Cycle 4 – Item 33

7 (Thu) February 2013

Turkey Breast with Baguette Stuffing & Broccoli Bordelaise

1.5

by me

at home

-Oksu, Seongdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

with W and DJ

Attempted to upgrade the sides but failed.

Instead of stuffing out of a box, I made my own from scratch, using a stale baguette.  Everything seemed fine going into the oven, but the bread came out strangely sticky and rubbery, which I suspect was caused by whatever makes these particular baguettes from our local bakery turn into stone after a single day.  I don’t bake, so I can’t even begin to speculate.

Next, with some leftover breadcrumbs, I tried preparing the broccoli à la Bordelaise.  However, even though I’d parboiled the broccoli florets, they still released enough moisture to prevent the breadcrumbs from browning properly, leaving them soggy instead.

Oh. Well.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)