8 wild back Recipes

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

wild rice, brown rice, beef consomme, marsala wine , divided into two 1/2 cups, toasted chopped back walnuts, dried sour cherries, chopped whole scallion, flat leaf parsley, freshly cracked black pepper, fresh parsley sprigs and grated orange rind (to garnish)

water chopped, chicken (back, wings, bones , neck), salt, wild rice, onion chopped, ribs of celery sliced, green pepper (if desired) i don tsp use this chopped

whole chinook salmon, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 lb (or substitute other fresh salmon or trout), lemon, juiced, fresh thyme sprigs, fresh dill stalks, olive oil, venison rib steaks (or substitute tsp-bone , tenderloin, back strap or sirloin tip), red wine, enough to cover meat, juniper berries, bay leaves, fine diced white onion, ripe mangos, skinned, small diced, plum tomato, diced red onion, diced jalapeno pepper, orange, juiced, lime, juiced, lemons, juiced, freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley, freshly chopped mint leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, butter, diced onion, pine nuts, chopped dark chocolate, fresh blueberries

semi-boneless quail , split down the back and back bone removed, olive oil, essence , recipe follows, ground andouille, chopped onions, chopped green bell peppers, chopped garlic, fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, dry red wine, veal reduction, chopped green onions, recipe of wild pecan dressing , recipe follows, chopped fresh parsley leaves, crusty french bread, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme, butter, chopped onions, chopped celery, salt, cayenne, pecan pieces, unpeeled granny smith apple, cored and chopped , (about 1 1/2 cups), wild rice, water, bacon, chopped crispy-fried and drained, chopped fresh parsley leaves

unbleached flour, eggs, beaten, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, warm water, onions, finely chopped, pancetta, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, carrots, shredded, bay leaves, fresh rosemary leaves, wild boar shoulder or butt, tomato paste, barolo, peeled plum tomatoes, brown chicken stock , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, chicken wings, backs, and bones, carrots, coarsely chopped, onions, coarsely chopped, ribs celery, coarsely chopped, tomato paste, black peppercorns, parsley stems