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I went with a dish inspired by the recipe that [livejournal.com profile] hudebnik offered. Wash and trim about a dozen ramps (comes out to about a quarter cup in the end), slice the thick part into coins and the green part into manageable pieces, but keep the two separate. Mince a thick slice of bacon and heat it very gently in a skillet, then add a little water (maybe a quarter cup). Add the sliced ramp bulbs and cook over a very low heat (covered) until tender. In the mean time, cook about 100 g pasta in rapidly boiling, salted water. When the ramp bulbs are tender, add the greens. Instead of the pepper, I added some grated fresh galingale (kept in the freezer from a previous mystery produce adventure). Continue simmering until tender. Drain the pasta then add to the ramps and toss (still heating) until the liquid is gone. Serve with grated hard cheese.

The ramps have a very delicate, but clearly oniony, flavor. The dish was good, but not quite good enough to merit the "exotic produce" price on the ramps. If I were really into them, I'd try growing my own.

Date: 2008-06-10 02:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shalmestere.livejournal.com
Not to put too fine a point on it, with all those substitutions, I don't know that I'd like it that much, either :-/

(I'm also having a hard time picturing galingale in a dish that isn't Thai or medieval--I guess I'm a bigger philistine than I thought :-()

Date: 2008-06-10 03:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com
Well, I really dislike the capsicum peppers, so I was looking for something to substitute with a little bite to it. I'm a substitution fiend -- most of the time I treat recipes as vague suggestions.

A Propos Nothing in Particular

Date: 2008-06-10 04:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shalmestere.livejournal.com
OK. Note to self: Do not invite [livejournal.com profile] hrj over for Thai food* :-D

I'm...weird...about substitutions (as [livejournal.com profile] hudebnik would hasten to observe :->). I might play around with substitutions of certain ingredients, but not the ones that I consider the dish's "essence." Substituting lavender for basil in gai ka prao would bug me; finding myself out of fresh basil, and deciding instead to create a Lavender Chicken stir-fry would not.

I did say it was weird :-)
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*Yes, there are mild Thai dishes, but we don't know how to make any of them :-D

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