have probably used carry-over time to finish cooking it. It might not have looked so black on the outside. It was the sugar content, no doubt, that made it look that way though. Sugary-glazed foods will tend to burn if it is cooked too long.
Or he could have waited a while longer before he glazed it instead of putting it on right before finishing it in the oven.
But nonetheless, it all must have tasted good. So go ahead and have at it! Tell me your thoughts on his Asian meal and this new thread.
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i show the show and the hen was not burned. There was a dark sauce on top.
As with all the shows, the food is prepared ahead of time and the finished product is fulled for viewing.
As a rule, I usually don't criticise my idol at all, but I think he could have cooked the bird a little bit less and could have probably used carry-over time to finish cooking it. It might not have looked so black on the outside. It was the sugar content, no doubt, that made it look that way though. Sugary-glazed foods will tend to burn if it is cooked too long.
Or he could have waited a while longer before he glazed it instead of putting it on right before finishing it in the oven.
While I didn't see the episode, I do believe the reason the chicken was "burnt" as you called it was from the hoisen sauce used in the recipe. I found a picture, from the show, of the dish on his blog and it did not look burnt.
I make Alton's Orange Glazed wings all of the time and they include hoisen. Those wings are just coated in the glaze and have a similar color as this chicken.
While I didn't see the episode, I do believe the reason the chicken was "burnt" as you called it was from the hoisen sauce used in the recipe. I found a picture, from the show, of the dish on his blog and it did not look burnt.
I make Alton's Orange Glazed wings all of the time and they include hoisen. Those wings are just coated in the glaze and have a similar color as this chicken.
And umm, just what exactly is in hoisen sauce? What's in BBQ sauce? What is carmelized for a flan? Sugar or corn syrup - both are sweetners.
As you probably already know, sugar can't tolerate high heat, and so it starts to burn when exposed too long to the riggers of extreme heat.
The pic above shows it still in the oven, I think. It looked nice then. It's when he cut it up and plated it that it looked burnt.
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And umm, just what exactly is in hoisen sauce? What's in BBQ sauce? What is carmelized for a flan? Sugar or corn syrup - both are sweetners.
As you probably already know, sugar can't tolerate high heat, and so it starts to burn when exposed too long to the riggers of extreme heat.
The pic above shows it still in the oven, I think. It looked nice then. It's when he cut it up and plated it that it looked burnt.
Why did I bother to defend Aaron since you know everything there is to know, Bentley?
BTW, flan is not camelized. Flan is an egg custard with a carmel sauce in the bottom of the ramakin. After baking it is unverted and the caramel on the bottom of the ramakin bathes the custard in a sauce. I believe you are confusing it with creme brulee, which has melted sugar on top to form a crust. But, then I'm probably wrong about that, since you know everything!
Why did I bother to defend Aaron since you know everything there is to know, Bentley?
BTW, flan is not camelized. Flan is an egg custard with a carmel sauce in the bottom of the ramakin. After baking it is unverted and the caramel on the bottom of the ramakin bathes the custard in a sauce. I believe you are confusing it with creme brulee, which has melted sugar on top to form a crust. But, then I'm probably wrong about that, since you know everything!
The SUGAR for the BOTTOM of the dish is, is what I meant to say. Or didn't you not already know THAT? Seems you do. I'm only human.
You're right creme brulee DOES have the sugar carmelized on top when the custard is done, and I already knew that as well. I've seen it done a gazillion times on the FN.
And I'm not confused. I never implied that you couldn't or shouldn't defend Aaron. And as you already know, I defend him as well when I think he needs it.
Please do not take it personally. I was not trying to fight with you. But I DO know some things about cooking, like yourself.
I burnt some sugar once while doing it for a flan. I had it on the stove too long and it started to get too dark. Couldn't use it, had to throw it away and start all over again.
The chef gave me hell for it, and I almost thought I was going to be fired, but I wasn't.
He later apolligized for giving me a hard time though.
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