On the off chance that no one has noticed, I tend to buy an assortment of fairly random stuff at the farmers market. Basically, I get whatever looks/smells best on a given day. So, I tend to end up with strange assortments of leftover ingredients, and, what’s more, I am even more often very hungry by the time I’m ready to even consider cooking dinner.
I’ve learned to quietly suffer the disastrous experiments, happy in the knowledge that tomorrow could bring another unexpected gem. Last night’s concoction was one such success – thrown together in about 15 minutes (I got home at 7:30, having been stuck with an 11 AM lunch) using only things already thawed and, except the hot dog, chopped – it was actually bloody good.
What I used:
The melon was chopped into rough cubes, I sliced the hot dog into ~1/2 cm bits. The bread was just a big, very stale, slice from the back of the fridge.
I heated the oil in my fry pan, adding the melon and hot dog together, stirring in some oil and cayenne, over medium heat. I lay the slice of bread over top to warm and get softer. I let that cook a while, till the melon and dog slices were starting to brown on all sides, and I flipped the bread over to warm the other side.
When everything looked done, I put the bread in a bowl and spooned the melon/dog mix over it. Then, I deglazed the pan with the wine and soy sauce mix. I poured the reduced liquid over my dish and ate.
You can eat each ingredient in individual bites – crunchy brash melon, soft and lightly charred mystery meat, and sweetly complex, soft bread, but the amazing combination of bitter, sour, sweet, smokey and spicy in each mega-bite is really fantastic. I definitely plan on making this dish again – on purpose.
–MAW
One Response
Definitely an interesting combination you put together, but it sounds pretty good. I love it when thrown together meals from what you have left in the fridge/cupboard actually turns out great, it’s the best!