Niko Klein


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September 29, 2012

“The Taksim” — a Turkish twist on the classic Manhattan

“The Taksim”
1.5 oz Rye Whiskey (Rittenhouse)
0.5 oz “Turkish Coffee” Bourbon (see below)
0.5 oz Punt e Mes sweet vermouth
0.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino
Shaken, served neat

Turkish Coffee Bourbon
300 mL Buffalo Trace Bourbon
2 oz Philz Ambrosia coffee (dark roast)
5 green cardamom pods, crushed
1 black cardamom pod, crushed
1 toasted Ancho Chile
2 toasted cacao beans, crushed
1 cinnamon stick
Let sit 18 hours before putting through coffee filter

August 28, 2012

The Fernet Files 1.0

“Mexican Pharmacy?” (an original): 1 part habanero/rosemary-infused tequila (El Jimador reposado), 2 parts tequila blanco (Espolon), 3/4 parts Fernet Branco, muddled with sliced meyer lemon and cucumbers, honey, shaken and served on ice.

 

“Russian Pharmacy?” (an original): 2 parts fennel/cucumber-infused vodka (salvaged a terrible Smirnoff), 1 part fernet, 1 part water, muddled with sliced meyer lemon and cucumbers, honey, shaken and served on ice.

August 27, 2012

Sasha’s LambFeastFest: BBQ Garlic-Rosemary-Lard Lamb, Cucumber Tzaziki, Purple Cabbage Slaw, Radicchio-Fennel Salad


August 26, 2012

Texan Brisket v2: Grain-fed Flat, 40m off-coals naked, 20m on, and ~3 hours in paper bag off coals






August 25, 2012

Hmong Long Beans & Eggplant Chinese Improv Brunch, Noe Farmers Market

August 20, 2012

Garlic-Rosemary Slow-Braised Rare Chuck Roast (Sasha)

August 18, 2012

Skillet seared, slightly smoked, grain-finished ribeye with smokey broccolini


August 11, 2012

Stir Fried Long Beans with Miso Garlic Pork

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July 29, 2012

Prather Brisket and Pork Butt Barbecue, Parsley-Lemon Slaw

Started with my dry rub (cumin, cinnamon, curry powder, paprika, cayenne, salt), then 45 minutes “naked” over a mesquite grill. Threw in brown paper bags, over a rack in the oven at 270o F for 3 hours. Could have lowered oven temperature ~15o, and done less time directly over coals. Sauce of diluted Stubbs, with pan-juices, salt, and apple cider vinegar.


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Escarole, Chive, and Pasture Raised Egg Salad with Anchovy Garlic Dressing

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