“I was very worried that letting the oak sit for too long would flood the bowl with tannins and make it too bitter to be enjoyable.”
“I'm really not interested in a stew that doesn't have at least a hint of garlic personally.”
“I want to use them before they go bad.”
“I'm hoping these add a little bit of brightness that the stew currently lacks.”
“To improve the broth's flavor.”
“this will hopefully be a fantastic source of fiber”
“I seared these in a cast iron and I'm excited to see if aquatic animals hold up better in the stew”
“I would have preferred the straight dried barley but this should work almost as well”
“I am curious to see how the tomato sauce works with the coconut and duck”
“I am still going to put it into a soup sock to avoid any internal splinters”
“I was very worried that letting the oak sit for too long would flood the bowl with tannins and make it too bitter to be enjoyable.”
Features a subtle woody bitterness from oak tannins that cuts through tomato, with duck meat and coconut meat acting as a sponge for the broth.
The creator was pleasantly surprised by the effect of the oak wood and the texture of the coconut meat.